This time‚ he was Edward de Vere‚ the 17th Earl of Oxford. The theory was first presented in 1920 by J. Thomas Looney in his book Shakespeare Identified in Edward de Vere‚ 17th Earl of Oxford. Looney had ideas similar to that of Baconians and other anti-Stratfordians – that Shakespeare didn’t have
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him because he was obviously a significant villain in history leading to the death of millions. He was born in 1889 in Branau‚ Austria. He moved to Vienna when he was young but failed to get into the Arts Academy. He remained in Vienna as a bit of a failed artist until 1913 when he moved to Germany after failing the medical for the Austrian army. In 1914 he volunteered for the German Army for World War 1. He fought on the Western front‚ where he earned an Iron Cross for bravery. He was in hospital recovering
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as old as you is a bad idea. Why do I say that? In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ plays “Oedipus Rex” was cursed by the gods‚ was crazy‚ and did sleep with his mom (and also killed his dad.) Throughout the play he shows part of the cycle of acceptance: Anger‚ Depression‚ and Acceptance. Oedipus first became angry before he accepted the truth. He was angry at Teiresias by insulting him. “It has-but not for you; no‚ not for you‚ shameless and brainless‚ sightless‚ senseless
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In his mission‚ Macartney was brought the finest product of the British industry‚ hoping that the Chinese will recognize‚ that the industry is inferior to the British‚ and realize the benefits of trading with them (firearms‚ cart‚ hot air balloon‚ and clocks). Unfortunately‚ none of the goals was achieved by Macartney‚ the Chinese viewed of these as gifts for their emperor‚ and the Confucian bureaucracy didn’t realize the value of the steam power‚ the public schools or the capital assets. The Chinese
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Was Dunkirk a triumph or disaster? Using pages 158 – 161 in your textbook complete the chart below. Source Triumph or disaster Quote / description Reliability rating / 5 Explanation of score 2 triumph BLOODY MARVELLOUS 3 An article by the daily mirror should be reliable because they are a reallyq famous newspaper 3 Triumph A painting by Charles cundall who was sent to The battle scene to get a drawing of the war 3 This picture is drawn by Charles Cundall‚ and he saw they
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Comp. of 1850: The significance of this compromise was that it‚ like a number of other actions‚ was an attempt to refuse the tensions that were leading to the Civil War. It is also significant to write that the Compromise failed to do this to any great extent. The Compromise of 1850 was meant to be like the Missouri Compromise. It was meant to calm sectional tensions. However‚ it was not able to do this. It failed to calm the tensions largely because of the inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act
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July 16th‚ 1945‚ a test bomb was successfully detonated at a test bomb site in Alamogordo‚ New Mexico. Months later‚ on August 6th‚ 1945‚ the first ever atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9th‚ 1945‚ a second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. In my opinion‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ was not justified. I believe it was not justified because of the effect it had on innocent civilians
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of the divorce his first wife‚ Catherine of Aragon. When Henry died his son‚ Edward I‚ was a strong protestant and reinforced the protestant faith in England. When Edward I died at the age of 15‚ his half sister Mary became Queen. She was a strong Catholic‚ and this resulted in England returning to the Catholic religion which resulted in the persecution of non-Catholics. She married King Phillip of Spain who was also a devout Catholic. When Mary died‚ her half sister Elizabeth I became Queen of England
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amphitheater ever built‚ whose appearance symbolizes the power and grandeur of the Roman Empire. The Colosseum was one of the most important and influential aspects to Ancient Rome. It displayed the Roman’s technology of engineering along with providing a form of entertainment for the Roman people. In 70 CE‚ under the emperor Vespasian‚ the Romans began the revolutionary construction of what was the greatest architectural achievement of its time. In order for the Romans to effectively and efficiently
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because there is substantial evidence given for each side. On many accounts historians have found evidence that could support the opinion that he in fact was a real person. The problem is that there’s always a maybe factor in each piece of evidence that is found‚ meaning that none of it can really be confirmed. One very common opinion is that Arthur was a fictional character based off of multiple heroes and warriors of his time. Multiple people have recorded stories on all of these different heroes
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