Explain why Edward IV’s death opened up such a bitter family feud in the weeks from 9th April to 26th June 1483 (12 marks) Edward IV‚ king of England‚ died suddenly and prematurely at Windsor castle – perhaps from a stroke‚ or peritonitis or even a chill caught while on a fishing trip – in April 1483 aged only 40 years. He had enjoyed a relatively successful reign‚ by the standards of the day‚ restoring peace after the disordered period of Lancastrian rule and providing his subjects with some much
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Bethesda‚ South Africa MISS HELEN Helen Elizabeth Martins (’Miss Helen’) is considered South Africa’s foremost Outsider Artist. Born in December of 1897 in Nieu Bethesda‚ Miss Helen was the youngest of six children. In 1919‚ she moved to the Transvaal to work as a teacher. After her brief marriage to Willem Johannes Pienaar dissolved‚ Miss Helen returned to New Bethesda in 1928 to care for her ailing parents. After her mother’s death in 1941 and her father’s death in 1945‚ Miss Helen became increasingly
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is a time in American history that is often misunderstood. Herbert Hoover is the president seen as allowing the depression to take over the country‚ where as Franklin Delano Roosevelt is seen as the president that effectively saved many Americans‚ and put an end to the Great Depression‚ but what is really true? Herbert Hoover accepted the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1928. In 1929 Herbert Hoover became the 31st President‚ when he took office he was a proponent of
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26 February 2012 Chapter 32- The Politics of Boom and Bust The Republican “Old Guard” Returns Harding inaugurated in 1921. His “ohio gang” consisted of Hughes‚ Mellon‚ Hoover‚ Albert Fall‚ and Daugherty. Hughes was secretary of state‚ Mellon- sec. Of treasury‚ Hoover- Sec. of commerce‚ Fall- Sec. of the Interior‚ and Daugherty- Attorney General GOP Reaction at the Throttle Harding known as an “amiable boob” He wanted the gov’t to help guide business along the path to profits Adkins V.
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The Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard) In Act 1‚ when Elsa and Helen are discussing Katrina (Helen’s “maid”)‚ Elsa says “There is nothing scared in a marriage that abuses” the woman” (p. 11). Use this statement as a starting point for a discussion of the way the play represents women’s rights to express themselves freely. Write between two and three pages. “There is nothing sacred about a marriage that abuses woman”‚ is a powerful statement made by Elsa‚ a strong feminist who disapproves of Katrina’s
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unable to describe‚ explain and compare. So when it came to the tests they would not gain many marks when any question was to describe‚ explain or compare. Basil Bernstein (1975) found differences between the two types of family and made two language codes between both families. The restricted code is the speech code of the working class. It has a limited
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Hoover proved to be less proactive than Roosevelt in dealing with the effects of the Great Depression as he was in denial: “there was no crisis‚ he insisted. All that was needed … was to let the economy cure itself” (pg. 1106). Perhaps he was just wishing that the worse would pass‚ but regardless he realized that sitting idly would not change anything‚ and thus he had no choice but to take action. Hoover attempted to cheer up the public by convincing them that the worst had passed‚ but his optimism
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Herbert Hoover and The Great Depression Herbert Hoover was the United States 31st president and after months of him being head in office‚ the stock market crashed and the nation fell into “The Great Depression”. Hoover’s intentions were good because he tried to do all he could to recover the economy from it’s downfall‚ but he failed. His plans were to reform banking in order to provide mortgage relief. He also tried expanding public spending whilst trying the keep a balanced budget. He brought
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is relieved from duty‚ Mrs. Dubose dies. Only then does Atticus tell the children that Mrs. Dubose was very sick and fighting an extremely valiant battle against addiction. Chapters 12-13 As summer begins‚ Jem is now too old to be bothered by his little sister‚ which causes Scout great dismay. To add to Scout’s disappointment‚ Dill won’t be coming to Maycomb this summer‚ although Calpurnia eases her loneliness somewhat. With Atticus at a special session of the state legislature‚ Calpurnia takes the
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Task 3: Internal control 1. What do you think is the primary problem at the Sunshine Center? There where no financial reports or summaries of the cash flows. Probably‚ Barb wasn’t fare about the payments. Because there was no financial report it was not clear where all the money went to. 2. Why is accountability important to the Sunshine Center Committee? The director? Cli ents of the Sunshine Center? Church members? It is so important to the committee so they can check if the
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