World War One  Account for the feelings of hostility towards the Austria-hungry Empire by Serb nationalists in 1914:  Austria was what stood in the way of progress of the Serbian nation. Serbia was a direct threat to the survival of the multinational Austrian Empire and for that reason Austria felt it necessary to thwart Serbia’s plans for growth and development. The Serbs desired more land‚ especially a coastline with an all important sea port‚ Austria denied them this by‚ in the
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about Julia Waldron that was not known about. Without further ado‚ I present to you‚ Julia Waldron. When asked “What is your nationality?” and “What was life like growing up there?” she just lit up and started smiling uncontrollably. “I am a Saint Lucian. I liked my childhood. Growing up in Saint Lucia‚ it was adventurous. I had a lot of friends that I could spend time with and family was something I was not missing. My family was always around. As a child‚ I went to school in Dennery village. When
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numerous amounts of contributions to science. Although Alfred Nobel had accomplished many things‚ the most significant things he had done‚ in my opinion‚ was the creation of dynamite and his involvement in the establishment of the Nobel Prize. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21‚ 1833 in Stockholm‚ Sweden. His family had descended from Olof Rudbeck‚ a well-known Swedish scientist in the 17th century‚ a great time of power for Sweden. However‚ Alfred’s father Immanuel Nobel‚ an inventor and engineer
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Olympic games the athlete’s national flag is raised. The flag represents the entire country and often has meanings based on colours. In America’s case‚ the colour blue represents freedom‚ whereas red represents courage and white represents peace. (Bernhard p17). These colors also feature on the labels of Ball Park hot dogs to allow further representation of American symbolism. The
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his masterpiece‚ Symphony No. 9 in D minor‚ Op. 125 in 1824. During nineteenth century‚ Beethoven’s Ninth was an icon of symphonic genre universally. In 1840‚ a talented genius‚ German composer‚ Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major Op. 52‚ “Lobgesang” After its premiere‚ this work performed continuously and enjoyed by audience with success. However‚ Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang received criticism: that his work lacked “inner necessity”
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What evidence supports the reputations of Madonna and Maria Callas as divas? How might these reputations be compared and contrasted? Please support your answer by referring to their performances‚ as provided in the module materials. BothMadonna and Maria Callas have been labelled with the term ‘diva’. However‚ Madonna’s early life did not match this title. As the third of six children‚ Madonna scarcely stood out but perhaps this fuelled her drive to be noticed. Tragically‚ she lost her mother
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You and Simple In a dark time for African Americans in the land of the free Langston Hughes shines a light on the struggle of keeping one ’s cultural identity when faced with oppression in the year of 1949. Readers of his article entitled‚ "Bop" are enthralled in a story where Hughes draws a parallel between what Bop music is and is not‚in the form of a dialogue between two African American men. Hughes draws his readers in with descriptive imagery with a first person perspective and stylises his
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RE: Braun Case Study Chairman Bernhard Wild stated in his concern regarding the risk for new and true innovations‚ “When a product is really new it takes courage. People don’t know what they want so Braun needs to create the need and expectation.” At Braun‚ they were driven by technological innovation‚ not price competition. This is supported by the core values of Braun design. So pricing is secondary. Braun needs to think globally when evaluating the introduction of the Syncro Shaver
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In the United States‚ the day is honored to commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12‚ 1492. The day was honored for hundreds of years‚ but did not become a federal holiday until 1937 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it so after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus. Columbus Day is also considered to be a day that Italian-Americans celebrate their heritage. In the 18th century‚ Italian and Catholic communities held parades and religious ceremonies
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Utopia and Dystopia Literature (keywords): • Utopian literature: • A fictional text dealing with an ideal (future) society. • Dystopian literature: • A fictional text dealing with a future society in which human freedom is severely limited. A dystopia often criticizes our present-day society by exposing trends and tendencies towards totalitarian control. Brave New World- background knowledge • Written in 1931 • Set in distant future Generally known elements: • Total control of society
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