she‚ her mother and their chambermaids were subjected to a humiliating and intrusive inspection by supposedly “religious gentlemen the Knights of Malta”. An immoral act that would not be expected from religious gentlemen. These women were sold to Morocco and on their journey were attacked by pirates. The “Italian maids and [her] mother cut to
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Despite internal crisis and external threats‚ the Third Republic was able to survive in the period 1871-1914. Explain why. After the collapse of the Second Empire‚ the Third Republic was set up in France. During its reign‚ different internal crisis and external threats had occurred which threatened the existence of the republic. However‚ the unrests were solvable and the republic could finally survive. Internally‚ it was due to the own strength of republicans‚ the weaknesses of the opponents and
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The feminist critical perspective examines the roles that women play in literary works and their true significance to the text. Their roles are usually decided on by the society or time period in which the story is set. In "The Merchant of Venice‚" females were suppressed by the societal ideals of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era‚ which is portrayed through the characters of Portia and Jessica‚ who could not establish their own powerful identities because they were women. Portia and Jessica are the
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Johnny Korn Alliance system caused world war I Word count: 1‚423 World-War-One began in 1914 and lasted for four years. Historians have debated over the many causes of this war. This essay will look at the extent to how the alliance system was a cause for the war by looking at how it divided Europe into 2 antagonistic power blocks‚ how the secrecy of alliances led to fear‚ suspicion and therefore caused crisis‚ and how the alliance system could and did transform the many local disputes
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| INTERPOL: KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS | | INTRODUCTION Today we are witnessing the creation of a new society‚ in which nation-states develop new long-lasting connections between each other. Political‚ economic and social interactions between the states call for development of International Organizations (IO) that can regulate and contribute to the international system. With the creation of IOs‚ another issue arose – how can IOs function in the world still accustomed to sovereignty of
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expose me to an endless variation on cultural attitudes. One of my earlier exposures to cultural conflict happened at the age of 18‚ when I traveled to Morocco. The first thing that I will remember should I ever travel again to a Muslim country is not to dye my hair blond for the trip. I missed this bit of advice in the guidebook. During my stay in Morocco‚ I experienced first hand the influence of societal constructs of gender on the shaping of personal identity. The way I was treated was not only based
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Allied Operations in World War II‚ 1942-1945 American troops entered into North Africa in late 1943. The North African Campaign‚ better known as the Desert War‚ took place in North African desert which surrounded those areas of Algeria‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Morocco‚ Sudan‚ Tunisia‚ and the Western Sahara (United States History‚ 2012). After the Axis (name given for the Germane‚ Italian‚ and Japanese) were defected in France‚ Northern Africa became the focus of conquering. It is stated that the North African
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Voltaire’s Candide seems to display a world of horror‚ one filled with floggings‚ rapes‚ robberies‚ unjust executions‚ disease‚ natural disasters‚ betrayals and cannibalism. Pangloss‚ the philosopher‚ has a constant optimistic view throughout the entire novel even despite all of the cruelty in the world. While looking back on the book I couldn’t think of many characters that displayed admirable qualities. Even though Pangloss stuck to his views that everything is for the best in this best of all
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In the 1920-1930s Spain was divided country that was mainly separated between right-wing and left-wing (Nationalist; Republicans) parties. The nationalist consist of the church‚ army monarchists‚ landowners and employers.on the other side the Republicans consist of workers‚ socialists and peasants. Economically the country was hit pretty hard by the great depression which was caused by the Wall Street crash in 1929. Thanks to that the government that was in power (military dictatorship). The country
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The History of Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance (The super condensed mini version) Middle Eastern Dance is an umbrella term which refers to all dances of the Middle East and it’s surrounding areas from both the past and present. However its also a term commonly used to refer to Raqs Sharqi or "belly dance" and its various styles‚ offshoots‚ and predecessors. Many scholars believe that Raqs Sharqi stems from older dances. It has been called the world’s "oldest dance‚" with theories linking it
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