During the 1920’s the League of Nations primary desire was to end war across all fronts and to promote international co-operation. Therefore the best criteria that can be used to classify a success‚ was whether war was avoided and a peaceful settlement formulated after a crisis between two or more nations. Although this aim was the most important the league also tried to help economic problems in other countries. This applied to the economic collapse of Austria and Hungary between 1922-3. When
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On May 28‚ 2011 Jonathan Franzen published the story “like is for cowards. Go for what hurts.” in the New York Times. In the story Franzen claims that people are more connected and infatuated with technology than they are with the real world. Since technology takes ups a majority of our lives it effects our ability to create relationships and to love others. Franzen states that technology has advanced so much‚ most people have no desire to go out in the real world and connect with others. Phones
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There were many events in Ancient Greece that were turning points in the history of Greece. The formation of the Delian League was one of them. In the following paragraphs‚ the Delian League will be explained as to what it was‚ how it was formed‚ and how it affected everyone involved throughout the time it existed (both negatively and positively). First‚ the Delian League was an agreement made between Athens‚ and the Aegean coastal regions as well as the Ionian islands as to a naval force to continue
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Swift wrote plain perfection of prose. Comment. Many critics like William Deans Howells; T.S. Eliot etc. have called Jonathan Swift the greatest writer of prose like T.S. Eliot says that "Swift‚ the greatest writer of English prose‚ and the greatest man who has ever written great English prose." But there are reasons for this greatness. One of the main reasons is that Swift wrote in a very plain and downright style. He didn’t use any embellishments. At times‚ when Swift was writing serious stuff
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acquired empires through victories in war. The Delian League lasted less than a century and the de facto empire of provinces acquired through the Punic Wars lasted for centuries. Athens and their allies formed the Delian League which was under constant strain‚ while on the other hand‚ the Roman Republic was very successful in expanding their empire through a consistent united front politically‚ economically‚ and militarily. "The Delian League was a confederation of Greek city-states under the leadership
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What is a modest proposal you may ask.Well A Modest Proposal is a “proposal for preventing children of poor people from being a burthen to their family. Jonathan Swift’s thinks this proposal would lower the poverty in Ireland. In the “Modest Proposal “ Jonathan swift uses irony and satire understatement to convey his message. The message that Swift was trying to convey is that the Irish people need help. He is trying to get rid of the property by getting rid of the children by feeding them to the
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an act in the first place. However many of these modern satirists do have points that they wish to make‚ as well as inspirations for doing so. Arguably one of the biggest influences on satire as we see it today was none other than the Irish author Jonathan Swift. Swift’s style of writing was iconic and very often ageless‚ as he frequently merged the general and specific in order to create cutting commentaries on the issues of the world. In particular he was known for his use of irony‚ parody‚ and personas
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Edward Gibbon the Historian Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a historical work that is more than two hundred years old‚ and yet it’s popularity continues to remain strong among the educated public. This masterpiece has been called “The greatest history that has ever been published” (Miller 1). The value of this work and its reliability have been exhaustibly questioned‚ praised and criticized. So what is it that draws people to read his work? Gibbon introduces The Decline
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Madeline Allen English 243 February 27th‚ 2013 Annotations of “Agreeable” “Agreeable” by Jonathan Franzen was enjoyable for me because I could easily relate to the story of young athlete‚ Patty. In Franzen’s story‚ Patty struggles with the relationships within her family and she becomes somewhat of an outsider due to her love for sports. Her mother has never really focused on Patty and their relationship is put to the test when Patty is raped at a party. Originally she confides with her coach
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Edward Jenner‚ known as the “Father of Immunology”‚ was a country doctor who significantly impacted the history of medicine and health with a huge medical breakthrough: the development of the smallpox vaccine. Smallpox was an ancient yet deadly disease that spread rapidly and impacted every class in society starting from the times of the Egyptians in 1570 BC. It was considered to be the most feared and likely the greatest killer during his time‚ killing up to 33% of those who contracted it worldwide
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