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    “East London Opium Smokers” The document entitled “East London Opium Smokers” is a document written by an anonymous author‚ very possibly because he did not want to be identified. The excerpt is a story of a journey into England’s Bluegate Fields in search of the “Opium Master” to obtain opium‚ his specific drug of choice. He claims that this man will teach him his trade‚ something more special than receiving the drug from any chemist or other distributor. However‚ it is acceptable to say the

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    In Jasper’s case opium represents the exact opposite‚ it is the agent of his madness‚ it doesn’t stop it but it enhances it. He uses opium as a means to summon into his mind the act of murder. Even before he actually kills Edwin he imagines doing it while under the influence of opium. After the killing is done‚ Jasper visits opium den and there he relives it again. For Jasper opium is not a means to oblivion‚ but the vehicle to remembrance‚ it triggers his memory and enhances his senses. It brings

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    Perspectives on the treaty of Waitangi On February 6th 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. This was a form of agreement between the British crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs and was also made to bring the two cultures together. Another reason was also because the Maori had wanted the British to protect them from other countries who had wanted to colonize in New Zealand.  For the treaty signing to have taken place the treaty was written in English and was then translated to Maori by the missionary

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    to guarantee national security. Lentin‚ Guilt At Versailles (1984) The Treaty of Versailles should have made the victors either to conciliate the enemy or destroy them. The Treaty of Versailles did neither. It did not pacify Germany‚ still less permanently weaken her‚ appearances notwithstanding‚ but left here scourged‚ humiliated and resentful. William Carr‚ A History Of Germany 1815-1945 (1985) Severe as the Treaty of Versailles seemed to many Germans‚ it should be remembered that Germany

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    The Indus Water Treaty Pakistan is an agricultural country. Eighty percent of its agricultural output comes from the Indus Basin. Pakistan has one of the world’s largest canal systems built much before Independence by the British. After Independence‚ problems between the two countries arose over the distribution of water. Rivers flow into Pakistan territory from across India. In 1947‚ when Punjab was divided between the two countries‚ many of the canal head-works remained with India. The division

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    Pinckney’s Treaty (174)- It was a treaty between the United States and Spain. Thomas Pinckney represented the United States at the signing of the treaty. It gave the Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River. It gave the land north of Florida (Mississippi and Alabama) to America that had been in dispute. It required Spanish authorities to prevent the Indians from raiding across the border along the 31st parallel. It also gave western farmers the right of deposit in New Orleans‚ making it

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    and to show that opium was a profoundly influencing factor in their lives‚ works and dreams. I shall start by briefly outlining some of De Quincey’s and then Coleridge’s ideas on dreams; I shall then move on to ask what was the effect of opium on their creativity‚ dreams and imagination‚ before looking at how dream and daydream are distinguished in their ideas. Finally I wish to include a brief section on the anticipation of Freud‚ and to close with the question of how important opium was to the writing

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    World War I‚ or The Great War‚ began in 1914 as a European conflict‚ it soon turned into a global conflict due to Alliance agreement between countries. The war ended in 1918‚ as the result‚ more than 8 million people died‚ and millions more were wounded‚ it directly cost all belligerents nearly 82 billion in 1913 dollars‚ because of the high cost of war‚ many country were in extreme poverty. On April 6‚ 1917‚ the United States stepped into the war and joined its allies‚ the British‚ French‚ and Russian

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    World War 1 was known as the great war where many countries from all around the world fought for.WW1 was caused Serbia because they killed the Austrian archduke called Franz Ferdinand which made Austria mad and Germany allies with Austria was one of the most chaotic wars in the whole world where many troops from 32 different countries were fighting for their country after that loss from Germany the main 3 US‚France‚and Great Britain decided to make a treaty where all the war was blamed on Germany

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    On June 28‚ 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was written to end “The War to End all Wars”‚ or World War I. It was an unprecedented devastation that has shaped our modern world. The treaty was implemented to end the fighting in Europe with the Germans and reduce the power they had retained. The extremely harsh restrictions placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles is what led to the eventual rise of World War II. The Treaty of Versailles was purposed to end World War I and place restrictions

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