A Critique on 20‚000 Leagues The journey of a ship’s crew taken hostage by an eccentric submarine captain‚ in a time when the cast-iron monster baffled the educated mind. "20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic that combines the inventive mind of the author‚ Jules Verne‚ and modern technology to create a psuedo realistic world that paved the way for the steam punk genre. It entrances the human’s unquenching desire for discovery at every turn. Although having a superb storyline‚ I find that at
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In American society there are many things that we imagine and think are true as Americans‚ such as Bigfoot‚ the Loch Ness monster and other extraordinary things that it takes a lot of faith to believe in. In the book that I read 20‚000 Leagues under the Sea is another one of those phenomena depicted in American culture. Also something that people in America struggle with is getting to comfortable with people to fast and in this book that’s exactly what Professor Pierre Aronnax did in regard with
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How valid is the argument that the USSR achieved victory over Germany in spite of Stalin‚ not as a result of his leadership? Many historians‚ including myself would agree with the argument that the USSR achieved victory over Germany in spite of Stalin‚ not as a result of his leadership. However‚ its validity can be questioned as there are several points contradicting the argument‚ suggesting that Stalin was in fact a successful wartime leader. Even points such as Stalin being a hearty Georgian
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results actually were. The Treaty of Versailles was initially discussed at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and was set up by the big three: Woodrow Wilson‚ the American president‚ Lloyd George‚ Prime Minister of Britain and Clemenceau‚ the French Premier‚ who decided to negotiate a peace treaty that would terminate World War I. In order for the violence to cease‚ these allied nations decided to set out the provisions of the treaty in a way that would drastically disadvantage Germany‚ who through their
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20000 Leagues Under the Sea In this book a quite outstanding character is Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo is the captain of the Nautilus‚ and he has vowed to never return to solid land. Throughout the whole story his character is mysterious‚ but after every event a little aspect of him is revealed to the reader. A great aspect is his loyalty. His loyalty is clearly portrayed when a crew member dies and he cries. “As I said‚ Captain Nemo wept while staring at the waves. His grief was immense.” (Verne
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All-India Muslim League The All–India Muslim League‚ was a historic political party established in the early years of the 20th century in the British Indian Empire. Its strong advocacy for the establishment of a separate Muslim-majority nation-state‚ Pakistan‚ successfully led to the partition of India in 1947 by the British Empire. Early genesis of the party are founded as an aftermath of literary movement led by Syed Ahmad Khan‚ who also helped in founding the party. In 1906‚ the party was officially
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The League in Abyssinia By 1935‚ most countries did not think that the League could keep the peace. When Hitler began to break the Treaty of Versailles in the 1930s‚ the League was powerless to stop him. The League failed‚ and the only way to stop Hitler was a Second World War. The Dispute Mussolini got ready to invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia). He wanted war and glory. Abyssinia asked the League to help. What the League did: The League talked to Mussolini – but he used the time to send
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International organizations provide a common platform wherein representatives from different parts of the world can discuss and evolve solutions for contemporary issues. In common parlance‚ it is well known as intergovernmental organizations. The World trade Organization‚ European Union and Council of Europe are international Organizations to name a few. Evolution Of International Organizations There was need to have a neutral forum where countries could participate and discuss problems that were
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nations destroyed the world’s belief in the ability and strength of the League of Nations. The authority of the League of Nations was lost during these two major events. This was due to the slow and poor reactions of the league in both situations. The League made inadequate decisions to suppress the attacking nations and this showed the world that the small and less powerful nations could not expect protection by the League and it also gave the aggressors and leaders the proof they needed to know
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and controlled by France because of the destruction of the coalmines north of France. Also‚ Articles 100-108 states that the city of Danzig was to be made a free city. This weakened Germany territorially‚ militarily‚ and economically. Moreover‚ a League of Nations (Articles 1-26) was created in order to maintain peace. Article 231‚ the famous "war guilt clause"‚ was an important part of the Treaty of Versailles. It stated that Germany and her allies were responsible for the war and had to pay reparations
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