Ballet Report: Teatro alla Scala Teatro alla Scala’s “Giselle” is about a peasant girl named Giselle‚ who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover‚ Albrecht‚ is to marry another woman‚ Bathilde. The Wilis‚ a group of mystical women who dance men to their demise‚ summon Giselle from her grave. They target her lover for death‚ but Giselle’s magnanimous heart frees him from their wrath. The Wilis are particularly haunting characters‚ and are the spirits of girls that died before they
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Mr. Hinds Brief Revision Booklet: How Successful was the League of Nations? 1 What were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up in 1920? * To maintain peace. * To discourage aggression from any nation. * To encourage countries to co-operate‚ especially in trade. * To encourage nations to disarm. * To improve living and working conditions in all parts of the world. * To encourage international co-operation. * To encourage collective security. 2 What part
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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (TOV) was signed on the 28th of June 1919 in the Palace of Versailles. The TOV was a compromise peace and was designed to end all wars‚ but this was not achieved as 20 years later‚ in 1939 another war broke out. The three nation leaders‚ Georges Clemenceau of France‚ David Lloyd-George of Britain and Woodrow Wilson of America‚ all had different ideas of the harshness that should be placed on Germany. France in particular‚ wanted to see the German
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From 1638-1786‚ there were three absolute monarchs. Louis XIV‚ the sun king‚ built a splendid court at Versailles where he looked over the nobles. Peter the Great‚ the westernizer‚ changed Russia from a backward country into a great power. Finally‚ Frederick the Great‚ the enlightened despot‚ was full of tolerance and restraint and had good views on government. He improved Prussia many ways. Louis XIV increased his revenue by taxing‚ improving trade and commerce‚ and gave favors to the middle class
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"How successful was the League Of Nations in the 1920’s?" The League Of Nations could be seen as a success due to the three events they took charge in and were able to sort out. These events consisted of The Aaland Isalnds dispute in 1921 when Sweden and Finland both claimed the islands and were both willing to fight for this land yet when the League got involved they were able to come to a decision that the land was to be awarded to Finland. Both of the countries accepted what the League had
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Auschwitz camps. Before the death march‚ thousands of people were killed in the camps and also during the death march itself. The death marching consisted of a 30 mile walk to Gleiwitz and 35 miles to Wodzislaw which was in the western part of Upper Silesia. The SS guards shot anyone who fell and could no longer walk. Because of harsh weather conditions‚ the prisoners died from the severe cold‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Close to 15‚000 people died during the evacuation marches from Auschwitz camps and their
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Hitler’s Rise to Power By: -- Instructor’s Name: -- Class: HST ---– The Second World War Due Date: May XX‚ 2013 Word Count: 2742 Post World War One‚ Germany was deemed as the primary target of the Allies and was blamed for the destruction to the countries involving during the war. The sequence of events‚ from the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 to the Fall of Weimar Republic in
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flounder‚ cod‚ and ocean perch. The historical birth of Germany dates back to 1740 according to Infoplease.com (2012)‚ and they list many significant dates. Frederick the Great (1740-1786) was in the Prussian army and successful in his takeover of Silesia. Austria and Prussia struggled for power until 1866. The Northern German Confederation created in 1887. The new Prussian prime minister was Otto Von Bismarck‚ who unified all of Germany in 1864‚ 1866‚ and 1870-1871‚ in a series of three wars. Then
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The plan was to cleanse the Upper Silesia‚ parts of the Polish territory ruled by Germany‚ together with Jews from Germany and Czechoslovakia. Then they have planned to move on to territories of France‚ Belgium and Holland. The method that was chosen by Nazis to kill Jews was gassing. Shooting
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that change color in the presence of ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet rays are present in sunlight and light from various artificial sources‚ and can cause sunburn or skin cancer. Johann Wilhelm Ritter was born in 16 December 1776 in Samitz (then Silesia‚ Germany‚ now Chojnow‚ Poland). In 1802–1803 he built the first dry cell battery and accumulator. In 1801 Ritter discovered ultraviolet radiation by chemical means. The near ultraviolet‚ abbreviated NUV is the light closest to optical or visible
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