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    Explain why Richard III faced rebellion in 1483 (12 Marks) Shortly after Richard III usurped the throne he faced a series of rebellions‚ the majority of which coming from the south of England. Many people call these rebellions after the Duke of Buckingham but in fact most of the rebellions took place before he switched sides and he himself on backed a few of the rebellions. In these rebellions (Kent‚ Sussex and Surrey being the biggest ones) Richard needed to rely on his loyal over mighty Lords to

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    you and others has a lifelong effect on your personality. Keeping in view all these facts the importance of your family life cannot be denied. Family unit happens to be the most important part of your life till you grow up. The book ‘A Bridge to Wisemans Cove’ There is a clear example of an unhealthy family as show with Carl and the matt family. The author believes it all stemmed from His grandparents broken relationship which causes their three children (Carls mother and aunts) to become the way

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    Never judge a book by its cover. Appearances can greatly deviate from what is hidden on the inside. "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ "We wear the mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ and "I’m nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson each give examples of appearances in contrast to reality. Robinson’s "Richard Cory" is essentially about a man who is set upon a golden pedestal by others and due to his suppressed sadness‚ kills himself. "We wear the mask" by Dunbar shows us society’s use of a "mask"

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    Review of Richard Florida: The Rise of the Creative Class Richard Florida‚ a professor from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh‚ intended to discuss the economic downturn that struck Pittsburgh and and the effort to rebuild the economy the took place there. In the beginning‚ he and every major economist thought that to build an economy people will need jobs‚ and to get jobs for the people they need companies‚ and to have a company a place has to offer perks; something that

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    In the novel‚ A Bridge to Wisemans Cove by James Moloney‚ many characters‚ not only Carl‚ changed throughout the book. Carl was a typical teenage boy with family issues to figure out. Some of the other people who changed in this novel are Skip and Harley. Skip had many reasons to hate the Matt family from an accident but he changed his view about the Matts when he realised that you should not judge a person from there last name. Harley learnt how to stay out of trouble. The main character‚ Carl Matt

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    drawn back into the feelings and environment of their own high school experience. The establishing shot of Northeast High School conjures images of schools that could easily still be in service today. Through the cinéma vérité style used by Wiseman‚ we are unflinchingly shown all aspects of life at Northeast High‚ both good and bad. Most striking‚ though‚ at Northeast High is the constant oppression of students by the administration. Repetition of seemingly meaningless work‚ rules‚

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    year‚ John Paul Jones lead an attack on the Bonhomme Richard. Here is a written account of John Paul Jones’ expedition to attack the Bonhomme Richard. “I received orders to sail west of Ireland and north of Scotland to intercept the enemy shipping around the Orcades‚ the Cape of Derneus‚ and Dogger Bank and to return to the Texel by October 1 to receive further orders. But as I had informed Dr. Franklin‚ through

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    sure that the bones actually belong to King Richard. Who is to make the decision that the bones are truly his though? Without all of the evidence supporting positive‚ who is to know? Scientists are continuously trying to work out the case. They compared DNA of the skeleton to those of living posterity. They concluded that it in fact matched the king from what they could tell. The tests that some scientists and archeologists ran were; DNA samples‚ cutting edge x-ray tomography‚ carbon dating

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    Explain why Richard Duke of Gloucester made himself King in 1483? England in mid-1483 was an unstable and dangerous place. The King‚ Edward IV‚ had died‚ and turmoil raged as to who was to be his sons‚ King Edward V’s Protector and rule as Regent until the King was old enough to rule by himself. Richard Plantagenet‚ Duke of Gloucester and Uncle to Edward V‚ became a contender for this right and eventually surpassed this ambition to rule as Regent and instead became King in his own right. There are

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    How far did Richard III demonstrate the capacity to be a good king 1483-1485? (24 Marks) Richard III demonstrated a great capacity to become a good king. Whilst in charge he made many wise decisions and the bad choices were made with the best of intentions or due to necessity. I will show how far he had the capacity to become a great king. Richard tried to end the war of the roses and placate the Lancastrians by honouring Henry VI through a ceremonious reburial‚ and by trying to build bridges with

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