NUM’s defeat in the Miners’ Strike encompassed the entire social‚ political and economic spectrums‚ making some significant contribution in all of the three areas in some way or another. However‚ whether they are evidence of the Miners’ Strike’s significance or of another factor outside of its sphere will be made clearer through further analysis of the year-long crisis in the coal industry. The NUM’s defeat in 1985 is generally seen as a major victory against the excessive power of labour. Labour movements
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The Historical Significance of the Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan organization is very important in history but unfortunately it was a bad group of people who where racist. Also the end of the Civil war is a very significant part of history. As the struggle of blacks for freedom came to an end‚ a new form of struggle began to form. Political‚ social‚ and economic gains of blacks after the Civil war became really frightening!! The idea of whites loosing superiority over blacks felt
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dock disappears immediately. “‘You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.’ Daisy put her arm through his abruptly‚ but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever… His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one” (93). In its replacement‚ Gatsby now wishes for Daisy’s life with Tom to be completely forgotten. In other words‚ now that Daisy is within Gatsby’s reach
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Need and Significance of Traffic Awareness & Education to School Students Introduction As young people begin to mature and become more independent‚ they are exposed to increasing risks. Teenagers are an important group of road users as pedestrians‚ cyclists‚ motorcyclists and newly-qualified drivers. Many are unaware that road incidents are the biggest cause of accidental deaths and serious injuries amongst young people. There is a need for all those involved with young people to help teach
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The significance of the Vietnam War to New Zealanders The Vietnam War was a highly controversial war that attracted severe international criticism towards the US and its allies. New Zealand’s direct involvement started due to the international pressure exerted on us by Australia and the USA‚ and the increasing threat of the spread of communism this created huge divisions throughout New Zealand and questioned our reasoning to commit military forces there in the first place. The Vietnam War was significant
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Gray‚ Jane. (1993) “Rural Industry and uneven development: The significance of gender in the Irish Linen Industry.” Journal of Peasant Studies; Jul1993‚ Vol. 20 Issue 4‚ p590-611‚ 22p. In this article‚ Dr. Jane Gray takes a gives sociologist’s look those trying to catalog Irelands economical history into the rural industrialization of Ireland’s linen industry during the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Dr. Gray describes how the spinning‚ knitting‚ and weaving of flax and yarn were
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The Invention of Computer and its Significance in Human History Abstract: In human history‚ there are lots of great inventions which made great effects to our life; we can even say‚ they dominated the development of human culture. This paper would say something about an effective invention which is fast developing and have the greatest influence on human society—computer and its history and significance. The writer believes‚ before people see computer as a convenient and useful tool even can’t leave
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The Covert Religious Significance in ?The Death of Ivan Ilyich?. The initial interpretation of ?The Death of Ivan Ilyich? by Leo Tolstoy can be viewed as a lesson on the true meaning of life and how one should live. On further examination I have found that Tolstoy embedded a deeper religious meaning within the story. Unless the reader is familiar with biblical scriptures‚ Tolstoy?s approach will be lost within the contents of the sentences. Tolstoy contrasts the life and death of Christ with that
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Significance of Social Status in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby may appear to be a simple tragic romance; however‚ within the text‚ Fitzgerald identifies and defines social gaps and importance of wealth. He also presents women within a very separate space as the men. The Great Gatsby allows the reader to enter into the world of wealth and experience the joys and tragedies of being within this certain class. In the novel‚ Fitzgerald criticizes American society in
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The Significance of Fire in Like Water for Chocolate In the novel Like Water for Chocolate‚ by Laura Esquivel‚ fire is used as imagery to symbolize the release of strong‚ intense passion by the characters of the novel. Fire as well as coldness ( which is used to describe the absense of passion) influences the way that the reader views the characters‚ Mama Elena‚ Tita‚ Pedro‚ Rosaura and Gertrudis and illustrates the love‚ lust and emotion that are common themes throughout the text. Fire can be linked
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