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    Was Russia’s poor performance in WW1 the main reason for the fall of the Tsar in the February Revolution of 1917? Russia’s poor performance in the war was an extremely important factor because it led to the Tsar becoming more unpopular. At the beginning of the war‚ there was a strong sense of patriotisms in Russia due to the excellent war performance. The decline in Russia’s war performance caused morale in the army and country to decrease. The situation of the war was made worse by the fact that

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    Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the termination of a marital union‚ the canceling of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and the dissolving of the bonds of matrimony between a married couple. Divorce is unlike annulment which declares the marriage null and void. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world‚ but in most countries it requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal

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    The Battle of Singapore‚ otherwise known as The Fall of Singapore‚ was fought during the Second World War and is known as one of Britain’s largest losses in history. Singapore epitomized what the British Empire was all about – an essential military base that protected Britain’s Commonwealth possessions in the Far East. During October 1941‚ the Japanese had completed their plans for the war. Their prime objective was Malaya‚ due to it’s rich natural resources of rubber. However‚ in order to take

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    Deciding whether to re-enlist or not was one of my most difficult decisions. Here at Valley Forge‚ life is horrible. In one winter at Valley Forge‚ one third of the army has died. Some soldiers do not have enough money or materials for shoes‚ let alone an entire uniform. The soldier’s huts in the camp were so small and filled with smoke‚ that the soldiers could not even see. For these reasons‚ I have decided to not re-enlist in the Continental Army‚ for if I did‚ I would have to endure through sickness

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    Easter 1916 : William Butler Yeats - Summary and Critical Analysis       Easter 1916 by William Butler Yeats is a poem about an Irish immature revolutionary plan which became unsuccessful to overthrow the British reign in Ireland. About fifteen hundred people participated in this revolution to seize the government office building of Dublin on Easter morning‚ but three hundred of them were killed on the spot‚ and more than two hundred people were taken as prisoner and tortured. In Easter 1916‚ poet

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    Gender Roles in A Streetcar Named Desire Throughout history empowerment and marginalization has primarily been based on gender. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire‚ this idea of empowerment is strongly flaunted. Tennessee Williams’ characters‚ primarily Stanley‚ Blanche‚ Mitch‚ and Stella‚ conform the expected roles of men and women at the time. Although World War Two temporarily allowed women a place in the work force‚ they were dismissed from such empowerment when the war came to a close.

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    Health Hazards of Smoking

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    Good morning to our teacher and my classmate. Today‚ i want to talk about the effects and cause of smoking. The health hazards of smoking is a well-known fact. In this world‚ we can know how bad it is‚ right? Everyone should know that smoking is terrible! Yes‚ smoking is really terrible‚ because it can harm human’s health. According to a new study‚ smoke a cigarette will make life shortened by 11 minutes the day pumping on a pack of twenty cigarettes‚ probably about when people reduce the life

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    Siddhartha Research Paper

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    this statement‚” You want me to become like you‚ so pious‚ so gentle‚ so wise‚ but just to spite you‚ I would rather become a thief and a murder and go to hell‚ than be like you. I hate you; you are not my father” (Hesse 100). Following his son’s desertion Siddhartha immediately wanted to retrieve him; not out of anger but out of concern for his son’s safety. He was advised by his companion and mentor‚ Vasudeva‚ not to chase after the boy but accept what has happened and let it be. This message is

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    Medusa Sarton

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    Use Audre Lorde’s "Poetry is Not a Luxury" and T. de Lauretis’s "Desire in Narrative" to read May Sarton’s poem "The Muse as Medusa." Expand May Sarton’s project of remaking/retaking the gaze by examining what Audre Lorde and T. de Lauretis understand about the power of looking. The power of looking resides in our agency. The supremacy of ‘seeing; being seen’ gives a sense of self‚ which enables us to encompass our power and identity as an individual. As humans‚ we obsess about how we look;

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    Hailing from Rome‚ the Byzantine Empire and the Western Roman Empire both stumbled to its eventual extinction. Yet‚ while the Western Roman Empire collapsed‚ requiring the Church to preserve its remnants‚ the Byzantine Empire endured for more than a millennium‚ as well as its art. Marked by years of Roman influence and its historic iconoclastic controversy that radically transformed the Church‚ Byzantine art established itself as a pillar of Western art. Along with its civilization’s endurance‚ the

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