How far do you agree with the view that the ending of The Road is unbearably pessimistic? It is arguable whether or not McCarthy has one set ending because there are many possible ends in The Road. There is the literal end which is when McCarthy finished writing but there is the end of the focalisers’ journey on the road when they reach the shore‚ which was their destination‚ or alternatively‚ there is the possible interpretation that the end of The Road is when the man dies as he is a focaliser
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Do you agree with the view that the National Health Service was the most important domestic reform passed by Clement Attlee’s Labour government of 1945-1950? Post war Britain was in shambles. Altogether‚ 50-70 million people were dead as a result of World War 2 and 33% of all houses were lost in the war. However‚ Labour shocked Britain when they overtook the Conservative Party in the 1945 elections. Historians argue Churchill’s laid back attitude was the cause of the war leaders’ failure
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LaFayette returned to France in February 1779. He was placed under house arrest for eight days for disobeying the King Louis XVI. LaFayette tried to beat the British and convince France that invading them was the best solution. When it was tried‚ this failed as the British fleet is strong leaving France to abandon its efforts. But LaFayette continued to persevere. “Washington‚ aware of Lafayette’s popularity‚ had him write to state officials to urge them to provide more troops and provisions to the
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The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and
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Haitian Revolution Every country has a story on how it became its own independent nation‚ some were founded off of colonists moving‚ looking for a new life in a new territory‚ some revolt against their current corruption of a government‚ and that is exactly what the Haitians did. The Haitian revolution from 1791-1804 was the most successful slave revolt in history. With every revolution comes questions such as; why did they revolt? What lead to the revolt? Were they successful? What was the end
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’The challenges of multiculturalism far outweigh the benefits.’ To what extent do you agree? (40 marks) Multiculturalism is complex in that it has numerous definitions and has a different meaning‚ whether positive or negative‚ depending on individual opinion and governmental ideologies. The main idea is that different ethnic‚ racial‚ religious or cultural groups coexist‚ not necessarily in harmony‚ alongside one another and a county’s system promotes ethnic diversity within its society. Multiculturalism
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Presidential Library). This was the day of the Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy‚ France. This is what is known as D-Day. President Roosevelt spoke to the nation a prayer of truth. The invasion of Normandy was a fight for our morals‚ our beliefs‚ and our culture. This fight was a crucial step in bringing liberty into the war-ravaged land in Europe. What if D-Day were to have failed? What could be some of the effects of
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when all the countries in the world‚ or most of them‚ are directly involved. So far‚ the world has seen two devastating world wars‚ World War I and World War II. Both of them were begun by Germany in an attempt to expand her borders. Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war did not break out. Any conflict between
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doing perfect research” (Griffiths‚ 1998‚ p97). Do you agree? The statement by Griffiths (1998) that there is no hope in doing perfect research (97) has raised a few eyebrows and has become a highly controversial issue over the past decade. Reading and Writing sources (2010) defines research as a systematic examination to obtain facts. According to this definition‚ research is obtaining accurate‚ reliable information‚ with the use of a method. Now‚ how do we define accuracy and reliability in a world
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Was king john really a failure King John is one of the most well-known figures in history because he was the son of King Henry and his brother was Richard the lionheart. Many people think that john was a failure to the throne. However‚ some people disagree with this view of john. They argue that the evidence that supports the traditional story is unreliable. My view is that john was a successful king. My interpretation differs to the traditional story of king john but
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