On the night of the Sunday April 11th 1812‚ around two hundred and fifty Luddites mustered in Blake’s Farm bottom field. Gledhill and his deputies arranged them in eight platoons of riflemen‚ three of pikemen‚ three companies with pistols‚ one of hammerers‚ another of hatchet men‚ and two companies that had only the stones making their deep pockets bulge. The company stood six deep under the trees against the hedge waiting for the command to ‘move off.’ The Luddite Army was prepared to fight and
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In World War One there were many important technological advance. The advances changed and molded modern warfare heavily. Many of these were created to help solve a standstill in the war where nobody was really able to gain anything because of trench warfare. This caused many of the countries at war to try and engineer new weapons and other technology. Those weapons and technology not only played a major role in world war one but also in the world in general and future wars to come. One important
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Some of the most important components of ancient Greek life and literature are the cultural values and beliefs that were both cherished in 8th century BCE and admired by many people today. The Iliad has greatly impacted this transmission of ancient cultural ideals‚ helping shape our understanding of our ancient ancestors. The Iliad is an intriguing and thought-provoking story that captivates the reader and teaches morals of ancient Greek culture through an adventure tale of the Trojan War. The values
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World War I began on July 28‚ 1914 when Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian fighter (World War I History). The archduke was the heir to the Austrian throne. This act of violence prompted an inevitable event since European powers had already established sides and had been spurning each other onto war. The Triple Entente consisted of England‚ France and Russia and a host of support from some smaller countries. They later became known as the Allies. The Triple Alliance;
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Greece in ancient times had many social‚ political and cultural features‚ including: religion‚ society‚ government and warfare. Two powerhouses of Ancient Greece were the cities of Athens and Sparta‚ who led Greece in many of their endevours. Early Sparta and Athens was a building process with many ups and down of which they learnt how to run their cities. Early Sparta did not have enough land to support it’s growing population‚ so they conquered the neighbouring state of Messinia and doubled the
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Rape Fantasies: Female Victimization Margaret Atwood¡¦s ¡§Rape Fantasies¡¨‚ a monologue of a woman discus her concern about the topic of rape‚ demonstrates the power struggle between men and women and how female are victimized by the society. Furthermore‚ Atwood talks about the importance of having ¡§voice¡¨ as a power or solution to victimization. In the story‚ there is an exploration of female vulnerability‚ and victimization in the rape fantasies. Atwood through using the voice of the first-person
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In class‚ we watched a movie called “You Don’t Know Jack”. The movie begins with a former pathologist doctor name Jack‚ he believes that if someone is suffering they have the right to end they life‚ so he creates this machine that could end people lives‚ jack had a big man and also his sister by his side that had a lab. He tried his best to advertise what he does so he had a lot of patient that would do what except the offer. He did it for no money‚ however the medications aren’t not cheap and so
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P4) demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills in a health and social care setting. M3) discus own interpersonal skills used in a health and social care setting In this assignment‚ I will be demonstrating how I used my own interpersonal skills in a health and social care setting during my recent work placement. Interpersonal skills are skills that we use every day to communicate and interact with others for examples‚ when we are communicating with people and we use any of the following then we
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The values and principles that underpin the childcare sector work along side the laws‚ rules and regulations that I follow in my everyday work at my setting. They govern things such as how many children can attend my setting‚ how many staff I have working each day‚ making sure that the children’s wants and needs are met and that they are always the main focus of any planning I do. For myself it means that I have to always make sure that I keep myself up to date with any changes in these laws and
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Perseus finally saved his mother from Polydectes. Perseus gave the head of Medusa to Athena and she placed it on her shield. “He accompanied his mother back to her native Argos‚ where he accidentally struck her father‚ Acrisius‚ dead when throwing the discus‚ thus fulfilling the prophecy that he would kill his grandfather.” (Britannica) The Perseus legend is still famous today because of its value. Every Greek Myth is famous but this stands out because of the traits Perseus showed. He shows bravery
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