“Sir Francis Drake was nothing but a pirate Villain.” How far do you agree with this statement? Sir Francis Drake (1545-1596) was a British explorer‚ slave-trader‚ privateer (a pirate working for a government) in the service of England‚ mayor of Plymouth‚ England‚ and naval officer (he was an Admiral). Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580. Queen Elizabeth I commissioned Drake to command the expedition together with John Winter and Thomas
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its allies‚ ultimately leading to war on a global scale. Within this political firestorm‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism grew at an astounding rate. European countries came to feel that expanding their territory was vital to winning the war. In addition to the desire for more territory‚ countries used their military might to foster a new sense of Nationalism. World War One ended on November 11‚ 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke Franz
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Jealousy is a theme presented in many ways throughout Shakespeare’s “Othello”. However is it solely confined to the character of Othello himself or can it be seen in other characters and other forms? This essay will explore “Jealousy” through Othello to discover whether it is confined to the main character himself of whether it’s explored in different ways. The main character of Othello is undoubtedly a true image of the effects of jealousy. His character shows the destruction that jealousy can
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Ironically for a comedy‚ suffering and cruelty lie at the heart of the play‚ how far do you agree with this view? Despite the comical premise of Twelfth Night (TN) there is an underlying vein of cruelty and suffering that runs throughout the play. This is often a direct consequence of the humour conveyed through the narrative. Sir Toby Belch’s trick on Malvolio is an example where the letter orders him to wear yellow stockings ‘ever cross-gartered’. A question is raised as to whether Shakespeare
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How far do you agree Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933 primarily due to the electoral success of the Nazi Party? The main reason for Hitler becoming chancellor was due to the level of support the Nazis had. By 1933 the Nazis had the largest amount of support in Germany with 37% of the vote‚ in the 1932 election. Although it took a year for Hitler to become Chancellor electoral success is the primary reason. But this electoral support did combine with other elements to allow Hitler
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conflict‚ all it did was Influence a World War.Some of the reasons why include Germany wanting their land back‚ wanting a full army‚ having to pay billions of dollars to all the allied nations‚ and how the treaty made Germany feel as a whole. When the Treaty was made‚ it included many rules and changes. One of those changes was that some of Germany’s land would be taken. The land that was taken included about 40% of their coal producing areas. All of the territories taken had Germans living there.
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Article Assignment #2 “See Aggression... Do Aggression.” In “See Aggression...Do Aggression” Bandura’s theoretical proposition was that he believed that children can learn to be aggressive. Bandura decided to conduct an experiment to see if he was right. He believed that if you expose a child to either a aggressive model or a nonaggressive model that the children would imitate the actions of the model. His test would show to just what extent the children mimic the behaviors displayed. In the
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Captain Smith should be held responsible for the loss of lives. How far do you agree with this statement? In the beginning of the 20th century‚ tensions were simmering. In Europe‚ people without wealth or any other privilege grew impatient and Ireland started planning a nationalist movement for independence from England. Travel kept developing more and more – it kept getting faster‚ easier and cheaper‚ although it was not always safe. In April 10th Titanic‚ begun its maiden voyage. Although
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How far do you agree that the most important cause of the February 1917 revolution was the Great War? The February Revolution of 1917 brought the 300-year-old Romanov dynasty to an end. I believe that the immediate cause of the February Revolution of 1917 was the collapse of the Tsarist regime under the gigantic strain of World War I. The underlying cause was the backward economic condition of the country‚ which made it unable to sustain the war effort against powerful‚ industrialized Germany. All
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Essay: Were German militarism and diplomacy responsible for WWI? The rise of fascism and communism was tied to the most notorious catastrophes dwelling upon the 20th century‚ causing havoc and destruction across all the major empires (Austrian‚ Russian‚ Turkish‚ and German) was considered World War I which produced a mass of deaths and annihilation. The anxiety and annihilation caused by the war attracted the attention of many debates and historians throughout the world‚ in Taking Sides: Clashing
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