“To what extent was the rise to power of Stalin due to personal appeal and ability”? Lenin died in January 1924 and Stalin emerged to power in 1929. Stalin has been described as a “grey blur” that rose to power. It’s quite hard to pin point the main reasons how Stalin got to power. Some historians may say that Stalin was lucky that he got to power and he benefited off events such as Lenin’s death and that his rival’s weaknesses such as Trotsky who was considered likely successor to Lenin‚ but Trotsky
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Question: “To what extent was the U.S. justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?” The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped or not‚ were ones of the man-made disasters that occurred on August 6 1945‚ and August 9 1945 respectively. The launching of the atomic bomb has numerous opinions and aspects on whether United States of America should be justified for launching atomic bombs on those cities or not. The essay question for our class is‚ “To what extent was the United
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thereof‚ rather—of members of Congress. However‚ solutions to resolve‚ or at least improve‚ public approval of their congressional representatives are unclear and plagued by some of the following questions: are term limits the answer‚ will they do more harm than good‚ and is it just a trade-off for different‚ yet equally adverse issues? Why Term Limits? Dissatisfaction from Americans It should come as no surprise that Americans are less than satisfied with Congress. A Gallup poll conducted in 2013
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The Need for Congress in the U.S There is a definite need for Congress in the United States. It serves many roles such as making laws‚ implementing national policy and watching over the other two branches of government. These are just a few of the duties of our U.S. Congress. Although they are essential to our government‚ there are potential problems. People are not always satisfied with the length of time involved in passing a law as well as the deadlock Congress can experience on
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To what extent do you think gothic literature is characterised by a fascination with death? The term gothic relates to gothic architecture from the 12th to the 15th century but nowadays modern readers associate the term gothic with darkness‚ gloom and ultimately death and even the term ‘goth’ has some reference to the gothic which the attire is focused around black. Death is not always present in gothic literature‚ the idea and other sins are definitely present. In the Pardoner’s Tale Death
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the tension between the European powers (1900-1913)? Tension was rife between the main powers within Europe and their hold over their empires and states. Many of the alliances of the time created enemies‚ generating huge tensions‚ with Germany often feeling isolated and betrayed. Germany gravely feared an encirclement and attack upon her borders; it was evident that war was going to break out‚ it was just a matter of when and how‚ leaving many tactics
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The United States of America is known as a land of equals and a land “of the free.” From separation of powers to check and balances‚ the Founding Fathers displayed a desire for equilibrium‚ rather than for usurpation. Although the three branches of government display equality‚ the development of the legislative branch over time- i.e. the shift of delegation powers- has shown that Congress holds the most power making final decisions through impeachment‚ oversights‚ and accepting or denying presidential
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Often written for children‚ traditional fairytales are fictitious works with magical qualities. However‚ “The Bloody Chamber” by Angela Carter and The Princess Bride by William Goldman‚ are no traditional fairytales. Although both poses the fictitious qualities and traits of traditional fairytales‚ neither work can be considered as being written for children. The use of violence in sex‚ pornographic imagery‚ and the objectification of women show that the stories are intended for mature readers.
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS UTILITARIANISM COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIANITY The main idea of utilitarianism (U) is to create ‘the greatest pleasure for the greatest number of people’. This is similar to Christianity and the golden rule ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. With situation ethics‚ in a dilemma you should always do the most loving and compassionate thing. However in contrast to the utilitarian idea that you should try and greatest happiness for the most people‚ Christian ethics would look at everyone
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TJ Oricchio We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal... The meaning of the word equal in this sentence of the Declaration of Independence has been controversial. We will never know what Thomas Jefferson meant by equal. Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ all men have not been equal‚ so this is where historians question the word equal. In my point of view‚ I believe the Founding Fathers needed ideas and arguments against the
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