historians who examine Russian history. Alexander II introduced many reforms during his reign which revolutionised the political‚ social and economic landscape of Russia and were considered by many as ‘liberating’. My definition of ‘to liberate’ is to set free‚ either from oppression‚ confinement or indeed foreign control. Did Tsar Alexander do this and to what extent? The Emancipation of Serfs in 1861 is probably considered his most liberating action of his reign and is considered by (M.S Anderson)
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Did General Haig deserve to be the Butcher of the Somme? 1 July 1916‚ Battle of Somme started‚ fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place on either side of the River Somme in France‚ and it ended on 18 November 1916. The battle caused millions of deaths and injuries between both sides. The war changed peoples’ thinking towards war. From a great adventure‚ to a bloody event. General Douglas Haig was one of the commanders from the British
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Fahrenheit 451 “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. Fahrenheit 451 shows what kind of people there are in this world and giving you an example of both. The conformity in this story is clearly shown by the people and their actions. To start off‚ there was two kind of people in the the novel. There was people like Mildred and‚ also some people like Clarrisse. Mildred would be a true example of a conformist‚ one reason is she was attached to the technology that the government
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Was the Treaty of Versailles are Carthaginian Peace? Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles the blame for World War One was accepted by Germany and as a consequence they were stripped of land‚ colonies and armaments and ordered to pay massive reparations to the victorious Allies. Whilst many have criticized and stated that the final settlement was too harsh on Germany and was deemed unfair‚ in reality it was a far too lenient settlement which allowed Germany to recover both economically and
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To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility beneficial to a company’s performance Corporate Social Responsibility is a philosophy that relates to a business being a part of the society‚ so acts in a way that not only advances its own firm but also serves the society as well. Good ethics is the cornerstone of sustainable development. In the long run‚ unethical behavior may harm customers and the society as a whole. Furthermore‚ it damages a company’s image‚ efficiency and effectiveness
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I claim to see if there will be any difference if there is a cultural appropriation within two different cultures. Cultural appropriation is the adoption or make use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture. However‚ Cultural appropriation is not talked about much but it has an enormous impact towards any culture that is threatened by any culture making a parody of their culture. Although Cultures are no longer being celebrated as often as they are “Celebrated” from a different
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To what extent do you think Oedipus deserved what happened to him‚ and does he deserve our sympathy? It is debatable as to whether Oedipus deserved what happened to him at the end of the play‚ some would argue that Oedipus did deserve his fate by the end; however‚ in my opinion Oedipus did not deserve what happened to him because he was doing his job as king and trying to save his people from the plague. Firstly‚ Oedipus deserved what happened to him at the end of the play because‚ while it
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Price TVCC Family TV shows by decade Starting off with the 1960’s‚ Most of the sitcom shows contain the same core themes. The 1960’s were still concerned with the nuclear family unit‚ white suburban middle class‚ and the traditional patriarch of the 1950’s. Society was also slowly moving away from these cornerstones of social behavior. ’My Three Sons’ is a show that started in 1960‚ featuring a single father with three boys. The family platform here clearly lacks a mother. A single father
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History “To what extent did the Thirteenth Amendment end slavery?” The Thirteenth Amendment was passed on April 8‚ 1864. It is the article that formally abolished slavery in America. There are many reasons why the Thirteenth Amendment was passed‚ the most important of which is that other large nations were no longer involved in the Atlantic Slaves trade and America wanted to be well seen by these countries. Though the Thirteenth Amendment had a number of short term and long term Though there is
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The Power of Conformity Ryan Herlong Conformity refers to an individual’s behavior that is performed because of group pressure‚ even though that pressure might not involve a direct request. Many people want to think that they are conformist enough so that they are not looked upon as strange to others and nonconformist enough to demonstrate that they are capable of thinking by themselves. For many years‚ psychologists have been interested in human conformity. Usually
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