Throughout time‚ there will continue to be a considerable divorce between academic and popular historians. As Margaret Conrad argues‚ popular historians have established the tension‚ by recreating “historical films without the involvement of trained historians”. This underscores the troubling gulf that sometimes separates public academics approaches to the past. Academic historians have been “too long focused” on professionalism‚ and discarded “generating” a “dialogue” (Conrad) with their contextual
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the suspension of all hierarchical rank‚ privileges‚ norms and prohibitions’. To what extent is the carnival spirit prevalent in Act One of Twelfth Night? Para 1 Viola becoming a man servant- trying to advance her rank ‘he was a bachelor then’ trying to save status and wealth through marriage to earn privileges ‘I have heard my father name him’ – shows approval‚ foreshadowing relationship ‘conceal me what I am’ different identity is hidden ‘thou shalt present me as an eunuch to him’
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Obesity: What it is and What are the Problems it Brings in People and Society “Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and can ’t afford insurance. Obesity is‚ well‚ bad.” – Emily Levine Obesity is a risk-factor for the most common nowadays diseases‚ as cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ some carcinomas‚ degenerative diseases of weight bearing joints (spine‚ hips‚ knees)‚ and present a huge medical and social problem
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AS English Literature Othello Coursework: How far do you agree with Bradley’s view that Iago is wholly responsible for Othello’s downfall? A.C Bradley‚ a known literature critic‚ argues that it is in fact the machinations of the character Iago that is wholly responsible for the downfall of Othello. “..that these worthy people‚ who are so successful and popular and stupid‚ are mere puppets in his hands‚ but living puppets‚ who at the motion of his finger must contort themselves in agony‚ while
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The Civil war was inevitable if the conflict between the south and the north‚ slavery and politics were resolved. After independence‚ the differences and complexity of America sharpened increasing slavery. The complexities in terms of the migration of the whites and black slaves and shift from small scale farming to large scale farming made civil war inevitable. There were many differences between the north and south. The north preferred city life while the south was keen to plantation life. The
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are numerous marks of a good society: justice‚ equity‚ rule of law‚ economic opportunity‚ reciprocity‚ prosperity‚ critical thinking‚ ethical standards‚ concern for good citizenship‚ right to defense‚ right to private property and so on. But where does the value of Goodness for Goodness sake come in? In this paper‚ our group has made a research regarding on “What makes a good society?” Based on our research we explores some of the elements of what makes for a good society or community from a communitarian
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Interesting Facts about Pandas Did you know that the panda is the symbol for China? Scientists think that there could be fewer than 1‚000 pandas left in the wild. Did you know that the giant panda is an endangered species? Did you know that scientists take pandas to research stations if the pandas become sick or injured? Pandas are found only in the mountains of China. Panda’s Chinese name is daxiong Mao. It would take 50 Pandas to weigh as much as one elephant. When pandas eat Bamboo their black
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In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the narrator commits several terrible crimes. He is writing from a prison cell before he will be hung. He is an alcoholic who loves animals but during a drunken rage he harms his cat and then when he is sober again he kills it. He gets another cat‚ and he tries to kill it but he kills his wife instead. The police find her body and he is arrested for murder. But‚ the narrator is insane and cannot control his actions due to alcohol‚ grief‚ and
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To what extent were Enlightenment ideas responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution and the reforms of 1789? Included sources attached: John Locke‚ “Two Treatises on Government”‚ 1690; The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens‚ 1789; Arthur Young “Travels in France during the Years 1787‚ 1788‚ 1789” The ancien régime‚ the time before the outbreak of the revolution‚ was divided into three estates. The first estate‚ for the people of the highest position in France belonged
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Persian society at the time and its effect in acting as a catalyst for the process of the emancipation of women. The investigation will be carried out through examining both primary and secondary sources --- accounts of the event by people who were there‚ commentaries on its significance written after the event itself‚ personal experience‚ and foundations that sprung up in response to the event. An analysis of all these sources and their reliability should lead to a conclusion of to what extent the event
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