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    To what extent do you agree with the view that the period 1815-48 constituted a ’time when nothing happened’ in ’Germany’? The term “a time when nothing happened in Germany” is defined by in terms of unification between the 39 individual ‘German’ states and monarchies. Between the years 1815 to 1848‚ ‘Germany’ as one individual country still didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’

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    To what extent have people’s conceptions of childhood changed over the centuries? The western idea of childhood is presented as a social construction‚ aimed at highlighting a lacking in physical and physiological development. This conception is not consistent with previous ideologies‚ nor does it reflect a universal truth. This essay argues that historical advancement has little to no influence on childhood conceptions‚ as ideologies are shifted by contextual factors rather than the progression

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    political issues such as slavery. The North believed that it was wrong to capture‚ enslave and ship Africans to America to work in harsh conditions for free for White owners. The South‚ on the other hand believed slavery was right and should be used for helping the economy and producing cash crops so the North could use the supplies to make products. But the addition of new states‚ especially an uneven number made the tension grow between the two sides on the decision of slavery. The purpose of the

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    Reaganomics was considered one out of the mostly serious attempt to change the course of U.S. economic policy of any administration since the New Deal. Only by reducing the growth of government claimed Reagan by that attempt they could increase the growth of the economy. Reagan’s required in 1981 a specific program for economic recovery that included four major policy objectives One‚ which would be reducing the growth of government spending‚ Second‚ reduce the marginal tax rates on income from

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    Chartism’s lack of success was due to a fundamental lack of focus. It was supported by a wide range of people with too wide a range of motives‚ hopes and fears. Using all 5 sources and your own knowledge‚ explain how far you agree with this opinion. For the chartist to have had a focus‚ they would all have to have had the same issues‚ and all held equal support for all 6 parts of the people’s charter‚ the paper behind the chartist movement. This was not the case; in many instances the people

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    An important turning point in world history that affected everyone was the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution began in Southwest Asia and occurred between 8000 B.C.E – 4000 B.C.E. The Neolithic Revolution is an important turning point in history because it allowed people to create civilization. These civilizations were allowed to come to form because of the change in weather from freezing cold to

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    Opportunities‚ choices‚ failures‚ and consequences and what was the character’s conflict? As we can interpret from the book‚ John Purcell had always been very distant from the rest of his family. He rarely attended church‚ was in the war etc. John was given a chance to redeem himself by attending a very important ceremony/banquet with his son. All night his son had been constantly giving the impression that he would rather be at the banquet with anyone other than his father. John had started to take notice

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    George Orwell‚ in his book 1984‚ once wrote that “freedom is slavery.” Paradoxical as it may sound‚ when one delves deeper into Orwell’s thinking‚ logic arises behind the statement. Freedom‚ constantly sought after‚ describes a state of being many people desire. Depending on one’s location‚ mindset‚ and personal experiences‚ freedom is defined in a plethora of ways— for children‚ playing outside‚ for teenagers‚ hanging out with friends‚ and for adults‚ surviving. Despite the many contrasts‚ one concept

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    as Organizational Behavior‚ Management Economics and so on. Obviously there are many advantages using teamwork compared with individuals or group. By adopting the team work‚ the employees can develop every member’s potential‚ make up for each other‚ thus working more effectively. In contrast‚ as to the student team projects‚ students could learn lots of other expertise in addition to textbook knowledge such as enhancement of students’ learning experiences and realistic preparation of students for

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    The Revolutionary War erupted many conflicts that the nation had to solve throughout its existence. The struggle for independence primarily revolved around the consequences before and after the wars collided. This Era caused Britain’s American colonies to separate from the empire (GML‚ Foner 175). Along with this came the 7 Year War that began when the French and Indian fought against Great Britain. After the war‚ the England government started taxing their own colonist for the damage. “No taxation

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