Alone and wishing death upon himself‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is left frantic and sorrowful. In the play Antigone by the playwright Sophocles‚ Antigone learns that her brother Polynices has been banned from proper burial rites by the leader Creon‚ who believes Polynices is a traitor. Antigone then defies this law‚ and when caught‚ is punished with being buried alive. Creon is then told by Haemon‚ his son‚ Tiresias‚ and the chorus leader to let Antigone go free‚ but when Creon finally gives in
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Battle of midway occurred in June of 1942. Located in the midway atoll‚ it lasted only six months right after the attack of Pearl Harbor. An important role in the battle of midway was named Chuichi Nagumo he was a japanese admiral he later on committed suicide in another battle.Battle of midway was a turning point for the pacific theater. Another important person that took on a role was named Chester W. Nimitz who was the command in chief of the us pacific fleet he was the one who surrendered with
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Winston Churchill once said “ To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the
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One of the most widely known events that have occurred in the United States is the American Revolution. The purpose of that is due to the many sources of its occurrence. The American Revolution was a war that was fought for the independence of Americans‚ a war that had various triggers. Many colonists were fed up with the treatment that they endured from the British and decided to rise up and fight for their strong cause. In short‚ the American Revolution was an uprising that was brought upon by
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What Caused the Mexican American War? The Southern desire to spread slavery caused an outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico in 1846. However‚ other major factors pushed these two countries to war. In the years after the War of 1812‚ the United States went through an industrial and technological revolution. This revolution benefited the north to a large extent and pushed the southern U.S. towards slavery and its expansion. This expansion on slavery could have been the cause of the
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What Caused World War 2? World War 2 was the largest human conflict in history. Over seventy million people fought‚ sixty to eighty million people died in the struggle. Decreasing the world’s population by 3%. Many scholars and historians have argued the exact causes for WW2. Most people agree it can all be traced back to Adolf Hitler. Italy’s Mussolini can also be blamed too. In my opinion‚ World War 2 was started because of the rise of dictators in Germany‚ Italy‚ Russia and Japan and their want
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said as they put the rope around his neck‚ “I regret nothing! I will not admit to being a witch I am a full puritan and will not lie.” Than they pulled out the stool from underneath him and it broke his neck he died a quick but unjust death. What caused the people of Salem to turn on one another? There were a lot of settlers to travel from Europe to the new world among these people there were the puritans who are going to cause pandemonium in there village very soon. In Salem‚ Massachusetts‚
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The 1845 Great Irish Potato Famine negatively affected Ireland and its people. Due to this famine‚ many factors resulted from it and changed the course of Irish history. Three of these factors are reduced population‚ decline of the Gaelic language‚ and increased harshness of the Irish landlords. The Great Potato Famine was caused by a type of fungus called potato blight‚ which caused the potatoes to become mushy and inedible (Trueman). The 1846 potato crop was a failure due to this fungus
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What caused World War One? By Donya Bagherzadeh World War I was the result of leaders aggression towards other countries‚ which was supported by the rising nationalism of the European nations. Economic and imperial competition and fear of war prompted military alliances and an arms race‚ which further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of war. For Twenty years‚ the nations of Europe had been making alliances. It was thought the alliances would promote peace. Each country would
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Unfortunately with the long terms with Lenin being appointed‚ it did not work out for the better. Lenin brought about communism‚ famine‚ denied rights‚ and empty promises in the end. Lenin with his “unbounded power” pursued his own ideal views on what life should be like without any oppositions affecting him or opinions given by other people (Pipes 43). Therefore‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks took complete power and spread communism throughout Russia. The Bolsheviks took advantage of so many people
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