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    against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians‚ as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mogul empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next hundred years.  1885: Indian National Congress is formed by Allen Octavian Hume.  Subsequent to the Sepy Mutiny(1857)‚ some Englishmen

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    Many beautiful sculptures and paintings were created during the cultural and intellectual movement that led to the rediscovery of learning and culture known as the Renaissance. They all uniquely contribute to the spread and success of this time period. However only one of these incredible creations can be considered the best Renaissance creation‚ and the School of Athens fits perfectly under this label‚ with its beautiful technique‚ its detail to the people illustrates and attributes that are beyond

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    Introduction The theme of the present paper is “The Present Perfect”. The main goal of the work is to identify the main features of the Present Perfect and to present the cases of its use‚ basing on the theoretical and scientific works of Russian‚ English linguists. The objectives of the work‚ in their turn‚ represent ascending steps to the main goal of the project: 1. to give the definition to the present perfect; 2. to present the ways of formation of the present perfect tense; 3. to investigate

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    Whereas there is no proven connection‚ in my opinion the lone white Iris flower in the “Irises” painting represents the need for individuality in Gogh and even people in society‚ given that there is no other white iris flower like it in this powerful painting. In "Irises‚" there is a war being pursued: one of franticness competing with quietness. Writhing and anguished lines in the leaves firmly stand out from the peaceful‚ etched brushstrokes found in the petals. Dispossessed of straight lines and overflowing

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    An Impactful Event in History On December 14‚ 2012 many elementary school students and teachers died due to an awful shooting in Connecticut. The massacre of Sandy Hook elementary. ” Twenty students and six teachers to be exact.” says Jeffery Kluger author of Time magazine. This became a very impactful event in history all due to one person: Adam Lanza. Classes were under way at the school and about 700 students were present that day. As he entered he headed toward two kindergarten and first grade

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    Age of Intolerance‚ Age of Wonderful Nonsense‚ and the Roaring Twenties is known to be in reference to the 1920s. Likewise‚ the Roaring Twenties contributed to the “rebirth of the people”‚ as a scholar from the 1920s would put it‚ to which was associated with the new found strength in the voices of the African-Americans. Consequently‚ the public would popularly state‚ “The 1920s was the time of great prosperity‚” however; there is a substantially massive amount of evidence that show there

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    The extensive influence of conservatism is evident in Harding’s Republican economic policies. A distinct marker of conservatism in the 1920s was reduced taxes. Harding’s tax cuts implemented in acts such as the Revenue Act of 1921 thus reflect this influence of conservatism. Conservatism’s traditionalist sentiments also influenced Harding to pass the economic policy Esch-Cummins Transportation Act‚ which saw to the deregulation of railroads‚ putting their control back into the hands of plutocratic

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    Let’s look at some of the key advantages of the proprietary corporate event. • When creating a proprietary corporate event‚ the marketer has nearly complete control of the customer’s experience with the company. You can shape the event to suit the needs of your audience — and meet your corporate sales and marketing objectives. • Corporate events are an excellent venue for relationship building with key customers‚ from end-users‚ to technical personnel‚ to purchasing officials‚ to senior executives

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    In the 1920s also known as the Roaring 20s‚ reading became more and more popular as people became literate. After World War Ⅰ they had time to read‚ write‚ and enjoy all of their new leisure time. Leisure time was enjoyed mostly by the upper class who were stuck in their materialism and wealth. The obsession with money and power was a popular theme in the literature of the decade. Americans valued only money and reputation which changed the way the nation was viewed. After the war America’s youth

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    Can you believe that over a few decades ago changed the way women dress and act? The flapper girls sparked in the early 1920’s leading a revolutionary change to modern day clothing for both women and men. The style that most of us try and pull of came about during a time of change and growth in our nation. Flappers in the 1920’s are considered to be our modern day feminist. During their time period‚ women were granted with more freedoms and equality to men‚ such as voting and being able to hold

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