‘The Bolsheviks were able to seize power in October 1917 because of the leadership and determination of Lenin’ How far do you agree with this statement. It took three days for the Bolsheviks‚ specifically Trotsky’s Red Guard‚ to take control of Petrograd from 25-27 October‚ on the third day the power of the country had practically fell into their hands. The revolution was a pivotal event for world history with effects that reverberated through the 20th century. The nature of the revolution was
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part of the novel. This is especially true in the novel‚ Grendel. The zodiological and philosophical content in the novel‚ Grendel‚ have pushed out the whole other perspective of the novel‚ which is in Beowulf’s point of view. The first way the other perspective is lost by the philosophical and zodiological point of view is when Grendel slips on the blood when fighting Beowulf. When Grendel is fighting Beowulf in Hrothgar’s Mead Hall‚ Grendel says‚ “I have fallen! Slipped on blood.” (169). In the
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Does racism still exist today? Many people nowadays are still racist today and doesn’t understand that we live in a world where all races are together. It’s not black or white or white and hispanic‚ it’s everybody. If people centuries ago overcame blacks not being slaves and segregated anymore than people in this world today should do the same. With everything going on in ferguson‚ and other places we should be more sensitive about what we do and say to people. Especially to younger people because
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Grendel Chapter 1: Chapter one is mostly about Grendel’s problems: why is he the way he is? why he should kill in order to survive? and why everybody are so stupid for him? “And so begins the twelfth year of my idiotic war. The pain of it! The stupidity!”(p. 5) I wonder why did Grendel have a war with humans. He is very rageful and angry character but at the same time he is reasonable in his thoughts. He hates everything that surrounds him: “Him too I hate‚ the same as I hate these brainless
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jazz‚ consisting of smaller ensembles‚ began to emerge‚ an increase in the amount of improvisations did too. This new style‚ which we know today as bebop‚ started a new experience that also led to the creation of cool and hard bop jazz. Bebops began to become more popular during the 1940’s‚ this was said to come from a reaction to “Swing” music. It also was a way for African-American youth‚ who were interested in jazz‚ to express their musical innovation. Big clubs in the city of Harlem began to
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A president has many duties to fulfill during his time in office‚ the president who not only fulfilled his duty but went above and beyond was Ulysses S. Grant. During Grant’s time in office‚ he made several major policies. The Fifteenth Amendment and Civil Rights Act‚ which Grant signed‚ further established rights for African American citizens in the United States. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad during Grant’s presidency provided a major economic boost to America. Grant’s handling
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Grendel was in the gabled hall where the warriors slept. The only sound coming from the hall was the deep snores of the knights‚ but soon it would be there cries and lamentation. He strode under the clouds‚ seeking eagerly‚ till he came to the wine-hall‚ the treasure-hall of men seeking Hrothgar’s home. There was fire in his eyes‚ they were as red as Macintosh apples‚ freshly picked. So‚ there I was watching him kill innocent people without a second thought. Of course the ferocious beast had no clue
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World War II which had the US in a bit of trouble for a while and then finally were the post war conflicts that arose and had put a big weight on the US. New democratic governments emerged in Europe after the war struggled. Joseph Stalin focused on creating a new model communist state and he moved to transform the Soviet Union from a backward rural nation into a great industrial power and all of the economic activities were placed under state management. By 1937‚ the Soviet Union had become
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balances to ensure that the legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches are equal. It is examined as a fluid document because it can be amended due to the evolution of the United States. The two groups of colonists‚ Federalists who supported the Constitution‚ and Anti-Federalists who opposed it‚ battled over federalism. Thus‚ the Constitution is a fluid document to suitably adapt to changes occurring in the United States. After the French and Indian War‚ which occurred in 1756 to
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What compares a monster and all-around hero? The monster in this story‚ Grendel‚ is a big and powerful creature that destroys the village and people of Danes. However‚ Beowulf is a hero that everyone looks up to because of his great‚ powerful‚ and courageous actions. After all‚ the two are similar because they both fought to destroy each other. So‚ what else distinguish the similarities between Grendel and Beowulf? Grendel and Beowulf are similar because they both fought for what they believe in
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