1. Why did Napoleon become a symbol of the romantic hero? I believe he became a symbol of the romantic hero because he had very high ambitions and his military campaigns were stunning. He seized the French government and tried to take over Russia. People who had never met Napoleon‚ were willing to follow him and do anything he requested. 2. How did the Promethean hero differ from real-life heroes such as Napoleon and Byron? Promethean was a Greek mythical God whom was a symbol to humans. He
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During World War I‚ the United States attempted to stay out of the war. However‚ they had many reasons as to why they chose to stay neutral‚ the cost of war is very expensive‚ both financially and in the cost of losing lives. There was also a concern of their side losing the war. Continuing‚ the U.S. felt that it was a European problem and the U.S. did not really need to get involved. Lastly‚ there was the issue of trade. If the U.S. chose to get involved in the war‚ they could lose their trading
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of Trotsky becoming leader in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle in the years 1924-1929? (24 marks) Everyone believed Trotsky would take leadership after Lenin died‚ even if they didn’t want him to. No one thought it would be Stalin. Therefore‚ Stalin felt he had to defeat Trotsky in order to become leader. However‚ the fear of Trotsky becoming leader isn’t the only factor in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle. Lenin died‚ January 21 1924. This is when the Lenin
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in imperial rule During 5000 years history of China‚ Chinese people use their diligence and wisdom to create many wonderful things that spread thousand years until now. Like Confucianism‚ since Spring and Autumn period‚ Confucianism has been created by Confucius to educate people on their behavior and morality. And it has a big influence on the imperial rule. The concept of Confucianism and the history of the development of Confucianism clearly demonstrate how Confucianism influenced imperial rule
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and professional experiences. When I was 13 years of age‚ I took care of my elderly grandma who had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. I knew that the disease was incurable but I did all to help grandma cope with her daily problems. I learned a lot from that experience. From that time I have dreamed to become a highly qualified‚ experienced‚ and very competent nurse. I want to work as a qualified nurse before becoming a doctor‚ which is my ultimate goal. As a Christian‚ I believe that compassion
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camp that abuses all the Jews. As a Jew life is miserable and fighting for our lives only kills us faster. There is no real explanation to why we have to stay at this place. Life is depressing because most people here are the only ones left in their family. Times were very different before Auschwitz. I used to play with my siblings at our house. My parents worked and then came home and fed us dinner. We took time out of our day to educate each other but we no longer do that. One day my
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How did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? From being a poor unknown‚ Adolf Hitler rose to power and obtained chancellorship of Germany in 1933. At that time‚ Germany was already a broken country‚ drowning in multiple political problems. Hitler did not come to power by winning an election in the Reichstag and had rather obtained the position due to many mistakes and factors created mainly by others. The inadequacies of the Weimar Government‚ the increasing popularity and strengths of the Nazis
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‘More imperiled than imperial.’ Discuss this view of the US presidency (30 marks) Imperial presidency is a term‚ popularized by the book‚ written in 1973‚ by Arthur Schlesinger‚ a former aide to JFK‚ called ‘The Imperial Presidency”. It is used to refer to a presidency characterized by the misuse and abuse of the powers of the presidency.. In particular‚ it refers to the misuse of power and excessive secrecy in dealing with foreign policy. The founding fathers intended the president not to
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war. All U.S troops in Vietnam eventually returned home‚ all North Vietnam troops were allowed to stay in South Vietnam. Over 540‚000 troops were deployed in South Vietnam under the presidency of Johnson. The Paris agreement didn’t end the war‚ but did help the U.S get out of the war. On April 1975 North Vietnam took control of Saigon‚ and South Vietnam soon fell to communism. The U.S was involved in the war for 5-years trying to stop the spread of communism. Millions of people died in the war and
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What led the Apollo program into full swing was the cold war. At the time‚ WW2 had ended and the United States and the Soviet Union were two competing major forces of power. They competed‚ politically‚ economically‚ militarily and finally technologically. When the Russians managed to put a satellite‚ “Sputnik” into space‚ the United States opened up Nasa and the space race had begun. Both nations raced to reach supremacy in space and the ultimate goal was to put a man on the moon. Whichever nation
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