of Western Europe and claim that his despotism outweighs any reforms he made. A greater majority of historians agree that Peter the Great was a despot‚ but argue that while Peter’s progressive reforms (as will be discussed below) had little effect during his reign‚ they created a firm foundation for the advancement of Russia and defined its future.Peter I (only known as Peter the Great in the latter part of his life) was born on June 9‚ 1672 to Nataliya Naryshkina‚ the second wife of tsar Alexei
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Quynh Tran Professor Victoria Murray Expository Writing II 10/2/2014 Two Kinds "Two Kinds" is truly an amazing work; it captivates readers by telling a story of a young girl trying to find herself. Amy Tan does a phenomenal job‚ not only by portraying a very real mother-daughter relationship‚ but at showing how much a young girl can change. Jing-Mei evolves throughout the story in a way that many people can relate to; crushed hopes
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Eye Witness Testimony “Eyewitness testimony is so unreliable that it should never be used in convicting criminals”. Eyewitness testimony is a legal term. It refers to; an account given by person(s) of an event they’ve witnessed. Eyewitness testimony is admissible in a court of law to assist in the conviction of individuals. In 1976‚ the Devlin report examined over 2000 identity parades in the U.K. Of the 2000 parades‚ 45% resulted in a suspect being identified and out of these‚ 82% were eventually
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Goethe once said‚ “No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way...” What Goethe meant was that every human views the world in a unique fashion. The novels The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and The Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger both prove this quotation to be true. People do not respond to situations in the same exact way. People who grow up in the same circumstances react in different ways. That’s what makes one unique. For example‚ there could be two people who grew up
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Sharon Olds‚ the author of “on the Subway” shows us two different worlds coming together. Both poems have been explicitly implied‚ to demonstrate the differences and similarities. This is why theme and imagery help the reader better understand this poem. Sharon shows how both worlds are in reference to one another‚ but at final time they come together. At the beginning of the poem there is two boys that are both from different races. They both sit right across each other and observe each other
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‘Clash of the Titans‚’ an ancient Greek myth‚ has similarities and differences in both the story and in the film adaptation. In the classic Greek tale‚ King Acrisius‚ fearful of his imminent death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must
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was heard. The active judge‚ Justice Rein was seeing this case. At present his Honour Nigel Geoffrey Rein is an admiralty list judge of the supreme courts equity division. (Supreme court of New South Wales‚ 2013) However‚ at the time the case of Peter Smythe v Vincent Thomas [2007] NSWSC 844 (3 August 2007)‚ Justice Rein was a district court judge as an acting chief justice. It was not until May 5th 2008 that he was sworn in as a judge of the supreme court. (Supreme Court New South Wales‚ 2008)
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that the U.S. was destined to be the greatest country of the era. Yet‚ the change was occurring mainly in the cities and people living in the countryside did not support this new culture. New technology and ideas were bringing America into the modern world and
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Many may say that World War 2 was caused by the uprise of Hitler and his quest for power. People say that Hitler was insane‚ and that his decision to take over Europe and kill millions were what caused World War 2. I completely agree with them. However‚ Hitler may have caused the tensions‚ and his actions were the immediate cause of the war. What could possibly make anyone support such a mad man with such radical beliefs? Why did Hitler commit these unspeakable atrocities? It is very simple‚ Hitler
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Peter the Great was born on June 9th‚ 1672 in Moscow‚ Russia. He was the Tsar of Russia in the late 17th century.Most people know him for turning Russia into a great nation with many aggressive Domestic reforms. There is controversy over whether or not he was actually “Great”. Peter deserves "the Great" after his name because his actions‚ though extreme‚ helped developed Russia into a world power. Peter the Great deserved his name because he brought Western ideas to Russia‚ he gained land for Russia
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