Was Dunkirk a moral victory or a military disaster? Firstly‚ let’s set the scene for this event. Neville Chamberlain had declared war on the Nazis eight months ago and currently there was a stalemate between both sides called the “Phoney War.” On May 10‚ the Germans launched a blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands and Belgium. By May 15‚ they had already broken through the French defenses and started to head straight for the English Channel. A week later‚ German forces had the British Expeditionary
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Assess the contribution of Miltiades to the Greek victory at Marathon. Miltiades‚ one of the ten generals of Athens later the Strategos had contributed greatly towards the Greek ’s victory at Marathon against the Persians. After word of the Persians arrival at Marathon the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians
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In 1943 Albert Tucker painted ’Victory Girls’‚ a very odd‚ gruesome reflection of society at that time. It was a feature in a series known as the Images Of Modern Evil painted in the space of 1943 - 1947. ’Victory Girls’ is an oil on canvas artwork. The paint is applied thick and in long strokes‚ and is especially noticeable in the sky and clothes of the figures. Patches of paint has been used to distinguish the light reflections. The painting is of four figures‚ two of them are young women‚ half
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In the article of Columbus‚ the Indians and Human Progress‚ Zinn writes on how he believes society learns the history of Columbus and his discoveries. The writer suggests that even with the annihilation of human race‚ many see the success of progress and discovery. In the conclusion he also suggests that many people are telling the story of success and history through the leaders or conquerors eyes and not the minority. Zinn argues that today we read in history books what was discovered or
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The age of the Guptas has been regarded as the age of all-round progress in India by all historians. For nearly two hundred and fifty years the Gupta empire provided political unity‚ good administration and economic and cultural progress in North India. The glories of the Gupta age are partly because of the Gupta art‚ sculpture and architecture. The Gupta dynasty produced a number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of
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In the memoir Year of Impossible Goodbyes‚ the main character‚ Sookan‚ changes from a scared and hopeless young girl to a brave and fearless one. At first she has no hope when the war is still surging‚ next she cowers in fear because the sock girls are being taken away and grandfather died‚ but finally she feels brave when they must escape to the south. Sookan’s life at home had been terrible. They tried to throw a surprise party for Haiwon‚ but the Japanese soldiers interrupted them and ordered
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On October 25‚ 1415‚ Henry V‚ the young king of England‚ led his army to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in France. Henry V will soon become the heir to the French throne and marry the French Princess Catherine. A few days before the battle‚ King Henry V made his way across the English Channel with 11‚000 men and had seized Harfleur. After five weeks‚ Harfleur surrendered. Unfortunately for Henry‚ he had lost half of his men due to disease and battle casualties. He ordered is army to march to
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believes in laissez-faire government‚ arguing “That government is best which governs least” and “That government is best which governs not at all”. While some experts like Thoreau believe in non-interference government‚ I believe that Thoreau’s idea is impossible with the democratic government across the world today. In United States‚ the government is becoming more crucial parts of our lives by being involved in multiple areas such as health care. Also‚ democratic governments can only pass laws when majority
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Although difficult‚ it is not impossible to understand our unconscious motivations simply because it cannot be observed or confirmed by scientific research but we can learn about our unconscious motives by bridging the gap between what we think we want verse what we actually want with the help of self and others analysis. The reason why it is so problematic to understand is because as humans‚ we can’t directly communicate with our minds. Our minds may think we want something but our unconscious thinks
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The factors that contribute to the allied victory on the Kokoda track are primarily the supply line‚ the coral sea battle and the shear bravery of the Australian soldiers. The supply line was a major contributor to the victory of the Kokoda track and without it the soldiers wouldn’t have survived. The battle of the coral sea ultimately lead to the victory of the Kokoda track since japan could not participate anymore. Finally the bravery of the Australian soldiers without it they would of lost they
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