The Russian Civil war, 1918-21
History GCSE Coursework The Russian Civil war, 1918-21 Question 1 It is accurate to say that the Whites were a huge threat to the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil war. This discussion will analyse why they proved such a threat using source A and my own knowledge. As source A correctly shows, the whites controlled vast amounts of Russia. This would have given them a huge advantage when it came to attacking for they could do so from all sides. This ultimately would stretch the Bolshevik forces to a large extent, causing thin defensive lines, which the whites may have easily broken. The whites also controlled the Trans Siberian railway. This was incredibly important, as it was one of the only means of transferring troops and supplies due to Russia's enormity. The white forces had backing from various influential groups in Russia. The landowners who had been dispossessed of their land due to the communist regime gave their support, for of course they wanted it back. The Socialist Revolutionaries also supported them because they were deeply angered at Lenin's move to close down the Constituent assembly due to it being " counter revolutionary". The Communists were hated by the nationalist groups for signing the treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany, (the treaty to end the first world war). They believed that Russia shouldn't have given in so easily and also shouldn't have
The role of feedback
Discuss the role of feedback in the learning of skills In this assignment I am going to show how different styles of feedback and how they can benefit the leaning of skills for a team, individual and racquet sports. There are many different types of feedback, which can help an individual learn skills. Feedback is defined as 'a reaction or response to a particular process or activity' (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/feedback, accessed 16th march 2007) This means that when a skill is learnt, a response is made to the performed skill. It is said that learning can't occur without feedback as otherwise we are not told what is right and wrong and feedback helps us to learn from our mistakes. Feedback is also linked to the information-processing model. There are two models for information processing Whiting's model and Welford's model. Within each of these models there are 3 stages of processing which I shall show in the table below. Stimulus identification Response selection stage Response programming stage In this part of the process the sense organs such as your ears and eyes pick up information from the surrounding environment and recognise what they are. E.g. netball player is about to catch the ball detects the movement of the ball, the speed and its direction. In this stage it involves making a decision from the information just collected. E.g. the
Discuss the presentation and dynamics of the triumvirate in Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare Essay 2 Question: Discuss the presentation and dynamics of the triumvirate. In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, the presentation and development of the relationships among the triumvirs, Caesar, Antony and Lepidus becomes a pivotal concern. As the play progresses, the dynamics of the triumvirate changes and becomes more complicated, providing the audience with the main political conflict that sometimes overshadows the romance of the title characters in the play. Shakespeare provides the audience with several different images of the triumvirate through different characters. The play's first mentioning of the triumvirate is, in essence, a masculine Roman perspective of a soldier. This is brought about through Philo and Demetrius in the opening act of the play with both the characters remaining anonymous to the audience. Therefore, they represent the 'common liar' among the Roman soldiers about the triumvirate. Philo's first introduction of the triumvirate to the audience comes in his opening speech, 'the triple pillar of the world'. The word 'pillar' which literally means a firm upright support for a superstructure or a chief supporter is indicative of the strength and force of the political union between Caesar, Antony and Lepidus. Later in Act II Scene VII, the audience is given a parallel perspective of the triumvirate. The
A comparison of Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' and Clarkes 'Miracle on Saint David's Day'.
A comparison of Wordsworth's 'Iwandered lonely as a cloud' and Clarkes 'Miracle on Saint David's Day'. The title 'I wandered lonely as a cloud,' says a lot about the poem, especially as it is also the first line. It immediately starts off the poem with a sense of inner disharmony, shown by the words 'wandered', 'lonely' and 'cloud'. 'Wandered' gives the impression of being purposeless and 'lonely' shows that he longs for some sort of relationship. The word 'cloud' also relates to the loneliness and distance between him and civilisation. It could also mean that the poet is comfortable with his loneliness and wandering, just as a cloud seems comfortable alone. It also starts off a comparison between man and nature, an idea illustrated throughout both poems. The title of the second poem 'miracle on Saint David's day' starts straight off with a religious theme. Though this is not particularly shown through either poem, the fact a 'miracle' is a revelation is. In the first poem it is shown by the words 'when all at once' and shown in the second poem by 'he is suddenly staring'. It seems that the theme of an evolution for the better runs strongly throughout each poem. There is also a cultural side to the second title, the words, 'saint David's day' might be showing welsh culture as saint David is the welsh saint. The welsh theme also applies to the first poem as daffodils, 'a
Describe 3 of the deaths in Hamlet and show the ways in which Shakespeare causes the audience to experience horror, pity and fear.
Describe 3 of the deaths in Hamlet and show the ways in which Shakespeare causes the audience to experience horror, pity and fear. Hamlet is a revenge tragedy play, which was a very popular theme at the time Shakespeare was writing. Hamlet was written at the time Shakespeare was writing at his very best. Hamlet was written over 400 years ago and has outlived most other revenge plays but still continues to hold great appeal due to the effect it has on all those who see and hear it As Hamlet is self-titled we know Hamlet will die and this event will bring a close to the play. Because we know how the play will end Shakespeare entices the audience by keeping us on the edge about when, where, how and why it will happen. In this essay I have chosen to write about the death of Gertrude, Claudius and Hamlet. All three characters die in the last Act, Act 5. Hamlet is a play set in Denmark. His father at the start of the play has already been brutally murdered by his (Hamlet's) Uncle Claudius. - brother to the deceased king. The ghost of his father appears to him and reveals how Claudius so cunningly murdered him, and begs Hamlet to avenge his death. Hamlet is already furious with Claudius for marrying his mother within such a short time of his father's death. This causes him t wonder if his mother had had any part in his fathers murder also. Hamlet within him vows to obey the ghost
Provide support for previous research findings that performance is adversely affected by noise, and to discuss the implications if this is true.
Introduction We all frequently experience noise in the course of everyday life and we have probably all at some time or another heard someone remark 'I can't hear myself think'. My colleagues and I have decided to investigate the truth behind this. A decision was made to investigate the effects of noise on mental performance. Firstly it is necessary to define what we actually mean by noise. Noise is defined as any sound that can be considered loud or disturbing, it can be continuous or intermittent. Mental performance can be described as how successfully participants carry out a certain mental test or task. Previous research by Broadbent (1954) suggests that sudden, loud, unpredictable noise may momentarily distract an individual from a task and thereby cause errors if the task requires much vigilance or concentration. We believe however that this finding is low in ecological validity as noise in the workplace, or at school, where most individuals carry out performance tasks, is usually a continuous noise such as a machine operating in a factory. For this reason we decided to base our research on regular noise, which is experienced more frequently in everyday life. Other research by von Wright & Nuimi (1979) compared noise affects on task performance among children aged 6 or 9 years old and adults. All showed slower performance under noisy conditions. My colleagues
Explain the reference to 'the authors of that instrument did not intend to include Negroes.'
Speech on the Dred Scott Decision Explain the reference to 'the authors of that instrument did not intend to include Negroes.' This Speech was delivered in June 26th 1857, by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln had recently joined the Republican Party, having been in the House of Representatives since 1846. The Speech was made following the decision by the Supreme Court about a slave (Dred Scott) who was requesting liberty, based on the fact that he had travelled through a free-state and a free territory (Wisconsin) with his army surgeon owner who had since died in 1843, leaving Scott as the property of a relative. With the help of anti-slavery lawyers, Scott took his case before the Missouri courts, claiming he was free having lived in a Free State and Free Territory. The case took a long time and was taken to the Missouri Supreme court who voted against him. His lawyers then took his case to the Federal courts. Eventually it went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had been headed by Chief Justice Taney, whom Lincoln refers to in his speech. He was committed to Southern values. The Court, consisting of 5 Southern judges and 4 Northern judges, had decided not to allow Scott his freedom. The Court had argued based on the Constitution of 1787 (the instrument referred to in the speech) by the Founding Fathers (the authors referred to in the speech). The Court had argued that 'all
"Out,Out--" by Robert Frost
Robert Frost's insightful yet tragic poem "Out, Out--" can be described as a narrative poem. It utilizes the various narrative elements (i.e. setting, plot, conflict, etc.), realistic imagery and the personification of a buzz saw to depict how people must continue onward with their lives after the death of a loved one, while also hinting at the selfish nature of the human race, which oftentimes shows concern only for itself. The poem narrates the story of a boy who dies as a result of accidentally cutting off his hand with a buzz saw in his own yard. Frost uses imagery to reveal the setting, the boy's "yard" in "Vermont" right before "sunset," using vivid detail to describe the "five mountain ranges" within eyesight of the yard. The narrator foreshadows the tragic event to come when he "wishes" that the workers would have "[called] it a day" and "[given]" the boy "the half hour that (he) counts so much when saved from work", the adult responsibility of cutting wood with a buzz saw. When talking about the saw, Frost uses personification and repetition. Personification is seen when he says that at times it can "[run] light" and at others it has to "bear a load," talking as if the saw was a person who had to carry something. Repetition is used to help build an image of the saw's movements where the words "snarled and rattled" are used a couple of times throughout the poem.
Education through ICT has changed massively over years. For example the National Curriculum requires that children can use computers from an early age and can use all software as they progress into secondary schools and further education.
Education Introduction Education through ICT has changed massively over years. For example the National Curriculum requires that children can use computers from an early age and can use all software as they progress into secondary schools and further education. Pupils are using ICT in nearly every subject. Social There are many social effects on Education for example the use of walkie-talkies in schools. This is device used commonly within educational establishments to help teachers or assistants to stay in contact with each other when monitoring lunch or break times. Anther example is Motion sensors are small devices that can be placed into classrooms, hallways or lecture rooms. These are designed to detect any movement and if desired they can feed into a central system from which they could alert an alarm if it was set to do so. Phones have a place just about everywhere in the world, and definitely do in education. Phones are used to contact absentees, members of staff during the day or after hours, phone parents or phone in late. Lastly e-mail is the final example. Everyone has a computer nowadays and almost everyone has an email account. This is a method of increasing popularity, which many people in the educational areas try to utilize. This can be used for sending messages to one another or handing in late homework Professional A new technology that has made
What has lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Response to Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet What has lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet? "Romeo" and "Juliet" the names have passed in to our language to represent love. For many centuries no love story has been more important, powerful, outstanding, and emotional than the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. I deem there are basically three major parts that lead to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the marriage, the plan, and the deaths in which Friar Lawrence plays a major role. This text I have written comes in both categories, analysis of his role in the play and from Friars point of view. I think Friar Lawrence definitely holds the responsibility, even though he was not actually on stage for most of the play, he was the most important character in the play. Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels it is necessary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar so he can help the two lovers. Also, when he says "In one respect I'll thy assistant be: for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households rancour to pure love". He is saying that only reason he will marry Romeo and Juliet is because he hopes that the marriages will end the hostilities between two houses. "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink though off;" (Act
