To what extent could Khrushchev's actions precipitating the Cuban Missile Crisis be described as "reckless adventurism", & how true is it to say that "Kennedy's statesmanship won the conflict"?
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With reference to the years 1830-1930, why did it take so long for Britain to become a fully democratic country?
With reference to the years 1830-1930, why did it take so long for Britain to become a fully democratic country? The period 1830 to 1930 witnessed the greatest ever extension of the franchise in British history. By the end of the period the country could claim to be a full democracy, but why did it take so long? Unlike most other European countries in this period, Great Britain failed to undergo a revolution. The three sectors of the population to which the franchise needed to be extended to achieve universal suffrage were the working classes, the middle classes and the women. To some extent the campaigns were chronologically parallel and they sometimes overlapped, even though the driving forces behind demands for change tended to come from different directions. Extensions of the franchise came at intervals when the pressures became too great for the ruling elites to ignore. The upper echelons of British society distrusted the lower classes and only gave way when inaction in the face of unrest threatened them with social upheaval. Despite the fact that Britain never did truly undergo a revolution, the threat of one was credible during the period 1830-32. These two years witnessed a huge barrage of violent and non-violent protests, and as E.P. Thompson claims, Britain came within an 'ace of revolution'.1 During this time there was a general alliance between the middle and
Book review- Harriet Ann Jacobs autobiography "Incidents in the life of a slave girl"
First published in 1861, Harriet Ann Jacobs' autobiography Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is part of the African-Americans' most popular genre in this time. Literature has also begun among the white Americans. Slave narratives are in generally chronicles from slavery to freedom, with descriptions of different tortures suffered during the trip until the acquisition of an education or an income or even emancipation. In contrast, Jacobs shades emphasizing her reliance on other people, the trust given to her close relatives, showing the different ways to escape the bondage. Under the pen name of Linda Brent, Harriet A. Jacobs shares her reflections of horrendous treatments she and others endured as a slave in the South in the nineteenth century, which was a recurrent theme in the African-American history. From happy days in her young childhood and before the freedom she reached decades later, it goes without saying that she had to pass through many different situations. Yet, slavery trades were abolished early in the nineteenth century in the United States, its system still remained in many states, which were distinguished by "free state" or "slave state". Persistently, she keeps her hate towards slavery and its consequences and does not forget to mention it. However, she was lucky: she was not treated in the same way as many other African-Americans generally did, as
Critical Commentary
Critical Commentary The first primary source I am going to discuss is the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' of 1789. The second source I am going to discuss is the extracts from the 'Prussian State Laws' of 1794. This is a way of comparing two sources from roughly the same period but from two different countries i.e. France and Germany. The first document, 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen', is a written source written by the National Assembly of the French people who believed this declaration to be universally applicable. Therefore, all of these guided laws should be followed by all human beings in the whole world. 'Law can only prohibit such actions as are hurtful to society. Nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by law, and no one may be forced to do anything not provided by law'. This guided law is still applicable to British Law and the idea of liberty is still very much part of our society today. However, it must be said that these guided laws were written by a society which had different views than society has today and they would have been written by men who most likely would have been from an upper class and it would be difficult to say if they would take into consideration the needs of the lower classes. It is also important that the French Revolution would have had an impact on the document produced. We do
Causes of French Revolution essay plan
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ISU Comparative Essay
Rohit Soni Mr. A.G Rehm ENG4U1-07 09 June 2007 A Million Little Pieces vs. Tuesdays with Moorie: Comparative ISU Essay Throughout literature, past and present, the theme of the father-son relationship is prevalent amongst novels. This relationship is also evident within the novels Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom, and A Millions Little Pieces, written by James Frey. Although within the two novels the fathers are not the biological fathers of the heroes, they are fathers in the sense they help the heroes journey. By means of this relationship, there is a giving of advice and the giving of guidance from the fathers. As with this theme, there is respect for the father figures by the sons resulting in an open relationship between the fathers and the sons. The father-son relationship is a journey that is filled of growth and fulfillment. Respect is seen in A Million Little Pieces when James's parents meet him at the facility where he is being taken care of for his weaknesses. However, when they do arrive, he doesn't want to see them for obvious reasons: he hasn't told them about his life for the past decade or so. He also feels uncontrollably angry whenever he sees them. As much as James is overwhelmed with fury when he sees his parents, they are equally overwhelmed by a completely different set of emotions: guilt, sadness, confusion, etc. With his
Why had the policies of Charles I and his ministers aroused so much opposition in England by 1640?
Why had the policies of Charles I and his ministers aroused so much opposition in England by 1640? Charles I rein up to 1640 has created widespread and heated academic debate as to what caused, if any, opposition from public, church and government. Historians such as Barry Coward see events such as the personal rule, vast religious changes as well as pressures from governing three kingdoms as contributing to opposition towards the Caroline court. Others such as John Morrill take a more precise view that it was the religious changes alone that caused the worst opposition. This essay seeks to evaluate these numerous critiques on a volatile period of British history, in order to form some understanding as to why Charles I policies caused such widespread public dissatisfaction. In particular the personal rule, Laudianism and the kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland will be addressed amongst other areas in order to form a valid opinion on the issue in question. William Laud's promotion to Archbishop of Canterbury was one of the most controversial acts of Charles I rein and set the scene for much religious paranoia and ultimately conflict. The following changes Laud introduced, commonly known as Laudianism, created widespread rage amongst the population that was ignored in its entirety by Charles. Indeed the religious changes concocted by the Caroline court caused much aggravation in
The use of characterization in Camus’ The Plague and Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children to demonstrate man’s ability to survive
The use of characterization in Camus' The Plague and Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children to demonstrate man's ability to survive Kristyn Feldman Mrs. Kaney 8/30/02 In Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children and Camus' The Plague, the authors use characterization to develop their emphasis on the ability of man to survive in desperate situations. Throughout both novels the characters manipulate their situations for their own benefit, disregard the death and atrocities around them, and go so far as to ironically support the causes of their eventual downfalls. These processes allow them to endure their wretched conditions. In Mother Courage and The Plague, all the characters involved are facing grave circumstances. In The Plague, the characters are battling a mysterious disease that is brutally killing off thousands of citizens in the small port town of Oran. In Mother Courage, the characters are involved in literal battles, as this play is set in the 30 years war. In the first few scenes of The Plague the readers meet Cottard, a washed up criminal. Up until the breakout of the plague the authorities were chasing him. He attempted suicide in the opening segments of the chronicle because he couldn't "bear the idea...of being torn from [his] home habits and every one [he] knows" (159). In Brecht's play, Mother Courage has three children and her only source of income
Why is Surrealism regarded as the art of the unconscious? Focus your answer on one artist. (James Gleeson)
Why is Surrealism regarded as the art of the unconscious? Focus your answer on one artist. Exploring the realms of dreams, nightmares and the unconscious mind is the role of Surrealism. A literary and artistic movement founded in Paris in 1924. Using various techniques, the artist allows the images from their unconscious mind to evolve without conscious control. Surrealism is still a significant and important art movement in the 21st century, and it's longest serving proponent is Australia's James Gleeson. For more than eight decades James Gleeson has devoted his life to Surrealism and its ideologies. From his confronting War imagery of the 40's, the heroic and classical nudes of the 50's, his 60's and 70's 'psychoscapes' and his grand yet disturbing visceral visions of the 80's and beyond; James Gleeson's paintings reflect his Surrealist imaginings, the visions of his unconscious mind. Surrealism is a literary and artistic movement that explores the realms of dreams and the unconscious mind through poetry, visual art and motion pictures. Founded by a group of Parisian intellectuals led by writer Andre Breton in Paris in 1924, Surrealism is a revolutionary movement, an offshoot of Dada but with a positive artistic expression. Influenced by the psychological theories of Freud and Jung, Surrealism taps into the unconscious mind as a source for its creativity. Surrealist
Asses the Controversy Generated by Her Book, 'Eichmann in Jerusalem; the Banality of Evil' Hannah Arendt.
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