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Kubrick Lives
Number of Words: 1150 / Number of Pages: 5
... a symphony. It had an overture at the beginning, a musical intermission, and an epilogue at the end. The classical work of Richard Strauss, “Also Spach Zarathustra”, supplies the most recognizable and moving main title theme of the film. The use of this music as well as other classical works including the frolicky “Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss gives the film a flowing quality that it wouldn’t normally have. Most of the music is light in nature, which contradicts the mystery that is unfolding in space. The beautiful imagery is matched well with the images and the editing to provide an incredib ...
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Opium Wars
Number of Words: 1256 / Number of Pages: 5
... nineteenth century in terms of pure human misery and tragedy. In an effort to stem the tragedy, the imperial government made opium illegal in 1836 and began to aggressively close down the opium dens.
Lin Tse-hsü
The key player in the prelude to war was a brilliant and highly moral official named Lin Tse-hsü. Deeply concerned about the opium menace, he maneuverd himself into being appointed Imperial Commissioner at Canton. His express purpose was to cut off the opium trade at its source by rooting out corrupt officials and cracking down on British trade in the drug.
He took over in March of 18 ...
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Canterbury Tales
Number of Words: 673 / Number of Pages: 3
... the knight hears beautiful birds singing songs of love. Upon hearing this, Sir Thopas hurries to ride away because his heart is sore as there is no woman in the world to his make.
The knight then recalls a dream he had where his darling would be an elf-queen. He continued riding until he found a secret place called the Land of Faery. There he met a great giant whose name was Sir Oliphant. The giant threatened Sir Thopas to leave the land where the Queen of Faery resides or he would be killed. After hearing this Sir Thopas answered that when he has his armor both of them would fight to the death. ...
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Bar Kochba Revolt
Number of Words: 1823 / Number of Pages: 7
... ,hc to be rebuilt,
they thought that if it was rebuilt it would be the rebirth of the Jewish nation.
Also, in addition, Trajan, the Emperor who made this promise died and was
succeeded by Hadrian. The Jews were unsure if Hadrian would keep the promise
that Trajan once made. Hadrian wanted to go to Jerusalem to see what he was
rebuilding before he started the construction. When Hadrian got there he was
awed by the sight of a once desolate and fruitful city in ruins. He immediately
wanted to start the reconstruction. However later the Jews were surprised
and disappointed to discover that Hadri ...
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Hiroshima 5
Number of Words: 1531 / Number of Pages: 6
... MacArthur, "We have had
our last chance. If we do not devise some greater and more equitable
system, Armageddon will be at our door." The decision to drop the
atomic bomb on Japanese citizens in August, 1945, as a means to
bring the long Pacific war to an end was justified-militarily,
politically and morally.
The goal of waging war is victory with minimum losses on one's
own side and, if possible, on the enemy's side. No one disputes the
fact that the Japanese military was prepared to fight to the last man
to defend the home islands, and indeed had already demonstrated t ...
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Greek Olympics
Number of Words: 362 / Number of Pages: 2
... sense of unity among an otherwise quarreling group of states. Beginning in the 6th century BCE, Olympia became the premier venue for the signing of inter-city treaties. These gatherings clearly created a sense of unity, and the symbol of the naked body helped to produce a feeling of pride among the Greeks. Economically, a great deal of trade revolved around the festivals and it undoubtedly continued even after they completed.
Pindar and Bacchylides, choral lyric poets, composed victory odes honnoring famous victors (who also happened to have enough money to pay for the privelege). These odes are ...
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Glory
Number of Words: 574 / Number of Pages: 3
... to Readville Camp in Massachusetts. There we meet the main characters of the 54th Mass. Regiment. Rawlins is the future Sergeant Major and is a father figure to the group. Trip seems to have an angry personality who takes his frustration out on others. Thomas, a childhood friend of Shaw’s, is well educated and has not been exposed to harsh reality of the slavery scene.
Shaw envisions the loss he had at Tatum when he trains these men. These men have never experienced man to man combat before and are not prepared to handle most situations. Robert enforces all the same regulations that the ...
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The Compromise Of 1850
Number of Words: 475 / Number of Pages: 2
... who felt that the Union was not threatened; he favored admission of California as a free state and encouragement of New Mexico to enter as a free state. These sentiments were voiced in Congress by William H. Seward. John C. Calhoun and other Southerners, particularly Jefferson Davis, maintained that the South should be given guarantees of equal position in the territories, of the execution of fugitive slave laws, and of protection against the abolitionists. Clay proposed that a series of measures be passed as an omnibus compromise bill. Support for this plan was largely organized by Stephen A. Dou ...
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Hong Kong Transferring Hands
Number of Words: 3615 / Number of Pages: 14
... our own constitution. It is when you read further into the Basic law that you discover how different the system of governments in the United States of America and the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong are. I also plan to give perspectives of people living in Hong Kong a year after the handover. It is my desire that you take from this paper a new level of insight into the situation in Hong Kong and what it may mean to China. Hong Kong is located at the Mouth of the Pearl River. It is 90 miles south of the trading city of Canton. Hong Kong can be divided into three parts; Hong Kong Islan ...
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Columbian Voyages- Their Effec
Number of Words: 774 / Number of Pages: 3
... is a necessary part of an ecosystem. First, and most obvious, is the fact that it is one of nature’s natural checks. This means that nature, in an attempt to control population and insure a balanced ecosystem, constantly checks itself. Disease is an integral part of these checks, as it cuts down
on the population of human beings- an animal that is certainly at the top of the food chain. If human beings had no natural checks, as they have no natural predators in the wild, their population would soar. This in turn would lead to more consumption at the top of the food chain, eliminating the predato ...
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