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    propaganda, pragmatism and a certain amount of good luck to keep his reign secure, and also to make sure that it was likely to stay secure for a good many years to come. His pragmatism was shown in his quick change of economic policy after the Kronstadt mutiny, even though it meant him turning away from the basic tenets of the Communist idea. The fact that Communism actually lasted until the late 1980s show that his initial work in establishing it was, by definition, successful. One of the things that

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    companions. So… Who is to Blame? The reader may ponder upon the word Blame, Blame is the responsibility of a wrong. The ancestors and parents of both feuding families are at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Both of the families ancestors began the mutiny several years before. Additionally, the parents pressured the lovers of choosing a partner on “ their side” without being courteous of the lovers thoughts and actions. Although the ancestors and parents caused all this chaos, nonetheless they possibly

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    to more and more of India. This whole outbreak was called the Sepoy Mutiny. The British and the Indian soldiers both tried to kill each other's armies. The British government were able to take control over India again because of how weak the Indians were. They didn't have any leadership and the Hindus and Muslims split which was a major inconvenience. They split because the Hindus preferred British rule over Muslim rule. The mutiny caused the British to take direct control over India. This was a major

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    Herman Melville's Billy Budd is about a young and inexperienced sailor named Billy Budd. Billy Budd was removed from the Rights-of-Man, a merchant ship, and was placed on a warship called the H.M.S. Indomitable. Billy is often referred to as the "Handsome Sailor" because he has no physical flaws. However, Billy has a stutter, a speech impediment, when he is overcome with emotion. The master-at-arms on the H.M.S. Indomitable, John Claggart, dislikes Billy Budd and is jealous of his features.

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    government poorly handled the Putilov strike led by Father Gapon which resulted in the event known as Bloody Sunday. Arguably if the tsarist government had handled the Putilov strike more shrewdly the series of strikes, riots, assassinations naval mutinies and peasant outbreaks may not have ensued in the coming months, or with so army participating. The unrest that occurred over 1905 can be traced back to bloody Sunday, which is a situation the government handled very badly. In early January 4 workers

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    independence” by the Indians, whereas the British call it as the “single coherent mutiny”. But it

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    William Shakespeare’s tragic play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (TJC), is centered around Julius Caesar’s assassination. However, the story is not about Caesar, but about Brutus and Antony. They are both extremely close to Caesar, but to protect the people of Rome, Brutus assassinates him. After this event, Antony's heroic character is changing to a more villainous one. Although Brutus commits murder, Antony is truly corrupt because he manipulates the people of Rome and turns against Caesar's wishes

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    Victorian age is the era of prosperity in the industrial revolution in Britain and then Europe and America. The reason for naming the Victorian age that name is the Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain in that period, which the longest period of rule in Britain was.(1837-1901). In the domestic environment in that era, women were responsible to raise their children on morals and good. But, with the industrial and technological revolution the moral degeneration spread between people which led to the proliferation

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    Marc Antony was a master at rhetoric, so this leads to the question: Would Marc Antony make a good leader or would he use his rhetoric skills for evil? The traits Marc Antony has are amazing and could get Mr. Antony very far as a leader, but because of how good he is at rhetoric there is a chance that he could use this talent for evil. Could he get away with anything or would he pay the price for being a bad leader? In shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Antony was a close friend of Caesar, and was

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    you mad” (3.2.140-143). Antony’s sermon is a significant point of the story because he gains support from the commoners, declares himself as ruler (along with Octavius), and forces the conspirators into retreat. Convincing the commoners to mutiny was crucial to Antony’s plan, and with his effective use of literary devices he manages to do exactly that. Moreover, gaining the trust of the plebeians allowed Antony a higher position especially because the former ruler, Caesar, was dead. In addition

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