October 2001

Both the October and February revolution have occurred because of the state that Russia was in. Russia at the time was in Bad condition the economy was going backwards the military was weak. In Both the October and February revolution the most class that suffered from these conditions were the low class. Now why did the February revolution start? Well at the time it was 1917 and Russia were still in WWI. Tsar Nicholas was in power at the time. Tsar Nicholas at the time believed if he led Russia to

Every time I purchased tampons I read Toxic Shock Syndrome on the box but never saw the value in furthering my knowledge about it. However, after a lecture where it was briefly brought up along with its intense effects, I decided to interest myself in this infection that has repeatedly crossed my mind. Toxic Shock Syndrome is a dangerous and unstable disease caused by the toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus).1 TSS is notoriously associated

he was justified in using the War Measures Act. Since FLQ was a terrorist group and the government had to tackle it very carefully, it did not have any safe options to consider. The FLQ kidnapped British trade commissioner James Richard Cross on October 5, 1970 and demanded the release of 23 political prisoners (that were actually, convicted criminals), in exchange for Cross’s life. This was an extreme step taken by the FLQ. It began as a revolutionary group that held demonstrations and protests

On July 27, 2002 a fifteen year old Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was captured by US forces in Afghanistan. Khadr was captured for the murder of unarmed medic Christopher Speer. The US had held Khadr for a period of ten years (from 2002- 2012). During this time, Canada did not fulfill its obligation to protect Omar Khadr and his rights. Canada failed to protect Khadr and his rights during three instances: Firstly, during the rough interrogation that involved various types of torture Canada did not

Throughout the book, Homer is in a constant battle dealing with his dreams and reality. Homer’s dream is to become an engineer working NASA while his father wants him to work at the coalmines, staying in West Virginia. People, especially his father, do not believe that Homer will truly be able to achieve his dreams. His parents constantly worry that his dreams are unreachable and that he will become like the rest of the people that stayed in Coalwood, living/ working the average day in the coalmines

Central Idea: It is my position that Lenin succeeded in his goal of revolutionizing Russia and coming to power because he managed to win the favor of the masses, Lenin also staged the Red October revolution, and he logically maintained power until his death. Supporting Idea 1: The folly of the provisional government led by the untrusted Alexander Kerensky caused the people of Russia to move towards the various revolutionary groups. Bolsheviks gained large amounts of support from the military for

In this essay, the effects of Russia’s participation in the First World War in promoting change leading up to the abdication of the Tsar. It will be compared to social, individual, politic and economic factors. The First World War was a significant factor in causing the abdication of the Tsar and leading to revolution. This was because of the 9 million men wounded or killed by 1917 due to ‘under-equipped and poorly-led Russian Army’. This led to revolution it made the Tsar was closely linked to

Russia There were a series of events that led in February 1917 to a spontaneous overthrow of the tsarist regime in Russia, and then in October the same year, taking power by the Bolsheviks and installing a Leninist regime (communist regime). Disagreements and acute problems within Russian society between aristocracy and traditional monarchy were the seeds that led to the 1917 revolution. After the defeat in World War I liberal bloc in the Duma (legislative assembly) asked to form a government that

Every action we take impact the lives of others around us.” Rocket boys is a novel written by Homer H. Hickam Jr.. It is a story about his life going up in Coalwood. The novel takes us through his ups and downs while trying to do what he loves and be successful at it. Homer Hickam grew up to become a NASA engineer and made a major impact on the space exploration as it is today. In the novel Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, his mother Elsie is delivered as a significant person in his life because she

Summary Ch. 6-10 In chapter 6 of Rocket Boys, Homer tells his friends about forming his rocket club called BCMA or Big Creek Missile Agency and gets a couple friends to join him. Homer and his friend Quentin go to the County Library to do some research about rockets, but were not able to find anything that was useful enough to help them. They both start thinking of the future and see themselves having a trophy in honor of the rocket they would soon build. While the two are talking in school a teacher