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    The Great Purge Outline

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    others died. I . purge trials Series of trials for treason People who were in it What happened with the cases in the end II.what happened Plans to murder people Secret police Victims III . how it affected russia Some leaders died Corruption Didn’t help with WWI Concluding statement Russia was pretty affected by these sequence of events. All those military leaders died, how was stalin suppose

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    Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most influential women in the history of Europe, having been a queen to rulers of both France and England, along with having significant political and economic power in her own right. She served as an example to all women, during a period where there was increasing development in the female s role in society. Eleanor was a patron of the arts, and she was also a powerful personality, influencing the politics of the day with the help of her sons, and maintaining

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    Nutcracker Music Analysis

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    clarinet, 4 horns, 2 bassoons, 3 trombones, a tuba, a tam tam, a military drum and a glockenspiel. Two large elements that are unique to this piece are the style of the music and the dynamics. The style of the music because, the song was unique for Russia and added a tint of joy to the cymphony. Other songs of that time were focused more on bass depth more than pleasure to the youth. Dynamics because, it features sudden high pitch at little notice and unexpected low pitches. The high and low pitches

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    A king needs a queen, but a queen does not need a king. Frightening, ruthless, ambitious and atrocious; one may be offended to be described as such. However Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is not only all of these attributes but also the most realistic and plausible character to not only have existed. But to be a self-projection in which these attributes reside in all of humanity and society as a whole. Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s wife. From the beginning of the play, she is

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    Holocaust Research Paper

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    International Center for Countering Anti-Semitism. During the early 20th century, Jews are going to experience hardships in their daily life that will force them to evacuate or adapt to new rules. Peter Knight expresses in his book that during the nineteenth century American Jews “rarely [experienced]

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    Russian History Essay

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    (the Great). The successor of the sickly Peter III, Catherine II was his wife until his suspected murder and she took the throne in 1762. Although she made no great reforms in Russian society, she gathered many friends by her death in 1796. Catherine had to keep the nobility pleased at all times because if she didn’t she could be dethroned easily. Because of this she carried out very few social reforms. Russia continued to follow an economic growth that Peter that Great had started. She tried to

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    to effectively use available resources. In a cross-cultural analysis, Russia is a unique case to look at. Russia is a country with a very diverse cultural context. It is the largest geographical state in the world, it crosses 11 different time zones, and it stretches 6,000 miles from east to west. Russia spans two continents and remains conflicted as to whether its world identity is European, Asian or a mix of the two. Russia is a multi-ethnic state comprised of over 180 ethnic groups that are strongly

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    Long Fuse Notes Essay

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    “Truth and the Historian” Main argument This is both an introduction to the book and an essay about the causes of World War I, as seen by other historical writers and Lafore himself. He states that “World War I has become a fashion and a fad,” and, while there is nothing wrong with the topic being widely discussed, historians should be careful in using research and analyzing historical topics. The introduction outlines the sources of the conflict that later was known as the Great War. All of the

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    the revolution of 1905 in Russia happened, problems since the years before 1905 triggered a long run of anger and rage of the Russian citizens. The industrial workers were the biggest group that had received great hardships and the biggest contributors to the Russian Revolution. They could not handle the very low payment and long working hours, 14 hours in average, and soon ended up revolting and rising riots and marches all around the Russian land. The conditions in Russia were horrible as well as

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    Sorrow. Drink. An endless cycle of the first Tsar of Russia, often all at once. A sick and twisted beginning, torturing animals, raping women, and drinking himself to death, the Grand Prince of Russia started here to end in almost the exact same place he started. Ivan the Terrible was true to his name, the first dictator of Russia was a cruel part of history that is never to be forgotten. Born in the Rurik Dynasty, Ivan’s father was Vasili III who died when he was only a toddler. His mother, Elena

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