Imperial examination

to pay the Japanese and Europeans reparations. They also owed them an apology. The Russo-Japanese broke out in 1904 and Russia was kicked out of Manchuria. They established a sphere of influence and became elevated, now seen as a world power and imperial…

The theme of appearance and reality is much discussed in Macbeth. Various critics have tended to look at the text from diverse perspectives. One of the most difficult plays to perform, Macbeth remains the centre of interest for both the students and the scholars. From the very first scene of the play, it becomes apparent that the play would deal with the problematic area of appearance and reality; as confirmed by the statements made by the witches: ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair.’ According to…

Complementary Field Exam RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: APPROACHES, INTERPRETATIONS, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Race and ethnicity are both important aspects of identity in the modern world. Given their centrality in today’s identity politics, the study of race and ethnicity has naturally found its way into the pages of studies on the ancient Mediterranean. The Greeks and Romans are thought to have been the progenitors of ideas and philosophies which the modern “Western” world…

Foreign Ministers in charge of preparing the matters to be discussed in full session and of drawing up the peace treaties with the defeated countries; the coordination of the occupation of Germany; the definition of a policy towards Italy, the examination of the application of the Yalta declaration on liberated Europe” (Moradiellos 81). The problem with this list was that the agenda and the proposals were based on the problems that were created by the political and military hegemony of the…

usually depended on a. the presence or absence of European settlers.* b. whether the colonial nation was Christianized. c. how valuable their raw materials were for industry. d. whether their home rule candidates could pass the civil service examination. e. how strong an army the native population had. 19. When Western women arrived in the colonies, they created a more a. relaxed and homey atmosphere. b. civilized atmosphere because these women insisted on Western daily customs. c.…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…