language to centre on woman as protagonist and victim. With its production Tendulkar became the center of a general controversy. He had already acquired the epithet of “the angry young man” of Marathi theatre but now he was definitely marked out as a rebel against the established values of fundamentally orthodox society. Ghashiram Kotwal is the most controversial musical historical play of Vijay Tendulkar. It concerns with the reign of Peshwas in the 18th c.in…
their party manifestoes. As students and lecturers, we interrogated them to explain HOW each of those programmes would be funded/implemented, and what impacts were expected. Not anymore! Today, the political parties are a patchwork of unholy alliances, hurriedly put together to grab power and ease the military out. The PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur, aptly described the PDP in 2011 as an amalgam of diverse groups united only by one purpose — to grab power— but had not yet fused into a…
The Sun King’s Heliocentric Rule When a ruler holds authority that is only second to the divine being themselves, an absolute monarch is born. Throughout history, Europe has been home to many individuals that helped define the term absolutism and absolute monarchy. Most notably are Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia during the late 1700s. When examining a ruler’s legacy underneath the premise of absolute monarchy, how nice or how effective of a ruler has no effect. On the…
Venice monopolized 1/8th of all printed books Illustrations increased book sales How did printing affect the world? Governments printed laws, declarations of war, and propaganda Book banning and illegal book smuggling occurred Mass publication of the Bible Art and the Artist/Art and Power The 3 capitals of renaissance art : Florence, Rome, and Venice During the Middle Ages and 1400s, the main subject of art was religion Religious art pieces were created to keep people in the…
Yugoslavia would bring this country back into the Soviet sphere and enhance Moscow’s geopolitical positions in Southern Europe and the Balkans” (Zubok, 99). In addition, he also acknowledged that it was important for the Soviet Union to strengthen its alliance with PRC. As long as the PRC continues to support the Soviet’s interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, the Soviet would provide the technology and the complete know-how for the construction of atomic weapons. Like others Soviet leaders,…
On September 11, 2012, radical members of the Islamic State carefully executed planned attacks on the United States Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi, Libya. They attacked the building at gunpoint at 9:40pm, however the US Ambassadors hid in a secret room and could not be found, so the attackers burst the buildings into flames at 10:30pm, killing everyone hidden inside. The attacks continued at 4am when a brutal attack using mortars launched at a CIA facility, killing two Navy SEALs. This violence…
Vietnam War Essay The Vietnam War was not a favorable war among people in America. Information surrounding the war wa faked and a war we didn 't need to be in. The conflict was started even before U.S. entered into the war and we made it worse by entering. Some people favored the war, while others didn 't because lives were lost at no gain. Then the troops were treated horribly after getting back. Why would the U.S. send troops into a sensless, unwinable war? Even though the Vietnam War tried…
Assignment Two – Research Treaty - Community Story The Aboriginal peoples who inhabited my region before the arrival of the Europeans were the Haudenosaunee. Today the community of the Six Nations of the Grand River is the largest First Nations reservation in Canada, “with a current population of approximately 13,000.” In English, this means “People of the Longhouse” but the Haudenosaunee go by many names such as the Iroquois or Six Nations. The Past The Haudenosaunee people are a confederacy…
Throughout America’s history, there have been many presidents that changed the way this nation runs. Forty-four men have held this incredibly authoritative and respectable position. Perhaps three of the most memorable and influential presidents were George Washington, often referred to as the father of this country, Frederick Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Actions that are made by presidents can be reflected across the world and often, in many cases, reflect in other countries, whether that…
Even though life in South Vietnam was settled and getting on its feet, North Vietnam was going through hardship and totalitarianism. Unlike in America where you have rights as a citizen, including the freedom of speech, it was unacceptable in North Vietnam to voice your opinion. Anyone that opposed their legislation would be punished in unfathomable ways. The opinions of the people had no importance and lead to punishment if expressed out loud. The worst punishment that could be bestowed upon…