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Hitler's Propaganda

 The image of Adolf Hitler, The Fuhrer, leader of the NAZI party, cast a long shadow over the second half of 20th century, a vision of incomprehensible evil that endures today. But behind this figure was an ordinary man, a master manipulator whose talent for public speaking and how to effectively use public propaganda propelled him to ultimate power. FACT: Hitler became Chancellor on January 30, 1933. => Hitler's Power and Persuasion: When Hitler became Chancellor, a large number of people participated in celebratory rally, showing the strength of hitler's popularity. But, in reality, he was the head of a coalition government with only two other members of NAZI party in his cabinet : Hermann Göring and a lawyer Wilhelm Frick. On February, 1933 when fire broke out in German Parliament (Reichtag) a communist was arrested at the scene. Both these events gave Hitler the power to ban freedom of speech, public gatherings, freedom of the press and arrest political opponents without...

Why Nations Fail.

 -> Revolt in Egypt in 2011 was because people wanted a political change: an end to dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak. --> Different laws for every person was the reason behind the bad conditions of Mexico.  Besides this, colonial rule of different empires on Mexico and US is another reason for lack of democracy in Mexico.  Mexico and other latin American countries were ruled by Spain which was exploiting and taking out their resources. In contrast to Spain, US was ruled by Britain which inculcated a sense of Democracy in the minds of people. Q: Why some countries are rich while the other are poor?  Ans: 1: Geography Hypothesis: This view of geography holds that dieases like Malaria and low agricultural production owing to torrential rains which lessen the nutrients in the soil are responsible for poor or high growth in the tropical region. Geography plays a vital role in keeping the poor where they are. For example, Montesque said that tropical regions and their p...

S.T Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge    - Poet of Romantic Age. He is also called Lake poet alongwith Wordsworth and Southey.  - Birthplace: Devonshire England.  - Father's name: John Coleridge.  - Educated at Christ Hospital and Cambridge University. At Christ Hospital school he met with Charles Lamb - He met with Wordsworth and Dorothy in 1795.  - He studied Arabian Nights.  - Romantic age starts from 1798 and ends in 1837 when Queen Victoria became Queen. - Romantic age is divided into two generation poets: First generation poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Walter Scott, Robert Southey. Second generation poets: Lord Byron, P.B Shelley, John Keats. - His first volume of poems called "Poems on Various Subjects" was published in 1796. - He was influenced by Immanuel Kant. And he won Browne Gold Medal for " Ode on Slave Trade". - Coleridge and Wordsworth tried to create an equal society named as Pantisocracy. - His literary periodical was called "The Watch man. - Lyrica...

William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)

  William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850) - He was born in Cokermouth, lake district.  - He is called Nature's Poet, Harbinger of Nature, High Priest of Nature, and Worshiper of Nature.  - Three lake Poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Robert Southey.  -Period of Wordsworth best poetry: 1797-1808. - Wordsworth was influenced by French Revolution.  - His debut as a writer was made in the year 1787 when he got published a sonnet in "The European Magazine" during his undergraduation at St. John College, Cambridge.  - In 1794, he moved to Racedown lodge with his sister Dorothy where he met S.T Coleridge.  - With Increase relation at the Alfoxden House, Wordsworth and Coleridge decided to collaborate on "The Lyrical Ballads (1798). - Lyrical Ballads began with Coleridge's   " The Rime of Ancient Mariner " and ended with Wordsworth's Tintern's Abbey".  - Around the same time, Wordsworth started to put in time for his autobiographical work,  "The P...

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

 - Born in Stratford-upon-Avon. - Ben Johnson called him "Sweet Bard of Avon.  - Father's name: John Shakespeare.  - Mother's name: Marry Shakespeare.  - Wife's name: Anne Hathaway.  - 3 children: Susanna, Hamnet, Judith (last two were twins).  - Shakespeare was one of the Eight children from which only 5 survived (4 sons and 1 daughter)  - Shakespeare's Title: Bard of Avon.  - Shakespeare Buried in: Holy Trinity Church.  - Shakespeare's contemporary: C Marlowe.  - Shakespeare owned two theatres: The Globe Theatre (1599) and The Black Friars. The Goble theatre caught fire in 1613 and was rebuild in 1614.  - Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, 37 plays, two narrative and one short (Phoenix and The Turtle) poem.   - Richard II and King John are the plays completely written in verse only. Rest of the plays are written in verse and prose.  - King John was the first play to be filmed in 1899. - Longest play: Hamlet (4042 lines...

Assistant Director NAB paper (24-September-2020)

 Questions from Pakistan and Current Affairs 1. Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on:? Ans: October 16, 1951. 2. Simon Commission arrived in India on? Ans: February 3, 1928. 3. The demand for separate electorate for Muslims was accepted in the act of? Ans: Act of 1919. 4. How many British Pakistanis are in the Parliament of UK? Ans: 12. 5. Who was the Viceroy of India when Bengal was divided into two? Ans: Lord Curzon. 6. Who is the Chief of ISI? Ans: Lt. General Faiz Hameed. 7. Mehwish Hayat was awarded with? Ans: Tamgha e Imtiaz. 8. Who represented Pakistan in Global Refugee Forum in 2020? Ans: Imran Khan. 9. What is the ranking of Pakistan in Global Hunger Index? Ans: 94th. 10. Which country hosted third China, Pakistan, Afghanistan foreign ministry dialogue? Ans: Pakistan. 11. 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan is? Ans: Justice Gulzar. 12.  Which circket team visited Pakistan in 2019? Ans: Srilanka. 13. Who is Pakistan's ambassador to China? Ans: Masood Khalid. 14. Famous teen...

Globalisation, Technology and Mass media.

 Globalisation Definition:  Globalization is the spread of products, technology, information, and jobs across national borders and cultures. In economic terms, it describes an interdependence of nations around the globe fostered through free trade.                              OR Globalisation refers to all those processes by which the peoples of the world are incorporated into a single world society, global society." Globalization as we know today is such a huge topic spoken about by many. It is a popular topic for discussion as it increases the level of connectedness between individuals, societies and nation states at a global level. Media and Technology: Globalization is linked to many areas but primarily in this post we are going to look at is globalization as it relates to technology and media. A main feature of globalization, technology and media is: “The reduction in the distance between individu...