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- 141: Satanism
- ... Satanists cannot be understood unless seen from the viewpoint of a strongly antagonistic relationship with the God of the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Let us begin then by trying to imagine the possible results of a crisis of faith badly resolved, and by hypothetically supposing that the principal reason for this crisis is tied to the inability to accept the experience of physical evil and to live serenely one's own relationship with those moral norms showing the characteristic steps of the Christian path towards God. Unfortunately ... result in involvement with satanic practices, but which can be the starting point for understanding those who do reach such an extreme point. The primary datum for our reflection is that a situation of interior crisis usually does not remain forever in an acute state, but tends rather to stabilize itself in some way, so that we can take into consideration various theoretically possible hypotheses in order to arrive at ...
- 142: The Mexican Economy
- ... or even bankruptcy. Workers were being laid off to down size these companies and better cope with the slowdown. This further weakened foreign investors' confidence in the Mexican economy, turning the whole ordeal into a crisis. Although the Mexican Peso Crisis brought a huge migraine to the world, it wasn't without its advantages. It also brought opportunities to companies that could not afford to invest in Mexico before. With the devaluation of the peso, Mexican ... equipment in that market, to be able to expand into Mexico because of how cheap the peso has made everything. Of course this was a great risk, but without risk there is no reward. The crisis has also opened the opportunity for Mexico to become one of the major exporting countries in the world. With the peso so low, and no return to old values anytime soon, it is cheaper ...
- 143: Crown Casino
- ... strategies will carry it into the next century as one of the worlds most successful casino complexes. The Crown was set up as a multimillion-dollar establishment in order to attract international gamblers especially the Asian junket gamblers. However with the economic meltdown of countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia Asian gamblers are fewer and have less money to gamble. The present focus of Crown casino towards the Asian market is fruitless as its competing in a highly saturated international market. International casinos have a much better operational efficiency compared to Crown due to the high levels of tax and intense monitoring experienced ...
- 144: Chinese Economic Reform
- ... development of China's oil reserves. When estimates of the oil reserves were reported to be dropping, commitments to import plants and expand heavy industry could not be sustained. Deng took advantage of this economic crisis to discredit Hua and aim for leadership of the party. Reform policies became Deng's platform against Hua. (Shirk 35-36) Once Deng and his faction had prevailed, it was necessary for some sort of ... to create a new program called the "coastal development strategy." In this program, even more of the country was opened up to foreign investment. It was modeled on the experiences of Taiwan and the other Asian countries. (Nathan 55-99) One analyst maintained that "China stands at the threshold of the greatest opportunity in human history: a new economic era promising greater wealth and achievement than any previous epoch" (Gilder 369 ... 14. Gilder, George. "Let a Billion Flowers Bloom." Economic Reform in China: Problems and Prospects. Ed. James A. Dorn and Wang Xi. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. 369-374. Nathan, Andrew J. China's Crisis. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990. "Official on Economic Reform." Beijing Review: 27 June-3 July 1994, 11-15. Shenon, Philip. "China Halts Listing of New Stock." New York Times: 1 August 1994, D1, ...
- 145: Is Racism Still A Problem In The 21st Century?
- ... their success was criticised and blamed for various issues. A good example of this type of behaviour is demonstrated in Hitler's rise to power. The German people wanted someone to blame for the economic crisis. Hitler singled out the Jewish people as being the cause because of their alleged skills with money and that there was a global Jewish conspiracy to control the world economy. He claimed that they has ... 2001 where, in fact committed by white people. Many people in Britain today claim that there are far more non-whites than there actually are. There are places in Britain with a high number of Asian, African or East European people. In places where there is a non-white community, people are led to believe that there are far more non-white people than there actually are. In 1981 in Britain ... t see racism as a problem and they can look beyond someone's skin colour. Unfortunately though, that child is likely to grow up around people who will make comments and look at black and Asian people as being different. People usually are usually racist due to their upbringing. How many times have you said you fancy a "chinkie" instead of a Chinese takeaway, or referred to the corner shop ...
- 146: Should the U.S. Accuse Middle Eastern Countries For Supporting Terrorism?
- ... been noted for their possession of state of the art firearms and their military expertise. However, this terrorist group was trained and supplied by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States during the Russian crisis. The Afghani's were willing to fight and the United States did not mind using this valuable resource to their advantage. After the end of the crisis, the CIA did not retrieve their weaponry and the trained soldiers were left with very new technology at their disposal. Moreover, in the lack of a major opposing force, the United States exercises its power ... United States continuously asserts its policies instead of revising and reviewing them. The United States exercise of its unique legislative practices has been the cause or motive of most terrorist attacks. Some Middle Eastern and Asian countries, of a Third World nature, are not cognizant of terrorist organizations residing within their respected nation. Moreover, if the nation were not in a state of instability, it would learn of the presence ...
- 147: Confusion in the Japanese Economy: Four Problem Areas
- ... is now a financial giant. Is it strange that Japanese banks have to pay higher interest rates when they borrow money? At the international conferences I have attended over the past few months, whenever the Asian crisis is discussed, four countries--Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan--are mentioned as the main problem countries. China's new and powerful prime minister, Zhu Rongji, has come to be thought of as the leader of ... s fault, but the weakness of the Japanese economy, Japanese banks and the yen were major causes of the troubles in Asia. Japan, however, forgets this and talks only of the adverse impact of the Asian problems on Japan. In short, Japan is seen as a victim. This is true not just of politicians and bureaucrats, but also of businessmen who just complain that exports are not increasing or that ...
- 148: Contain Communism
- ... conquered their vast homeland. The Chinese Communists signed an alliance with Stalin, but the United States refused to recognize the new regime. In Japan, then under U.S. control, economic development was accelerated to counter Asian communism. When Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, Truman sent the American military into action (see Korean War). The conflict ended three years later in a truce that left the prewar border intact ... Communist East Germany from serious population loss by building the Berlin Wall in 1961. Each superpower also attempted to gain influence over emerging nations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. A serious crisis arose in 1962 when the USSR placed missiles in Cuba, their new ally. President John F. Kennedy threatened nuclear retaliation, and the Soviets withdrew the missiles in return for Kennedy's promise not to invade Cuba. Sobered by this crisis, the Soviets were also weakened when the Chinese split from Moscow and the East Europeans grew restless. Nationalism was proving stronger than communism. The United States, meanwhile, was fighting the Vietnam War, a bloody ...
- 149: Gangs
- ... put in jail, and, according to Reno, New Haven's murder rate fell by one-third in 1993. I. Outline of Need Arguments A. Problem: Many highly rated experts warn of the impending youth crime crisis. Youth violent crime has been rising dramatically for more than a decade. An upward surge in youthful perpetrators of violence is complemented by an unprecedented growth in youth living with little or no adult supervision ... National School Safety Center, which in 1993 estimated that the Los Angeles area alone has at least 959 gangs with approximately 125,000 gang members. There are many types of gangs. Some are black, white, Asian, Hispanic or other ethnic-centered gangs. Others are structured around territory, commercial activities, corporate businesses, political agendas, religion, music and special types of crime. Race/ethnic-based gangs: Larry Rawles, deputy director of Philadelphia's Crisis Intervention Network, says, "When any ethnic group was at the bottom, they formed gangs -- the Jews, the Irish, the Italians." Gangs offered status, a sense of self-worth, and protection. Today, most gangs are ...
- 150: A Case Study In Diversity Indi
- ... sites from virtually any point in the world. To some extent, this is the case -- but it can be very difficult. As a large part of our assignment was the comparison of the SAWNET (South Asian Women's NETwork) website, with another site which we found to be equally diverse, I chose to focus on the Indian aspect of SAWNET, as it seemed to be the most represented of all the South Asian countries. For comparison, I chose Romania, a country that I knew nothing about, as it is represented in Virtual Romania (http://www.info.polymtl.ca/zuse/ tavi/www/rom_eng.html). Each of the websites ... very serious site, in contrast to the fun and info-packed Virtual Romania. I realize that there are serious political and social upheavals underway in India at this time, as is illustrated by the current crisis with Pakistan and in the few articles I read at the SAWNET site: Breaking the shackles (http://www.indiaserver. com/thehindu/1999/04/04/stories/13040611.htm), and Women, Sex and Marriage: Restraint as ...
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