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- 10161: Chile
- ... factors which also contributed to the fever of independence. Among them was the independence of the United States from Britain, in 1776, the overthrow of the Frnch Monarchy, Napoleon's invasion of Spain, and many new intellectual ideas of the times. In the 1820's independence movements in America united against Spain. Simon Bolivar and an army of Criollos marched south from Venezuela, while Jose de San Martin and his Army of the Andes marched over the cordillera from Argentina into CHILE. Bernardo O'Higgins became supreme director of the new Chilean Republic. Formal independence of CHILE came in 1818. IV. 20th CENTURY CHILE During the 20th century, Chile has been throgh a few types of government, dictatorship and currently democracy. In 1973, the military took ... was the killing of thousands of people during a protest. Many attempts were made to overthrough Pinochet's government. Most of them failed, however. In the late 1980's, Pinochet resigned fron office because of world pressure. After his resignation, Patricio Aylwin became president. Chile's current president is Eduardo Frei. Today Chile is the country in Latin America that has had the greatest economic growth for the last five ...
- 10162: Johannes Brahms
- ... works, but their relationship never really grew into a friendship. Schumann also enjoyed many of Brahms’ works, and Brahms became good friends with Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara. In a famous article, “Neue Bahnen”(New Paths), Schumann saluted the twenty year old Brahms as “The coming genius of German music.” Schumann also arranged for the publication of Brahms’ three piano sonatas and three sets of songs. In 1862, Brahms traveled ... lived the life of a simple middle classed citizen, and enjoyed fairly good health until the last years of his life. He died from cancer of the liver. The appreciation of Brahms in the music world grew much after his death. In 1906, Berlin founded the Deutsche Brahmsgesellschaft, with the aim of publishing books about Brahms. Many Brahms societies were also formed in other German and Austrian cities. In the United ... and accepted it. People are frequently performing his works, and his works are nearly the most performed, second only to Beethoven. The literature dealing with Brahms is increasing more and more each year, with many new translations in many different languages.
- 10163: Euthanasia
- ... the terminally ill. Because of the increasing number of suicides in Michigan, Gov. John Engler signed an anti-suicide law that made doctor-assisted suicides a felony. During the 21-month trial period of the new law anyone assisting in a suicide can be sentenced to up to four years in prison and fined more than $2,000 (Reuters 1993). In a poll cited in a 1991 issue of USA Today ... to; life-support now prevents that. Opponents say doctors should not play God by killing patients, but do they realize that by prolonging death the medical profession is doing exactly that? Christian Barnard, at the World Euthanasia Conference, was quoted as saying, "I believe often that death is good medical treatment because it can achieve what all the medical advances and technology cannot achieve today, and that is stop the suffering ... is distressing to them, to forego a few weeks or a few days at the very end and leave under their own control. Now that we have the knowledge and the drugs, we can negotiate new terms with life concerning our fate. Surely, for those who want it this way, this is commendable and is in fact an extension rather than a curtailment of life. What is needed now are ...
- 10164: Euthanasia
- ... of the terminally ill. After Karen had been in a coma and attached to a respirator for more than six months, her parents sued for the right to have the artificial life support discontinued. The New Jersey Supreme Court authorized removal of the life support. Ironically, death never occurred. Karen miraculously continued to live, and was able to breathe without the support of the respirator.(Colen 7) Because of the irony ... large impact on what decisions are made toward the treatment of the victim. Issues such as these make it necessary for guidelines to determine the outcome of patients. Bastian 5 In certain areas of the world euthanasia has already been adopted. The Netherland’s is one such place. Here they created guidelines which necessitate the four following before any actions are taken, they are: (1) patient competence, (2) consistent-voluntary requests ... that old, poor, and powerless people would be selected more often than rich people. In either case, pro or con, it may be some time before euthanasia would be allowed in the U.S.. The world would seem a very different and cruel place to many if legalized. But from the information received from the polls, euthanasia may be only a short time away. Word Count: 1363 Euthanasia
- 10165: Algeria
- ... contrast to the south that includes parts of the Sahara desert. In all, more than four-fifths of Algeria is desert. Algeria is 919,590 square miles and is the tenth largest country in the world. The country’s population is 29.2 million and is growing annually at 2.2 percent. About 75 percent of all residents are under the age of 25 due to the short-lived lives. Most ... century, when the immigrating Bedouins introduced the nomadic lifestyle. Algeria was annexed to France despite intense resistance. Resettlement programs were used by the French government using land-owning gimmicks to draw French citizens to the new colony. The French introduced ways to modernize Algeria. They imposed European-style culture, economics, education, industries, and similar types of government to draw people over to the new formed colony, Algeria. This period of French influence saw a huge drop in Algeria’s native population; it fell from 4 million in 1830 to only 2.5 million in 1890. The French colonials ...
- 10166: Battle of Saratoga
- Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them. In the British Campaign of 1777, Major General Burgoyne planned a concentric advance of three columns to meet in Albany, New York. He led the main column, which moved southward along the Hudson River. A second column under General Barry St. Leger would serve as a diversionary attack, moving eastward from Canada along the Mohawk River ... plan, Howe would direct General Henry Clinton to move northward along the Hudson River and link up with Burgoyne in Albany. The goal of this plan was to isolate and destroy the Continental forces of New England. Initially, the British plan appeared to be working. Burgoyne's army continually pushed back the Americans southward along the Hudson River with only minor casualties. In an attempt to slow the British advances, ...
- 10167: Al Capone 2
- ... prostitution. He dominated organized crime in Chicago from about 1925 to 1931. Al Capone's parents immigrated to the United States from Naples, Italy in 1893. Six years later on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, Al Capone was born. He quit school after the fourth grade and became involved in petty crime and gangs. In a fight in a saloon, a young rival slashed Capone across his left cheek ... 1947. Alphonse Capone was the most famous and well-known mobster in American history. He was involved and responsible for many serious crimes and has left an imprint in many people's minds throughout the world. He was accountable for many homicides, executions, and many other gruesome felonies. Although he was known for committing terrible embezzlements since he was young, he will always hold a place in the history books around the world.
- 10168: The Crucial Role of Mass Media
- ... American people of today rely on the mass media for information on all aspects of life ranging to what we know about others, the scope of the political arena, national concerns and, information on the world outside the United States more today than ever before in our nation’s past. This crucial role of the mass media is recognized and protected by our government under the First Amendment. Our founding fathers ... as afternoon talk shows. Supporters of Rushkoff’s essay add that people of today are far more sophisticated than previous generations and are able to pick out slanted views of information and use today’s new media to undermine the elite’s in media. In his essay Rushkoff doesn’t see the mass media’s coverage of a sex scandal as sensationalism to boost ratings and draw advertisers, but rather as ... for sensationalism, does tackle issues that were, in the past, unspeakable on a national forum. However, it is also correct in saying the media of today is nothing more then a “sophisticated way of peddling new products” because, since many (if not all) forms of mass media are owned by large corporations, it is impossible to escape this fact. In a concluding thought, we, as the people who depend on ...
- 10169: England: History and People
- ... founded in the 12th and 13th centuries, respectively. These universities have remained the most prestigious in England, and their alumni have formed the core of the educated elite for many years. In the 19th century new city universities were established. Known as "redbrick" universities, they included London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Newcastle. In the early 20th century universities were opened in Liverpool, Leeds, and Reading. But the greatest expansion came in the 1950s and 1960s, when many new universities were opened. Among these were Exeter, Sussex, York, and Kent. There are now 35 universities in England. ECONOMY During the 19th century England emerged as one of the most important manufacturing and trading nations in the world. There are few other countries where foreign trade has been so important to their economies. Exports have been mainly manufactured goods such as machinery, electrical equipment, and textiles, while imports have consisted primarily of ...
- 10170: Architecture in India
- ... It is here that workers painstakingly chiseled the faces of three presidents into the granite mountainside in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Although brilliant and awe inspiring, this type of rock carving was not new. In fact, this kind of architecture can be found on the Indian sub-continent dating back to the 4th century BC.. Originally, Indian artists began carving trees (wood) with religious themes, all of which are ... believed to be a result of the religion, beliefs and culture of India during this ancient time. The people of ancient India had a great belief in the gods and had many assumptions about the world. Their primary belief was that everything worked as a single process, that is, change and perfection, time and eternity, existence and transcendence were one.1 It is this belief that made the artist realize that ... by four slender minarets. This temple/mausoleum is then reflected in a long slender pool. This architectural wonder contains all of the properties of ancient Indian art, yet clearly reflects a transition into the modern world. As much as the architecture in India has changed over five thousand years of history, it has remained the same. Amazingly, the ancient Indians were successful in carving, chiseling and creating monuments that remain ...
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