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- 10171: 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 ...
- 10172: Haiti
- ... colony of Santo Domingo. Eastern Hispaniola remained unsettled until the mid 17th century when French colonists, importing African slaves, developed sugar plantations in the north. Under French rule from 1697, Haiti became one of the world's richest sugar and coffee producers. However, after the 1780's, rebellion, class war, and invasions by French and British forces shredded the nations social and economic fabric. In 1801, a former slave, Toussaint L ... landscape looks quite different. The plantations were subdivided and the vast expanses of trees disappeared as more and more of the land was cleared for agriculture. Haiti is one of the few countries in the world where destruction of the original woodland is almost complete. Surviving pine and hardwood trees only grow on the upper levels of mountains. Mangroves fringe the Gulf of Gonave and the Atlantic Coast to the east ... painters in Haiti. They use a unique style of painting called the Primitive Movement, a style making use of bright colors and depicting Haitian life. Haitian paintings now form part of the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of Modern Art. Recreation/Sports: The Haitian soul comes alive in the form of dancing. Young children dance, as well as old people in Haiti. They dance to celebrate a ...
- 10173: Victims In Progress of Technology
- ... technology) leads to progress and that progress, in return, is positive. Those countries which enjoy such technologies have formed ethnocentric ideals about themselves, which has led to their efforts in industrializing the rest of the world. In this process, cultures and traditions are being dismissed as backwards, so that industrialized countries can move in and take control. Anthropologist John H. Bodley, in his book Victims in Progress, relates how technological societies are in fact destroying, rather than advancing our world. Using tribal civilizations who had survived thousands of years only to be wiped out by technology, Bodley demonstrates the negative backlash that unregulated science can have. Industrialization societies are portrayed as being able to support ... how to manage these resources, because they only use and eat what they need without wasting valuable resources. To demonstrate let us examine Bodley's study of the Maori tribe. The Maori tribe, settled in New Zealand during the age of expansion, allowed and even aided settlers in colonizing on the island. As the number of white settlers grew, they began to seek and take more and more land from ...
- 10174: Genesis 2
- ... God expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden because they had eaten fruit from the tree of knowledge. In the poem 'Genesis', children are expelled from innocence into the harsh realities of the world by partaking of the tree of knowledge - education at school. Dawe has used various techniques to convey his message across. Throughout the poem, there is an underlying criticism of what society does to children by ... serious inner meaning, in an informal manner. The tone of the poem is cynical and sarcastic, occasionally using wry humour to express the feelings of entrapment and unwillingness of the children "Stabbing first flies with new biros" (1.8). In the poem you can almost sense the children's lack of freedom when the poet describes them "Watching corner-eyed, the sun, No longer at their beck and calling" (1.10 ... effects of imagery include the use of metaphor where Dawe compares the delay of sound from a jet-plane to the delay of understanding from the school children when faced by the information in their new text-books. "Like jet 'planes so far above them, Waiting for the sonic boom" (1.16-17). The use of simile is also closely connected with the metaphor, where Dawe compares the difficulty of ...
- 10175: Ireland, History And Nature
- ... just a few minutes ago. And as you are staring at this beauty you notice two deer coming from the edge of the forest towards the deer already standing beside the brook. While the two new deer approach the first, you notice they are smaller than the first, and you understand that they are the children of the first deer. You do not wish to interrupt the family while they are ... many small wonders: Like seeing the beautiful sunset when the sun turns into marvellous colours and goes down behind the mountains. Seeing the small animal children taking their first steps into a big and beautiful world. Or lying on the floor in a cave while you watch the raindrops falling down towards the ground of the forest. After a while you have gone all the way to the ocean. It's ... worship their beliefs, and their civil rights was also denied them. But it was not only the catholics in Ireland who had losses after the battle. The whole of Ireland was ruined because of their new compulsory trade with England. But England wanted too much. They did not leave anything left for the original inhabitants of Ireland. Something which was not an especially bright thing to do. When you take ...
- 10176: The Theme of Nature In Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- ... the book. So far Tess has never left Marlott and hasn't had much experience at anything other than looking after her siblings. The idea of a "private sun" connotes the image of a paradise world that is centered around Tess, therefore implying joy. Hardy is able to imprinted her initial emotions of blissfulness on her character for the rest of the novel, despite the contradictory feelings she encounters as the ... the top of a hill over looking the farm she sees: The ripe hues of the red and dun kine absorbed in the evening sunlight... the bird's-eye perspective before her was... cheering. The new air was clear bracing, ethereal.. Her hopes mingled with the sunshine in an ideal photo-sphere... and in every bird's note seemed to lurk a joy," (119) which promote Tess's sudden feelings of ... how, like nature, Tess's feelings are irrepressible and can change at any time without warning. As the book ends, one call tell that Hardy expresses Tess's nature itself with that of the physical world that surrounds her.
- 10177: A Farewell To Arms By Ernest H
- ... his position until he deserts the army. Floating down the river with barely a hold on a piece of wood his life, he abandons everything except Catherine and lets the river take him to a new life that becomes increasing difficult to understand. The escape to Switzerland seemed too perfect for a book that set a tone of ugliness in the world that was only dotted with pure love like Henry's and Cat's and I knew the story couldn't end with bliss in the slopes of Montreux. In a world where the abstracts of glory, honor, and sacrifice meant little to Frederick, his physical association with Catherine was the only thing he had and it was taken away from him long before she died. ...
- 10178: The Battle of Saratoga
- ... Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga is known as the “Turning Point” of the American Revolution. It was a major defeat of British forces on American soil. In the war, a series of engagements fought in New York. To split the colonies along the Hudson, the British planned a three-way advance on Albany from Canada, and from New York City along the Mohawk River. On September 19th, the Royal army advanced upon the American camp in three separate columns. Two of them headed though the forests covering the region; the third, made of ... terms of the Convention of Saratoga, Burgoyne’s drained army marched out of its camp and stacked its weapons along the Hudson River. Thus was gained one of the most decisive victories in American and world history.
- 10179: Fraternities
- ... at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776. After half a century of existence, it became and has since remained a scholarship honor society. Throughout the nineteenth century, many new fraternities were founded, but none of these were permanent. Then, in 1825, the Kappa Alpha Fraternity (now Kappa Alpha Society) was born at Union College. Two years later, Sigma Phi and Delta Phi had been ... toward the community. It is common for some fraternity members to stay active after graduating from college. In this way they can help the chapter in many ways and especially as "advisor of the real world." It is also a positive experience for the graduate member, who will be able to keep in contact with the new and old members of his chapter. As Sidney S. Suntag wrote "I know of no better way to keep young than to associate with young people"(pg. 15). Even if some members are not ...
- 10180: It Was For the Best: The Long Island Railroad Massacre
- It Was For the Best: The Long Island Railroad Massacre In the novel Candide, Pangloss’ response to all of the misfortunes in the world was that "This is the best of all possible worlds." Voltaire expressed this belief throughout the novel, and proved that many of the hardship’s and evil’s that Candide experienced were all for the best. He also proved that even the outcome of something tragic could be looked at in an optimistic view. On December 7, 1993, the world as Carolyn McCarthy knew came to an end. A sudden, irrational, and inconceivable act of violence destroyed her family. Dennis and Kevin McCarthy were riding the Long Island Railroad, when a man named Colin Ferguson ... against Frisa, and she won. McCarthy’s transformed her private pain into a passionate, public campaign. Her admittance into Congress earned her a speech at the Democratic National Convention and admiring coverage ranging from The New York Times to Good Housekeeping. Carolyn McCarthy’s loss opened a window on many political issues. Her son’s painful medical condition transformed her into a strong supporter of medical coverage and health care. ...
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