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- 11431: The Watergate Scandal
- ... Gerald Ford, a full pardon for all of his offenses he may or had committed (Branford 2). In 1971, Nixon created the Special Investigation Unit, know as the “plumbers”, their job was to plug all new leaks. Later that year, his agents broke into the office of Dr. Lewis Feilding, and Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, who had given copies of the Pentagon Papers, a secret account of U.S. involvement in Indochina ... intelligence capability” at the Committee for Reelection of the President(CRP). Some of the personnel and tactics identified with the activities became associated with efforts aimed at the Democrats. In early 1972, Mitchell assumed a new position as director of the CRP and discussed political espionage plans with Dean. Mitchell also provided the proposal to break-in to the Watergate(Branford 3). On June 17, 1972, police arrested five men at ... Ehrilchman had ordered them to be destroyed. On April 30, Nixon announced the resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Dean. Attorney General Richard Kleindienst resigned rather that prosecute men he knew. Nixon and Elliot Richardson, the new attorney general, approved the creation of a special prosecutors office, headed by Archibald Cox of the Harvard Law School. The Senate’s Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, under the chairmanship of Senator Sam ...
- 11432: Hitler And The Nazi Party
- ... and well-meaning men, representing the inflation impoverished middle class and business. They relied on chronic credit inflation (which put them more and more into debt. The Germans were also upset by the loss of World War 1, but the thing that made them the maddest, is the punishment enforced on them as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Such as redistribution of territory, reduction of Germany's fighting power ... be more restrained once in power. They allowed Hitler too much freedom by ignoring the regulation of the treaty of Versailles. Britain did nothing until Germany attacked Poland in 1939, which heralded the start of World War 11. The French did become apprehensive earlier though. In 1935 they held formal conversations with Italy (under Mussolini) seeking a common Franco-Italian front when it was seen that the League of Nations was ... Hitler showed complete disregard for this tightening ring around Nazi Germany. I believe the lack of effective control over Hitler, by the surrounding European Nations was a factor in allowing German expansion, which lead to World War 11. Hitler was a vital part of the Nazi Party. The Nazi party needed Hitler for his ideas and his ability to con people into believing him, his skills as a public speaker ...
- 11433: Explain How The Inherent Stren
- ... of forming an army, that’s because Prussia wanted those states to be week. However the wars weren’t over, in fact in 1866 Austria-Hungary and Prussia got into war. The reason for this new conflicts was that the two were in dispute over the territories that used to be under Denmark’s control. Once again the winner was Prussia, that with good diplomatic moves, managed to keep neutral Russia and Britain and make an alliance with Italy. Prussia started growing and advancing in all sectors. France started feeling threatened, in fact she didn’t like the idea of the creation of a new power in the area. So another war was about to happen. Prussia was the one who declared war, because she wanted to bring her people and the confederation, closer by making them fighting together. The victory of Prussia, in 1870, was of great importance, the sense of national unity was born and Bismarck thought it was the right time to form the new state. In 1871 the Federal German empire was born, and the dream of a skilful politician was about to come true.
- 11434: The Coming Food Crisis
- ... a family can have, which is one. This for some families who are wealthy enough isn’t a problem. China has also looked to importing food, but this has had a dramatic effect on the world’s trade prices. If China continues to import food the international prices will skyrocket resulting in developing countries being unable to import food. In addition to importing food China has also been researching and developing ... percent. If China’s problem keeps increasing and China can’t figure out a way to support itself they may have to turn to importing. This can have a dramatic effect on the rest of world. China may begin importing a lot of its food, which can drive up trade prices. The result is developing countries won’t be able to import food due to lacking of funds. Also if China keeps developing its “super rice” this may help the rest of the world by being able to increase production by 20 - 25 percent. This is a very interesting thing for many countries especially for those countries that are still young and could use the increase in production. ...
- 11435: African Reaction
- ... blacks, it was short lived. In the Fog of the Seasons End In Alex La Guma’s story, the reader sees something that is appalling and has become one of the major atrocities of the world; apartheid. The way that people expected treatment like that is unbelievable and horrifying. The people of South Africa were caught in a vicious cycle of hate and racism. When someone is treated a certain way ... in the 1860’s. If has taken us this long to make progress, the South Africans still have a long difficult road ahead of them. Only after support of those that have converted to the new style of thinking can this idea that some one is inferior due to skin color can be exterminated.
- 11436: The Republic
- ... in rational principle, it seems absurd to say that they have no virtue. A similar question may be raised about women and children, whether they too have virtues: ought a woman to be temperate and brave and just, and is a child to be called temperate, and intemperate. So in general we may ask about the natural ruler, and the natural subject, whether they have the same or different virtues. Moral ... be alike common. When the husbandmen are not the owners, the case will be different and easier to deal with; but when they till the ground for themselves the question of ownership will give a world of trouble. If they do not share equally enjoyments and toils, those who labor much and get little will necessarily complain of those who labor little and receive or consume much. But indeed there is ...
- 11437: The Second Shift
- ... women against certain negative aspects of being full-time homemakers and mothers, such as monotonous housework, dependence on the male partner for financial and emotional support, increases self-esteem because they are contributing to the world they live in. These women receive a renewed interest in life because they are in the thick of it. They are living life to the fullest. This model is the one that is constantly referred ... may also lead to conflict and psychological stress. Both of these models can be seen in the working mother at any given time. They are simply a fact of life, a by-product of the world in which we live. Mothers are constantly jumping back and forth in these roles, striving to find a sense of balance. But is there such a thing? Most of the time the scales are tipped ... the chores that were previously held by the homemaker. In this day and age, the ideal homemaker is a thing of the past. Many women today want and desire careers and a place in this world. They want to stand on their own two feet, to become a self-sustaining individual, free of dependence on another individual. When the mother considers the idea of working and raising a family, many ...
- 11438: The Sinister Beauty Of Death
- ... past and see whether her life was worth living. Her future no longer exists and her memories are the only remnants of her entire being. Seemingly, death does not intimidate Dickinson. Perhaps, she is too brave to be afraid, or maybe, she is too old and too tired. However, most importantly, she remains calm. She does not engulf her mind and her body in hysteria, and treats Him with the utmost ... of diction sharpens our perception of her poem and her state of mind. When Emily Dickinson meets her ultimate companion, she does not panic; she gives Him her hand. She peacefully departs into the next world, not knowing what awaits her there. Dickinson understands that she is not alone and she is certainly not afraid. Why should we be? Works Consulted Charters, Ann and Samuel. Literature and Its Writers (An Introduction ...
- 11439: ARAB-ISRAELI WARS
- ... Cairo ordered the UNEF to leave Sinai and Gaza. President Nasser also announced that the Gulf of Aqaba would be closed again to Israeli shipping. At the end of May, Egypt and Jordan signed a new defense pact placing Jordan's armed forces under Egyptian command. Efforts to de-escalate the crisis were of no avail. Israeli and Egyptian leaders visited the United States, but President Lyndon Johnson's attempts to ... few miles west of Damascus. After 18 days of fighting in the longest Arab-Israeli war since 1948, hostilities were again halted by the UN. The costs were the greatest in any battles fought since World War II. The Arabs lost some 2,000 tanks and more than 500 planes; the Israelis, 804 tanks and 114 planes. The 3-week war cost Egypt and Israel about $7 billion each, in material ...
- 11440: Socrates
- Philosophy in ancient Greece was merely a type of argument, until a pioneer named Socrates showed the world a new way of thinking. Socrates was born in 469 BC in Athens (where he lived all his life) as the son of Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete. In his life, Socrates changed common philosophy, which was ...
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