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- 481: Richard Nixon
- ... The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. His election in 1968 had climaxed a career unusual on two counts: his early success and his comeback after ... in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to ...
- 482: The Stories Of A People
- ... progression into the world of humanity. A Polynesian creation myth places the various layers of creation in a coconut shell. Similar in form to such myths are myths of the world egg, known in Africa, China, India, the South Pacific, Greece, and Japan. In these myths, creation is symbolized as breaking forth from the fertile egg. The egg believed to be the starting place for all life. Another kind of cosmogonic ... is that Chinese creation myth, where Nugua created man from clay in the image of the gods so to dominate over the animals. Also evident in this myth is the cast system used in ancient China as Nugua first created some humans by hand then went on to creating the rest using a mass production system. The Hindu believes in reincarnation so their creation myth embodies it, the universe according to ...
- 483: Hantavirus
- ... Korean War. Over 2000 U.S. soldiers were affected with this unknown virus that was quickly found to be carried through field mice. The natural territory of this virus included parts of Japan, Korea, northeastern China, and southeastern and central Russia. Between 1955 and 1977, this virus caused many more infections along with fatalities. Throughout the 1970s, eleven other strains of hantaviruses were found in Korea and Eurasia. In 1976, Hantaan ... HFRS is a generalized infection with fever, hemorrhages, and acute renal insufficiency. Approximately 150,000 to 200,000 cases of HFRS involving hospitalization are reported each year throughout the world, with more than half in China. Death rates vary from 0.1% for HFRS caused by Puumala to 5-10% from HFRS involved with HTN viruses (CDC 2). The clinical course of HFRS follows five overlapping stages: febrile, hypotensive, oliguric, diuretic ...
- 484: The Lives of Confucius and Guatama Siddhartha
- ... and had different thoughts. Although this made two totally different religions, they both had one common goal. That common goal was to assist the human population and improve their lifestyle. Confucius was a sage in China and also it's greatest philosopher. He was one of the most prominent figures and is respected throughout all of China. He was born at Tsou, in the state of Lu, known today as the Shandong province, in the year 551 B.C. He was named Ch'iu, meaning ‘hill', because he had a very large ...
- 485: The Hong Kong Chinese Community
- ... democratic rights." There is a very common belief that you should not offend or challenge authority. People have lost a lot of confidence in politicians because of poor examples provided by ongoing tensions between Communist China and nationalist Taiwan. "We have to educate them and tell them politics in North America and Canada is very different from what they saw of politics in Hong Kong and China." Dr. Joseph Wong, whose community activism has earned him the Order of Canada, thinks that despite changes in Chinese attitudes, fear is still an obstacle towards political evolution. People are not afraid to demand for ...
- 486: Should Americans Adopt Internationally?
- ... be faster if an agency has ties to a country with many waiting, orphaned children. Another important reason people adopt from foreign countries is because they believe that children in foreign orphanages need parents desperately. China, for example, has many Chinese orphans available for adoption, especially girls, because of their birth control system. Agencies eagerly seek adoptive parents for these children. There are many countries where children and infants wait in orphanages and foster homes for parents. This would include Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Although many parents have adopted internationally, that does ...
- 487: Development of Communist Theory
- Development of Communist Theory If neither Marx or Engels never lived and written the books they did, former Soviet Union and China would probably be conducting their governmental systems in a different manner. Defined by Marx and Engels, the communist theory can be summed up in the single phrase: abolition of private property (Engels, Marx 80). Communists ... state put their ideas into action in their own countries (Hacker 516). Words and phrases taken from Marx and Engels' writings clearly constitute the ideology framework of communist power (Hacker 516). The former Soviet Union, China, and lesser communist states all claim to be guided by Marxist principles (Hacker 512). "It would be wrong to say that two nineteenth century political theorists are responsible for the course of communism today. Communist ...
- 488: Role of Women In The Developing Countries
- ... women in the developed and the developing world- in the house and outside the house. Women in the developing countries bear a much heavier burden in the house than that in the developed countries. Take China and USA as an example. Chinese women almost devote themselves to their families. Husbands and children are regarded as focus of their lives. Sometimes they give up their careers, hobbies and interest for the sake ... modern contraceptive methods to control their family size. In this case, "on average, women in poor countries tend to have twice as many babies as women in the rich countriesˇ± ("Womenˇ± 10). As we know, China is taking on "One Child Policyˇ±. Actually, it's very hard to be implemented, especially in poorly educated areas. In America, although women also have "double burdenˇ±, which means that women now work "in factory ...
- 489: Rapid Population Growth
- ... of antibiotics a day which would prevent more than one million child deaths annually from pneumonica. Without farms how are people to get proper dietary. A prime example of politics controlling food supply is in China. This country has more mouths to feed than any other county in the world. During the 1950's the country was devasted by the famine Which killed tens of millions and reduced average calorie intake far below the recommended value. Presently with strong growing economy that has produced high growth rates. It sees no shortages of food supply, instead China has changed so that they can produce enough grain and live-stock to feed about a billion. Technology is the key factor why the human population is capable to grow at an alarming rate that ...
- 490: Does King Lear Play The Tragic
- ... rule with unlimited power and resources, and who has undisputed influence or authority, has applied to many rulers, and a prime, and certainly recent authentication of this fact arose in the early 20th Century, in China. During the first half of this century, China saw the gradual disintegration of the old order, a common theme in King Lear, and the turbulent preparation for a new society. The foreign political philosophies of leadership undermined the Chinese system and provoked a ...
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