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- 3061: Discovery Of Society
- ... concept of perfect meritocracy was wrong because it didn’t consider the wants and needs of the individual. According to Saint-Simon, in the time of feudalism the old era had been devoted to only war and religion. For the new era he proposed that it be dedicated to the production of useful goods and services and also be an era of peace. Saint-Simon was mainly interested with the development of industrialization in the new era of history. Industrialization was a term created by Saint-Simon himself. The meaning of this idea was that it would improve the society by eliminating war and poverty and also by keeping a level of justice in the society. Saint-Simon also believed that religion would be the main force guiding the development of industrialization. It’s difficult to decide on ... concept of perfect meritocracy was wrong because it didn’t consider the wants and needs of the individual. According to Saint-Simon, in the time of feudalism the old era had been devoted to only war and religion. For the new era he proposed that it be dedicated to the production of useful goods and services and also be an era of peace. Saint-Simon was mainly interested with the ...
- 3062: Kurt Vonnegut
- ... certain aspects of his life. These correlations are best examined in terms of each influence. One of the most significant influences from Vonnegut's life on his personal philosophy has been his participation in World War II. During the war, Vonnegut served in the American army in Europe and was captured by German soldiers. As a prisoner of war, he witnessed the Allied bombing of the city of Dresden, in which more than 135,000 people died due to the resulting fires (Draper, 3785). This experience had a profound impact on Vonnegut. From ...
- 3063: Pollution and Its Consequences
- ... from the grave health effects of tons of toxic vapors released every time a tanker unloads. It's illegal. The pollution trading scheme of Rule 1610 violates the federal Clean Air Act. It creates unnecessary civil rights violations. Under the L.A. scheme, the Latino residents of South Bay have no choice but to absorb thousands of pounds of toxic vapors every month. It exacerbates environmental justice concerns. The EPA's ... for the Clean Air Act. The group is calling for these companies to take immediate steps toward installing the proper vapor control equipment at their marine terminals in South Bay. Simultaneously, CBE filed a federal civil rights complaint against the South Coast Air District for creating the loophole that allows the oil companies to dodge compliance with the Clean Air Act. CBE's civil rights complaint will charge that SCAQMD's pollution trading scheme violates federal civil rights law by concentrating its pollution in San Pedro and Wilmington-both communities with majority Latino and African American populations. The ...
- 3064: Obituary On George Washington
- ... Vernon. George joined the Virginia militia. The British governor of Virginia sent him to the Ohio River on an important mission. Soon Major Washington was fighting in the first battles of the French and Indian War. The next year, he served as an aide to the British General Edward Braddock. In a fearful battle, George Washington escaped injury many times. Four bullets ripped through his coat and two horses were shot from under him. Later, he was made a colonel and led soldiers who defended Virginia's frontier in the Shenandoah Valley. Finally, after years of battles and a British victory, the war was over. About this time, Colonel Washington met a young woman named Martha Custis. Her husband had died, leaving her with two small children, Jacky, three years old, and Patsy, one year old. George Washington ... battles had been fought at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The American Revolution had started and a military leader was needed. The Congress named George Washington Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The Revolutionary War was long and difficult. General Washington did not have enough soldiers, guns, food or equipment. He had learned from the French and Indian War to make the most of his supplies and to keep ...
- 3065: Terrorism 2
- In June 1914: A young man in Sarajevo steps up to a carriage and fires his pistol. The Archduke Ferdinand dies. Within weeks, the first world war began. In the 1940s: The French resistance kill occupying troops when and how they can. In June 1944: at Oradour-sur-Glane, in Central France, German SS troops take revenge, massacring 642 villagers. In August 1945: the United States Air Force drops the world's first nuclear weapon. Some 190,000 Japanese die, nearly all of them civilians. Within days the second world war has ended. Which of these four events was an act of terrorism? Which achieved anything? Which, if any, will history judge as justified? And in whose history? Terrorism is not the simple, sharp-edged, bad-guy phenomenon we all love to condemn. No clear line, marks off politics from the threat of force, or the use, of covert or open war. Who is or is not a terrorist? The suicide bomber, the rebel guerrilla, the liberation front, the armed forces of the state? Historical Background Terrorism has had a long, and tainted, history. Aristotle recognized ...
- 3066: The Condition Of Postmodernity
- ... class to capitalism, relying on psychological management techniques. As Harvey sees it, Fordism, and the Keynesian economics it was bound up with, was too rigid as a mode of organization and accumulation. Governing the post-war boom years, this regime crumbled with the 1973 recession and gave way to a far more complex and supple economic structure with respect to such things as the labor process, the labor market, products, and ... Van der Rohe. He shows, in particular, how the industrial methods of Fordism, which established their primacy in the realm of production in response to the crises of the Great Depression and the Second World War, were applied in the architectural realm to solve urgent problems of postwar urban renewal. Similarly, Harvey shows that when the decline in the rate of profit forced the rigid Fordist system to yield to the ... identify the economic roots of the unprecedented flourishing of modernism between the years 1910-1915. There had been no major economic crises in the West since 1893, and until the beginning of the first world war, capitalism seemed to be functioning better than ever. Even the majority of the world's largest socialist party, the SPD in Germany, were convinced that reform within, not revolution against capitalism was the best ...
- 3067: Andrew Jackson
- ... Andrew Jackson, born in 1767 was a child of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants. He ended up with enough education to be qualified to practice law. Jackson’s father died before he was born. The Revolutionary War started soon after he was born. It was very bloody in the wild and poor country where they lived. Jackson at the age of 13, joined a regiment. He was captured by the British, was ... and was fatally stricken by cholera. By his 30’s Jackson had been elected a member of the United States House of Representatives of Tennessee and was senator, but resigned after one year. During The War of 1812, Jackson had some difficulties due to some enemies he made. In between overcoming various Indian tribes they won the war. After most of the capitol city of Washington was burned by the British, the Americans were badly in need of cheering up. Jackson became a United States Major General- this was very different from ...
- 3068: Roles For Women In The Military
- Roles For Women In The Military The United States of America has come to depend on their massive military machine throughout its relatively short history. During the Revolutionary war, only men fought bravely on the bloody battlefields of New England, while the women performed their much-needed duties at home. They ran the household, and tended to their flocks, while their loved ones were ... bayonet to pierce the chest cavity of an enemy soldier. Only in the twentieth century, would we see a sharp increase in the roles for women in the military. While Johnny went off to World War II, Suzie had to fill his place at the automobile plant that once produced Fords and Chevys. These plants ended up producing: tanks, aircraft, bombs, naval ships, and other cogs for the war machine. One could say that without women at the home front, supporting the work force, we wouldn’t have won the war. The times have changed. It is now 1999, and the “Baby Boomer” ...
- 3069: Holocaust (devil IN Vienna)
- ... other. One day Inge received the news. She was to move away to Yugoslavia to escape Hitler’s regime. The girls promised to never forget each other and they never did; even long after the war was over. I think Doris Orgel did a wonderful job in portraying these girls as people who would forget their differences and what others said in order to maintain a close bond. I think She ... into seven administrative districts. This was around the time the holocaust began. In the meantime, the Austrian economy continued to move in a downward slope. Austria remained occupied by Germany during the entire Second World War. In 1943, with the Allies beginning to push the German army backwards, an independent Austria was considered one their goals. The Moscow Declaration signed by the US, great Britain and the USSR stated this principle. By early 1945 the Eastern part of Austria was liberated by the Soviet army, with the Western part following a few months later. With the end of World War II, Austria became free of Nazism, independent, neutral and began to rise once again. Its industry, which had totally collapsed as result of the war, was helped with funds from the United Nations Relief ...
- 3070: Albert Einstein
- ... and lasting impression on me." Later in his life as a kid, Einstein's uncle, Jacob, introduced him to mathematics and specifically, equations. School was an unpleasant experience for Einstein. He was disgusted by how war strategies were taught at school and he had disgust for the military discipline that then reigned in most German schools. The teachers weren't so happy about how Einstein was doing and once one of ... Citizen: In 1940 Einstein became a citizen of the United States, but chose to retain his Swiss citizenship. He made many contributions to peace during his life. In 1944 he made a contribution to the war effort by hand writing his 1905 paper on special relativity and putting it up for auction. It raised six million dollars, the manuscript today being in the Library of Congress. By 1949 Einstein was unwell ... and lasting impression on me." Later in his life as a kid, Einstein's uncle, Jacob, introduced him to mathematics and specifically, equations. School was an unpleasant experience for Einstein. He was disgusted by how war strategies were taught at school and he had disgust for the military discipline that then reigned in most German schools. The teachers weren't so happy about how Einstein was doing and once one ...
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