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- 3121: Eritrea & Ethiopia
- ... of Ethiopia is about fifty million people, with a three percent growth rate, and an estimated total urban population of eleven percent. Today these two countries are in a battle over an undefined boundary. A war that has just reached its second year this month began May 6th of ’97, just four years after the thirty-year struggle for independence. It has been estimated that two hundred fifty thousand Eritreans and ... It is unknown who is at fault for this ugly dispute. The Eritreans are blaming the Ethiopians for certain troubles and the Ethiopians are blaming the Eritreans and denying the accusations. The ending of this war does not seem to be coming that soon. Etiopia continues to bomb the weaker country, just as recently as May 16th bombed the major port city of Masawa and just a day prior to that ... to CNN saying the conflict with Eritrea was not of udder importance. She also says those face-to-face talks between the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea and not talks of a “cease-fire.” This war that has lasted for just two years and has taken a thousand lives seems to drag on, with Ethiopia looking for a war and Eritrea looking for peace.
- 3122: Jordan
- ... 1920, the League of Nations put Palestine under British rule. In 1921, Britain created a unit called Trans-Jordan, and in 1928 Amir Abdullah became ruler of the country . During 1948, the first Arab-Israeli war broke out. During the war 700,000 Palestinian refugees fled to the West Bank from Israel. We, the country of Jordan, offered these needy refugees immediate citizenship. After the word got out, thousands of Palestinian refugees entered Jordan. Thousand of ... to his ideas, assassinated Amir Abdullah. Our great Jordanian army took these activists from the country with force. They alienated King Hussein from his Arab neighbors for years . We got pulled in to the Gulf War. Also, we got trapped between Iraq and the other governments that were against Iraq occupation of Kuwait. We went with the UN embargo of Iraq that showed that we are not supporting the ideas ...
- 3123: Ellis Island
- ... the Indians by the governor of New Amsterdam on July 12, 1634 for certain cargoes or packages of goods. The island changed ownership many times during the colonial period. It was not until the Revolutionary War that the island was owned by Samuel Ellis. Ellis was a farmer and a merchant. He passed the island down to his relatives at his death. New York state purchased the island in 1808 and sold it to the federal government to build a fort on it. New York Harbor was being reconstructed by the federal government during that time as well. Ellis Island saw little action during the war. The army and navy hardly ever used the island. Sometimes the Army assigned recruits there.In 1835 the Navy opened a weapon head quarters on the island. The navy continued to store weapons on the ... this came passengers from Victoria the Vincenzo Floria, and the Umbria. On the first day 2,251 immigrants passed through the portals of Ellis Island. For the next 15 years until the outbreak of World War I, men, women, and children of many ethnic and national backgrounds filled the center. Many people were driven from their homelands in hope of fulfilling their dreams of religious freedom, political freedom, and the ...
- 3124: Elizabeth
- ... Henri III named him heir presumptive, the Catholic League, headed by Henri 3rd Duc de Guise refused to recognize him and persuaded Henri III to send an army to force his conversion. In the resulting "War of the Three Henries," Henry de Navarre defeated Henri III at Coutras (1587) but came to the king's support in the troubles of 1588, and after Henri III's death (1589) defeated the League forces at Arques (1589) and Ivrey (1590); he was unable to enter Paris until 1594, after he had abjured Protestantism -- allegedly with the remark, "Paris is well worth a Mass." His war with Spain, the ally of the League, ended in 1598 with the Treaty of Vervins. In 1598 he also established religious toleration through the Edict of Nantes. With his minister Sully he spent the rest ... the last male member of the House of Valois. His recognition of Henri de Navarre (later Henri IV) as heir presumptive was opposed by Henri, 3rd Duc de Guise, head of the Catholic League (the "War of the Three Henrys" resulted). Having procured the murder of Guise (1588), the king was faced with a revolt of the League and was expelled from Paris. Henri de Navarre came to his aid, ...
- 3125: Italy
- ... of Italy was formed in 1861. Five years later, in 1866, Venetia became a part of that kingdom. Rome became its capital in 1871. Benito Mussolini became premier in 1922. In 1940, Italy entered World War II on the side of the Germans. Italy surrendered in 1943 and established a new republic in 1946. Culture and Customs The population of Italy is approximately 58 million people, most of whom live in ... He or she appoints the premier, who forms a government. The president has the power to dissolve parliament and call new elections. The president is the commander of the Italian armed forces, and can declare war. The premier determines national policy and is the most important person in the Italian government. The premier is selected by the president from the members of Parliament and must be approved by Parliament. The premier ... the rise again. The fascist party grows in membership each year. Italy has also been reluctant to talk about the joining of the European nations into one large economic super power. Economic Systems Since World War II, Italy has shifted from a predominantly agricultural economy to one based on modern industries. As recently as the 1950's, more than a third of all Italians were employed in agriculture. From 1953 ...
- 3126: Paradise Lost
- ... us in flames? Or if, from above, vengeance's arm should come down upon us and plague us? What if all of the holes in Hell were opened and fire shot out of every crevasse? War, I think, is a bad idea. How can we overthrow the being who knows everything and sees everything? All of our motions would be in vain. Should we live this life and suffer here? My ... then slowly proved it to be wrong and unwise. This is one of the reasons he was such a great speaker. He appeals to the warriors because he does not put out the idea of war. He just doesn't think it would be a smart idea to go to war right now. He says that they should wait and see God and Heaven's reaction to their good behavior and then decide if they should attack Heaven or not. By making this speech, Belial ...
- 3127: Paradise Lost
- ... do this they will need someone who can take pain, stress and strife. He addresses the idea of getting back into Heaven, and the ways to do this, whether they should attack and have a war or they should be devious and regain the kingdom that way. Satan also defends himself against revolt and convinces them that they will win. He did exactly the same last time and they lost, but he still thinks he can convince them. Moloch speaks second, the "strongest and the fiercest spirit that fought in Heaven ; now fiercer by despair". He tells the devils that they should have open war, for he is a person possessed with the lust for violence and someone who just wants revenge on God. As his speech goes on he get more worked up and irate. He whips up emotion ... Belial, a fair person but all that he says comes to nothing, the speech is "false and hollow", it sounds impressive but means nothing. Mammon gets up next to present his speech. Mammon is against war because he knows that war against God is impossible, "let us not then pursue by force impossible." He knows that they would lose. Mammon tells the Devils that they should set up a place ...
- 3128: Women In Combat
- ... personnel they are still a major part in the armed forces. Their performance recently has generated support from Congress and the public for enhancing the role of females in the military. During the Persian Gulf War, women were sent to the Middle East to fly helicopters, service combat jets, refuel tankers, and load laser-guided bombs. Their performance has led the world to realize that women are extremely useful in combat. Defense secretary Dick Chaney said "Women have made a major contribution to this war effort. We could not have won without them." Leaders in the field agreed. The Gulf War had the largest deployment of women in the armed forces in history. These women encountered the same risks as the men they served with. In the Persian Gulf, there were no exact positions and ...
- 3129: My Great-Grandmother was not a Person
- ... raised families, maintained the homestead, hunted food, fought natives, made clothes, cooked, cleaned, as well as the many manual labour jobs that men held. For example, women worked in coal mines, armories, and aided the war effort via the manufacturing industry, such as factorys. If this is what is determeined as equality then women were getting the short end of the stick and men were receiving all of the benifit. This ... conquered countries and nations for their rights. When questionning the wording of "qualified persons to the senate" the Supreme Court of Canada rejected that the word "persons" included women. This battle was lost but the war was won when the Privy Council of England (the highest court in the land) ruled that the word "persons" included women. That was the 18th of October, 1929. The famous five women are: Irene Perlby ... message for society, that women are not perceived as equals. By educating out children and the following generations that gender equality is an important value that society should respect. The Famous Five fought the legal war that recognizes women as equals. It's time for us to fight society's gender war. We are here as humans, as people, as equals, as persons. I'll leave you with this closing ...
- 3130: The Raid of Dieppe
- ... along with gasoline dumps. These were a few of the many things that the raid on Dieppe was to accomplish. "But the raid had gone all wrong as far as the plan was concerned"-a war correspondent. The Raid of Dieppe was scheduled for July 1942. It was cancelled, and against the advice of some military planners rescheduled for August 19th, 1942. Six thousand men headed across the English Channel, during ... of forty-eight aircraft. Of the eighteen hundred and seventy-three Canadians taken prisoner in Dieppe five hundred and seventy were wounded. Most were imprisoned in Germany until their release at the end of the war. Of the twenty-two hundred and eleven Canadians who returned to England, almost half had not taken part in the raid. "The lessons learned at Dieppe paved the way for the successful invasion of 1944 ... wounded men to an aid post amid the hail of fire. He was a chaplain at Dieppe. He refused the opportunity to return to England. He remained on the beach and became a Prisoner Of War, so that he could be of service to the men who were captured. Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Merritt also received the Victoria Cross. He led his men across a bridge swept with fire. "Dieppe was ...
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