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- 3251: Tactics 2
- ... decided to pay off their citizens. They gave them food shelter, and some money to survive. In trade, the citizens were responsible for helping out in their army. This tactic is very useful in many war like situations. Brutal war was also used by both of us. Rome used this tactic when they knew that they could conquer the city. If Rome was not able to conquer the city, they would find a different tactic. For example, Rome knew that they could conquer Spain (Gaul) therefore they used the tactic of brutal war. In our group we knew that with our alliances we could conquer Malusma. With the knowledge that we, the country of Feerdurman, could win. This is a tactic that should be thought of carefully ...
- 3252: Murder
- ... people would tend to agree, that there are circumstances in which killing someone else is just fine, and even desirable. But what are those circumstances? What exactly is justifiable killing? Is abortion OK? How about war? Euthanasia? These are topics that are in hot controversy these days, as civil rights groups battle political standings that have been around for dozens of years. Capital punishment is among those instances of justified killing that has been debated for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive ...
- 3253: The Reagan Tax Cuts and Foreign Policy
- ... Iran in 1987. President Reagan during his administration sought to improve relation with the Former Soviet Union, and foreign relations did improve greatly. Reagan and Gorbachev paved the way to the end of the cold war. They accomplished this by means of Summit Conferences. Several of these conferences were held from 1985 to 1987. The President and Mr. Gorbachev conducted this summit in Geneva in 1985. As the result of a U.S. initiative, President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev agreed at the November 1985 Geneva Summit to have experts explore the possibility of establishing centers to reduce the risk of nuclear war. The impetus for this initiative grew out of consultations between the Executive Branch and Congress, particularly Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner. U.S. and Soviet experts held informal meetings in Geneva on May 5 ... rich. With respect to foreign policy Reagan's performances especially with Mikhail Gorbachev showed a high approval of performance with the people. Reagan had the highest poll ratings for performance of any president since World War 2. It appears that his leadership helped to make the feeling of the country to have a more confident outlook on the future. References "Iran-Contra Affair," Microsoftฎ Encartaฎ 96 Encyclopedia 1993-1995. 1996 ...
- 3254: Shakespeare and His Plays
- ... plays are characterized to a degree of superficial construction and verse. Some of the plays from the first period my be no more than retouchings of earlier works by others. Four plays dramatizing the English civil strife of the 15th century are possibly Shakespeare's earliest dramatic works. These plays, Henry VI, Parts I, II, III, and Richard III, deal with the evil results of weak leadership. Shakespeare's comedies of the first period represent a wide range. The Comedy of Errors depends on its appeal on the mistakes in identity between two sets of twins involved in romance and war. The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Love's Labour's Lost are all comedies and satires. Next, Shakespeare's second period includes his most important plays about English history. The ...
- 3255: Abigail Adams
- ... the Congress called at Philadelphia to try and unite the colonies against Great Britain's plan to punish Boston and Massachusetts. Though her sons would not be of military age for another decade, Abigail dreaded war, in which only God knew what would happen. When the shots at Lexington and Concorde were fired, John was again off to the Congress and cautioned Abigail that she should 'fly to the woods' with the children if the British attacked Boston. Abigail prayed for the war and on June 17 John Quincy and Abigail went to Bunker Hill and watched the roar of the cannons and saw the flames of burning Charleston atop of Penn's Hill near where they lived ... what's happening at the immediate point in time. Abigail sometimes called herself 'Mrs. Delegate' because she was the wife of a Revolutionary leader. Abigail continued to keep in tact with her husband throughout the war. She also was very political. Then later she led a very productive life.
- 3256: A Rose For Emily
- ... up and rather frightening person. There were too many expectations of women in those days and Faulkner demonstrates the consequences of such a life through Miss Emily. By setting the story in an upscale, post Civil War town, he uses both the details of the setting and time to show what happens women such as Miss Emily, the "tragic monument." Miss Emily's world was always in the past. When she is ...
- 3257: Rousseau And The Artists Of Th
- ... faced bankruptcy and subsequently increased taxes (the traditional start for documentation of the French Revolution ). However, it seem tempting to forge a link between the painting and the presentiment of family against family in revolutionary civil war The painting shows the father encouraging his sons to at the least fight for their rights, and possibly die for the state. It shows the comradary of the three brothers linking one arm whilst raising ...
- 3258: Blood And Belonging
- ... the state system. Ignatieff uses the example of Quebec to illustrate the relationship between nationalism and federalism. He implies that "if federalism fails in Canada it can fail anywhere." If the balance between "ethnic and civil principles" is not maintained in Canada, who is not an impoverished country and has a large, successful economy; then perhaps the modern world has not transcended the grasps of nationalism. The Kurds represent a nation ... for the clash is the difference of religion, not national identity. However, both countries have evolved since their beginnings and have strong nationalistic tendencies. Both countries are now leaning toward compromise rather than a holy war. As the talks continue for the return of the Golan Heights to Lebanon the Moslem Jew factor still remains tense. Of the recent peace talks is the strip of land called the Golan Heights in ...
- 3259: The Green Party of Canada
- ... our capital when we should be living off of the interest. The Green Party supporters want to eliminate waste and learn to rely on those resources that are renewable or can be recycled. Take the war in Iraq for example, this war was over a natural resource which led to great environmental destruction, and this may only prove to be the first in a long series of resource wars that are destructive. Social Justice/ Responsibility is highly ... The Green Parties ideal non- violence world are flexibility, cooperation, respect, and fairness. We must fully support all non-violent efforts to resolve conflicts around the world and work to put an everlasting end to war. The vision of the Green Parties non- violent world would include stiffer gun control than was imposed in 1995, a drastic reduction in the military budget, a withdraw from the global arms race and ...
- 3260: John D. Rockefeller: Obsession Into Success
- ... partner and $4,000 of capital between them. In its first year its gross income was $450,000, with a net income of $4,400- better than one hundred percent return. After flourishing through the Civil War boom, Rockefeller's company bought its first refinery. Rockefeller soon gave up his original partnership to concentrate on the oil business. In 1870, with a capital of better than one million dollars, Rockefeller reformed his ...
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