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- 6831: The Cuban Revolution
- ... opened a window of opportunity for the Soviet Union to change the global power balance towards the Soviet. In 1962 a event known as The Cuban Missile Crisis was born, the Soviet Union plant Nuclear War Heads in Cuba to prevent the U.S. from any farther attempts to invade Cuba. The U.S. in return setup a quarantine to stop trade with Cuba. After six days of public statements and ...
- 6832: Benito Juarez
- ... jobs to the common people. He reduced the debt, while improving the economy, and raising the standard of living among the rural poor people. He bettered his state by reducing corruption, and creating a fair civil service system. He rarely carried a weapon and broke down problem in a military garrison, without using weapons, only by negotiation with the people. In 1852 he retired, after angering the national leader, Santa Anna ...
- 6833: Welfare: Not A Way of Life
- ... families, many of the victims would inevitably be children. Standardization, for all its drawbacks, also ensured a certain kind of blind fairness (Froomkin, Dan). In the new system, there is so much discretion involved that civil-rights activists wonder whether minorities and people with drug problems will be dealt with fairly and whether people with legitimate reasons for not being able to work will nevertheless be cut off from assistance. All ...
- 6834: The Whiskey Rebellion
- ... distillation of liquor. After local and federal officials were attacked, President Washington and his advisors decided to send troops to assuage the region. On August 14, 1792, under the militia law, Henry Knox (secretary of war) had called for 12,950 troops. After this, many problems arose, both political and logistical. These dilemmas had to be overcome, and by October, 1794 the men were on the march towards Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. There ...
- 6835: Same Sex Marriages
- ... to be recognized outside of the state of origin. Hawaii will most likely be the forerunner in same sex marriages, expecting to have them legalized by the year 2000. The Supreme Court is readily awaiting civil rights cases that will undoubtedly arise from the legalization of same sex marriages. Like several other controversial ethical issues, most of the arguments eventually boil down to religion and morality. Many opponents believe that gay ...
- 6836: An Analysis Based on the Responsibility of the Rich to the Poor
- ... doubt a problem with food and poverty-related foreign aid in this world today. In fact, foreign aid distribution has been the cause of many different forms of national disasters including depression, starvation, and even war. They also both confirm that there is an intense problem with today's policy for calming this issue. A massive volume of their disagreement circulates around the impossible question - Is it the duty of the ...
- 6837: Benjamin H. Latrobe
- ... and also classical and modern languages. Latrobe started his career training under England's most renowned engineer of the day John Smeaton. Under Smeatons teachings Latrobe gained a strong grasp of technical and theoretical English civil engineering and meticulous draughtsmanship (Carter 1981, 1-2). Latrobe's interests in engineering soon led him to develop an interest in architecture. Latrobe decided to pursue his interest in architecture. He decided to work with ...
- 6838: Gender Ideology Enveloping Our Society Today
- ... guns or to climb a tree. Tavris illustrates this view of “nothing [being] essential - in the natures of men and women…” by an example of how politics and the UN “have ‘important’ issues (drugs, economics, war) and then ‘women’s issues’ (daycare, birth control, peace).” (17,21 Tavris) This social construction has gone as far to even give a gender notation when the occupation is usually fulfilled by one sex (i ...
- 6839: Women’s Role in Today’s Society
- ... difficulties, and always seize the offensive. He will take on any task that can be presented to him in a competitive framework and his most important positive reinforcement is victory. (Warhol 40) The long Revolutionary War, which touched the lives of many people, naturally had a significant effect on American women. [T]he departure of so many men to fight in the Patriot armies left wives, mothers, sisters and daughters in ...
- 6840: The Violent Reality of Gangs
- ... try to establish themselves as the only gang in a certain neighborhood. After a few gang fights hatred forms and gang murders and drive-by’s begin to take place. When two gangs are at war it makes life very dangerous for citizens in the area. Less that 40% of drive-by’s kill their intended victim yet over 60% do kill someone. This gang application is one of the many ...
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