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- 2501: Reductive Psychology
- ... response without our intention. In this case, it is called a reflex (leg up after the hammer of the doctor). Free agency: The Lord gave to man his free agency in the pre-existence. This great gift of agency, that is the privilege given to man to make his own choice, has never been revoked, and it never will be. It is an eternal principle giving freedom of thought and action ... ever been forced to do evil. Each may act for himself. It was Satan's plan to destroy this agency and force men to do his will. There could be no satisfactory existence without this great gift. Men must have the privilege to choose even to the extent that they may rebel against the divine decrees. Of course salvation and exaltation must come through the free will without coercion and by individual merit in order that righteous rewards may be given and proper punishment be meted out to the transgressor. Therefore, when the great day of the Lord shall come, the wicked who have merited banishment from a righteous government will be consumed, or the privilege of continuance on the earth will be denied. (ANSWERS TO GOSPEL QUESTIONS - ...
- 2502: The Treaty of Trianon
- ... used? The answer to this question is quite complex, and it requires an understanding of all the various parties which were involved, which are many. At a very rudimentary level one could say that the great powers, the United States of America, Great Britain, France, and Italy were responsible for the changes outlined in the Treaty of Trianon. These were the parties that took the most active role in formulating the treaty, but they also had to take ... the outset of the talks for peace, but it was finally accepted by the Allied powers. Originally there was a plan to form a unified Central Europe. These were ideas shared by the United States, Great Britain, and France. The Americans actually formulated a plan to make the Austor-Hungarian Monarchy into six federate states. Including Austria proper, these were to be Hungary, Bohemia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Ruthenia, and Transylvania. Although ...
- 2503: The French Revolution
- ... life was the nobility. They enjoyed extensive rights and privileges. They made up less than 2 percent of the population. They, like the First Estate, paid hardly any taxes. Economically, the nobility was characterized by great land wealth. Nobles were generally the richest members of the society. Typical sources of income were rents and dues for the use of their farms or estates. The First and Second Estates were grouped together ... Versailles, many citizens feared that he wanted to get rid of the National Assembly. As a result, they stormed the Bastille. Other disturbances also broke out. People were caught up in what was called the "Great Fear". Rumors passed from village to village that robbers were destroying homes all over France. When no robbers showed up, the peasants turned to their landlords. They destroyed grain towers, and destroyed tax records, showing ... of his death spread all throughout Europe. Monarchs of European nations feared that the Revolution would spread. By 1793, the French armies occupied the Austrian Netherlands and were about to invade Prussia. But, in 1793, Great Britain, the Dutch Netherlands, and Spain went along with Prussia and Austria in a war against France. With these five powerful nations fighting against France, the French were outnumbered and outmatched. This one war ...
- 2504: Problematic Sollutions
- Problematic Solutions With the New Year approaching great change will undoubtedly accompany the new millennium. Changes in technology and the arts will emerge naturally but as the times change it is our responsibility to ensure that social policies are designed to best benefit ... work for. Cutting out the welfare system will leave those who use, rather than abuse, the system out in the cold. It may help decrease the number of illegitimate births but it will also bring great harm to many babies and children. Welfare checks are often used to put clothing on the baby s backs and help to support their needs as they grow. Without that money the baby s health is put into great jeopardy. Undoubtedly the current welfare system isn t flawless but abolishing it would have much worse effects on children then what is already in place. Instead of using Murray s solution of downright ending ...
- 2505: Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt
- ... as cotton, liquor and tabacco among others; these last two nonetheless happen to be the most controversial among tax payers. It has been recorded that in the colony , money was specially needed to support the great naval base of Cartagena, in order for the Spanish crown to gain this money, it demanded the government to increase prices on these two major goods. This was made possible by the tabacco and liquor ... for the Peruvians were not to get better any sooner though, in the 1720's, the crown decided to stop paying the government officials and deprived them of their yearly income. This was due in great part to their need to boost economic status after the war of succession. Officials were then forced to turn to "repartos" as their sole source of income. The system became well known among Indian populations ... tightening of the fiscal screws. His outcome as we will see, was probably what is now considered the most renowned revolt in the Spanish empire's entire history. Tϊpac Amaru..."The Revolt" One of the great similarities, worthy of noting, that the Tϊpac Amaru revolt shared with the Comunero revolt, was the joining of mestizos and creoles to the fighting forces. Indeed Tϊpac Amaru's early proclamations that he was ...
- 2506: Placebo Effect
- ... ailment. His hypothesis in the article focused on if the placebos had any effect on the patients who took them. To test his hypothesis, Dr. Brown and his colleagues performed experiments on patients who had depression. To test his idea, he employed what is known as the double blind technique. This type of experimentation involves that neither the doctors nor the patients know if they are receiving the real stuff or ... subjects with normal levels of cortisone benefited from the placebo, whereas, only about 35% of the depressed patients benefited from the drug. This led Dr. Brown to realize that there are other factors in treating depression. He found that the persons with short-term depression responded more favorably to the placebo than those with long-term depression. Other doctors also performed placebo experiments to realize if it really works. One example would be of the experiments led by Edmunds ...
- 2507: The Persian Wars
- ... in 550 B.C., by Croesus, King of Lydia, and brought into the Lydian Empire. Croesus was a mild ruler and an ally of Sparta. In 546 B.C., Croesus was overthrown by Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. Except for the island of Samos, which defended itself, the Greek city-states in Asia and the coastal islands then became part of the Persian Empire. Persia watched the city-states very ... The Ionian Revolt lasted for six years, but their fight for freedom and democracy had failed. King Darius of Persia swore to discipline Ionias allies. In 492 B.C. King Darius gathered together a great military force under the command of his son-in-law, Mardonius, and sent 600 ships around the northern coast of the Aegean Sea. A sudden storm wrecked supply ships when they were rounding Mount Athos ... securing her freedom to leave behind to all future generations a memory far beyond even those who made Athens a democracy. For never since the time the Athenians became a people were they in so great a danger than now
With this Callimachus voted for immediate battle. Militiades ordered his small force to advance. He had arranged his men so that their greatest strength was in the wings. As was ...
- 2508: The Major Cause of the French Revolution
- ... life was the nobility. They enjoyed extensive rights and privileges. They made up less than 2 percent of the population. They, like the First Estate, paid hardly any taxes. Economically, the nobility was characterized by great land wealth. Nobles were generally the richest members of the society. Typical sources of income were rents and dues for the use of their farms or estates. The First and Second Estates were grouped together ... Versailles, many citizens feared that he wanted to get rid of the National Assembly. As a result, they stormed the Bastille. Other disturbances also broke out. People were caught up in what was called the "Great Fear". Rumors passed from village to village that robbers were destroying homes all over France. When no robbers showed up, the peasants turned to their landlords. They destroyed grain towers, and destroyed tax records, showing ... of his death spread all throughout Europe. Monarchs of European nations feared that the Revolution would spread. By 1793, the French armies occupied the Austrian Netherlands and were about to invade Prussia. But, in 1793, Great Britain, the Dutch Netherlands, and Spain went along with Prussia and Austria in a war against France. With these five powerful nations fighting against France, the French were outnumbered and outmatched. This one war ...
- 2509: The Atrocities of the Vietnam War
- ... from 1962-1967, Robert McNamara, did a lot to persuade high-level policymakers that a "win" in Vietnam was just a matter of improving the numbers. The most devastating consequence of this mindset was the great number of Vietnamese civilians killed without provocation. In a war lacking front lines and territorial objectives, "attriting (slowing eroding the number of soldiers) the enemy" was the major objective. Although most were ridiculously unreliable, the ... the American GIs had this frame of mind; Basically, if it is Vietnamese, kill it, then it may be seen as a dead Vietcong. The pressure to send optimistic numbers to Washington led to a great number of brutalized Vietnamese civilians. This was a result of the decision to use the body count to judge whether or not the war was being won. The My Lai Massacre of 1968 was the ... The ravaging of My Lai lasted for over two hours and not a living being was left inside. (Farber 152) The official military report of the My Lai assault states that the operation was a great victory for the United States. The truth is, however, that this "great" victory resulted in over 700 civilian deaths, and zero Vietcong KIAs. The American entered the village completely unopposed; There were barely any ...
- 2510: Paper About New Product, Bount
- ... than anything else. P&G feels this is to their advantage considering how Americans today place less concern with style, and more attention to how they can get more for their money. Because of the great effectiveness and durability of this product, consumers will be introduced to the fact that less paper will be needed to get the job done with Bounty. This will be key in breaking many consumers from ... to other brands, and hopefully change the face of how toilet paper is made in the future. P&G feels that with this new breakthrough technology allowing the three ply thickness that nothing less than great sales will be achieved with new Bounty Toilet Paper. The following page contains a perceptual map of where P&G will place new Bounty Toilet Paper into the market, and at the same time where ... be placed in many public restrooms around the nation in an effort to use direct marketing. This will be a new way of reaching the target audience, but P&G feel it will be a great means of getting consumers to try Bounty Toilet Paper. The product will be accompanied by a small sign above each dispenser that will have the brand name and image. With the lack of alternatives, ...
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