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- 4291: The Advancement of War
- The Advancement of War The industrial revolution and the great inventions that were growing out of it were to make possible the rapid deployment of huge armies over great areas. Modern total war was first presaged, not by dramatic technical advances, but by the revival of what is now called the ideological element of conflict. This came with the French Revolution and the wars ... they simply accomplished more efficiently what was already being done by hundreds of bombers carrying highly explosive bombs. However, after these bombings the trend toward nuclear war was accelerated in a way that emphasizes the great relativity of the whole adjective. Idealists insist that that the threat of nuclear war has created the final driving force necessary for the outlawry of war, for disarmament, and for world peace based on ...
- 4292: The Spanish-American War
- The Spanish-American War The war between the United States and Spain was caused by unsettling tension between the two countries; Spain, at that time, one of the world's great powers, maintained colonies including Cuba, which lay only ninety miles from U.S. soil. Lasting from April until August, 1898, the war was fought to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule. During the course of the ... citizens of the late 19th century had vivid memories of the Cuban revolt of 1868-1878, a long and exhausting conflict called the "Ten-Years War" that essentially ended in a draw. In 1895 a depression in Cuba made conditions worse, and revolution again broke out threatening to go on indefinitely as the rebels would be strong enough win, nor would the Spanish forces be powerful enough to defeat them. American ...
- 4293: Multiculturalism
- ... allow lots of immigrants in. The fact is that we may have to close our doors to immigrants because sooner or later the social system will break down. We will not be regarded as the great free country that accepts so many immigrants.Although I hope we do not come to this point,I fear it will happen. Language is a part of multiculturalism. Evidence of this can be found in ... Japanese ,Arabic etc..Other examples of this are newspapers and media productions in varying languages. People that have a choice as to where they want to immigrate to , usually choose Canada because Canada is a great place to live according to U.N. statistics. Some people don't like multiculturalism and form cults, an example of which is the KKK. They are dead set against black people and believe in white ... order to cope with the problems of racism, prejudice and stereotyping. We all must learn to be more tolerant and accepting of different peoples and their beliefs. In my corollary I think multiculturalism is a great thing.
- 4294: Terrorism
- ... Peruvian government. Guzman's capture has lead to the re-election of the countries' president Alberto Fujimori. -The Provisional Irish Republican Army(IRA) is active in Northern Ireland but carries out it's actions in Great Britain. They often rely on bombs to get their point across, their main goal is the independence of Ireland from Great Britain, and the unification of Ireland. The Northern Irish(IRA) want freedom and independence for themselves and their Protestant religion while the Southern Irish don't want to leave and wish to remain united with ... make a right. If a terrorist organisation responds to a terrorist attack against themselves with another act of terrorism, what do you think the other groups response will be? This situation is currently occuring in Great Britain, the Irish accuse the English of something and act, the English deny it and accuse the Irish of commiting unwarranted attacks and responds. This conflict has been raging for years and no end ...
- 4295: Cold War Paper
- ... came out of World War II better than any other nation that was involved. The Second World War was a battle between the Allied and Axis Powers. The Allied Powers consisted of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France. This war was seen as the fight against Nazi Germany, and therefore resulted in a majority of the battles fought on German and Russian soil. The aftermath left ... War." (Henretta, p.903) Americans were again beginning to see the capitalist society they fought for, and the confidence level of the country continued to rise throughout the 1960's. The people cannot create a great nation themselves; great leaders must direct them. Besides the three Presidents who led America throughout the end of World War II and through the Cold War, there were many influential voices that helped to shape the views ...
- 4296: The Rise of Violent Crime In Canada
- ... advanced in evolution as the rest of society. Later on in his career he discarded his previous ideas of criminals having distinct physical features. He accepted and put forth the idea that social factors hold great importance in the formation of criminality. Even though he did this, for many years after his death sociologists tried to prove his theories of biological factors being a great factor in the development of criminal behaviour. Recently genetics have reinvoked these biological causes of criminality with the idea that men with the extra Y chromosome are more likely to be violent offenders than men ... has caused greater levels of unemployment, homelessness, anger and disparity. This may be the cause for the rise in armed/robbery rates around Canada. It has been shown that in the past when there have great economic hardships, the rate of violent crime has increased as is with the present day. Many of the reasons for the increase in social protection and laws has been that it has been instituted ...
- 4297: Understanding The Nature of Homlessness
- ... panhandler and has a tremendous impact in terms of reinforcing the notion of authority. For example, there were panhandlers we observed who were not capable of singling out an individual person and therefore had a great deal of difficulty initiating or holding on to any interactions; on the other hand, one man we watched was particularly effective simply because he went out of his way to single people out in the ... of the seven people who uttered that phrase had at least a some money, and the homeless probably know that. Still, the phrase- whether an outright lie or the gospel truth- manages to carry a great deal of weight. Another micro-interaction we saw quite a bit of was the use of the body to communicate certain attitudes without the use of words. There were people who looked up as soon ... given ten dollars worth of pennies, because needing those pennies represented the lowest he could possibly reach CONCLUSION What does any of this mean? What can we gain from looking at this information? While no great social upheaval will occur because of this research, there is no question that we at least have a bit more perspective as to the nature of these interactions. Though I expected to find more ...
- 4298: Tourism In Canadian Provincial
- ... and outdoor recreation there are "at least 15 provincial departments, agencies, or commissions are actively engaged in parks and open space programs." The parks are essentially used by many groups and individuals to satisfy a great number of recreational needs. Therefore, a given park may be multi layered(administered at several governmental levels) and multi purpose in nature. Recently, with respect to the objectives of provincial parks, the policy has taken ... The construction of the railroad across Algonquin after the park was created, was used primarily for logging purposes. It was constructed between the years 1894 and 1896. However, the completion of the railway had a great effect on the recreational use of the new park, for it was now accessible for the first time to everyone. For the next 40 years, the people using the park for purposes like lodges, youth ... more convenient means of access to Algonquin made the demise of the railroad just a question of time. The increasing conflict between logging and recreation finally came true - the late 1960s were a time of great public controversy and debate about the role of logging in Algonquin. Most believed that the logging was unacceptable with the wilderness park they wanted. This lead to the Algonquin Park Committee designed to present ...
- 4299: Life
- ... a little for themselves their life would not have been a waste. The wild man is third character in the poem. Wildness is often associated with being carefree. The lack of caring and adventure are great, but soon the realization that when you live for the next minute time passes by and the moment is lost. You must cherish each moment for the next moment may be your last. Also you ... Kubler-Ross writes that death is often unexpected: “It is a fact, however, that thousands of adults and children die suddenly and unexpectedly. This means that the survivors are not prepared and often react with great shock and numbness to the tragic news at a time when clear thinking and fast actions are mandatory” (Kubler-Ross 163). Thomas writes, “And you, my father, there on the sad height, / Curse, bless, me ... The problem is that people often try to find what they have not done in life instead of what they have. The past is a play, whether or not you as a character in the great play have a big part or little one it does not matter. What matters is that you appreciate what you did in life and what you have gained from being alive. Bibliography Works Cited ...
- 4300: Teenage Love
- ... Pointing the finger at you or at your ex for what each of you did wrong. Solution: Decide that neither of you are at fault and both of you are responsible for the breakup. The Depression Phase: Feeling sad, worthless, and foolish. You have trouble eating and sleeping and you may imagine you’ll never love again. Solution: Allow yourself to feel pain but don’t wallow in self-pity. Keep ... should talk to someone outside the situation, and definitely get the help they need. People who are abusing are urged to seek help and break off all contact with the person they’re abusing. Extreme depression cases due to heartbreak may also lead to physical violence towards oneself. The teenage suicide rate is up nearly 200% in the past twenty years. Teens seem to jump into their relationship too fast, and ... progression of ending a relationship, and they’ve come a long way towards their emotional healing. On The Other Hand... Now, we’ve concluded that teens can sometimes overreact when they’ ve been dumped (suicide, depression, obsession, etc). As compared to adult breakups which tend to be more civilized on average, teens really have no reason to be severely depressed due to the fact that they have their whole life ...
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