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- 4261: General Denis Sassou Nguesso and The Congo-Brazzaville Conflict
- ... Mpila to arrest suspects in the murder of four of his opponents. His Cobra militia resisted and the fighting spread. By 9 June the Cobras, out-numbered but better disciplined than their opponents, were in control of some two-thirds of the city. France sent in 1,250 troops under 'Operation Pelican' to rescue some 3,400 foreign nationals.
- 4262: Criticism Of Alexander Pope
- ... had faced in the beginning of life he mentions the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Towards the end of pope's first stanza he expresses in words the limitations of life and how limits control man. As the poem continues Pope refers to God as the highest being on earth and his description on how the world is made. "See Worlds on Worlds compose one Universe, Observe how System into ...
- 4263: The Cajun-Creole Conflict
- ... entered his home and witnessed this ugly spectacle, he became enraged. He got his musket, placed the gunbarrel against his wife’s body, and would have killed her, as well as the boy, if the gun had fired, but fortunately it misfired. The boy and the worthless woman saved themselves, each running in opposite directions, one holding his pants in his hands, and the other her skirt” (Judice 169-170). In ...
- 4264: New Spain Essay
- ... New Spain had even fewer choices and opportunities than that person would have had in his or her original culture." Everyone was far better off before the Spanish invaded Central America and tried to take control of the land. The senseless abuse of power exhibited by so many of the conquistadors not only limited the decisions of surrounding groups of people, it helped to set the Spanish up for failure.
- 4265: The Cold War: Conflicting Aims and Policies of Rival Powers
- ... States and brought about the Cold War. Any Soviet act of aggression was countered by the United States, further raising diplomatic tension. One such act of aggression came when the Soviets attempted to gain complete control of Berlin by forming a blockade against all of the other Allied forces. Despite the barrier, the United States airlifted tons of supplies to those who were in need of them in Berlin. This was ...
- 4266: Dorothy Parker
- ... applied to the author herself (Bloom 2537). Her more bitter verses become brief ballads of animosity. This aspect is quite well demonstrated by the imagined injury of others in "Frustration:" 'If I had a shiny gun, I could have a world of fun Speeding bullets through the brains Of the folks who give me pains; Or had I some poison gas, I could make the moments pass Bumping off a number ...
- 4267: The Discovery of The New World Changed European Conceptions, Views, and Material Conditions
- ... European dictatorship affected many aspects of political life. Overseas possessions came to be seen as essential additions to Europe itself, strengthening the military and economic power of its rival nation-states. As European governments took control of new territories, new populations and new sources of wealth, they gained confidence in their ability to rule, and in their righteousness of their Christian values. The expansion of European power into the Americas escalated ...
- 4268: The Holocaust: Tragedy in the 20th Century
- ... was set ablaze. Then, the two other churches as well. The mob ran around the town in an uncontrollable fury, shooting not just in the air, but anything that moved. The mob had completely lost control. Rosewood was a ghost town now. Its streets were crowded with strangers, and its residents were scattered into the surrounding swamps. By the next morning most of the town was reduced to ashes. Most of ...
- 4269: Was the French Revolution Preventable?
- ... them. Also, France never should have fired their financial aid, just because things get better for a while. When France decided its aid was no longer needed because they seemed to have the problem in control, is when the problem came back again. Eventually under Louis the XVI, two men were appointed as aids, Turgot and Necker . Although these men did try to make change, most of the reforms were soon ...
- 4270: Mononucleosis 2
- ... lymph nodes where the body is attacking itself, such as the tonsils become inflamed, causing symptoms such as a sore throat. Eventually the T cells have done their job and the body is back under control, but there are still infected cells causing mono to relapse and take a long time to recover from. However, it is very unusually for mono to occur more than once in a person s lifetime ...
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