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- 1591: The Cold War
- ... known that Khrushchev had known what had taken place all along and had known for some years, President Eisenhower justified the presence of a spy plane over the Soviet Union with it being "in the interest of the free world." Khrushchev saw through the ploy and revoked his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union for a summit. Bay of Pigs By 1959, Fidel Castro and his rebels were able ... their capabilities and shortcomings without intelligence agencies. The CIA and KGB by themselves cannot assure peace. With the knowledge supplied by each to its leaders, intelligent decisions can be made in the world's best interest. Moreover, the status quo and power base remains relatively stable with the East and West on opposing sides. There can never be true and utterly complete peace, these organizations will continue to exist contrary ignorant ...
- 1592: Image Audit Of Olav Thon Real
- ... strong competition ? taxes ? shortage of properties and buildings ? shopping centers enormous dynamic inside commodity trade ? Identify their most important stakeholder groups and explain their importance to the organization. A stakeholder is those with a vested interest or stake in an organization, or in other words they are individuals who perceive themselves to have an interest in the actions of an organization. They may be customers, shareholders, employees, or just members of society. They generally express themselves through groups that share a common purpose such as environmental or consumer causes (Baskin ...
- 1593: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... America against us.' . . . . By the 1950s trade with Latin America accounted for a quarter of American exports, and 80 per cent of the investment in Latin America was also American. The Americans had a vested interest in the region that it would remain pro-American. The Guatemalan adventure can be seen as another of the factors that lead the American government to believe that it could handle Casto. Before the Second ... who had once been their lawyer, his brother Allen the Director of Central Intelligence who was a share holder, and Robert Cutler head of the National Security Council. In what was a clear conflict of interest, the security apparatus of the United States decided to take action against the Guatemalans. From May 1st, 1954, to June 18th, the Central Intelligence Agency did everything in its power to overthrow the government of ...
- 1594: Educational Policy In Malaysia
- ... benefited about 204,100 rural children.11 2. Primary Education In primary education the main focus was on expanding capacity, improving existing facilities, and the quality of teaching and learning materials. In order to instill interest in science from an early age, the old existing syllabus were revised and some new ones were introduced. In order to accommodate increases in enrollment, reduce overcrowding, a total of 9,530 additional classrooms were ... classrooms will be built in order to accommodate the increase in enrollment and reduce overcrowding.16 Teaching method which are simple, practical and interesting will continue to be used in order to increase student's interest as well as improve their performance. Appropriate incentives will be provided to science students so as to increase enrollment in the science stream. Taking into account the latest technological development, the use of computers in ...
- 1595: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... America against us.' . . . . By the 1950s trade with Latin America accounted for a quarter of American exports, and 80 per cent of the investment in Latin America was also American. The Americans had a vested interest in the region that it would remain pro-American. The Guatemalan adventure can be seen as another of the factors that lead the American government to believe that it could handle Casto. Before the Second ... who had once been their lawyer, his brother Allen the Director of Central Intelligence who was a share holder, and Robert Cutler head of the National Security Council. In what was a clear conflict of interest, the security apparatus of the United States decided to take action against the Guatemalans. From May 1st, 1954, to June 18th, the Central Intelligence Agency did everything in its power to overthrow the government of ...
- 1596: Gun Control
- ... to claim that possession of a gun turns average citizens into bloodthirsty lunatics. This theory falls apart under close scrutiny. If legal possession of a firearm caused this sort of attitude, then why are crime rates highest in areas such as Washington, D.C. and New York City which have strict gun control laws? And why are crime rates dropping in states such as Florida where private ownership of firearms is encouraged? Simply stated, legal ownership of a gun does not cause crime. The most recent efforts of the gun control lobby has been ...
- 1597: Gambling Is Good For Our Commu
- ... a community, that old theater that was once there; the old shoe stores; the old restaurants are likewise going to suffer. That s the way how the capitalist system runs. Social impact of gambling: Crime rates--some people think that having a casino or gambling in their community attracts crime. That there's something inherent in gambling that creates street crime. There is nothing inherent in gambling. Any activity that attracts large numbers of people may cause an increase in crime rates. It doesn't have anything to do with gambling, inherently. Problem gamblers--the number of problem gambler is about 1 - 5% of the population. People who can't help themselves and will go in and ...
- 1598: Marijuana
- ... Teens, 13). Some physical side effects are loss of reflexes and coordination, red eyes, increase in appetite (especially sweets), and nausea due to dizziness (Fact Sheet, 2). Marijuana can cause serious consequences like lack of interest in school, goals, and active interest in illegal activity and dangerous behaviors like unsafe sex and violence (Teen Addiction, 64). Young people have lack of attendance in school, poor school performance, and crime (Teen Addiction, 59). The main reason for the ...
- 1599: Comparison of The American Revolution and the French Revolution
- ... Of Smith, Turgot, and the Physiocrats, the great French statesman and author Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) wrote: "The basis of their whole economic system may be truly said to lie in the principle of self-interest. . . . The only function of government according to this doctrine is to protect life, liberty, and property."10 Embracing the principle of free trade not just as a temporary expedient, but as a philosophy, Turgot got ... guilds, corporations, and trading companies. He then dedicated himself to breaking down the internal tariffs within France. By limiting government expense, he was able to cut the budget by 60 million livres and reduce the interest on the national debt from 8.7 million livres to 3 million livres. Had Turgot been allowed to pursue his policies of free trade and less government intervention, France may very well have become Europe ...
- 1600: American Exceptionalism
- ... sword." In explaining what is meant by the "double-edged sword of American exceptionalism, Lipset admits that for America, being different, being an "outlier" does not necessarily mean being better. America has the highest crime rates in the world, the highest divorce rate, the greatest number of people behind bars, the greatest number of people who could vote, but do not, and a fluctuating amount of unnecessary "litigiousness." However, Lipset refuses ... claiming simply that they stem from America's individualism. Quoth he: I would
like to note that those emphasize social morbidity, who focus on moral decline, for example, or on the high crime or divorce rates, ignore that evidence that much of what they deplore is closely linked to American values which presumably they approve of, those which make for achievement and independence. Though Lipset may be attempting to justify the ...
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