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- 2181: Ireland An Expansion Through
- ... a barbaric nation, which in essence paralleled the famous epic poem Beowulf. It was a society in which wealth determined the ruling factor and histories were kept in the way of the oral tradition. Through stories such as Tain Bo Cuailnge, The Cattle Raid of Cooley, one is shown what Ireland might have been like and through heroes such as Deirdre and Cuchulainn one can idealize what the Irish pagan ways ... brings about Monastery’s to Ireland. Within the monasteries the monks are taught Latin, Greek, and also how to write. It is through the monasteries that records of history start to be kept and earlier stories are preserved on paper. It also allows for Irish to become a written language that becomes the type script that is used throughout the rest of the middle ages. The Irish create their own style ...
- 2182: India 3
- The country of India has been faced with many problems. They have very important short-term problems, which means less time is spent on long term problems. Natural World disasters, wars, drought, and other major problems are more important to these people than such things as over population, pollution, literacy ... the huge population explosion the standard of living improved. India pays for it's economic improvements but depends on grants and loans from other countries to buy goods and machinery. All these efforts however fall short of the countries needs. A solution put forth was to grow high yielding wheats. India had great success. It expanded its wheat output from 10 to 26 million tons from 1964 to 1992. In the ...
- 2183: How Did Mao Change The Face Of
- ... specific programs; there were cadres for the enforcement of the agrarian law, the marriage law, the electoral law; some were trained for industry or agriculture, others for the schools, and so on. This method of short-term training is characteristic of communist education in general. Because the new Communist leaders had no experience in government administration, they turned to their ideological ally, the Soviet Union, for aid and guidance. Soviet advisers ... Cultural Revolution (Mao’s Failure and death) Although the Cultural Revolution largely bypassed the vast majority of the people who lived in rural areas, it had serious consequences for China as a whole. In the short run, of course, the political instability and the constant shifts in economic policy produced slower economic growth and a decline in the capacity of the government to deliver goods and services. Officials at all levels ...
- 2184: Hitler And Gleichchaltung
- ... followed in June. The German labor movement was reorganized by Robert Ley, head of the NSDAP's Political office, as the German Labor Front(DAF). Ley at once prohibited strikes and outlawed collective bargaining. In short order the Christian Trade Unions, with about 600 000 members, and the Liberal groups, with about 500 000, voluntarily submit to Nazi control. Deprived of his trade unions, collective bargaining and the right to strike ... followed in June. The German labor movement was reorganized by Robert Ley, head of the NSDAP's Political office, as the German Labor Front(DAF). Ley at once prohibited strikes and outlawed collective bargaining. In short order the Christian Trade Unions, with about 600 000 members, and the Liberal groups, with about 500 000, voluntarily submit to Nazi control. Deprived of his trade unions, collective bargaining and the right to strike ...
- 2185: Hiroshima 5
- ... sides, the means of mass-destruction are perfected with feverish haste . . . The H-bomb appears on the public horizon as a probably attainable goal. Its accelerated development has been solemnly proclaimed by the president." In short, according to Hiroshima Plus 20, by now, the military has at least 50, 000 nuclear warheads in storage and ready with a handful of people in charge of them. In the words of James Conant ... enemy's missiles, aircraft and submarines, rather than putting all their eggs in the nuclear annihilation basket. War is a terrible thing but the fear of annihilation will curb even the greatest tyrants' bloodlust. In short, fear is part of the human condition and those peaceful nations which learn to live with the destructive potential of nuclear power are capable of great good. Great evil is more likely to be the ...
- 2186: History Of The Original Lincol
- ... a seat in the Senate. While both Lincoln and Douglas had campaigned throughout the state Douglas in the end covered more ground and made more speeches. Lincoln gave sixty-three speeches as well as several short impromptu speeches. Douglas on the other hand made a total of 130 speeches. On the day of elections, the final count of statewide votes stood Republicans 125,430, Democrats 121,609, and Buchanan Democrats 5 ... voted in office as the 14th President of the United States. Douglas suffered much more after the debates. Soon after, the stress of the debates set in and his health began to deteriorated for a short period of time. But he was soon back on his feet. Two years later, he lost in this race for the presidency. What caused this defeat in particular was the Freeport Doctrine. Because of it ...
- 2187: History Of Boot Camp Correctio
- ... recently called, have emerged as an increasingly popular alternative sanction for nonviolent crimes. Boot camp programs operate under a military-like routine wherein young offenders convicted of less serious, nonviolent crimes are confined for a short period of time, typically from 3 to 6 months. (Parent, 1989) They are given close supervision while being exposed to a demanding regimen of strict discipline, physical training, drill, inspections, and physical labor. All the ... boards. (Cowels, 1995) Precursors of shock incarceration programs include "shock probation" and "Scared Straight," which pursued specific deterrence objectives. The Scared Straight program tried to deter young delinquents by making them fearful of prison through short, confrontational performances dramatized inside a prison by hard-core inmates.(Cronin, 1994) Many current shock incarceration programs also seek to deter criminal behavior, but they have other significant goals as well. The early shock probation ...
- 2188: History 2
- ... to actually understand it. My grandfather went through a lot when he was just around my age. He had fought in World War two. When I was younger he would tell me all sorts of stories when he was at war. Of course I did not understand how he felt and what he meant but when he still tells me the stories today, I get chills down my back and sadness about what war did to many people. When I hear it now, I understand more how the soldiers went to war to offer a better future ...
- 2189: Hemmingway
- ... serious writing career. After that Hemmingway moved to Spain. It was here that he developed a love for bullfighting. He spent day after day watching the fighters. He even decided to try it for a short time but wasn’t very successful. He realized that by watching and writing he could express the art of bullfighting to everyone. After this Hemmingway moved to Cuba and became a deep-sea fisherman. He ... for literature. Then on July 2, 1961 Ernest Hemmingway committed suicide and ended his magnificent writing career. (www.mcgill, TLC, TCA) First of all Hemmingway’s writing is influenced by his past atmospheres. Hemingway’s short story In Another Country is influenced by an experience he had in the war. First of Hemmingway spent a while in a hospital in Milan, Italy for being shot in the knee. Hemmingway bases this ...
- 2190: Greece 3
- ... Greece has no other name besides just “Greece.” There are some different technical names that Greece can be associated with. The conventional long form that you can call Greece is the “Hellenic Republic,” while the short form is “Greece.” The long form in Greek is “Elliniki Dhimokratia” and the short form is “Ellas.” The former country name is “Kingdom of Greece.” Greece’s capital is the largest and most populated ancient Athens and is situated in Central Greece at approximately 38° N 23.7° E ...
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