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- 16411: The Persian Gulf War
- ... Persian Gulf War On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab State of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. His aim was to take control Kuwait’s oil reserves. Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates, of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil prices severely and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq’s annual revenue. By invading Kuwait, Iraq succeeded in surprising the entire world. The USA ended her policy of accommodating Saddam Hussein, which had existed since the Iran-Iraq war. Negative attitude toward Iraq soon became ... in battle and to pay for the costs of the war. Critics of President Bush continued to maintain that he was taking advantage of the issue of energy supplies in order to manipulate the U. S. public opinion in favor of war. After consulting with U. S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney in August 1990, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia invited American troops onto Saudi soil. It was the interest ...
- 16412: King Lear: Comedy or Tragedy?
- ... and hold the highest position is the social chain. Lear out of Pride and anger has banished Cordelia and split the kingdom in half to the two older sisters, Goneril and Regan. This is Lear's tragic flaw which prevents him to see the true faces of people because his pride and anger overrides his judgement. As we see in the first act, Lear does not listen to Kent's plea to see closer to the true faces of his daughters. Kent has hurt Lear's pride by disobeying his order to stay out of his and Cordelia's way when Lear has already warned him, "The bow is bent and drawn, make from the shaft." Kent still disobeys Lear ...
- 16413: Crime and Punishment and Othello: Comparison and Contrast Essay
- Crime and Punishment and Othello: Comparison and Contrast Essay In both Crime and Punishment and Othello there is a theme of necessary balance. Crime and Punishment's theme that man must be balanced in order to function properly is very similar to Othello's theme that, tragically, jealousy is destructive, even to the one that holds it. In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov's extreme intellectualism caused him to stop functioning as a complete and balanced individual which ultimately cost him his freedom. For Othello, it was his extreme jealousy that caused him to become emotionally unbalanced, which ...
- 16414: The Inferno
- In Dante s Inferno, Dante narrates his descent and observation of hell through the various circles and pouches. One part of this depiction is his descriptions of the various punishments that each of the different sinners has received ... Dante envisions the sinners receiving are broken down into two types. The first type he borrows from various gruesome and cruel forms of torture and the second type, though often less physically agonizing, is Dante s creative and imaginative punishment for sins. The borrowed torturous forms of punishments create a physical pain for the shades, whereas the creative punishments are used to inflict a mental and psychological suffering. However, it is ... from that is his punishment for the heretics. The penalty in the medieval era for heresy was often public humiliation or to burn to death. For Dante, to be a heretic was to follow one s own opinion and not the beliefs of the Christian Church. Dante s punishment for the arch heretics and those who followed them was that they be ensepulchered and to have some tombs heated more, ...
- 16415: Factors Of Second Language
- ... and thus deserves to be looked at as a factor in promoting the learning of a second language. Computers are wonderful instruments and can complement other learning tools in the classroom such as textbooks, VCR s, blackboards, etc. But we need to be careful that the computer itself doesn t become the center of the attention, rather that it is used in promoting learning in ways other technology can not. For some tasks, computers can provide distinct advantages over more traditional approaches. The use of ... flexible and pliable muscles than adults and to many researchers, the idea of muscle plasticity is a more plausible explanation for accent than that of lateralization. The second factor related to age is the learner s cognitive ability. One interesting difference between child and adult language learners is that adults seem to respond better to the teaching of grammar and rules. This has been attributed the level of cognitive development ...
- 16416: Gambling 2
- ... or town in need of money and jobs finds itself confronting an idea that promises to bring plenty of both. This idea is bringing in legalized gambling to the community. All of a sudden it s like bang, legalized gambling is the biggest economic development force in almost every state in the country, says Robert Goodman, an urban planner fom the University of Massachusetts who recently completed a two-year national study of the gambling industry. This is one of the reasons why legalized gamgling doesn t hurt the U.S. economy; instead it improves the U.S. economy, because legalized gambling gives entertainment to citizens, brings new job oppurtunities, and lowers taxes; that is why the U.S. should legalize all gambling in all ...
- 16417: Gandhi
- ... India” (Pg. 47-48). Gandhi achieved this status for Indians in South Africa by a method called “Satyagraha” or “passive resistance”. This involved a non-violent means of refusing to co-operate with the government’s wishes, thus forcing the government to meet the demands of the resistors. This method of nonco-operation earned Gandhi a great deal of respect, world-wide acclaim and helped him considerably reduce legalized racism against ... Gandhi made up his mind to fast either until death or until reform. This was enough to bring instantaneous results and soon riots ceased and there were weeks without religiously motivated killings or demonstrations. Gandhi’s ploy had worked. People all over the world admired the “Mahatma” (father) and his methods of controlling a whole population by their love for him. This was one stepping stone which had been safely passed ... failed in his attempts of unifying Hindus and Muslims, he did succeed in achieving Independence for India and as a bonus Muslims in India additionally gained something, the birth of their new nation, Pakistan. Gandhi’s preaching of non-violence worked on many occasions but also resulted in the bloodshed of thousands of others. People were so caught up in gaining Independence from the British that they forgot Gandhi’s ...
- 16418: Gifted People
- Started in the 1970's, America's Gifted & Talented programs are used to enhance the curriculum of students included in either category in order to challenge and strengthen their unique abilities. These students are usually provided a separate class with specialized lessons ... be further challenged. These students are considered gifted and have special teachers and classes to promote development of their talents and minds. Programs like this began to pop up around the nation in the 70's; however, gifted students were looked down upon by teachers,parents, and peers. Many people considered them to be "freaks" because they were different. They didn't understand the implications of the terms "gifted" and " ...
- 16419: Hamlet: Fate
- ... a power far higher than what can be seen by someone at the other end of a "1-900…" telephone number. The play Hamlet, by Shakespeare, presents a view of the world in which man's intellect is powerless to understand and predict the whims of Fate. Man is governed by an uncaring and perhaps deranged power. The characters of the play are in no way able to comprehend what may lie in the future. Hamlet knows that there is something wrong with the marriage between his mother (the queen) and Claudius (King Hamlet's brother). The marriage takes place just months after the slaying of King Hamlet. "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." The characters of the play know that there are powers at work in the ... the play. Hamlet is visited on several occasions by a ghost that offers thought provoking information. Hamlet knows not whether to trust the spirit or disregard what he has been told. "… the devil hath power T'assume a pleasing shape" Hamlet thought that the spirit may be trying to mislead him in the quest to find his father's killer. Characters of the play become unsure of their intentions due ...
- 16420: Detrimental Effects That Technological Advances In Industry And Agriculture
- ... the detrimental effects that technological advances in industry and agriculture have on the global environment. However, as Carl Sagan points out in “Pulling the Plug on Mother Earth” awareness is not enough, nor is society’s response to the catastrophic implications of environmental pollution rapid enough. Slowness to implement sound strategies are in part due to the fact that the threats we face are nebulous, since they come in the form ... effect relationship between technological advances and pollution have certainly influenced public outcry towards change, and influenced corporations to alter their poisoning mechanisms, the immediate change that Sagan calls for will necessarily meet with resistance. Sagan’s own “revelation” about mankind’s reticence to act unless literally “under the gun” remains a valid point. Destruction of the ozone layer and incidents such as the Exxon oil spill in Alaska are indeed enormous calamities, and we have ...
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