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- 24811: Mongolia
- ... Uls) Mongolia (Mongol Ard, Uls), landlocked nation in central Asia lying between China and the USSR. A vast plateau with extensive grasslands embraces the heartland of the country; part of the Gobi Desert occupies the S. An agricultural economy relies primarily on herd animals with more than 80% of the total land area devoted to pastureland. Herdsmen make up the majority of the labor force and have been organized into collectives ... the people are indigenous Mongolians; 75% Khalkha Mongols. The church was suppressed in the 1930s; at that time Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism was predominant. Only one active monastery remains. Governmental power is vested in the People's Great Khural of Deputies, elected every three years by universal suffrage. From this body is chosen a nine-member Presidium to exercise state affairs. Under Genghis Khan in the 13th century, Mongolia conquered most of ... in sporadic border incidents. Yumzhagiyen Tsedenbal was first secretary and chairman of the Presidium from 1974 until 1984, when he was replaced for reasons of ill health by Zhambyn Batmunkh. PROFILE Official name: Mongolian People's Republic Area: 604,247sq mi (1,565,000sq km) Population: 2,125,463 Density: 3.5per sq mi (1.4per sq km) Chief cities: Ulan Bator, capital; Darhan; Choybalsan Government: People's Republic Language: ...
- 24812: A Room With A View By E.D. For
- ... her permission or discussion. Even though this surprises Lucy and backs away she still participates in the kiss that tells the readers that there is something in her heart that drives her toward George. George’s function in A Room with a View is clear: he is a source of passion in a society that is tightly sealed with convention, timidity, and dryness. When Lucy comes home to Britain she is ... shows the difference between Cecil and George and how Cecil lacks the aggression and desire that George has. Lucy has to make the decision between the mind and the heart. She is torn between Cecil’s world of books and conformity and George’s world of passion and nature. This decision is not easy for Lucy to make. Lucy came really close to marring the wrong man due to her lack of thought. She has grown up and ...
- 24813: Kuwait
- ... not self-sufficient in agriculture but the country will be in the future. Its production of cereals, vegetables and fruit grown in the oasis of Jahra and scattered smallholdings is not sufficient for the population's needs, due to limitations of water supply, fertile soil, climate and manpower. Much of its food needs to be imported but government investment and the work of the Kuwait Experimental farm have led to improvements ... the hunting of animals which used to live in the desert has meant the virtual extinction of wildlife. Kuwait is importing from many countries animals such as cows, chickens and sheep. In view of Kuwait's extremely unpromising natural environment which was made even worse after the Persian Gulf War, the key to all its hopes for self-sufficiency lies in research and experiments. Their experimental farm research farm:Omariya, the ... is trying to change this in order to diversify and balance its economy which at present is highly dependent on finite amounts of petroleum. "Agriculture (including fishing) accounts for but a small portion of Kuwait's gross domestic product (0.24%). This economic sector utilized only 3% of those privately employed."3 3El Mallakh, Ragaei (Economic Development and Regional Cooperation. Chicago, University of Chicago, 1988) pg. 55 Government studies have ...
- 24814: Food Division In Grass Soup
- Food Division in Grass Soup Zhang's attitude towards splitting up food rations at the reform camp suggests he has not been completely broken down and reformed by The Party. The significance of the dividing of foods illustrates his remaining integrity and ... even then he withholds comments that would have surely been used against Mr. "I like to eat watery things". Convicts cannot trust criminal convicts either because it is obvious they are not worthy of anyone's trust and would partition the food completely unequally without fear of retribution. These convicts have no rectitude and are already accustomed to no one trusting them. "When it came to the question of how to ... emotions using hunger, so that the only pain he feels is related to food. The worst torture in the camp seems to be the rationing of sparse food into smaller bits for other convicts. Zhang's emotions and character have obviously been adversely affected by the reform camp because of The Party's ability to wear out rightists and criminals by starvation and labour, but throughout the experiences that are ...
- 24815: Minor Characters Influences On
- ... Another minor character thought to have shaped the destinies of Romeo and Juliet is Paris. In Act 3, Scene 5, Lady Capulet announces that Juliet is to marry Paris. "The County Paris, at Saint Peter's church, Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride." Juliet obviously refuses and goes to Friar Laurence for help. Friar Laurence devises a plan, which will prevent the marriage and reunite Romeo with Juliet. However ... deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Paris had not wished to be with Juliet, none of the following would have occurred. Friar Laurence gives a letter to Friar John to send to Romeo about Juliet's plans. But Friar John was unable to find Romeo. "Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection". This is another example of a minor character playing an important role. Balthasar brings Romeo the news of Juliet's 'death'. Romeo then goes to Juliet's tomb and lays with her that night. He looks for an apothecary to sell him some poison, and succeeds. Had the apothecary refused to sell him the ...
- 24816: Canterbury Tales - The Wife Of
- ... This is the plot, for he must find the answer in order to live. The knight only has one year to get to answer this question and then he has to return to King Arthur’s court and await his sentence. The setting is in King Arthur’s court when a young man saw a pretty maiden and raped her. The King was going to sentence him to death but the Queen decided to give him one year to answer the question . The story is told from the Wife of Bath’s point of view for she is narrating the story. So the conflict, being that he has to find the answer, is established. The knight’s journey does not go well. Finally on the last ...
- 24817: “Barrio Boy” and The House on Mango Street Comparison
- ... House on Mango Street by Saundra Cisneros give support to the critical lens. Their characters, Ernesto and Esperanza have very different lives, but they both have goals which effect their thoughts and their lives. Ernesto’s life aids in the reinforcement of the critical lens. His goal was to fit in with his new school and neighborhood. He had self- confidence that allowed him to succeed. He thought of the Americans ... stay with him for the rest of his life. It impacted him time and time again. He was extremely confident in himself. This allowed him to run for president of his class in school. Ernesto’s attempts to succeed with his goals in his Barrio make it evident that the quote is correct. Esperanza’s life on Mango Street sustains the message captured by the critical lens. Esperenza and many other characters in this short novel are determined to escape Mango Street. They all have the same goal for ...
- 24818: Joseph Stalin
- Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin became preeminent Soviet leader when Vladimir I. Lenin died in 1924. Joseph was born in 1879, on December 21,in the town of Gori in Georgian hill. Joseph's father was an unsuccessful shoemaker. He was an alcoholic who beat Joseph. Joseph's mother was Ekaterina a washerwoman who had hoped for her son would be a priest. Ekaterina encouraged her son toward self-idealization. In 1902-1913 Joseph got arrested many times. Though he escaped repeatedly just ... him to the Bolshevik Central Commi ttee. He started going by the name of Stalin,which means "man of steel." Stalin was appointed to the mundane adminastrative posts (Grolier). In 1917, March 15, the Czar's abduction had led to even more social chaos in Russian. As a party member Joseph was chaired on April 11the national conference of Bosheviks delegates urged cooperation with the temporary existing successor goverment . The ...
- 24819: The Relationship Among Spirituality, Community, Simplicity, Joyfulness, And Service To Others
- ... an individual does for their community, and if the individual enjoys what they are doing. Spirituality deals with understanding and practicing of self-regulation. Spirituality teaches you not to do bad things like “you shouldn’t kill, you shouldn’t lie, you shouldn’t steal, and you should obey your parents and obey the law. Community is more like a group of people that do something good to help others. Communities represent unique social tools that are unlike ...
- 24820: Bruce Lee
- ... just one-hundred dollars in his pocket, he began washing dishes in a resteraunt in chinatown, but for unknown reasons, left to begin attending school at the university of Washington as a philosophy major. That's is where he met his future wife, Linda Lee. The only problem was, she was white and he was chinese. Back then interacial marriges were not accepted. So Bruce decided to marry Linda anyway and ... this style to teach a different way of using the fist in order to intercept the attack instead of blocking it. Through this system Bruce Lee taught not only how to fight and defend one's self, but also how to express one's self a a human being. Following the refinement of his martial arts system, he made five movies which grossed over twenty million dollars to date. But, following shooting the last scene for the movie " ...
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