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- 2501: Hitler's Impact On Germany
- ... troubles, creating a suitable environment for anyone to start a revolution. Itˇ¦s the start of the so called "Depressionˇ¨. Germany was forced to pay 33 billion dollars for the damages caused during the first World War. By November of 1923, the Nazi Party already has 55,000 faithful followers and was by far the most organised and favoured of the many other groups competing for power. During this time, Hitler had ... fight with fists or guns, both were common and considered usual. After gaining sole power over Germany, Hitler coarsely built up the German military. By 1938, Germany had the most powerful military force in the world. In the same year, just by demanding, Hitler received the Sudetanland in Czechoslovakia. Hitler soon fell from power essentially due to military ignorance. Britain beat the Germans easily. Hitler foolishly attacked his ally Russia, ...
- 2502: T.S. Eliot
- ... graduated. He then started graduate school at Harvard to earn a Masters degree in Philosophy. In 1910 Eliot studied French Literature in Paris at Sorbonne. Then, in 1911 he went to Munich. Due to the war he was unable to travel back to the States, and was detained in London, England. Eliot had always dreamed of being out on his own. He finally had the chance. He devoted his life now ... to the Church, and to his writings. His first publication of his new life was "The Family Reunion". This poem dealt largely with his religious side, and showed a new Eliot to all of the world. Some believed that the end of The Criterion ended Eliot’s life as a writer, Eliot saw it though as a great awakening (Headings 206). Not long after Eliots new life began disaster struck, in ... language, is to enjoy an understanding of the people to whom that language belongs, an understanding we can get in no other way" (Acceptance). Eliot believed that poetry was the only way to bring the world together. He believed that through writing feeling and emotions people of all backgrounds and races could connect. Eliot thought that if people could connect on this emotional level the world would be a happier ...
- 2503: Ford Motor Company
- Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is the world's largest producer of trucks, and the second largest producer of cars and trucks combined. Ford has manufacturing, assembly or sales affiliates in 34 countries and Ford companies employed 337,800 people world-wide in 1996. Ford has manufacturing facilities in 22 countries on 5 continents, with 87 plants in North America and 41 in Europe. In Europe, in 1995, Ford's combined vehicle market share, at 12 ... platform, increasing the number of vehicles introduced over the next five years by 50%. One of the key strategies behind the realignment has been growth. Ford has launched a variety of new initiatives throughout the world, with joint ventures for the assembly of vehicles in countries as diverse as China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. In China, Ford expects to begin production of light trucks with a company named Jiangling Motors ...
- 2504: Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence
- ... must die, and consequently so must all humans. After the fall, Eve is distraught as she contemplates abstaining from having sex in order to thwart death. She states to risk bringing children into "this cursed world" is unconscionable (Book X, 981-91). From here, the theme of sex and lust moves towards lust and violence. As Daniels writes: "Milton subtly modulates the theme of lust and death to one of lust and violence, a theme that already has been heard in the catalog of devils as well as in the sexual dimension of the war and Heaven" (44). According to Milton, lust gives rise to warfare, when mankind is not busy: "marrying or prostituting , as befell, /Rape or Adultery, where passing fair / Allured them" (Book XII, 716-18), it wars ... another guise of a perverse satanic energy. However, it may be argued as to weather or not Milton is a pacifist. James A. Freeman, in Milton and the Martial Muse maintains Milton was anti-violence/war to the point of pacifism. According to Freemen, Milton in Paradise Lost gives to the devil the traditional warrior ethos and by doing so undoubtedly, "startled early readers who were conditioned to respect military ...
- 2505: The Evolution of Jet Engines
- ... turns a turbine to produce thrust, resulting in a force sufficient enough to propell the aircraft in the opposite direction (Morgan 67). When the jet engine was thought of back in the 1920's the world never thought it would become a reality, but by 1941 the first successful jet flight was flown in England. Since then the types of engines have changed, but the basic principals have remained the same ... into the jet age with the first successful flight. At the same time, the Germans were designing there own jet engine and aircraft which would be one of the factors that kept Germany alive in World War II. With technological advances by the allies a prototype turbojet known as the "Heinkel He 178" came into a few operational squadrons in the German, British, and the American air forces towards the end ...
- 2506: Once A Warrior King - Review
- ... of Vietnam. David Donavan gives his account as the Army First Lieutenant in charge of a southern Vietnamese district. Based in the southern, rural village of Tram Chim, this book shifts the focus of the war from the political misunderstanding and shortcomings to the social effects they had on both the Vietnamese people and Donovan himself. Political The war in Vietnam is fraught with paradox. The facts of the war in Vietnam contrast sharply with American perceptions of it at the time. American intentions were as misunderstood as the people they were intended to protect. The information gathered in order to report the state ...
- 2507: Cuba And Embargo
- ... Affects of the Embargo The island nation of Cuba, located just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, is home to 11 million people and has one of the few remaining communist regimes in the world. Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro, came to power in 1959 and immediately instituted a communist program of sweeping economic and social changes. Castro allied his government with the Soviet Union and seized and nationalized billions ... property. U.S. relations with Cuba have been strained ever since. A trade embargo against Cuba that was imposed in 1960 is still in place today. Despite severe economic suffering and increasing isolation from the world community, Castro remains committed to communism. (Close Up Foundation) The United States and Cuba share a long history of mutual mistrust and suspicion. All aspects of U.S. policy with Cuba, such as the current ... resignation and promote a smooth transition to democracy, experts disagree about how the U.S. government should accomplish these aims. Some believe that the country’s current policy toward Cuba is outdated in its Cold War approach and needs to be reconstructed. However, many still consider Fidel Castro a threat in the hemisphere and a menace to his own people and favor tightening the screws on his regime even more. ( ...
- 2508: Legalization of Drugs: Against
- ... tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most serious problems in today's world, threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians, health experts and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America's other pressing social problems- disease, poverty ... s future. These drugs are the cause of many problems and crimes. Among these many drug users exist some people who continue to resist drugs and have been called the real heroes of the drug war (Hyde, 372). Although, drug abuse is a serious and threatening problem today, it can be brought under control with acceptable means. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana have been ... to cause unbelievable damage and harm to the body and brain. As well as we know, AIDS is a deadly disease which people are very frightened of today. When parents bring a child into this world the main concern is that the child be healthy. It is an impossible deed for a drug addict female to give birth to a healthy child. Babies who are born with the AIDS virus ...
- 2509: A Look At Lsd And The Counter Culture Movement
- ... to help clear the disorder of the mind and help in achieving a higher level of conscience thinking. Little was known of the effects to these primitive spiritual tools too much of the modern Western world, until Leary and his colleagues entered the scene in the 1960 s. Timothy Leary was a young, prestigious Harvard professor of psychology during the 1960 s. He was very interested in how the mind worked ... terrace under the bright Mexican sky. Everything was quivering with life, even inanimate objects. I gave way to the delight, as mystics have for centuries when they peeked through the curtains and discovered that this world -- so manifestly real -- was actually a tiny stage set constructed by the mind. There was a sea of possibilities out there (in there?), other realties, an infinite array of programs for other futures .... After the ... eyes to make you aware of right and wrong, good and bad.... The mangers of consciousness for some many years has been the Vatican, they have shaped are views and pulled the wool over the world eyes for so long. The philosopher stone (LSD) could of very well been the fruit of the Original sin that opens one mind to questioning the beliefs of the Catholic Faith, and in turn ...
- 2510: Hinduism
- Hinduism Introduction Hinduism was born in India around the year 1500 b.c. It is world wide spread and has millions of followers. The word Hindu is derived from the word sindhu, means Indu river in Sanskrit; but their own definition of their religion is "those who believe in the Vedas ... people do rather than what they think, this is reflected in the way there is more uniformity of behavior than of belief in the religion. There are more than 700 millions of Hindus around the world, and the religion is still practiced by those whose families have migrated from India to other parts of the world, such as East Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the East Indies, and England. A few usage's are observed by almost all Hindus: reverence for Brahmans (priests), and cows; no eating meat specially beef; ...
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