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- 4471: Rapid Economic Growth In East Asian Countries
- ... in GDP per head at around 6% to 7% compared to the 2% to 3% for most industrial economies. If this growth continues, South Korea and Taiwan might take away America's distinction as the world's richest country. This rapid economic growth is a result of several economic and political factors. The pace of economic development, growth in world trade and communications, and the investment in physical capital and education have all played a role in the sudden rise of the East Asian economies. One factor which has helped the long-term economic growth ... than double America's capital spending. The East Asian countries have placed much emphasis upon education. Education is the key to mastering the technologies which they have been borrowing from the economic leaders of the world. The standards of education for these countries have improved as rapidly as their economies. Another factor which has helped the long-term economic growth of these East Asian countries is the global market. No ...
- 4472: Madame Bovary: The Theme of Fantasy
- Madame Bovary: The Theme of Fantasy In Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, the theme of fantasy not always being reality is carried throughout the novel. Emma prefered the fantasy world to the real world. She spent most of her time yearning for a life with passion, exitement, and bliss. She was blind to the world around her, she longed for the romantic fantasy life she had dreamed about since she was a child. She found her life dull and unfullfilling and was constantly trying to change reality. Emma wanted ...
- 4473: Russia' Economic Transition
- ... product needed on one side of the federation, was produced at the other end. Factors such as transportation costs and adequate use of human resources was very inefficient and cost-consuming. Strong influences from the world urged Russia to make the transition into the market-oriented economy. This seemed tempting, for the market-oriented economy preached individual wealth and prosperity. Seeing no better solution to their current economic woes, Russian policy ... Union established one of it's larger naval divisions, known as the Black Sea Fleet. Consisting of over 1700 warships of various sizes (McLelland 63), this fleet was one of the most dreaded in the world. Aboard those ships, there were approximately 430 thousand employed operational personnel (McLelland 66). Indirectly, in areas such as food production, and maintenance staff at the shipyards, there were approximately 15 thousand people employed (McLelland 66 ... admirable results from the transition to the market oriented economy have paved the way for much political opposition. Communists, the former leaders of the Soviet Union, were one of the first political movements to wage war against the newly formed liberal government. Traditionally, communist ideology preached that "no citizen will be in any greater position of status or economic wealth that that of another citizen" (Perdues, 66), and that "all ...
- 4474: Grapes Of Wrath 7
- ... Americans treat other Americans so horribly. After reviewing American History, the mistreatment of the "Okies" in The Grapes of Wrath can be concluded as being valid. After slavery, blacks were terribly treated. During the Civil War, Americans were divided. During the Red Scare, Americans mistrusted other Americans. These three different periods of U.S. history display how Americans can treat fellow Americans so cruelly. African Americans were terribly treated after slavery ... communism, and thought it was an inferior and barbaric form of government. In The Grapes of Wrath, the Californians wanted the inferior and barbaric Okies out of the state. The Red Scare, like the Civil war, was a time when Americans mistreated Americans. The Civil war is another period in U.S. history where Americans mistreated each other. During the Civil War, the North wanted to outlaw slavery in the U.S.. However, the South wanted to keep slavery because ...
- 4475: Irish In America
- ... rise to greatness, slowly Irish workers begin finding better jobs and many buying land and living on their own. The first event, which told the Americans that the Irish were truly American, was the Civil War. The Sixty Ninth New York State Volunteers or "The Fighting 69th," was made up of all Irish men fighting to preserve the union. This Irish brigade soon became known for its bravery and willingness to die for the cause. By the end of the war, "The Fighting 69th" had fought in every major campaign in the eastern front of the war. Of the two thousand regiments of the Union Army, the NYSV ranked sixth in losses (Powers). When people heard news of this Irish brigade they realized that the Irish were indeed true Americans who ...
- 4476: Roots of Russian Revolution
- ... of political and social development. There was no parliament, and no middle class. The Church, officers, and other important people and institutions were firmly against social progress. The disastrous defeat of Russia in the Crimean War in 1855 and 1856 exposed weaknesses of Russia's various organizations. For the first few decades of the 1800's, Russia's outlook was brighter under Alexander I, who was relatively liberal. He became more ... became fairly frequent. Intellectual groups organized and continued the fight against serfdom and autocracy. At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian people were in the mood for revolution. The loss of the Russo Japanese war to Japan, and the resulting hardships, made concrete the opposition to the autocracy. In December of 1904, unrest surfaced in Baku. Strikes occurred in factories in the capital. Priest Father Gapon lead a peaceful march ... with radicals but quickly dissolved. The members of the third were conservative in outlook. Social conditions improved too slowly to reverse public opposition to the absolute monarchy. Poor political and military leadership in the First World War led to widespread desertion of Russian soldiers. Their army suffered great casualties and a battered economy. It was the accumulation of discontent for governments, czar's, and living conditions along with Russian defeats ...
- 4477: Things Fall Apart
- ... of Umuofia falls apart, and becomes influenced by the West. In “Things Fall Apart,” Achebe uses Okonkwo and the village’s falling out to show how African culture, as well as other cultures around the world, suffered as a result of Westernization. In the book, Achebe focuses mainly on the character of Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s story follows the general pattern of a Greek tragedy. He experiences many successes in the beginning ... faith. His resentment for the missionaries grew, and he was appalled when he returned to Umuofia after his seven-year exile. He became extremely distressed when the men of Umuofia decided not to go to war with the white men. When five court messengers came to stop a meeting in the village, Okonkwo finally released all of his anger. He beheaded the head messenger and thus finished his downfall. Okonkwo’s ... the demise of many ancient cultures. The reason this book sold so many copies, I believe, is because it can be applied not only to Africa, but to all of the other cultures around the world that were ruined by Westernization. In “Things Fall Apart,” Achebe not only describes the life and death of one man, but also the life and death of the world’s many different cultures, as ...
- 4478: The National Debt
- ... national debt has increased every year from 1945 to 1995. The biggest increase of the debt was from the years 1985 to 1995 whwn it went up about three trillion dollars. Right after the Civil War the debt held at three billion dollars. In 1900, this debt of three million dollars had decreased to one million dollars. In 1919, at the end of the World War 1, the debt skyrocketed to 25.5 billion. When the Wall Street fell apart in 1929, the United States fell into something that was called the Great Depression. It started in 1930 and lasted ...
- 4479: Ancient Egypt
- ... Egypt approximately 7,000BC. Humans were finally able to use the rich silt brought by the yearly flooding of the Nile River which annually flooded since 60,000 years ago. The Nile River is the world's longest river , it is approximately 4,160 miles long and flows from the highlands in Central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. It is the main reason why the Ancient Egyptians were such a successful ... who was the son of Osiris and Isis, later defeated Set in a great battle and became king of the earth. The Ancient Egyptians also believed in life after death, in fact they have the world's most elaborate rituals. After a person dies the Egyptians believes that the soul or ka live in the kingdom of the dead, but the believed that the ka could not survive without the body ... tomb, the souls of the dead supposedly were beset by innumerable dangers, and the tombs were therefore furnished with a copy of the Book of the Dead. Part of this book, a guide to the world of the dead, consists of charms designed to overcome these dangers. After arriving in the kingdom of the dead, the ka was judged by Osiris, the king of the dead. The Book of the ...
- 4480: Women's Rights in Afghanistan, China and Iran
- Women's Rights in Afghanistan, China and Iran Although women in much of the world have gained significant legal rights, many people believe that women still do not have the complete equality with men. The phrase “women’s rights” refers to the basic human rights that are withheld from women ... of living, the right to chose her own partner, the right to vote, the right to control property, and the right to equal treatment before the law along with freedom of speech. Women in Third World countries do not have the rights that American women enjoy. In most of these countries, women do not even have rights equivalent to those of American women in the nineteenth century. For example, the women ... hours as men for one-tenth of the income (Tansey 2). The inequalities vary from country to country but one thing is in common; the inequalities are all being committed against women. Women in Third World countries such as, Afghanistan, China and Iran all have different rights and are treated either equal or less equal to men. In these countries, women are considered to be inferior to men and are ...
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