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- 781: Peter The Great 5
- Your amazing deeds are your trophies. Entire Russia is your statue, reshaped by your expert skill, as pictured not in vain in your emblem; and the entire world is your poet, and the preacher of your glory. 1 Archbishop, Feofan Prokopovich is describing the past Tzar of Russia, Peter the Great and his influence on Russian society and the world. Peter's influence on the world and especially his country cannot easily be forgotten. He had great determination and goals for a modern and powerful Russia and was very efficient in their completion during his reign. After having seen the ...
- 782: Biological Warfare and Terrorism
- ... that the chemical agent used was an impure or dilute solution of sarin, a nerve agent developed by Nazi Germany during the '30's. This was the beginning of a frightening future for the modern world. "Organized and indiscriminat e murder" (Tokyo, A1) on a large scale is clearly possible and chemical weapons are likely to be a terrorist's vehicle for mass destruction. The threat of terrorist use of chemical weapons is now quickly forcing its way into the thoughts of people all around the world. The attack in Japan, "says Israeli terrorism expert Yonah Alexander, 'has global implications. It's a quantum leap to terro rism by mass destruction" (Strasser, 36). There is such broad selection of chemical weapons exhibiting ... ones, and the disadvantages that do exist seem quite small. In general it seems that the chemical weapons may become a key component in the terrorist arsenal. If this threat is left unchecked th e world's population may soon live under a dark cloud of constant fear. This would be the fear that any crazy person, terrorist, or activist group has the potential to commit random acts of brutal ...
- 783: Causes Of The Pelopenesian War
- The Causes of the Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe the peloponnesian war evolved because of Athenian support for Spartan enemies, Spartan alarm at a ...
- 784: Hobbes Leviathan
- ... to its citizenry with limitations on the ruler’s powers. The understanding of the state of nature is essential to both theorists’ discussions. For Hobbes, the state of nature is equivalent to a state of war. Locke’s description of the state of nature is more complex: initially the state of nature is one of “peace, goodwill, mutual assistance and preservation”. Transgressions against the law of nature, or reason which “teaches ... protection and at this point people were willing to give up some of their natural rights and establish a ruling structure. One could assume then that not establishing government would lead to a state of war, in other words, that government becomes a prerequisite for maintaining peace and protecting the propertied class. Locke writes that the people’s insecurity stemmed from the lack of an established law to appeal to for ... humans to commit acts of unjust force an overriding state of peace still exists. For Hobbes, however, the natural character of man in the absence of a common superior authority dissolves into a state of war. As long as there is insecurity and danger and the potential for unpunished aggression. In the sate of war there is no reprieve from the incessant danger to one’s life. Since death is ...
- 785: Women In Combat
- ... of direct combat for women. This opened up more jobs for women that had been off-limits (Congressional Quarterly Researcher, 1992, p. 844). The performance of women in these positions was tested during the Gulf War. For the first time, American women flew combat missions and directly supported infantry units (Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, 1991, p. 200). Many times they were exposed to live fire, consequentially 13 were ... and later Israel in 1948. Russian women flew fighters to protect Stalingrad from advancing German armies and also took up arms to protect the city (The Journal of Military History, 1993, p. 319). After the war, Russian women were banned from all combat positions While in these positions it has been documented that they performed extremely well. The women pilots were soon called "Night Witches" due to their great performance (The Journal of Military History, 1993, p. 320). Israel during the War for Independence, also used women in direct combat positions. The need for women to serve in combat positions became great because so many men had been killed on the front lines. Like the Russians, ...
- 786: Thomas P. O'Neill
- ... fact there was not one descending vote in the house on this issue (414-0). Right away he had speculation that the White House might use this as a device to open up full scale war in Vietnam. Tip had many questions about the war in Vietnam, but at first stuck with the saying by Samuel Rayburn, "When it comes to foreign policy- support the Pres." His attitude changed. He felt if the U.S. was to fight they should ... secretary of state. Finally a student got him with a question. A student at Boston College, Tip's alma matter, said, "Sen. O'Neill you have told the public about your many briefings of the war by General Westmoreland, Robert McNamara, the CIA, and even President Johnson but have you ever considered hearing the briefings of the other side?" This hit Tip head on. He decided to get a good ...
- 787: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... for the past ninety years. Second, it intends to explain the different trends and styles common in the Philippine film. And finally, it concludes with an analysis on how two important events in history, namely World War II and Martial Law altered the course of contemporary Philippine film. However, this paper is limited to films only from the particular time period of the 1930s to the 1990s. It fails to give a ... film industry develop as a form of expression were the same ones who suppressed this expression. Early film producers included “wealthy Spaniards”, American businessmen and Filipino landlords and politicians. It is not surprising that…pre-war Philippine movies…were inhibited from expressing their views that might question the establishment and were encouraged instead to portray the love and reconciliation between members of different classes… Starting with Dalagang Bukid, early films ...
- 788: All Quiet on the Western Front: Tragedy of War
- All Quiet on the Western Front: Tragedy of War All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates to me the tragedy of war when young men are sent off to battle. At a very young age these men were forced into military training and battle; forced to live without any contact with their families; forced to live isolated ... teacher and the older generation. He said, “The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom.” This bitter quote shows that after the war is over their generation does not know what will be left for them. The characters felt betrayed. This idea of betrayal is paramount in the loss of war. Even though they may be able ...
- 789: Chaim Potok And The Problem Of Assimilation For The American
- ... cultures of other countries. Should these immigrants isolate themselves from the mainstream American culture, or should they sacrifice the culture of their homelands for the benefits American culture has to offer? Judaism, one of the world’s oldest religions, has remained strong over its six thousand year history by remaining distinct – and isolated – from other cultures. Chaim Potok, in his books The Chosen, My Name is Asher Lev, In the Beginning, and The Book of Lights, focuses on this conflict between Orthodox Judaism and the secular world. Many of Chaim Potok’s characters want the American Jewry to remain isolated from the mainstream American culture: The world kills us! The world flays our skin from our bodies and throws us into the flames! The world laughs at Torah! And if it does not kill us, it tempts us! It misleads us! ...
- 790: The World Anti-Communist League: "Inside The League"
- The World Anti-Communist League: "Inside The League" by Scott Anderson, and Jon Lee Anderson "Inside The League: The Shocking Expose Of How Terrorists, Nazis, And Latin American Death Squads Have Infiltrated The World Anti-Communist League." Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson. Dodd Mead, New York, 1986. 352 pages. $19.95 hardcover. ISBN 0- 396-08517-2. Publication date May 28, 1986. For over ten years progressive researchers in this country and in Europe have been uncovering evidence linking certain American conservatives and rightists to racist and fascist movements around the globe through a shadowy organization called the World Anti-Communist League. Now the book "Inside the League" exposes the hidden nature of the League and documents in devastating detail a parade of League-affiliated authoritarian ideologues marching from the death camps of ...
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