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International Relations Of Asia
Number of Words: 4798 / Number of Pages: 18
... the transition from a Cold War system of
international relations to a post Cold War one, will incorporate an analysis of
the general nature of the system itself, in this case the system of
international relations in Asia; of the actors involved and their respective
roles; how changes in the political environment and in specific policies of the
actors shape the evolution of a new system; and finally the nature of the new
system with its own actors, their new roles, and new concerns.
The concept of strategic geometry enables us to understand these
changes in the political dynamics from one syste ...
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Destroying Waco
Number of Words: 1461 / Number of Pages: 6
... a few days later gave him a call. Over the next weeks I hung out with Koresh and some other musicians in his band. I got to know Koresh and was tremendously impressed. Having never paid much attention to the Bible, I was astonished to find that it actually did have some relevance to my life. And while Koresh had never gotten much in the way of formal education, it was clear that his knowledge of and insight into the scriptures was remarkable. That fall I went out to Waco to play music and meet the larger community. The people at Mount Carmel were extremely involved in knowing and learning the Bible. ...
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Euthanasia
Number of Words: 1849 / Number of Pages: 7
... a minor who comes under quite different laws. The person has clearly made a considered decision. An individual has the ability nowadays to indicate this with a "Living Will" (which applies only to disconnection of life supports) and can also, in Rourke 2 today's more open and tolerant climate about such actions, freely discuss the option of with health professionals, family, lawyers, etc. My position is that should be legalized for the terminally ill. Because of the increasing number of suicides in Michigan, Gov. John Engler signed an anti-suicide law that made doctor-assisted suicides a felony. Du ...
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Cults
Number of Words: 1234 / Number of Pages: 5
... start, making it turn into a cult. Also people who generate beliefs of something like flying saucer, aliens or any unknown figures can be cult. In religion when people call a church they are referring to a sacred organization having a highly structured or formalized dogma and hierarchy, but also allowing a bit of flexibility about membership requirements allowing you to go to a church and leave church when you want to. Although sects are against church attempts to accommodate to secular society. Sects believe that they are protecting a true faith or belief. Sects tend to stay away from world events , ...
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Our Living Shield: The First Amendment
Number of Words: 807 / Number of Pages: 3
... a set of
ideals which were not to be carried out during its first century, then
progressed to more realistic terms during its latter half of utilization.
During the first century of the First Amendment, the First Amendment was paid a
glance by all when it came to actually carrying out the freedoms guaranteed by
this amendment. For example, in 1794, Pennsylvanian backcountry farmers
protested a whiskey tax. The protesters were not violent such as those of the
previous Shay's Rebellion. George Washington sent in a militia to crush the
rebellion denying them of their First Amendment right to "peaceab ...
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Government Regulation
Number of Words: 731 / Number of Pages: 3
... it was without the agencies and costly reforms. When reading further
ask yourself the question, does the costs or regulation out weigh the benefits,
I believe they do not.
Regulatory programs normally are started by a group of people with a
single interest and pressure the government and people to believe that there is
a major crisis, creating panic to an alleged problem. When this happens it
pressures Congress to pass a reform law in fear of not being reelected. Media
groups also aid in creating panic by focusing on the bad and not the possible
solutions to fix the problem. What happens is Cong ...
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Violence On TV
Number of Words: 1627 / Number of Pages: 6
... can be life-long. The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him and asked him why he was wearing gloves he replied that he had learned to do so to not leave fingerprints and that he discovered this on television. In Alabama, a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from his teacher. He suggested sending the teacher poisoned candy as revenge as he had seen on television the night before. In California, a seven-year-old boy sprink ...
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Gay Rights
Number of Words: 220 / Number of Pages: 1
... the German Federal Statistics Office said on Friday. Exports to the United States were up 12 percent year-on-year, indicating an unabated appetite for German products in the new world, the statistics office said. Shipments to Britain and Japan, up 5.7 and 12.6 percent respecitively, were noticably higher in October 1999 than a year earlier, it said. German exports to Russia were up 69.4 percent in October while exports to the 10 fellow euro zone countries were down 0.1 percent. Total exports were up 2.3 percent at 86.3 billion marks ($45.4 billion) in October. In early December the stats offi ...
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Supporting The Prohibition
Number of Words: 355 / Number of Pages: 2
... was put into effect. This determined intoxicating liquor as anything having an alcoholic content of anything more than 0.5 percent, omitting alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes. This act also set up guidelines for enforcement. Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol, and thereby reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and the quality of life. "National prohibition of alcohol (the noble experiment) was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health a ...
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The Infamous Watergate Scandal
Number of Words: 2126 / Number of Pages: 8
... by District Court Judge
John J. Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled
during the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information.
As it became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied
closely to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect
the president. (Watergate)
Four of these men that were arrested on the morning of June 17, 1972
came from Miami, Florida. They were Bernard L. Barker, Frank A. Sturgis,
Virgillio R. Gonzalez, and Eugenio R. Martinez. The other man was from
Rockville, Maryland named James W. McCo ...
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