admiration or approval. Although commonly regarded as slang‚ it is widely used among disparate social groups‚ and has endured in usage for generations. There is no single concept of cool. One of the essential characteristics of cool is its mutability—what is considered cool changes over time and varies among cultures and generations.[1] Nick Southgate writes that‚ although some notions of cool can be traced back to Aristotle‚ whose notion of cool is to be found in his ethical writings‚ most particularly
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America’s first constitution‚ was the Articles of Confederation‚ was approved in 1781‚ a time when the nation was a loose confederation of states‚ each was an independent countries. The nato Army to victory during the American Revolution‚ was selected as president of the convention by concordant government was comprised of a single legislature‚ the Congress of the Confederation; there was no president or judicial branch. The Articles of Confederation gave Congress the power to govern foreign affairs
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Trent‚ but the Council did indeed try to end such problems and it certainly reaffirmed the Catholic faith. It may have taken many years before the effects of Trent had success on a ground roots level as they were implemented‚ but nevertheless Trent was very important in bringing about the emergence of a stronger Papacy in spiritual terms as well as ensuring that Protestantism could no longer attack the church with the curtailing of church abuses and putting much of the Churchs own house in order.
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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was best known for his leadership and the impact he had on the Pacific front during World War II. He also excelled during the first Great War and the Korean War. He was a decorated veteran that was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippines. At home‚ the American people revered him as a hero. President Harry Truman saw a different man in MacArthur. He saw a subordinate‚ rogue leader intent on doing whatever he wanted in the Pacific. This paper
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decade‚ annual estimates of the number of gangs have averaged around 27‚000 nationally. Following a annual decrease from 1996 to a short in 2003‚ the yearly estimates steadily increased through 2012. Gang membership has been increasing significantly over the past few years.”The recent estimate of more than 30‚000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996”.(NationalGangCenter) The maximum number of gangs has to do with the type of area. Larger cities
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RESPIRATORY- Cardiac Exam 1 (bolded words signify the objective questions) **KNOW ADPIE FOR EACH DISORDER** Upper airway contains: nose‚ sinuses‚ mouth‚ larynx‚ pharynx‚ trachea (everything but the lungs itself) Lower airway: the lungs (bronchioles‚ alveoli) 4 functions of the resp system: 1. O2 transport: via circulating blood to tissues; CO2 will be exchanged from the cells back to the blood. 2. respiration: gas exchange from the air and the blood. 3. ventilation: the physical- inspiration
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the tension between the European powers (1900-1913)? Tension was rife between the main powers within Europe and their hold over their empires and states. Many of the alliances of the time created enemies‚ generating huge tensions‚ with Germany often feeling isolated and betrayed. Germany gravely feared an encirclement and attack upon her borders; it was evident that war was going to break out‚ it was just a matter of when and how‚ leaving many tactics
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Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain
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ACTED AFTER THE EVENT Seth Linder HST_103_56 October 31‚ 2017 The Nanjing Massacre or often called the Rape of Nanking was a horrifying time for the Chinese people. The citizens of Nanjing were brutally raped and killed including soldiers‚ women‚ children and even elders. The Nanjing Massacre was all done during World War II from the infamous Japanese soldiers. The Chinese government gave up on protecting its city and borders letting the Japanese come in and do as they please
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During the revolution and establishment of the nation in the America‚ women played diverse roles for instance‚ being support and sources of inspiration to their male partners. What is more women being in charge of their households and farms when their husbands engage in other activities that were closely associated with men for example politics or war. Mary Silliman was a Puritan mother and a wife‚ she was widowed twice and went through a lot of hardships in her life. Because of the American Revolution
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