HISTORY OF MILITARY COUP VIOLATING DEMOCRACY Military coup of 1973 - CHILE Salvador Allende (pronounced Ayen-they). He was then the President of Chile‚ a country in South America. Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile. In 1970‚ after being elected the President‚ Allende had taken several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers. These included reform of the educational system‚ free milk for children and redistribution of land to the landless farmers. He was
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Case of Unocal Burma A landmark case The Unocal case is a breakthrough for foreigners trying to sue multinational corporations for their alleged collaboration with repressive regimes in human rights abuses. Work in progress at the Yadana pipeline project ... modern equivalent of slavery? Unocal Corporation‚ the California-based giant gas-and-petroleum corporation‚ will face trial in a United States court on charges of forced labour of Burmese people to build the $1.2 billion Yadana Gas Pipeline
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Women’s emancipation Never has there been a subject that has aroused as much discussion as the one of the evolution of women’s place in society. It is commonly heard that the man has been superior to the woman. This belief appeared first because of the psychological and physiological differences between both sexes. Thus‚ since the beginning of times‚ it has also been spread that women was only born to stay home‚ raise children‚ cook‚ make the house chores‚ and take care of their husband
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|Root Factors of a Genocide: A Comparison Between Sudan and Rwanda |4/8/2013 As humans we all have moral and legal obligations‚ and since none of us can succeed on our own‚ we need to invest in each other‚ in order to fully reap our potential. The following
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Myth is from the Greek word mythos‚ or story. Yet it’s not just any story‚ for it is a special or sacred story‚ as in how the world was created‚ who the gods are‚ why a grove is sacred‚ why a trickster gets the last laugh‚ or why a hero triumphed with volition and divine assistance. “Myth is about the unknown; it is about that for which initially we have no words. Myth therefore looks into the heart of the great silence‚” wrote Karen Armstrong (2005‚ p. 4). In the modern world‚ myth lives and‚ in
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Introduction Being “Leader” is essential for BBA students since it can bring wonderful life experience and better future to us. During these eighteen years‚ what leadership-related experiences do I have? In this paper‚ I will share the most memorable leadership-related challenge to you with some suitable concepts and theories. What’s more‚ the lesson I have learned after the challenge happened in order to be an effective leader in the future. Leadership-related Challenge: Lack of confidence Because
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legal issues. The important question that must be answered when analyzing this situation is how Coca-Cola will be able to mitigate the risks involved with the instability of the political and economic system in Burma. Despite the release of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ the political situation remains unstable with vast internal disagreement over governance. The international political landscape of the country has made a sharp turn with the severance of ties to North Korea and the rebuilding of relationships
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receiving the Kotel and holy Temple Mount. The famous quote left from that war is “Har Habayit Beyadenu‚” “The Temple Mount is in our hands.” That war left the Middle East shaken‚ angry‚ and eager to win back the territory they lost. In 1970‚ Anwar El-Sadat‚ the president of Egypt‚ began
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AN OCCASIONAL ADDRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA FACULTY OF ARTS GRADUATION ON 14 DECEMBER 2010‚ BY Chief Executive Officer‚ Mrs Barbara Etter APM “The Importance of Moral Courage in Leadership” Chancellor‚ Vice-Chancellor‚ distinguished guests‚ graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ girls and boys. Before I commence‚ I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. It is with great pleasure that I am delivering an occasional address this morning at this very important event – your
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South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common
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