The Charlottetown Conference By the early 1860s‚ the British colonies of North America were considering the benefits of a union. The American Civil War had created a new military power and a renewed threat to the small‚ divided colonies to the north. And British public opinion had been in favour of reducing‚ if not eliminating government spending in North America‚ especially for defence. In September 1864‚ British North American politicians met in Charlottetown‚ Prince Edward Island
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The Wannsee Conference On January 20‚ 1942‚ at a villa in a suburb of Berlin called Wannsee‚ 15 men‚ all high-ranking Nazi Party officials and members of the German government‚ met to discuss what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." The head of this conference was a man named SS General Reinhard Heydrich‚ the chief of the Reich Security Main Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt-RSHA) and one of SS chief Heinrich Himmler ’s top deputies. (ushmm.org) Heydrich had two main goals in
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Smog pollution in Beijing Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization‚ and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them‚ Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter‚ an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing‚ filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility‚ but also‚ according to a study at
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BEIJING 2008: A DIGITAL OLYMPICS 1. The Beijing Olympic organizers had classified the business requirements into categories. For information collection and monitoring‚ tools like photo-finish cameras‚ computers and GPS in boats are used to identify winners accurately. People were able to watch the Olympics through online videos‚ read news and commentaries on the Internet and etc.‚ so disseminating information to the world made possible. EC also helped in managing tickets and souvenirs; tickets
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The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history‚ let alone‚ this century. It took place from February 4 to February 11‚ 1945‚ at Yalta‚ Crimea‚ a port/resort. The three main individuals at this meeting were Churchill of Great Britain‚ Roosevelt of the United States and Stalin of the U.S.S.R‚ known back then‚ and now known as Russia. This meeting was to discuss the post war effects. The publics opinion of this was of a great Anglo-American- Soviet friendship. The agreement
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East Central European History Maryna Haurylchyk The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference Between 4 and 11 February‚ 1945‚ three chief Allied leaders‚ the President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt; the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Leonard Spenser-Churchill; and the Premier of the Soviet Union Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin met at the Yalta Conference‚ which was held at the Livada Palace in Yalta‚ the Crimea. The “Big Three” met to discuss the strategy of
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Jesus in Beijing is written by David Aikman‚ an American journalist who is a former Senior Correspondent for TIME magazine. In making this book‚ Aikman traveled into the countryside of China to visit unregistered churches and to interview the members of these groups and their leaders. He observed their activities‚ their theologies‚ their goals and passions‚ and their thoughts on the registered Protestant churches and the government. Christianity is a rapidly growing movement in China today. Based
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Declaration and Address Analysis The Declaration and Address’ intended audience was all who love our Lord Jesus Christ. The intended audience ties in with the message of most of the document in that it speaks of unity. A major part of the Stone-Campbell Movement was to bring unity and the Stone-Campbell Movement was formed through unity. I think a couple of the main reasons why unity is so important in the document was one‚ because God calls us to unity through Him‚ and two‚ because the Stone-Campbell
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What happened at the Yalta Conference? What important decisions were made there? After the Second World War was over‚ Churchill‚ Roosevelt‚ and Stalin met. In February 1945‚ a conference occurred in Yalta to discuss what they were going to do with Germany and Europe. They wanted to improve Europe‚ but as usual Stalin only wanted the best for Russia and wanted more land. He was able to come to and agreement that Poland’s boarders will be shifted to the west‚ taking land from Germany and giving Russia
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I found two articles today that highlight how women can – and do – change the world. In Africa‚ there was a recent meeting of women who work in development to help spur gender equality throughout the continent and embed equality into development practices. Uganda has passed legislation stipulating that a third of the seats in parliament and local authorities should be occupied by women. Now‚ 29.8 percent of legislative seats are in female hands‚ according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
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