Operation Paperclip: postwar/Cold War; recruit Nazi scientists‚ deny USSR and UK scientific advances; hinder German military W.T. Stead: invest. Journalist; 1885 “Maidens Tribute of Modern Babylon”: child sex traffic‚ prostitution; bought girl to prove point‚ jailed; urban voyeurism Battle of Verdun: 1916 WWI: France v Germany; deplete France’s resources‚ food‚ weaponry/soldiers; railway gun & rain transport for soldiers (FR); Schlieffen Plan ruined; Russia mobilizes; (DE) not as powerful
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ASSIGNMENT 1 INFORMATIVE WRITING WESTERN INFLUENCE ON INDIAN CULTURE What is culture? It’s not about your belief or your faith instead it’s all about your customs‚ ideals‚ social behavior which a particular individual or a group follows. In short culture means ‘a way of life’. In spite of combination of some good and bad features still one should be proud‚ respect its impressive tradition. Indian culture‚ which is one of the oldest and richest cultures known in other‚ parts of the world
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Banning the Burqa in Europe: European Society’s Attempt to Prohibit Islamic Religious Expression Jeannine Peters Excelsior College SOC 332 – Religion and Society Dr. Thomas Russell December 15‚ 2010 Abstract Tensions between the Muslim population in Europe and the dominant European society have risen to the point that riots and protests have resulted motivated by the resentment of the other party. To intensify these tensions‚ a ban on the burqa‚ a form of religious expression for Muslim
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“Western Wind” “Western Wind” by an anonymous Middle English lyric relates to A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry has a stream-of-consciousness. In a stream-of-consciousness the writer approximates the rapid‚ often chaotic thought patterns of the character. Thinking about Catherine‚ in the rain‚ Henry refers to the poem "Western Wind”. The poet of “Western Wind” wishes that his heart would heal from the pain of not being with the person that he loves
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The Western Market‚ without south block‚ is an oldest market building in Hong Kong. Built in September 1844 ‚ it was located at 323 Des Voeux Road‚ Sheung Wan. Let’s introduce some historical background about the western market After building the North block‚ the South Block of the Western Market was built in 1858. Sheung Wan residents buy fresh meat like pork‚ fish and chicken in the North Block. Then‚ the fruit and vegetable were sold in South Block. It was initially a very shabby market
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during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt‚ and closely tied to Hermes Trismegistus‚ likely a combination of the Egyptian god Thoth‚ and Greek god Hermes (Budge 414-415). The transmission of alchemy to Medieval Europe is believed to have occurred in the early twelfth century‚ with Robert of Chester serving as one of the earliest translators of Arabic texts and knowledge that Spain‚ under Moorish control at the time‚ and Italy were exposed to (Holmyard‚ “Early
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Charlemagne’s influences on Europe during his reign allowed for the development of modern society. Charlemagne is called the "Father of Europe"; he was able to unite most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. He is also responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance a cultural‚ artistic and religious revival headed by the Catholic Church. Through his conquests and internal reforms‚ Charlemagne encouraged the formation of a common European identity. Both the French and German
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Western Sahara is a disputed territory between the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco. The territory in the North African‚ Maghreb region was formerly called Spanish Sahara when it was under Spanish colonial rule. Currently‚ the United Nations (UN) lists it as a non-decolonized territory and it is counted among the United Nations List of Non-Self-Governing Territories. (Fig 1 Map of Western Sahara showing the borders) Historical Background The dispute over Western Sahara can
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The Decline of Christianity in Europe The twentieth century was a time of great flux and anxiety in Europe as the supremacy of Christianity in Europe was being challenged by the fronts of biblical criticism‚ and evolution. According to Rev‚ Andrew Greeley‚ a social sciences professor at the University of Chicago‚ belief in God has increased in Russia and Hungary and decreased in Britain‚ the Netherlands‚ western Germany and France. Atheism thrives in eastern Germany‚ Russia‚ The Czech Republic
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INTRODUCTION The Western Ghats or the Sahyādri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.[1] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[2] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain‚ called Konkan‚ along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty nine properties including national
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