to relatives‚ he had wanted to become a cardinal after meeting the Cardinal Archbishop of Munich when he was young. He was drafted into the German army during World War II‚ but was known to be heavily against it. He was ordained on the 29th of June 1951. He became a professor of theology in 1958‚ and even did a thesis entitled: "The People and the House of God in Augustine ’s Doctrine of the Church". In March 1977 he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and became a cardinal 3 months later
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to convey how the video game industry became the big dollar industry it is today. The history really begins in 1889 when the Marufuku Company was established to manufacture and distribute Japanese playing cards. This may not seem relevant until 1951 when they change their name to Nintendo Playing Cards. Three years later‚ David Rosen‚ a US Korean War veteran‚ sees the popularity of coin-operated games on military bases and starts Service Games. SEGA is put on all the games using the first two
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in French literature in 1951.’’After graduating college in 1951‚Jackie ended up with a job as the‘‘Inquiring Camera Girl’’ for the Washington Times-Herald Newspaper.‘‘Her job was to photograph and interview various Washington residents‚and then weave their pictures and responses together in
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Ideology‚ Social Policy and the Welfare State. Liberalism it could be argued was born out of the opportunity for the individual to prosper unfettered by the constraints of feudalist class structure. As the industrial revolution changed the demographic face of society‚ principles of laissez-faire provided‚ in theory‚ the possibility that as all men are innately equal‚ so was their opportunity to satisfy the basic human need for material gratification. The rationale of meritocracy was aligned with
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Isolationism: the dominant foreign policy between 1921-1941 U.S. relations with Europe after W.W.I. Washington Naval Conference‚ 1921 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact‚ January‚ 1928 Harding-Coolidge-Hoover‚ less likely to intervene in Mexico or the Caribbean. London Naval Conference‚ a failure in 1930 Japanese invade Manchuria‚ Oct. 1931-Feb. 1933. January‚ 1932‚ Stimson Doctrine. Foreign Policy under F. D. Roosevelt‚ 1933-1939 Concerned with domestic problems‚ F.D.R. did not do much in foreign
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His daring escape made him an overnight celebrity. Churchill always wanted to become a politician. His wish came true in 1900‚ when he was elected to the Parliament as a Conservative‚ and he quickly made his mark. His political sympathies began to change‚ however‚ and he "changed sides" in 1904‚ when he abandoned the Conservative party for the Liberals. When the Liberals came to power in 1905‚ Churchill entered the government as secretary of state for the colonies. In 1908‚ the year of his marriage
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state. Thatcher studied chemistry at Oxford and later became a lawyer. Elected to Parliament as a Conservative in 1959‚ she held junior ministerial posts (196164) before serving (197074) as secretary of state for education and science in Edward Heath’s cabinet. After two defeats in general elections‚ the Conservative party elected her its first woman leader in 1975. After leading the Conservatives to an electoral victory in 1979‚ Thatcher became prime minister. She had pledged to reduce the influence
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serve three consecutive terms which was the longest since 1827. Through her extraordinary vision she brought forth radical changes‚ not just in her country but worldwide. She had a profound and permanent impact on politics and even changed her own Conservative Parties outlook. Through challenging all ideas that were commonplace‚ she set a catalyst movement for the end of the twentieth century. Her groundbreaking views on monetarism and privatization manifested into one of Britain’s biggest contributions
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MEDIA WORKSHEET PLATFORM GAMES TASK: Using the Wikipedia website‚ answer these questions about Platform Games. 1. What is a ‘platform game’? A platform game (or platformer) is a video game which involves guiding an avatar to jump between suspended platforms‚ over obstacles‚ or both to advance the game. These challenges are known as jumping puzzles or freerunning. 2. What characterises these games? 3. When did platform games originate? Platform games originated in the early 1980s
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(мниистерства)‚ such as the Department of State‚ Defense‚ Labour‚ Interior‚ Energy and Education. There are two main political parties in the US‚ the Republican Party (the Elephant) and the Democratic Party (the Donkey). The Republicans are more conservative and have more support among the upper classes. The Democrats are more liberal and have more support among the working classes. 2. The structure of the US government According to the Constitution‚ the federal US government is divided into
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