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    the European Community recognized Croatia as an independent nation‚ which prompted Bosnia to follow the Croatian lead and declare its own independence from a Yugoslavia that became progressively Serb-dominated. Holbrooke’s cautioning about Bosnia’s freedom‚ an event that seemed so innocent and perhaps righteous to the Europeans‚ was the most neighboring event that lead to the second Yugoslav war.

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    Organizational behavior Introduction to management and organizational behavior OB – challenges to managers Organizations What are Organizations social entities goal-directed inextricably linked to their environment have nominal boundaries employ deliberately designed coordinated activities approaches => achieving their objectives Why Exists

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    People have to demand freedom because it’s not given to them equally even though freedom should be given with no cost. As Martin Luther King jr. states in his I have a dream speech‚ on August 28‚ 1963 in Washington D.C. “There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights”(King 49). In this quote he states that the Native American people have been fighting for their freedom for a long time and they won’t rest until they are free no matter the consequences

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    Jacky Zou Book Summary and Analysis 1984 George Orwell In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston Smith‚ a low-ranking member of the Party in London located in the nation of Oceania‚ faces a life of oppression and control. The Party watches Winston and everyone else through “telescreens” and displays their seemingly all-knowing leader‚ known as Big Brother‚ on the telescreens. The Party is also forcing a language called Newspeak‚ which prevents political rebellion by removing all words related to the

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    “Man is free at the moment he wishes to be”. His ideas influenced many people and the freedoms that people wanted than being treated as a normal person. He believed that every man has the freedom of speech‚ and religion. Voltaire also published more than 70 books of political‚ philosophy‚ and history. He even helped Isaac Newton’s ideas better and more accessible. Voltaire believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It enables people to obtain information from a diversity of sources‚ make

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    Essay Freedom- what so many people wish for. It was summer of the year 2010‚ a time when I could finally enjoy myself and be comfortable for who I am. Summer was a time that everyone loved but going back to the year 2008 for me it was a time of darkness. All the girls on the beach showing off their new bikinis and all the boys being shirtless and showing off their looks and then there is me…. A girl named Page Duncan aged 15 who have no friends because she weighs 70 kg. In November 2007 it

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    In Cry the Beloved Country‚ power is the ultimate corruptor of all people. In his book‚ Alan Paton discusses the issue of how the people’s obsession with power brought many issues into South Africa. Reverend Msimangu states that power is corrupt‚ John Kumalo became caught up in the never-ending chase for power‚ and the “native issue” existed ultimately because of the white people’s thirst for power. Evidently‚ power was the crux of many issues in South Africa during the 1940s-1950s. Msimangu drew

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    Summer Assignment Topic A - Cry‚ the Beloved Country                 Alan Paton’s work is significant in that it highlights and analyzes‚ from both white and black perspective‚ the racial boundary and its effect on society as a whole. This boundary‚ as Paton emphasizes‚ has a diverse affect on different groups of people‚ as well as individuals. The way that those individuals react‚ in Paton’s book‚ defines whether or not those individuals are viewed as the enemy or the victim. While their initial

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    The Brokenness and Restoration in South Africa "Let there be work‚ bread‚ water and salt for all." - Nelson Mandela. This quote tells us that everyone should be equal and no man should have more power over another. There are many places in Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton in which they represent the brokenness and restoration. Racial segregation and the broken tribe were the two biggest issues in South Africa. The brokenness in South Africa is represented by the broken tribe and the segregation

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    Discrimination and inequity in South Africa Cry‚ The Beloved Country‚ written by Alan Paton‚ talks about one black father‚ Stephen Kumalo‚ and one white father‚ James Jarvis. Kumalo’s son Absalom shot Jarvis’s son Arthur using a revolver and Kumalo tries to save his son. The book describes many racial discrimination and economic inequality. The character Msimangu prophesies that white men and black men will come together and work for good of their country. However‚ forty years later‚ his prophecy

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