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    How Far Was US Involvement In The Growing Conflict In Vietnam due to the Policies Of President Kennedy? For the Presidents that had proceeded Kennedy Vietnam had not a main concern and was seen to be a minor side-show against the growing pressures of the Cold War. Under Kennedy the war became more important and only later‚ after Kennedy’s death‚ did it become a national incident; being the first televised war. Kennedy himself loathed Communism and he believed that Communism should be ‘contained’

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    Aims and Outcomes I will describe how precedents are applied in court and explain the rules of statutory interpretation. Firstly I will explain what a precedent is. Precedent “In common law legal systems‚ a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts” Example Let’s say that a Court establishes that it is illegal for people to smoke or be in possession of Tobacco

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    History of Fashion 1950s

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    1950 1953 1952 1950’s Timeline 1951 First organ transplant takes place. Korean war begins. The credit card system was introduced in America‚ this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth. Mass production of computers began. Colour tv introduced. South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race. Identity cards and then food rationing ended. Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection. Car Seat Belts Introduced. Queen Elizabeth

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    Woman's Role In The 1950s

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    the 1950s The role of women in the 1950 was repressive and constrictive in many ways. Society placed high importance and many expectations on behavior at home as well as in public. Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles‚ Such as a caring mother‚ a diligent homemaker‚ and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. A diligent housewife had dinner on the table precisely at the moment her husband arrived from work. A wife was a "good"

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    Teenage Life In The 1950s

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    Teenage life in the 1950s Before the 1950s human between childhood and adulthood were called kids‚ boys and girls. But not until the 1950s there needed to be a word that described these young people‚ the word “teenager’ was developed. The rise of television offered a uniform vision of life and success. What was seen on TV became the norm‚ especially for young people. New music genres also emerged in the 1950s. All of these factors helped change the outlook of young people. One of the most influential

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    has come a long way from what it was once‚ but the most drastic changes came in the last 50 – 60 years. Communication has changed from people struggling to communicate over long distances to now we can virtually talk to anyone at any corner of the Earth. But it was not the same always‚ during 1950’s and 60’s was the era of revolution of communication i.e. such as telephonic answering machines created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electronics. Even though it was not affordable for most of the people

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    How Was Germany Successful

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    into one country. Kaiser Wilhelm the Second‚ after he got thrown out of power from the Bismarck‚ he decided to reverse policies that Bismarck had set up. In order to do that he had to create potential or powerful enemies such as the country of Russia‚ Great Britain and France to start a war. World War 1 started in Europe from 1914 to 1918 the war lasted for four years and it was one of the bloodiest and deadliest wars in history. After World War 1 Europe wanted peace‚ so they came up with the idea

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    Stalin was offended and sent in spies to steal the American’s ideas. After that happened‚ Stalin made his own weapons. Stalin wanted to be better so he was making twice the power and amount of nuclear bombs. Harry didn’t really like Stalin because of Stalin’s Communist ideas and Truman wanted to contain communism but Stalin wasn’t going to let that happen. This was known as the atomic age. In 1950‚ a National Security Council Report Known as NSC-68 . Truman’s plan of containment was failing

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    APPLIED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL SOLUTIONS Question 1 (a) Define expropriation The taking of foreign property‚ with or without compensation‚ by a government. (b ) When expropriation does occur – how can a company respond? Broadly the company can offer to allow more local involvement in the project‚ offer to support the local government (legal issues?)‚ work in political opposition to the local government‚ try to use local (due to sovereign immunity) legal solutions‚ lobby the firm’s

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    better control of their problem with binge drinking and their health or to prevent it. Some areas of developing personal skills can be accessed through: - www.reachout.com.au ‚ website providing facts and how you can get help - PDH classes where students can find out about binge drinking and how to prevent it 2. Creating a Supportive Environment Creating a supporting environment is having an environment where support networks and community services are available that intend for people living

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