a reverend from a nearby town lead a witch-hunt to purge the town of accused witches. Children become orphans‚ crops go un-harvested and cows roam the streets. The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company production of The Crucible seeks to illustrate how intolerance of other’s‚ and mass-hysteria can lead to the destruction of a society through use of dramatic elements such as characterization‚ and conflict‚ as well as production elements such as set design‚ costume design‚ and lighting design. This
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MODERN HISTORY STUDY NOTES NATIONAL STUDIES Germany 1918-1939 WEIMAR REPUBLIC: Revolution and The Birth of the Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the Impact of the Treaty of Versailles THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND - Prior to World War II‚ Germany had a parliamentary system with two houses‚ but it was not a democracy. Only the lower house (The Reichstag) was elected by all German males over 25 years of age. The upper house (The Bundesrat) was appointed by the Kaiser. - The Kaiser
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were accused to brainwash the children and promote extremism. President Pervez introduced the policy of “enlightened moderation”‚ in which he seeks to encourage sensible forces in the Pakistani society to counter those negative interpretations of Islam. Indonesia is the one country with the largest population of Muslims; it represents one-fifths of the Muslim population. Since the September 11 attack Indonesia has witnessed an increase in extremism and terrorist acts. The way they tried to approach
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Tajik State University of Commerce Faculty of World Economy and International Economic Relation PhD student Department of World Economy Abdulmajid Bobokhonov Main Macroeconomic Indicators of the Central Asia in 2008-2012 KAZAKHSTAN Territorial area - 2‚724‚900 km2 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Population (million) GDP( millions of US$) GDP per Capita of US$ GDP annual growth as % Industry in % of GDP Agriculture in % of GDP Service in % of GDP Export (millions of US$) Import (millions of US$)
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America‚ the great melting pot of the world. Sadly‚ this is more false than it is true. A lack of diversity in politics‚ self isolation of ethnic groups‚ and a general intolerance towards diverse groups of people help to form an untrue melting pot. This is a very serious issue in our world today‚ and people need to be aware of what is promoting it. At first glance‚ people might think that America is still a melting pot where all cultures‚ races‚ and ethnicities are accepted‚ but after a closer look
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THE WAR ON RELIGION The decade long War on Terror and Islamic Extremism has given rise to an aggressive and activist Atheist movement here at home. Islamic terrorist groups like Al Qaeda‚ Taliban‚ Islamic Jihad‚ Hamas‚ and others have apparently reinforced the atheistic belief that the problem is not terrorism‚ or even Islamic extremism‚ it is the belief in God and religion as a whole. Although‚ it should be noted that Atheist groups rarely openly attack Islam‚ which on the one hand‚ would not
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Although events leading up to the Civil War had been going on for some years‚ the Civil War was not inevitable; the war was the result of extremism and failures in leadership of both the North and the South. A widespread of political‚ social‚ and economic factors was all contributors to the splitting of the North and South. State rights‚ controversy over slavery‚ and differences in economic systems pushed the North and South into a bloody battle. The Civil War started due to the differences between
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that is the source of peace‚ and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling‚” said the famous French philosopher Pierre Bayle. In the novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the characters Sophie‚ Sally‚ and Anne worry about tribulation when it comes to being “normal” and tolerated by people. The author demonstrates the intolerance of physical deformities‚ mental abnormalities‚ and the inferior treatment of women in the town of Waknuk. The intolerance of physical deformities is demonstrated
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At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was one of the Great Powers of Europe‚ but it was the one socially‚ economically and politically most underdeveloped. Even though the chances to be the strongest were many‚ because of the numerous risorces that it had in its disposal‚ there were too many weaknesses in the system to reach this greatness. At that time Russia was the world’s biggest country‚ covering over eight million square miles and so a quarter of the world’s land surface. Since it
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One of the single most powerful forces ever used by domestic terrorists to cause death‚ destruction‚ and create horrific psychological effects on others was the invention and use of explosives. As early as the 1800’s‚ explosives were used by workers in labor disputes in America. However‚ terrorism was also used by major corporations’ security forces in an extremely violent manner‚ often involving many deaths and injuries to control the unions and their workers. Even as settlers moved west to find
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