General Assembly IV/1 Sponsor: Rwanda Topic: Sustainable Transportation Recognizing that there is a major conundrum around the world today regarding greenhouse gas emissions; Understanding that this is especially prevalent in developing countries due to unattainable and unaffordable technology and education; Bearing in mind the United Nations’ assistance in the Partnership for Clean
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Maddy Dullum 4/28/2013 Reading Response 23-5 1. What did Roosevelt seek to achieve in this address? In this address‚ Roosevelt starts by talking about how fortunate we are in the current situation in comparison to other horrible circumstances that have happened around the world. He has an incredible optimism and a plan that says‚ “This great nation will endure as it has endured‚ will revive and will prosper.” In this‚ he uses diction that portrays his faith in the United States. He wants
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Women during World War II Even though men were more involved‚ women had a part in World War II as well. Women had jobs during World War II‚ but they weren’t as dangerous. One of the jobs that women held during World War II was Airforce service pilots. Women Airforce Service Pilots‚ or WASPs‚ was one of the lesser-known roles that women played in World War II. I think that women did great serving our country‚ but some helped the Nazi’s. Women should have never participated with the Nazi’s in World
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antics because they were leaving them after they knew that jews are no longer welcomed. World War II was the central event of the twentieth century. It involved a lot of countries and a lot of people. It caused 60 million deaths
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In the "Inaugural Address" (1961)‚ John F. Kennedy suggests that the people of America‚ newly emancipated countries‚ and adversaries should put aside their differences‚ and work together for world peace. Kennedy uses tropes and schemes in order to motivate American people to do something‚ and other countries for world peace. Kennedy explicates his deliberation by using figurative diction‚ inspirational tone‚ and parallel syntax. Kennedy uses figurative diction to bring attention to these phrases
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much more love for the country. The people can always try and let this roll off of their shoulders‚ but wistfully what was done on the battlefield will never be forgotten‚ our soldiers fallen to save this land. Nevertheless‚ Lincoln asserted “The world will little note‚ nor long remember what we say here‚ but it can never forget what they did here” (para 3). United States believing to become a better and stronger nation is the attitude that should be expressed‚ although minor setbacks occurred‚ the
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ask challenging questions about what appear as normal‚ everyday banalities in order to try and understand make visible’ the hidden gendering of the practice and theorizing of international relations” –Cynthia Enloe In times of armed conflict‚ women are most susceptible to violence and silencing through the sexualization‚ dehumanization‚ and stigmatization of their identities. Janie Leatherman highlights this point when stating “gender based violence often intensifies and becomes more extreme
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President John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ given on January 20‚ 1961 at the Capitol‚ was undoubtedly one of the best inaugural speeches ever given. This speech was intended to be heard by all of the citizens of the US‚ and with over 20‚000 in attendance‚ and many more watching at home on television‚ he reached much of his targeted audience. I believe he used this speech to inform the citizens of the United States about what he planned to do for the country while in office‚ as well as to motivate
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History 103 Sec 002 Fall Term Research Paper In what specific ways did the Second World War change the lives of women in Canada and/or the United States? Were the changes merely temporary or did they sow the seeds of collapse for traditional gender roles? * * The Second World War dramatically changed the lives of women in both Canada and the United States‚ on every level from political‚ to social‚ to sexual. Further‚ the changes in women’s lives during this time were not merely temporary
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Women made up 49.83% of the nation’s 132 million jobs in June of 2009; for the first time in American history‚ “Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time‚ a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women’s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession” (Cauchon). Just as the current recession has impacted the way that women exist in the workforce‚ so too did past national events influence women’s roles in the workplace. In the early twentieth
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