a favour by allowing him to leave the upper deck of the submarine‚ in order that he might await the motor launch in some sort of privacy; why should he ask for more? Undeterred by my silence‚ he continued: "I have a great friend‚ Lieutenant-zu-See Von Schenk‚ who brought U.122 over last week; he has lost a diary‚ quite private‚ he left it in error; can he have it?" I deliberated‚ felt a certain pity‚ then remembered the Belgian Prince and other things‚ and so‚ looking
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Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck and Prime Minister Count Camillo Benso di Cavour were powerful men who believed in politics based on practical objectives rather than on ideals‚ also referred to as Realpolitik. Bismarck sought to unify Germany while Cavour sought to unify Italy. Looking at which one was more effective as a leader it is my opinion that Otto Von Bismarck was most effective in the success of his nation. Bismarck was a high-ranking diplomat of the Prussian government‚ it was said that
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painting of Lord Harold Von Coft III was haunted? Why? Well‚ the good lord was murdered in the Von Coft home by his wife‚ Helga Von Coft. Helga had wanted her husband’s fortune so she could run away with their three young sons and her lover‚ Mathias Everhart. She might have been a gold digger‚ but she did not count on her husband’s spirit returning the day she tried to take their sons out of the country. The painting - that had been painted by Harold’s niece‚ Duchess Eleanor Von Coft had been struck
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Phenomenology and theological aesthetics: Notes on Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Thought Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology analyzes the downfall of science into techne‚ deprived of its necessary foundation in objective evidence. It responds to this impoverished self-understanding of science‚ the human being and the goals of reason themselves‚ unconvering in the roots of this episthemological and cultural crisis the true foundings of our understanding and praxis of human experience. In a seemingly
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Frederick William IV‚ was appointed king of the military state known as Prussia. As a result of disputes from the rising middle class‚ William I choose to hire Otto von Bismarck as chancellor in order to quiet the unrest. Otto von Bismarck was a realpolitik‚ someone whose decisions were based on practicality‚ not morals. The policies of Otto von Bismarck’s government represented the new kind of conservatism because they represented realpolitik through doing what’s best for the country by incorporating
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Pre-WWI 1) Otto von Bismarck’s foreign policy had the goal of securing the territory of Europe‚ staying peaceful with minimal conflict‚ and isolating France. In order to do this‚ Germany had to be on good terms with the Russians and Austrians‚ because a conflict between the two would not be beneficial for Germany. An agreement between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia was made in 1871 to guard Germany against war with the French and to isolate them. It was known as Dreikaiserbund. This shortly
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Sollte die Strafmündigkeit von 14 Jahren auf 12 Jahren gesenkt werden? Die Forderung ist nicht neu. Seit einigen Jahren wird zunehmend gefordert‚ die Altersgrenze von 14 Jahren des § 19 StGB auf 12 Jahre abzusenken. Die Zahl der von Kindern unter 14 Jahren begangenen Straftaten ist in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich gestiegen‚ zumal gerade im Bereich der Körperverletzungsdelikte. Stellvertretender Landesvorsitzender Bayerns Karlheinz Roth zu dem bestrittenen Thema: „Wer im Stande sei‚ derartige
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"Against stupidity‚ the gods themselves contend in vain." - Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) Stupidity is one of the biggest human weaknesses. As you can see from the quotation in the title people wondered about human stupidity even in the times of Friedrich von Schiller. Stupidity has always been there. So far there has been no culture‚ religion‚ political party or ideology which has taught people how not to act stupidly. So I think that is very unlikely that this essay could change
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Austrian Institute of Economic Research and in 1931 was appointed to a chair at the London School of Economics. In 1950 he went to the University of Chicago as Professor of Social and Moral Sciences and then became Professor of Economics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat of Frieburg and Professor Emeritus in 1967. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy and was awarded a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974. Hayek died in 1992. L AW‚ LEGISLATION AND LIBERTY A new statement of the liberal
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"Compare and Contrast"The protagonists‚ Poham in "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy‚ and Faust in "Faust‚" part 1 written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ are similar and different in many ways. The characters of the devils as drawn by Goethe and Tolstoy also have many things in common. Both of the stories are about greed and what people are willing to do to get what they want. "How Much Land Does a Man Need" is a well-crafted adaptation of a short story by 19th century Russian novelist
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