The Trent Affair‚ also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair‚ was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War. On November 8th 1861‚ the USS San Jacinto‚ intercepted the British mail packet Trent and removed it as contraband of two war Confederate diplomats‚ who were James Mason and John Slidell. The envoys were bound for Great Britain and France to press the Confederacys’ case for diplomatic recognition by Europe. The initial reaction in the United States was
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CURRENT AFFAIRS The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill‚ 2013 Passed By Rajya Sabha Sunila Abeysekera‚ the Sri Lankan Activist‚ Died in Columbo at 61 Russia Lifted Ban on Import of Non-Basmati Rice and Oilseeds from India Harish Lakshman Elected New President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association New Delhi Declaration on High Blood Pressure Adopted by Health Ministers of 11 SEARO Countries First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 presented
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ch6.qxd 1/28/98 9:08 AM Page 135 CHAPTER 6 The 1956 Suez Crisis On July 26‚ 1956‚ Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. The ostensible reason for the nationalization was to use the tolls to ‹nance the building of the Aswan Dam. Nasser’s action was an act of revenge against the British and the French‚ who had previously held control of the company that controlled the Canal. This con›ict precipitated an international crisis over ownership and operation
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2011 Current Affairs at a Glance JANUARY The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ UPA’s flagship aam admi scheme‚ turned five on February 2‚ 2011. On January 14‚ the Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification revising the wage rates under the MNREGA from Rs 100 per day to between Rs 117 and Rs 181 (17-30 % hike) in different States. The revision under Section 6(1) of the 2005 Act‚ coming in wake of inflationary pressures on the poor‚ adjusts the wages by indexing it
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pBrittany Bolton English 165 A12 8/25/2012 Persuasive Letter Dear Mother I am writing this letter to you because I am concerned about my transportation issues. My vehicle has broken down for the fifth time this month. Though I know you do not want to go through the trouble of purchasing another one this is an issues we need to talk about. My current car the old Chevy Lumina is terrible on gas I spend at least fifty a week on it. The air conditioning is out‚ the stereo only plays AM stations
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What would be on the exam? Post War: UN: - An international organization - Aims are facilitating cooperation in international law‚ international security‚ economic development‚ social progress‚ human rights‚ and achievement of world peace - The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations - Stops wars between countries‚ and to provide a platform for dialogue FLQ: (1963-1970) - Front de libération du Québec (FLQ; English: Quebec Liberation Front) - Paramilitary
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October 15‚ 2013 Student Affairs Event For a student affairs event‚ I attended a Brilliant Bobcat Workshop. The event was called U-Turn and was very informative. U-Turn was about helping with turning your academic life around. It was a presentation to help show that if you are put on academic probation or going in the wrong direction‚ that there is still hope and a chance to turn your academic life around. The thing I found most helpful to me was the resources that are found on campus.
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The extract taken from the novel “A parliamentary affair» is under discourse analysis. It belongs to the genre of fiction prose. The story is told by the third-person narrator from Karen’s point of view. The point of view in the story is elaborated on the cognitive level mostly. With the help of it we may witness her critical thinking. The technique of free-indirect thought is also elaborated in the text and it gives an insight into her inner thoughts. God knows where‚ probably with Roger‚ How odd
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Then‚ the closer and closer you got to heaven‚ it hit you like a Russian freight train…..that smell‚ that wonderful‚ mind blowing‚ slap me in the face nectar that could only come from two places; mother’s kitchen and McDonalds. Of course this love affair all started in front of the television for us. No matter what cartoon we were watching‚ a McDonald’s commercial arrived like clock work. We kids had no idea at the time that this was their secret marketing plan to lure us into the spider’s web.
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For Canadians‚ the Cold War started with one man: Igor Gouzenko. Born in Rogachev‚ Russia in 1919‚ he studied at the Moscow Engineering Academy and the Moscow Architectural Institute before enlisting in the Soviet military (the Red army) at the beginning of Russia’s involvement in World War II. He caught the eye of the NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and trained as a cipher clerk for the GRU (Soviet military intelligence)‚ serving as an intelligence officer on the front lines during WWII battles
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