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    China Rise

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    * ------------------------------------------------- Assess the question of “China’s peaceful rise” from the standpoint of at least two of the paradigms. * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Introduction * ------------------------------------------------- Realism and liberalism are the two important theoretical frameworks explain and predict the patterns of

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    Cyber Crimes

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    Cyber -Crimes INTRODUCTION Computer crimes are considered to be an illegal criminal activity that uses technology to retrieve unauthorized data and information from a computer system (Buzzle‚ 2010‚ p. 1). There are various types of computer crimes. Viruses and worms are used by hackers to penetrate computer programs with the intention of doing harm that‚ in some cases‚ result in the demise of the computer itself. However‚ not all computer crimes include physical property damage. These types

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    The Rise Of Peron

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    Rise of Peron 1. How did the long term context in Argentina help Juan Domingo Peron to rise to power? • Political: Unpopularity of the governments of the Infamous Decade – explain. • Argentine nationalism as promoted by the FORJA (Radical Orientation Forces of Argentine Youth) (Proyect) • Socio-economic: Problems faced by the working class ( also complete Student Study section p13 Q a of Mimmack and use the first paragraph under Peron: Secretary of Labour and Welfare p15 Mimmack to help)

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    Rise of Japan

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    The rise of Japan has been greeted by countries around the world with a mixture of surprise and wariness. Western powers in particular‚ perceived the rise of Japan as a regional threat to their interest in the far East. The document‚ a letter written by President Roosevelt to Senator Knox regarding the relations between the United States (US) and Japan in 1909 is a reflection of the wariness of Western powers to the rise of Japan. Furthermore‚ the letter also shows an important passage in the social

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    116TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS’ PAPERS CRIME IN INDIA Sanjiv Kumar Upadhyay * I. CRIME IN INDIA A. General There were 61.8 million criminal cases reported in 1998 with a rate of 6366 per million population. 77.8% of cases investigated were chargesheeted in a court of law. There were 5.7 million cases pending in courts of which trail was completed in 15.8% of cases and of these‚ 37.4% cases ended in conviction. There are 41.6 police personnel per sq. kilometers and 1360 per million

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    Prohibition was put in place in the United States of America in the early years of the twentieth century to help protect society from the evils of alcohol. However‚ it is well demonstrated by multiple sources that the introduction of Prohibition acted as a double-edged sword. Although the government had good intentions in banning the sale and consumption of alcohol‚ Prohibition had a massive negative impact‚ with increased organised crime‚ detrimental effects on public health‚ and a diminishment

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    The Rise of the Papacy

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    INTRODUCTION This paper will look into the primary reasons for the rise of the Roman papacy to power‚ and a few of the many things that aided the papacy in getting there. The fall of the Roman Empire is clearly a key factor in the rise of the papacy‚ so a look into the factors that caused the fall of the Roman Empire is essential. Secondly‚ a look into how the church positioned itself‚ to step into the vacuum of power left behind by the fall of the Roman Empire will prove to be needed. Lastly‚

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    became inclined to aid his movement‚ his reputation ascends. By 1921‚ Hitler was now the leader of the NSGWP (National Socialist German Workers’ Party) or known formally as the Nazi Party. With the poor financial circumstances‚ and with inflation on the rise‚ people looked to Hitler and his Party as a solution to their problems and as a result of that his Party grew in numbers. By 1923 Hitler’s Nazi organization had risen to 56‚000 members and have gained the support of many more individuals (“Adolf Hitler

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    Rise and Fall

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    The Rise and Fall of Civilizations Many successful empires in ancient history came to an end at one point. For example‚ the Roman Empire was very successful during the rise and fall of Augustus. Also‚ Ancient Greece which was successful during the rise and fall of Alexander the Great. Augustus and Alexander the Great were both similar in their rise. Augustus became emperor after the assassination of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great became king after the assassination of his father. They differ

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    forces to help prevent this. They created many organizations to push congress to pass the 18th Amendment. Once it was passed things were downhill from there. That is why Prohibition had a large effect on America because of the passing of the 18th Amendment‚ crimes during Prohibition‚ and the 21st Amendment. Many people wanted Prohibition. They pushed congress for a change and finally “In 1919‚ Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution‚ outlawing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol

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