Whale hunting‚ or whaling‚ has been a famed Japanese tradition for numerous years. The industrial whaling the country is known for nowadays was set up just after the Second World War. The Japanese economy ad collapsed and food and resources were scarce. It was no other than General Douglas MacArthur who came up with the idea of commercializing the wale hunt. The method used by the Japanese until that time were out-dated‚ the fishermen still used nets and small harpoons. With two military tankers
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Western empires so he decided to create conflict between Muslim Empire hoping for a reunion. Basically‚ he wanted Christians to rule over the entire world. The pope also manipulated people into joining the crusades‚ he told them that if they went to war‚ their sins would be forgiven. With this‚ hundreds of thousands of Christians joined the crusades. The Classical Crusades were a result of Western Imperialism
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According to one source‚ fascism strongly appealed to citizens‚ promising prosperity after the years of hardship. Strong feelings of nationalism also led to imperialism. In 1935‚ Italy conquered Ethiopia. From 1939 to the end of World War II‚ Germany occupied much of Europe‚ with hopes of conquering the world and building it into one German Empire. Ultimately‚ these plans failed‚ and Germany and Italy were no longer massive world powers. Instead‚ the countries suffered from economic
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Reconstruction means the-the rebuilt of something that was damaged or destroyed. During the Civil War‚ the United States was at a period where they were in the process of being reconstructed. In May of 1865‚ Andrew Johnson introduced his plans for reconstruction which reflected both Unionism and his belief in state rights. During his presidency‚ all the land was confiscated by the Union and distributed to the freed slaves by the army also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. The reconstruction period
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Intelligence is defined as the capacity for learning‚ reasoning‚ understanding‚ and similar forms of mental activity (Myers‚ David G). For being an easy concept to understand‚ it’s actually very difficult to thoroughly examine with confidence. Intelligence tests have been studied for decades. A few of the hurdles for these tests are reliability and effectiveness on producing a genuine result. It has been transformed into a scientific process. A key scientific process is asking questions to find out
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Vice’s article titled “GMOs Aren’t That Bad but Monsanto is Worse” rhetorically argues that Monsanto‚ a horrible agricultural-biotechnology corporation‚ is improper engineering and is pushing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on North America. Vice’s key point is that not only does Monsanto engineer and push unhealthy‚ hazardous inorganic seeds and foods on consumers‚ but manipulatively takes advantage of the market. The use of pictures‚ links to more information‚ and conversational language
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The Humanitarian Debate With the many conflicts and issues in the world‚ the United States can’t intervene in all of them. Although some people believe the U.S should help other countries such as Africa for humanitarian reasons‚ In reality‚ however‚ the U.S should only help for national security reasons. The U.S should only intervene with nation security reasons because there’s too much of a risk. If the US should intervene in All the Racism going on In South Africa‚ then we could cause Trouble
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nearly over a decade‚ since the tragic events of 9/11‚ the media has seemingly taken a rarely known threat and classified it into how we travel‚ interact in public places‚ and protect our homes under the worse case scenarios—terrorism. The media has a strange relationship with terrorism and goes on tangents of fanaticism to moments of silence‚ thus leaving an interesting relationship between a revolutionized threat and the mediums that millions of Americans look to for the latest headlines and breaking
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contrast‚ many people have argued that government surveillances’ effective ability to increase safety was not worth it if it leads to a dramatic loss of privacy. Clearly‚ there are numerous pros and cons to government surveillance‚ but one must distinguish their priorities‚ whether they feel government
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Is there anything you ever wanted but never could have? Do you have any dreams‚ any desires? Truth is‚ everyone wants something more. The real question is‚ are you willing to find it? Well the early explorers were willing to do anything. Columbus‚ Hudson‚ Cartier‚ and all the other great explorers wanted glory‚ land‚ religious freedom‚ gold‚ trade‚ or even new technology; and they went to find it. Little did they know they’d discover more than what they wanted. They discovered new types of people
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