then-Chinese capital of Nanjing fell to the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). China‚ under the control of the Nationalist government (the KMT)‚ had been engaged in full-scale conflict with Japan since July of that year in what is known as the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). During 1937‚ Japanese forces captured several major Chinese cities‚ including Shanghai‚ whose taking enabled the invading army to advance on the capital. By the time the IJA entered an already-bombarded Nanjing on December 13
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‘sick’ and irrational (231d) and are often jealous and chaotic (232c&d). Once love is absent‚ the relationship can be treated as a transaction of sorts where the non-lover gets sexual pleasure and the beloved becomes a better person (233a). Second Speech In the second speech‚ Socrates is the one speaking. He starts out by weaving a story of a young man who has a cunning lover that deceives the young man into thinking that his lover does not love him (237b). He decides to first define the meaning of love
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After Reconstruction‚ the makeup of American life changed dramatically with the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was driven by rise of the patented inventions and the formation of corporations. Many of these corporations were bought out by a few wealthy men to form trusts. These trusts such as the Carnegie Steel Company and Standard Oil Company were essentially monopolies that controlled the economy and politics. This rise of big business from 1870 to 1900 was achieved
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economic stimulus bill allocated funds as follows: $288 billion in tax cuts‚ $224 billion in extended unemployment benefits‚ education and health care‚ and $275 billion for job creation using federal contracts‚ grants and loans. If America needed a second round of economic stimulus package like the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009‚ as an advisor to the president I would provide both positive and negative impacts‚ gains and losses ‚ monetary and inflationary impacts‚ trade and trade deficits
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enough to know what he should and should not do. So why are those under 18 being tried as adults? A person under 18 is a child and should be treated as such by the courts. When juveniles receive a life sentence in adult prison‚ they never get a second chance. When children commit crimes and are punished properly‚ they should learn that their action was wrong and not to do it again. Juvenile
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One type of second degree burns are Partial thickness‚ it is called this because it only affects the epidermis and the upper part of the dermis. This can involve blistering and the womb will be pink‚ or red color and will appear wet. The womb will grow pale when pressure is applied. The womb usually heals within 10-21 days with minimal scarring‚ only seek medical treatment if the burn affects the face‚ hands‚ buttocks‚ groin‚ or feet. The other type of second degree burns are Full thickness
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result of language acquisition‚ not the cause. Forcing students to speak English will not improve their ability to speak English. (Korea Times‚ 2009). “Is it possible to reconcile these two seemingly opposite views as to what constitutes second language acquisition or ‘learning’‚ as Swain puts it? Or do the two views represent two extremes of both theory and practice?” Guidelines: To answer this question in essay form‚ you will need to refer to alternative concepts of acquisition and
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eliminate the possibility of wars. It was their mild attitude that caused the aggressive countries to start expanding their territories. In 1939‚ Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France finally dropped the policy as they thought they could not neglect the German invasion. Hence‚ the Second World War started. In fact‚ the appeasement policy only led the aggressors to expand their spheres of influence. It did not directly lead to war. If the policy continued‚ the war might not start. Therefore‚ the
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the lives of both eldest sister and her family‚ as well as his own daughter. His wife would survive‚ as would his son and his family‚ carrying on the Kobayashi name. The life of Kobayashi Satoshi spanned an era before the entire world was plagued by war‚ but still Japan was struggling with trials of its own. The work of Kobayashi‚ preserved in the Archives of the Asahi Shimbun and the National Diet Library‚ forever stands as a testament to those Japanese who rose up in the name of their beliefs‚ as
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First civil war 1962 - Civil war led by the southern seperatist Anya Nya movement begins with north. 1969 - Group of socialist and communist Sudanese military officers led by Col Jaafar Muhammad Numeiri seizes power; Col Numeiri outlines policy of autonomy for south. 1972 - Government of Sudanese President Jaafar Numeiri concedes a measure of autonomy for southern Sudan in a peace agreement signed in Addis Ababa. 1978 - Oil discovered in Unity State in southern Sudan. Second civil war 1983 -
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