While Josephine Baker was a bit scandalous‚ her importance should not be overlooked because she did much more than perform. She was awarded military honors‚ served in World War II‚ and was an advocate for equality and peace. Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd‚ 1906‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her real name was Freda Josephine McDonald‚ which she changed when she married Willie Baker‚ whose last name she kept for the rest of her life‚ even when she got divorced. Her father left‚ and in order to support
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Racial and cultural diversity means that there are‚ according to Professor So‚ different ways of life‚ languages‚ political values and religions existing in a society. (Professor So‚ HKUST lecture‚ 1 November 2012) To determine whether cultural and diversity is essential to the advancement of a globalized society‚ which is a society that trades‚ exchanges‚ or is interconnected with other societies around the globe‚ the effects of diversity on the economic development and the living standard of the
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It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April
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What does it mean to be a conspirator? Is it someone who is involved in the harmful or illegal activity‚ or is it one who plots the crime? In the tragedy Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ driven by greed and ambition‚ carries his wife along with him through his mischievous acts to expedite being crowned king. However‚ Lady Macbeth is not to be held accountable for the crimes committed because of her mental instability and lack of involvement. Lady Macbeth can not be held accountable for
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Cultural diversity and Cultural shock Variety of behavior found among the people within or far apart from the nation can be termed as cultural diversity. The way they live till the way they think varies‚ within the one from next culture. It can be seen within the community‚ where the people from around the world lives and the way of thinking varies from us. It is one of the great aspects of life too in which we can learn about other cultures and learn the way they see. It not only helps to learn
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usually criteria of a villain. If the story was told through Claudius perspective we might have seen him differently. Claudius has done a lot of bad things but‚ he is not all bad. Yes he killed his brother to become king and he was wrong for it but he was not a bad or harsh king. He was actually a pretty good king that cared for his people and his land. Most villains when they get in power they have some type of evil plan up their sleeves Claudius did not. He was a good leader and did not abuse his powers
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Stalin’s Reign as dictator Stalin or “The Man of Steel” killed over 4 to 10 million people in his reign as dictator. While‚ Stalin was dictator he used his power to kill or to used people for forced labor. Stalin killed millions of innocent people for power‚ fear‚ and intimidation but‚ some people thought he was a hero. First‚ Stalin was known for some terrible things. He was a dictator that killed innocent people. Stalin turned peasants into a military superpower killing 20 million innocent people (“Joseph
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Even if Goeth was just following orders‚ he is still responsible for the Jewish deaths he caused‚ either directly by killing them himself‚ or indirectly by assisting in the transport of Jews to death camps. At any point in time‚ Goeth could have stopped being a perpetrator/collaborator and become an upstander for the Jewish cause. Instead‚ Goeth continued to persecute the Jews‚ and aided others in doing so. If he was responsible for following his orders‚ he should have been equally responsible for
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Why was the opposition to the state more often unsuccessful than successful in the period 1855 – 1964? Divided opposition. One reason why opposition to the state between 1855 and 1964 was mostly unsuccessful is the divided nature of oppositional forces. One example of this is the Civil War of 1918 where Richard Pipes argued it was a ‘foregone conclusion’ that the Reds would win. The Whites were made up of many different oppositional groups such as the SRs‚ Liberals looking for a tsarist revival
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Dr. Craig Smith English 300 January 29th‚ 2013 Who is a Bahamian? Public displays of Bahamian pride have adorned Bay Street and the profound Nassau Art Gallery (NAG) since the later part of 2012. An attractive cadre of portraits‚ arts and craft has captured various dimensions of the Bahamian life in efforts to increase national awareness of Bahamian ethnic identity‚ history‚ and culture and to attempt answering the “loaded…” question of “who is a Bahamian?”(Wells1). Arguably‚ nationalism in
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