The Catholic Church in Rwanda has admitted and apologized for its role in the 1994 genocide and expressed regret for violating God’s commands. In a statement released by the conference of Catholic bishops and read out in parishes across Rwanda on Sunday‚ the church acknowledged its hand in planning‚ aiding‚ and executing the 1994 genocide. The massacres by Hutu extremists left more than 800‚000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus dead‚ The Associated Press details. “We apologize for all the wrongs the
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Southerners But Lincoln’s goal was not galvanized by equality‚ though he did detest slavery‚ Blacks were (at least at first) a secondary issue. Blacks were mobilized as a military need. Emancipation‚ Lincoln saw‚ would further undermine the Confederacy while providing the Union with a new source of manpower to crush the rebellion. Lincoln goal was to change the government from states to a union in order to keep the United States from dissolving (Wills 161). However‚ Lincoln was against a strong foe. So
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1900 Versus 2000 I think that we take for granted the things that we have today. Just look at all of the innovations in technology and quality of living over the last 100 years. Back in the year 1900‚ things went crazy. All sorts of new inventions were coming out all of the time‚ and people were becoming rich beyond their wildest dreams. In my opinion‚ the past 100 years have left us in a completely different world. Back in the early 1900’s people were amazed to see a person driving
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Critical thinking is something that I use throughout my work at the Regina Police Service as a Direct Entry Reporter. I answer calls from disgruntled‚ crying‚ scared or hysterical citizens regarding incidents that have occurred to them. It is then my job to direct them to other units‚ take their report‚ or call to dispatch officers. I personally use critical thinking throughout the call in order to determine what course of action to take. This involves looking at all of the evidence that is in front
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Technology Boom in the 1990’s University of Phoenix The historical event I chose to research was the technology boom of the 1990’s. As time goes on‚ the demand for technology keeps on growing. Around the 1990’s the advancement in technology took an all-time high. All the latest and greatest things were coming out and technology was in high demand. Everyone wanted the newest technology. The advancement of technology was great but at the same time it hurt people too. Technology has its perks like
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the society and the deviance going in and around it. Crime rates steadily dropped in most countries in the 1990s but the most drastic change seen was in the North American region. According to Understanding why crime fell in the 1990s written by Steven D. Levitt‚ the homicide rates in The United States of America reduced about forty-three percent from its peak in 1991 to early 2001 and. This was the lowest rate in 35 years (Levitt‚ 2004). This decline in crime rate is a depiction of changing social
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“When I was at school we had a teacher whose fixed idea was to make us learn by heart the lives of famous women‚ in order to incite us to imitate them. The exhortation which accompanied these narrations was always the same. Would you not like to become famous?” “Oh no‚” I replied drily one day‚ “I shall never be that. I care too much for the children of the future to add yet another biography to the list.” (Her Life and Work‚ Chapter 1‚ p. 21). Despite not having an inclination of being famous‚ Dr
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Once the juice arrived in the boiling house‚ it was contained in clarifying vats and lime was added. It was then boiled in cast iron "coppers" of diminishing size. The furiously hot liquid would be skimmed and ladled into the next smaller copper until it reached just the right consistency and was diverted to a wooden trough leading to wooden flats where it was allowed to cool. The slaves who mastered the boiling stage of the refining process were some of the most highly valued workers on a plantation
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SOLE PARENTS DEFINITION: *The term “sole parent” refers to a person‚ male or female‚ residing in a household as the only carer of his or her child or children. (http://hsc.csu.edu.au) *A sole parent is a person who cares for one or more children without assistance from another parent or carer living in the same home. (Mitchell K. et al CAFS Community and Family Studies HSC Course) *A sole parent is a person who raises a child/children without a partner. (Beattie A. et al Community and Family
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Pakistan Economy from 1990-2010 The economy of Pakistan is the 47th largest in the world in nominal terms and 27th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). Pakistan has a semi-industrialized economy‚ which mainly encompasses textiles‚ chemicals‚ food processing‚ agriculture and other industries. Growth poles of Pakistan’s economy are situated along the Indus River‚ diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab’s urban centres coexist with lesser developed areas in other
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