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British Scientific Establishment Fred Hoyle Hoyle's
1,332 wordsConflict in the Cosmos is a warm appreciation and cogent assessment of the scientific life of the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Hoyle, who died in 2000, was one of the most capable and controversial theorists of the 20 th century, contributing provocatively to a wide range of problem areas, from stellar structure and the origin and evolution of the chemical elements to the large-scale structure and history of the universe. The author, astronomer Simon Mitton, is at his best when introducing...
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The Political Career Of Richard Nixon
1,226 words... tes' relationship with communist countries around the globe as he became the first US president to visit the city of Moscow on May 20, 1972. He met with the Soviet leader Brezhnev and signed the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty (Aitken, 1993, 438). As the presidential election of 1972 came close, Nixon was almost guaranteed of re-election, as his visits to Beijing and Moscow won him great popularity back home. The American economy had also been improving steadily under the Nixon...
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U S Navy Eleanor Roosevelt
1,244 words... rs Union could easily be seen. Eleanor would not cross a picket line no matter what the circumstances. She once cancelled a meeting with a very esteemed dressmaker because his workers were on strike. " I will have to wait before coming to see you again, " she explained to the owner of the store, "until you have made some agreement with your people which is satisfactory to both sides (Weinstein 762). " She did not forget the farm laborers either. In Arkansas many sharecroppers were run off th...
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Rest Of Canada House Of Commons
5,802 wordsLucien Bouchard is one of Canadas most interesting politicians. Born in the 1930 s to a rural town in Quebec, Bouchard rose to become Quebec's present premier. Most federalists have characterized Bouchard as an enemy of Canada but it is important to recognize the events that shaped the political figure we see today. Bouchard's version of Canadian history was based on his experiences living in an isolated area ruled by Anglophones, his education, the nationalism of his homeland and the influences...
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Fascist Party Prime Minister
2,660 wordsOn the 23 March 1919 after a series of Communist demonstrations, the almost forgotten Mussolini decided to attempt to revive his Fascist movement. A meeting was held in a hall in a Milan and was attended by some fifty malcontents. From this seemingly small and insignificant event the Fascist di Combattimento (Combat Group) was born. Initially, it would seem that the Fascist were destined for failure with none of their candidates (including Mussolini) winning a single seat in the 1919 elections. ...
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