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Fort Duquesne Continental Congress
1,107 words
Born February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, he
was the first son of his father Augustine's second
marriage; his mother was the former Mary Ball of
Epping Forest. When George was about three, his
family moved to Little Hunting Creek on the
Potomac, then to Ferry Farm opposite
Fredericksburg on the Rappahannock in King George
County. In the interim, the powerful Fairfax
family of neighboring Belvoir introduced him to
the accomplishments and appropriateness of
mannered wealth and, in 1748, prov...
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Soviet Republics Soviet Union
554 words
In one week in August of 1991, the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republic became history. The forces of
reform unleashed by President Mikhail Gorbachev in
the mid 1980 s generated a democratic movement.
Gorbachev's economic policies threw his country
into even more turmoil and chaos, as the different
nationalities used their new freedoms to move away
from the union. Gorbachev sincerely wanted to
reform the communist system, but he did not want
to eliminate it. He recognized there was a lot of
wrong ...
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Monroe Doctrine Western Hemisphere
519 words
The proclamation, known as the Monroe Doctrine,
was issued by American President James Monroe, and
on December 2, 1823 it was presented to American
Congress during the Presidents annual address. By
this doctrine America expressed its requirement to
stop any European colonization and interference
into the affairs of American countries. This
doctrine started a new epoch in American
diplomatic foreign policy and had considerable
influence on future political development of the
society of the whole ...
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Central Intelligence Agency Science And Technology
650 words
The main purpose of the CIA is to collect and
analyze foreign intelligence information essential
to the United States security (Central
Intelligence Agency 254). The CIA also unifies the
activities of other important agencies in the
intelligence community such as the Defense
Intelligence Agency and the National Security
Agency (254). The duties of the Central
Intelligence Agency are numerous: engaging in
research in military, scientific, and political
fields, conducting counterintelligence activ...
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India And Pakistan Nuclear Tests
807 words
In May 1998, India carried out five nuclear tests
and formally declared itself a "nuclear weapon
state" (NWS). This dramatic move stunned the world
and immediately triggered a new round of the
nuclear arms race in South Asia. India's
archenemy, Pakistan, responded by setting off six
announced nuclear tests just two weeks later. The
nuclear crisis in South Asia was intensified by
the Indian-Pakistani military conflict in Kashmir
and almost brought the two countries into another
major war in summe...
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Minimum Wage Laws Theodore Roosevelt
301 words
New Nationalism and New Freedom New Nationalism is
the reform philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt.
According to the concepts of New Nationalism, the
nation is the most influential and important
instrument that is aimed to advance progressive
democracy. Human welfare was considered the most
important aspect for the welfare of the nation and
government in general. New Nationalism placed the
national need before personal or sectional
advantage. New Nationalism platform stood for
minimum wage laws for ...
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The Change That Made Toyota Successful Globally
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The Change that Made Toyota Successful Globally
Toyota Motor Corporation is a multinational
company operating - manufacturing and selling
cars, trucks, busses and robots - all over the
world. It was founded in Japan in 1933 and has
become one of the most successful world automobile
corporations. Toyota Production System, managerial
strategies, changes and innovations employed have
become an example of successful and efficient work
for companies like Ford, Chrysler, and General
Motors (Taylor, 19...
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U S Constitution Habeas Corpus
490 words
The Detainee Case Boumediene v. Bush and Al Oh v.
United States are two recent detainee cases.
Mustafa Ait Ii was accused in terrorism by the
Bush administration. However, the man claims that
he is an innocent person, who was caught and
arrested by mistake in the legal limbo of
Guantanamo Bay. Although he didnt succeed to prove
his innocence in 2004, in 2007 he and other 340
foreign-born Guantanamo Bay detainees finally got
a possibility to challenge their imprisonment
before the Supreme Court t...
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Credit Rating Interest Rates
623 words
Hello, Sis! Glad to know you have given me this
kind of confidence even if I am still just taking
this particular class. What I am going to do is
give you the basic factors which usually influence
credit rating. The criteria used by credit
institutions are usually similar so all you have
to do is keep these things in mind. The credit
rating evaluates and appraises the credit
worthiness of an individual or group. The rating
is a calculation derived from the creditors
financial history as well as ...
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Arranged Marriages Middle East
687 words
Arranged Marriages An arranged marriage is when
family members choose marriage partners for the
members. In some cases the one get married has no
say. Sometimes the agreements can be made prior to
ones marriageable age. Arranged marriages are
nothing new and have been going on in different
cultures since biblical times. Although rare for
Americans, the arranged marriage is common in
non-industrialized countries in Asia, the Middle
East, Africa and parts of South America (Annin, P.
; Hamilton, K....
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Brain Damage People Die
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Boxing is one of the first sports disciplines,
known by the humankind from the beginning of the
world history. The fundamental idea of boxing is
borrowed form the nature. It is one of the basic
instincts o every leaving thing to determine the
strongest and fastest specimen in any particular
group, the specie, which can become the leader for
the rest. Being as the sort started thousands f
years ag, it grew and grew in popularity until it
reached its peak in the 1930 s. Being was ne f the
mst brut...
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Birth Control Pills Food And Drug Administration
703 words
In December 2003, the Food and Drug Administration
of the USA has recommended the pill, also known as
"morning-after" contraception pill, be available
for customers over the counter. The pill must be
taken during 72 hours of unprotected sex; it
includes a high dose of the hormone progestin.
So-called "morning-after pills" have been
discovered and known among medical experts for
last two decades. But a lot of women in the United
States remained unaware and misinformed about
their use. The FDA sti...
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Dream Of The Red Chamber
809 words
Dream of the Red Chamber China is one of the most
ancient countries of world civilization with 4000
year-history. Every history reflects the life,
customs and traditions of people that create it.
The novel Dream of the Red Chamber written by Tsao
Hsueh-Chin (Cao Xueqin) is arguably one of the
best known Chinese novels. It was written in the
18 th century. Hong Lou (the title of the novel
the Red Chamber) presents readers a story of rich
Chinese family clan and describes happenings
inside the duc...
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How Stresses Affect Our Health
718 words
How Stresses Affect Our Health People feel
stressed very frequently. The majority of stresses
are connected with our working activity, family
life or emotional connections. Stresses can be
caused by hundreds of different reasons, starting
with rainy weather or vapid food and ending with
marital separation or loss of a relative.
Everything, which causes stress, is called
stressor. According to this, there are external
(physical) and internal (emotional) stresses.
Also, it is important to distingu...
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Racial Profiling George Orwell
1,388 words
Sacrificing Freedoms Temporarily to Enjoy Them in
the Long Run In the wake of events of 9 / 11 many
people in America began questioning whether civil
rights in our country need to be provided to them
at any cost. There is no doubt that, those who
declared war on America, would do their utmost to
undermine the security of Americans. The fact that
all the citizens enjoy certain freedoms makes it
easy for international terrorists to blend in
society. This problem especially became acute
recently. M...
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Jack Effective Strategic Leadership
720 words
Jack Welch's: Effective Strategic Leadership The
year 1981 was a turning one in the career of Jack
Welch. He succeeded Reg Jones and from now on
Welch was the head of the General Electrics. From
somebody's point of view Jack Welch was not the
best candidate to be the new CEO of one of the
leading and greatest companies. For many people it
was inappropriate to see such a young (45 years
old) man as a CEO. There were those who saw him as
a playboy and those who thought of him as of a
very aggressi...
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U S Airlines Industry Porter Five Forces Model
709 words
U. S Airlines Industry: Porter's Five Forces Model
Michael E. Porter is a professor of the Harvard
Business School. He is an expert on competitive
strategy and heavy duty consultant. Michael Porter
is the author of Model for Industry Analysis.
Porters Five Forces Model refers to the power in
the industry and helps to predict the next attack
that can destroy the business. According to
Porter, industry is being influenced by five
forces. They are: Competitors: exit barriers,
industry concentration...
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Welfare To Work Labour Market
1,023 words
Social Policy SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL EXCLUSION This
essay is written in order to evaluate and assess
the ideology surrounding the term Social Exclusion
The aim is to summarise strategies that have been
introduced by the government in order to
effectively combat Social Exclusion. Firstly this
essay will discuss the meaning of Social
Exclusion. Social Exclusion is a term used for
people or areas, which have in common a numerous
amount of social problems such as unemployment,
poverty, poor housing, b...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Terminally Ill Patient
1,174 words
The Right to Die Modern medical technology has
made it possible to extend the lives of many far
beyond when they would have died in the past.
Death, in modern times, often ensures a long and
painful fall where one loses control both
physically and emotionally. Some individuals
embrace the time that modern technology buys them;
while others find the loss of control overwhelming
and frightening. They want their loved ones to
remember them as they were not as they have
become. Some even elect death...
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U S S R Boris Yeltsin
588 words
The Breakup of The Soviet Union In this essay I am
going to talk about the breakup of the Soviet
Union and all of the events that took place
before, during, and after the split up. I will
look into the C. I. S (Commonwealth of Independent
States), the Government, economy and the conflicts
of the former U. S. S. R. In July of 1991,
President Mikhail Gorbachev and ten other Republic
leaders all met and signed a treaty giving each
Republic more self-government. Five more leaders
were to sign the tr...
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