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Humanity A Moral History Of The Twentieth Century
2,833 wordsHumanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century In his book Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, Jonathan Glover tries to define psychological motivations for the acts of genocide, that took place during the course of 20 th century. According to the author, the reason why people were able to indulge in genocidal practices, without experiencing an emotional discomfort, is that they were able to distance themselves mentally from their victims. We can say that Glover's book is not...
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Bob Dole Billion Dollars
5,071 wordsPeople understand they cant get all these tax cuts, protect their favorite programs, and balance the budget, says Susan Tanaka speaking on the promises made by presidential candidate Bob Dole to the American public (Gibbs 1996). Bob Dole proposed his tax cut package on Aug. 5, 1996 hoping to entice the public into voting for him in the 1996 presidential elections. Dole focuses his proposal towards social conservatives and supply sider's believing he will give them their link to growth-oriented t...
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Medieval Europe Social Ladder
1,790 wordsMEDIEVAL FAMINE Agriculture during the medieval time was a very complex system. The weather played a major role in the harvest. A week of unpleasant rain in May, followed by an abnormal cold, humid summer might have thrown off the summer harvest, resulting in a shortfall of food. Due to a surplus left over from the previous harvest, no one went hungry. But after a couple of bad harvests, the surplus began to run out. This happened in Europe in 1044. The Famine reared its ugly head, in part, caus...
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