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Ethnic And Religious President Clinton
821 wordsAn atrocity is defined as "An act of cruelty and violence inflicted by an enemy-armed force upon civilians or prisoners. " Some believe this war in Kosovo is about politics. However, upon examination of the specifics of this conflict it is apparent that this is about religion. People must then decide whom, if anyone is committing these atrocities. Should the United States be involved in the dispute, and is it truly in the best interest of the American people? In the area once covered by the coun...
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World War Ii Hitler Felt
1,142 words... s prime minister, Can, that the military campaign in Greece would be a quick success. Germany was taken completely by surprise by Italy's actions, which she totally disapproved. Hitler had to switch tracks at this time. He had to postpone his final conflict of the war, Operation Barbosa, an attack on Russia and concentrate on the Mediterranean. Italy invaded Greece through Albania without a declaration of war. Without the knowledge of guerrilla warfare, Italy found itself retreating back int...
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Interesting To Note Cultural And Social
1,157 wordsWe all speak and act from our bodies, but what we actually consider as "our" or other peoples body is very much open to debate. The images shift and change threw the times and culture changes, and so does the perception of the "ideal" or "politically correct" body. In the world we live in, the body has become a commodity, a fetish. The appropriate or "politically correct" image of the body results in its veneration as an ideal and promotes a whole set of values behind the image. Therefore, it is...
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Bosnia Herzegovina Post Modern
1,788 wordsTransition: Architects as Managers of Change Transition in a social sense is a change from one system into another. Globally, the modernist paradigm changed to the post-modern with the disappearance of central authorities, universal dogmas and foundational ethics. The post-modern world introduced fragmentation, instability, indeterminacy and insecurity. Architectural responses to these conditions occurred as a 'semantic nightmare' of the post-modern discourse and / or the attempted completion of...
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Day By Day Ethnic Cleansing
2,121 wordsI. Introduction The bombing of Kosovo by NATO forces may finally come to an end. While the excuses for bombing the troubled region have been challenged, for the most part the world concurs that the atrocities gong on in that nation warranted international action. In any event, the bombing did start and it continues, despite the accidental hits on pedestrian villages and buildings which were not targets in the first place. They have been explained away as unavoidable during such a mission. Casual...
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Cause Of Wwi European Alliances
1,565 wordster> The main cause of WWI was the European alliances. To what extent do you agree with this statement Before 1914 the five Great Powers, Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. In 1914 World War One broke out in Europe. Historians have debated the causes ever since. As a historian it will be difficult to conclusively establish a single cause a number of significant causes is a far more helpful outcome. Although the European Alliances were certainl...
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Region Of Greece King Phillip 2 Macedonia
668 wordsTHE PROPAGANDA Macedonians should not be recognised as Macedonians as they have been of Greek nationality since 2000 BC. Macedonians whose language belongs to the Slavic family, must not call themselves Macedonians as 4000 years ago they spoke Greek and today still speak nothing but Greek. Macedonia has no right to call itself by this name as Macedonia has always been a region and is today a region of Greece. The Serbs believe that Macedonians are misguided country cousins who belong in a Greate...
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Millions Of People Blessed Virgin
999 wordsMedjugorje: it is an obscure mountain village in central Yugoslavia. Until 1981 very few had ever heard of this place, let alone been interested in visiting it - but on June 24 th of that year at a most wonderful and exciting thing happened that has changed not only the lives of the local people but those of millions of people all over the world, . On this special day six children from the village off, parish of St James Dean, sought vision of a woman and child appear on a small mountain behind ...
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Effects Of The United Nations On Human Rights
1,955 wordsThe United Nations is an organization created at the end of World War 2 as a place to discuss international matters in peace and to solve problems diplomatically. During its years of existence the United Nations has dealt mostly with matters concerning peace keeping; but lately it has spread its influence over many different issues including the protection of Human Rights. In the many cases of Human Right violations that the United Nations handled, it was generally successful in preventing any f...
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Middle East North Africa
996 words... ns. Churchill was always very interested in the Middle East, and believed that their resources were worth protecting. Accordingly, he fully supported Wells operations in North Africa. Indeed, Churchill was always will to send reinforcements. He truly believed that he would meet both Germany and Italy in the Middle East. Part of Churchill's plan against Germany was to attack them peripherally, through its weakest link, Italy. Italy was very interested in taking over Libya. Mussolini had 25, 0...
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Nuclear Weapons Peace Keeping
581 wordsThe United Nations was formed fifty years ago. It's purpose has been to preserve world peace. Throughout it's long life, it has helped solve various disputes between nations, reduce tensions, prevent conflicts, and put an end to fighting. The United Nations is mainly a peace-making, peace-keeping organization that has done more than enough to keep peace in the world. Many examples of the UN's peace efforts proves that it has done ample work in helping to restore peace throughout the world. A few...
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Grass Roots Northern Ireland
2,165 words... However, many of the men did what they pleased with the food they received: either selling it directly, often in exchange for alcohol, or giving food to the wives they favored. " Sudanese women worked closely with tribal chiefs and relief organizations to establish a system allowing women to pick up the food for their families, despite contrary cultural norms. In Pristina, Kosovo, Vjosa Do bruna, a pediatric neurologist and human rights leader, is now the joint administrator for civil societ...
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Ways Of Life Socio Cultural
2,417 wordsGypsy People in Europe Throughout history Gypsy people have been seen as outcasts from mainstream society. It seems that nothing has changed. We have still not learnt to be tolerant of those whose lifestyles are different to our own. For many centuries Gypsies have been romanticized and reviled. Their traditional lifestyle seems to attract and repel the popular imagination in equal measure -- witness the number of travelers or holiday caravans who seek to imitate their traditional way of life ea...
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Liberation Army Peace Talks
841 wordsThe Kosovo Liberation Army is still in the midst of peace talks with NATO. The peace talks came after a temporary halt in the slaughter of Serbians and Albanians living in Kosovo. (Oregonian, Front Section A 4, pp. 6) The most recent genocide in Kosovo has been the result of long-standing grudges between the Albanians and Serbians living in Kosovo and was developed from opposing views over social and political domination of Albania. The current differences in culture are obvious in the education...
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Unable To Cope Spheres Of Influence
2,088 wordsCold War My first inclination would be to answer the first question with a clear YES. But come to think of it, the causes of war really have not changed at all, or at least very little. Rather than changes, there has been a shift in the causes. The cause of war which has dominated the last 50 years was the cause of ideology. However, due to the recent end of the Cold War, this cause of war, has significantly declined and is almost trivial. The causes of war have shifted from mainly ideological o...
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Ethnic Albanians Pay Attention
1,365 wordsSteve Clinton April 5, 1999 English 20 Crisis in Kosovo: Should America Be There? Throughout American history this country has gone from a small set of colonies living in fear of the British government up to our present status as the only superpower remaining on earth. Our success in becoming this superpower has come at the cost of many other people, innocents. We took the land away from the Indians who were in what is now the United States of America and never have done anything, and never can ...
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North Atlantic Treaty National Geographic Society
2,795 wordsThe United Nations, with its rigid moral and political limitations against force, has become a benchmark of peace and a social achievement of modern times. From war torn Europe, the United Nations developed from five major powers with an initial goal to prevent the spread of warfare through peaceful means and to establish and maintain fundamental human rights. Through the past fifty years, this organization has broadened its horizons with auxiliary organizations from peace keeping missions to hu...
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Sphere Of Influence Eastern Bloc
1,250 wordsThe Hungarian Tragedy of 1956 Uncertainty and Domestic Tension in Eastern Europe: The Roots of the Hungarian Tragedy The Hungarian and Polish drives for greater political freedom from Russia in 1956 were startlingly similar, and yet the two nations followed very different courses in the months that followed the initial unrest. The bloodshed in Hungary was not a consequence of a particular doctrine of oppression but instead of the confusion and lack of a coherent policy that followed the death of...
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International Criminal Court War Criminals
770 wordsThe United Nations first recognized the need to establish an international criminal court over 50 years ago. An international criminal court would be just that. It would try criminals charged for international crimes such as genocide and other crimes of similar weight. The goal of the UN has always been to secure universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals throughout the world. The establishment of an international criminal court is seen as a major step in the acco...
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Political And Economic Fall Of Communism
848 wordsThe collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and in The Soviet Union has presented an array of new opportunities but also problems for much of this region. Although, with this collapse the opportunity arises to establish a democratic government and a market economy exists, the process has shown to be a slow one. With the attempt to restore civil liberties and the hope of enjoying the standard of living similar to that of Western Europe, communist parties are still in existence (under new names an...
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