Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. ... Italy had long-standing problems that were made worse by the war. ... Inflation and unemployment were perhaps the most destructive effects of the war. ... But he was restless and dissatisfied, soon leaving Italy for further study in Switzerland. ... After the war, these groups formed the base of Mussolini's fascist movement. ...

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I use this narrative anecdote to introduce this ethnographic study because it highlights the unifying and cathartic power that the ideology of our "war on terror" has upon Americans, as illuminated within the microcosm of Boston College. ... Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America has expended significant blood and treasure in a perpetual and, by definition, unwinnable "war on terror.... In addition, we have seen a sharp decline in American prestige internationally, serious erosion of our civil liberties, and we have lived for more than a decade in a state of constant vigil...

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Australia at Vietnam War In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. ... Thus, when the colonial powers returned to reclaim their former colonies, or impose their plans for a guided path to self government within a new 'commonwealth', they found themselves confronted by armed and aggressive resistance movements, many of whom had gained skill and experience in fighting the Japanese. ... In 1950, the war moved from the passive to the active stage. ... French p...

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It is the main and proper study of every citizen."" ... In the summer of 1914 Mises was called back to active duty for World War I. ... Later in the war he served with the Army's General Staff in Vienna working on economic problems until released in 1918. ... To qualify as economic activity in Mises' view, production must be guided by rational principles. ... Instead, the cause of socialism's irrationality is that those highly motivated and competent civil servants have no rational mechanism to guide their productive efforts and thus any decisions they make are necessarily...

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By any sensible reckoning, Britain should have won the war. ... They believed they were waging a war against destabilizing, revolutionary ideals " which threaten a general subversion of every system, religious or civil, hitherto respected by mankind." ... Losing the war was inconceivable, and outright impossible. ... They studied the art of war, learning from the past while studying the most recent thoughts on strategy and tactics. ... The surrender of Cornwallis effectively ended the war. ...

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INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AND THE EUROPEAN UNION by Tendik Tynystanov TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 2 The European Union........................................................" 3 About the PCA............................................................." 8 EU Relations with Kyrgyzstan ..........................................." 10 The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement....................." 11 PCA Institutio...

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A general definition of this guiding principle of diversity is, " any effort taken to fully integrate our society by expanding educational, employment, and contracting opportunities to the multitude of gender, ethnic, national origin, and handicapped-condition groups that have been and remain locked out of full economic, social, and/or political participation in our country." ... Even as many individuals maintain that affirmative action is traceable back to the Civil War, the civil rights movement pushed affirmative action into the American media and governmental issues beginning in the 1950&#...

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Proposal Type of study -Overlooking contrasting approaches to a historical personality, issue or event -How has history been constructed and recorded over time? ... This sphere of interest became more specific and eventually led to a study of inconsistencies regarding historical justifications of Khrushchev's dismissal of war hero Marshall Zhukov. ... Consequently, this subject was dropped in favour of studying the history of the Chinese Communist Party, as it was an area which I was keen to learn about, overlapped in many places with Soviet history and had a relatively large amoun...

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of student led conferences on minority student achievement. The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. ... The foundation of the study is based on the theoretical frameworks of parental involvement and minority student achievement from Ogbu and Cross. ... Figure caption goes here xx Section 1: Introduction to the Study Introduction Give a little description of the overarching problem before jumping into the description of your s...

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Because of these events, 9/11 is the largest single loss of American civil life in a deliberate act (Atkins, 2011). When touching the subject of 9/11, many Americans regard it as a tragedy and a unforgettable day; Some will even go as far to say that the attacks on 9/11 were a declaration of war by the alleged attackers, members and co-conspirators of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. ...

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The Davin Report of 1879 was used as the guide that the McDonald Government used to fix the "Indian problem." ... The schools reached a high point in 1930 with 80 schools Canada wide and expanding again in the 1950's as a part of the post-war expansion Inuit and homelands. ... In a departmental study that was conducted in 1948, found that over 40% of the staff had no prior training and some had not even graduated high school. ...

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Some of these events have induced vulnerability due to civil wars, political transformations, riots, "ethnic cleansing" campaigns, rape and female mutilations, and violence of all kinds. ... In a study of 120 Cambodian refugee women, alcohol was reported to be used to cope with nervousness, stress, insomnia or pain (emotional and physical). ...

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The wars fought between the forces of good and evil are depicted on these walls flanking the largest gopura at Angkor. ... Studies of the Angkor temple complex have lead to a belief that it may have been built with a military intent. ...

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The study of the development of broadcasting in Zambia and its current structure are outlined together with details of its structure, policy and the constraints placed upon it. ... The study attempts to give a general overview of the mass media and communication through a literature review. ... The development of other media – television and newspapers, has only been referred to in passing and could be the subject of another study. ... Communication scholars were being attracted to study development problems in education, agriculture, politics and family planning. ... He sees the nece...

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Smith claims to have had the blessing of the divine power to guide him to a location of golden plates, which entails scriptures of ancient American prophets, and they became the foundation for his publication, the Book of Mormon. ... They emphasized a personal and direct religious experience of Christ, which was acquired through both direct religious experience and the reading and studying of the Bible. ...

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