According to "The History Place," website, The Great Potato Famine of 1845 in Ireland was one of the final straws in a class struggle that led to revolution of the Irish against the British Crown and, "as a result, violence erupted between British forces in Ireland and the Irish Republican Army (IRA)," [The14]. ... Other tactics such as peaceful activism have been used, some of the most renowned examples being the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's in the U.S. and the Chinese protests led by students in 1989 in Tiananmen Square. ... Besides social unrest there is also...

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It has been known as several different names over the years, such as "brain damage syndrome," "minimal brain dysfunction (MBD)," "maturational lag," and "hyperkinetic impulsive disorder (Lavin 1989)." ... Behavioral excesses are continuation of activities when restraint or discontinuance would be more appropriate (Lavin (1989). ... A review done by Lily Hechtman, MD suggested a genetic factor for AD/HD based on her study of twins, adopted children, and children in families with a history of the disorder. ... Another study that was done by Morrison and Stewart found that twenty percent compare...

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(Giddens A, 1989). ... Durkheim focused his theories on religion, suicide and other aspects of society (Giddens A, 1989). ... On the other hand there are some psychologists who would argue that environment plays a major part in why people behave the way they do (Giddens A, 1989). ... Although history may or may not be classified as a science it is also an integral part of sociology as it focused on society in the past while sociology focuses on society in the present. ...

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In attempt to calm part of the storm, President Lyndon Johnson requested and received the most comprehensive civil rights act in history. On July 7, 1964, following one of the longest debates in senate history, Johnson signed the bill into law. ... In 1967, the Executive Order was amended to expand opportunities for women, because of their history of under appreciation. ... Reagan had promised to put an end to affirmative action if he was elected, and history tells that he attempted to do just that. ... Rebirth and Into the Next Century By 1989, when Vice President George Bush was elected to...

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Nationalism In 1989, a democratic government in Czechoslovakia was established, and in 1990, the country was renamed the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. ... In Yugoslavia, the result of 1989 was not the creation of progressive, Western-oriented reform regimes (except in Slovenia) but instead the revival of regimes (often led by former Communists) that were old-fashioned in the sense that they pursued traditional nationalist agendas, often at the cost of suppressing democratic practices and human rights. ... History-Where did the Nationalistic Attitudes come from? ... "Balkans: Unhapp...

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History: The original inhabitants of Florida included the Timucua, Apalachee, and Calusa people. Later the Seminole migrated from Georgia to Florida, becoming dominant there in the early 18th century. The first European to see Florida was Ponce de Leon in 1513. France established a colony,Afort C...

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Cuba's history is littered with many revolutionary wars. ... As you can see, history started out with a chain of several groups of peoples migrating to an island in the Caribbean of what we know today as Cuba. ... The rest of history after that point was under Spanish and other European influences, with a blend of African culture - art, literature, architecture, music, and language, etc. ... The Cuban gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 34.8% between 1989 and 1993. ... Nicolas Guillen (1902-1989), was the National Poet of Cuba and first President of the National Union of Artist...

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With the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (the ACP' countries) it signed a series of conventions on aid and trade (Lomé I, II, III and IV, 1975-1989) that led to the Cotonou Agreement of June 2000. ... The fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 had a dramatic effect on the political shape of Europe. ...

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History and role of the Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact was dominated by the Soviet Union. ... When it was clear that the Soviet Union would no longer use force to control the Warsaw Pact countries a series of rapid changes started in Eastern Europe in 1989. ... Poland since 1989 In the 1970's and 1980's the whole system in Poland was deeper and deeper in the crisis and was beginning to crumble as was the whole Eastern bloc with the USSR as the fading superpower. ... These talks broke off in October, but a new series, the "roundtable" talks, began in February 1989. ... In December ...

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Analogously with the explanation of Damono above, Wellek and Warren (1989:109) also gave their explanation about the literature, they say that literature is a social institution, using as its medium language, a social creation. ... The Classifications of Sociology of Literature There are some classifications of sociology of literature as the approaches in the research of literature according to some theorists' opinion as follows: According to Wellek and Warren (1989:111), Sociology of literature can be divided into three classifications. ... Thus, the main reasons why the sociology of li...

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Therein lies the secret of absolute power- (Rapoport 1989) Has this method been used by most of the well known bloodiest dictators in history? ... - Every man is a maker of history; in fact, some man not only left a mark on those they knew through life, but they left a lasting impression on the entire world. ... Another version of Napoleon can be applied to Adolph Hitler, whom is considered to be the bloodiest of all dictators in history. ... Benito Mussolini backed up by Hitler, became the worst dictator in Italy's history by trying to take over the world. ... Somewhere another predator...

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However, there were also a lot of opposing points of view (Dahl, 1989). When democracy has become a practical reality in most developed countries it also became a subject of fierce criticism (Almond, 1989). ... Unfortunately, it led to anarchy and then one of the most brutal tyrannies in the history of this country. ... History teaches us that democracy is the benefit only when it conforms to the political culture and the mentality of the people, has the necessary economic and social backgrounds. ...

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Cases were found to be frequently not proceeded with somewhere between the filing of the report, and the committal process (Chambers and Miller 1987) In fact, according to Edwards (1989, cited Gregory and Lees, 1996, p3) out of 773 reported cases a crime report was made in only 93 assaults, and an incident report in a further 73 cases. ... According to Anna Clark, (1987, cited Smart, 1989, p41) consent was not a matter of a woman's will, or whether she resisted or not. ... The complainant stated that other traumatic areas of the trial were related to the Corroboration warning and the fact...

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The stitches that bind America's fabric of history have been sawn with illegal threads. ... (Rugoff 1989: 40) The Astor fortune was based on alcohol and fraud; drunken Native Americans were systematically cheated and swindled by agents of Astor's American Fur Company. ... In addition to exploiting Native Americans, Astor succeeded in forcing his employees in the western wilderness to buy from company owned stores at exorbitant prices (Meyers 1936; Rugoff 1989). ... The history of the Italian-American organized crime families is as deep and humble as America's history is falsely ...

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Diaspora Trilogy is the story of Tillers" family's history; Diaspora is the introduction to it. ... Throughout Diaspora, the fact that Tillers adopted "I" instead of "1" and "I" in the roman numerals and numbers appears to intensify the feeling of self and of his family history, making Diaspora more personal than his previous oeuvres. ... Tillers uses other artists" voices to tell his family history due to the fact of his personal issues, and the impact of his parents" trauma had on him. ... It is his way to reframe the traditional history art and modernism, in the way of deconstructing b...

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Not one instructor ever awoke in me a desire to learn more or to question or explore the worlds of literature, science, and history. ... He joined the Afro-American Association and played a role in getting the first black history course adopted as part of the college's curriculum. ...

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The history of the British Empire and its position as leader of the Commonwealth in addition to its history of beneficial association with the United States has left many in Britain to believe that it could still maintain its prominent global role and historical status of world leader in political and economic affairs. ... For Example in the 1989, all of the member-States, except Britain, have adopted a Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers. ... Because Europe consists of different countries with distinct histories, unique traditions, and diverse political and economic ...

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James Goodwin (2008) writes in his book, A History of Modern Psychology that, Rogers and others 'humanistic Psychology distinguished itself by contrasting with psychologies other two forces, psychoanalysis and behaviourism'. ... Within a therapeutic setting Rogers said that it was only by 'warmly' accepting a client that the clients could accept themselves (Rogers, 1989). ... (Rogers 1989). ...

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The first ion trap became available commercially in 1983 and now both the quadrupole and quadrupole ion trap are the most widely used mass analyzers in the world and for his innovative work Paul was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics. ...

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The development of accounting As it is stated by Glautier & Underdown (1991) the history of accounting reflects the evolutionary pattern of social developments. ... In 1989 the focus, purpose and key objectives of accountancy in Hungary changed radically, resulting in the creation of accountancy as the vibrant, dynamic and wide-ranging career evident in the nation today. ... Prior to 1989 the main function of Hungarian accountants was to ensure the basic reconciliation of financial statements to general ledgers. ...

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Maurice Bloch (1989) argues that a ritual is a form of ideology, which provides an alternative to, or gloss on, everyday life. ... Similarly, Kelly and Kaplan (1990) argue that the study of ritual has to run to history and raise fundamental questions for Anthropology. ... In this framework, Eisa serves as a ritual in history, it is shaped by historical process of time, which can take a transformative and rooted stance, ingrained in a local symbolic system and a particular encounter with history, the war, capitalism, Christianity as well as transformative of consciousness. The Esia as history,...

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Bernie happened to pull off one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes in history and he did not have the assistance of nobody in doing these unethical crimes/violations. ... This paper will scrutinize the starting point of the Ponzi scheme, history of Bernie Madoff, and the outcome of his dishonest business. ... " Conferring to Wells (2009), the Madoff scheme "...may be the largest single fraud of any kind in history..." The appraised full amount of the Madoff scheme was $65 billion, it is the leading financial fraud in the history of Wall Street to this day. ... BMIS was ...

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He does not "solicit;" he commands: the prime minister and the government are not his equals but his servants" (Wright, 1989, p34). ... The answer lies in French history, which is littered with warnings of the dangers that were associated with creating too powerful a figure as the head of the political system, namely violence and disruption. Undoubtedly the turmoil associated with Bonapartism was a factor that meant a strong President might not be accepted, but more recent history, as shown by Pétain's regime during the occupation, also occupied a large part of the mass consciousne...

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To better understand how this came to happen, it is important to revisit the working mechanism of capitalism, its history and how its development has impacted on the society. ... The second change was the formation of a truly global capitalist economy influenced by the rise of Asian economies (Japan, Korea, India and China) and re-emergence of market economies in Eastern Europe and Russia after 1989. ...

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Assignment Discuss the intellectual history of Anglo-American economic geography since the Second World War. ... Defining distinct epochs to explore the history of Anglo-American economic geography is challenging. ... During this period there was significant privatisation of state industries and by the end of 1989 unemployment had fallen to just 4% from its peak of 12% in 1984. ... The National Bureau of Economic Research reported that the 1990s was the longest period of economic expansion in the history of the USA (Hall, 2003). ...

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