in its internal affairs was keenly felt by a country with an illustrious history and a strong Islamic tradition, and provides a key for undertsanding the fall of the Shah and the turbulent events of 1978-79. ... However, it was the 1953 coup, in which prime minister Mohammad Mussadiq was overthrown, that marked the start of the close political, economic, and military relationship between the two countries which endured until 1979. ... Taking advantage of the domestic discontent caused by the successful British boycott of Iranian oil exports, the CIA and British Intelligence...

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The Mau Mau Uprising, which began in 1952, was put down - some say in 1953, 1956, or 1960 - without a treaty, yet the British did leave Kenya in 1963. ... Lines 7-10 The mention of the words "justify" and "colonial policy," when taken in context with the preceding six lines, finally clarifies the exact event that Walcott is describing - the Mau Mau Uprising against British colonists in Kenya during the 1950s. ... By 1953, the guerilla fighting force of Mau Mau had largely been defeated, and by 1956, the fighting had mostly stopped; the unequal political, economic, and socia...

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I vitelloni (1953) Fellini shot this film in his hometown of Rimini to show the innocence of the seaside community he recalls identifying with. ... Critics from the left attempted to destroy its reputation by claiming it was a betrayal to the social commitment of the movement. ... This explores the concerns of every day life of a Roman journalist and creates a superficial social environment through decadence and corruption. ... La signora senza camelie (Camille without Camellias, 1953) concerns the rise and fall of a young movie star. All three films deal with social displacement and alienatio...

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Task 1: LO1 Understand how theoretical perspectives apply to counselling work in health and social care 1.1 Compare the contribution of major theorists to the different perspectives used in counselling. ... Behavioural therapy is based on the fact that people can learn behaviours through classical conditioning, which was first recorded by Ivan Pavlov at the end of the nineteenth century, and operant conditioning (Skinner, 1953.) who believed that the work of behavioural therapists is focussing in helping their clients to do certain activities, such as encouraging self- assertion and self-und...

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After leaving the Seminary in 1899, he joined the Social Democrats, Russia's Marxist political party, and became a professional revolutionary. ... During this period, the Social Democrats split into two factions, the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Lenin, and the Mensheviks. ... He seems to have been contemplating further anti-Semitic measures, and possibly a purge of his associates in the Party, when he died on March 5, 1953. ...

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The split of the Korean Peninsula in 1945 foreshadows the events yet to come. ... The North especially suffered as it had been " economically, politically, and socially the marginal part of Korea for centuries" (Armstrong 2003:13). ... These events sparked in the Korean a strong desire for independence and laid the framework for communism to take hold due to the large number of peasants and workers who had suffered and desired reform. ... A key event occurred when the United States went to the United Nations for support of their Korean plan and pushed a resolution through the United N...

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The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. ... After the death of Stalin in 1953 Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist party. ... He is aware of the current social upheaval occurring and that change must occur if Communism is to survive. ... He began a policy called "Glasnost" which emphasized openness with regard to discussion of social problems and shortcomings. ... Under the Communist Regime there were immense social problems. ...

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., "Strength to Love" For thousands of years, nations and their people have questioned scientific discoveries as well as their place in the midst of politics, humanity and other social institutions such as the church, who, up until the early 18th Century, controlled the institutes of higher learning where men of deep religious faith studied the sciences. ... The Life of Galileo is one of such writings, which was revised three times by Brecht due to these major events that impacted his life and caused him to reconsider his political and scientific beliefs. ... He portrays the character as...

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This area of women's health has been medicalized to the point that it is now viewed as a pathological event that needs to be carefully managed, not a natural process, and that the hospital is the best and safest place to give birth. ... Normal cyclical events have been redefined as potentially hazardous and a major influence on women's psychological well being and passivity and dependence upon the medical profession for both a safe outcome of pregnancy/ prevention has been successfully nurtured. ... Births by midwives went from more than 50% of all births prior to the turn of the cen...

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The findings of this study show that broadcasting - radio in particular - has become the dominant news source for the nation, an effective instrument of propaganda for the government and a powerful influence in the political, social, economic and cultural life of the Zambian people. ... CHAPTER ONE MASS MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 'Development' is usually referred to by quantifiable indicators such as Gross National Product (GNP) and per capita income in traditional Social Science literature. ... One of Africa's leading critics and theorists of the mass media, Cehn C...

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The first category includes such details as the economic, political and social condition in the countries of emigration. ... We hope that future research will focus more specifically one or more of these issues and explore different historical for first invaders to provide an event fuller understanding of immigration to Britain in 1960s.Any understanding of what is new about immigration in Britain must provide some sort of framework and we believe that our framework is good starting point even if more focused research is necessary to present the whole picture. ... Our study of immigration to...

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United State...

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