Caritas is so important in Augustine's thinking that it justifies wars to convert non-Christians. ... People during war can be divided into various categories. ... Also there are neutral people who are not part of either warring party and are not involved in the hostilities. ... Direct killing of such people is murder, that is, when it is intentional and avoidable. ... These parts are: 1) jus ad bellum, which concerns the justice of resorting to war in the first place; 2) jus in bello, which concerns the justice of conduct within war, after it has begun; and 3) jus post bellum, which con...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? ... "Many people have argued that the war itself was caused by rival interpretations of the original constitution (Barker 20)". ... "A new nation was about to begin, but also a new idea was about to be brought into the world; the idea that the people could run their own government (Hauptly 5)". ... The invention of the cotton gin made it possible to easily separate the cotton seed, "[ ] this made slavery in the South more profitable, slavery then became an important part of the Southern economy and soon became an ins...

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"2 His words were a far cry from a "Lincolnian" rhetoric depicting America as "the last best hope of man on earth.... " I intend to start by looking at the root of the idea and how its history manages to evoke passionate responses of American Nationalism in the transition period between the end of World War One and the Cold War. ... In order to understand exceptionalism in the Cold War, it is important to understand that it is rooted in the values that were established from the foundation of America. So when the USSR's spread of communism threatened these values, ...

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"1) The Paleo-Indian Period 2) The Archaic Period 3) The Woodland Tradition 4) The Mississippian Period and 5) The Historic Era. ... One of the most tragic of all wars is civil war. ... One of the few wars fought in North America was the Civil War. ... "North" versus "South" still rings in the minds of people all around the world. ... Appalachia is world renown for their dedication to religion, whether it is simple praising or snake handling. ...

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The world, say traditions of the Yoruba people, began at Ife, a city of great historical and religious significance in the heart of Yoruba country. ... From this beginning, farm land spread across the world. (Source 2) Until relatively recent times the Yoruba's did not consider themselves a single people, but rather as citizens of Oyo, Benin, Yagba and other cities, regions or kingdoms. ... Slave wars launched by the kingdom of Dahomey against some of the Yoruba kingdoms, and slave wars between the Yoruba's themselves made war casualty Africans available for transportation to the Am...

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Russia and the United States were allies during World War II, but soon after they became enemies. ... Thus in 1991, the -2- Communist Soviet Union was done. ... At the height of the Cold War, the coldest place in the entire world was Berlin which became a center of espionage at the height of the Cold War. ... And that is what led to the Second World War" according to the book The Americans: Reconstruction Though the 20th Century (615). ... During the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union had many nuclear submarines all over the world. ...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... Union men mainly believed the war was to emancipate the slaves. ... National elections Beginning in the American Revolution and accelerating after the War of 1812, the people of the United States grew in their sense of country as an important example to the world of a national republic of political lib...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... Union men mainly believed the war was to emancipate the slaves. ... National Elections Beginning in the American Revolution and accelerating after the War of 1812, the people of the United States grew in their sense of country as an important example to the world of a national republic of political lib...

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Benevolence The island of Guam was ceded to the United States as spoils of the Spanish-American War by way of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain of 1898, otherwise known as the Treaty of Paris. ... Guam has been colonized by three empires starting in the 1500's with Spain, Japanese occupation during World War Two, and now the United States. ... As American citizens, a dichotomy of identities exists for the colonized people of Guam. ... This is what the people of Guam endure. ... It is Important to note that the CNMI entered into this relationship at will, in ne...

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The World Conference on Human Rights took place over two weeks in June of 1993. ... In the Vienna Declaration, Section I Number 2 states that "All people have the right to self-determination" (Drinan, 2001: 198). ... This a wonderful advance because it guarantees that what happened during the Second World War will not happen; Jewish people seeking asylum from the Nazis were turned away from the United States and, unknowingly, sent to their deaths (World at War). ... This is important because it draws more attention to issues that the general public would otherwise be oblivious to. ... The...

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It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. ... In the words of Ralph Crowder, "the observance must be a testimony to those African pioneers who struggled to affirm the humanity of African peoples and a challenge to the present generation to protect and preserve...the humanity of all peoples of African descent." ... He was nicknamed Satchmo because some people said that his mouth was like a satchel. ... He became world famous for his incredible ...

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Although it is the largest republic in Central America, has a relatively tiny population of approximately 4.5 million people. ... Some 60,000 Americans visit Nicaragua yearly - primarily business people, tourists, and those visiting relatives. ... Tourism: According to the Institute of Tourism, tourism was Nicaragua's second most important source of foreign exchange in 2000, representing a $112.5 million market (an increase of 7 percent over 1999). ... EMPLOYMENT IN NICARAGUA In Nicaragua, more than 50 percent of the population lives below the poverty line (US$104) (dol.gov/ilab pg ...

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The powers establishing hegemony over the society use an important part of the people known as intellectuals to impose their world-view. Each of these "enlightened people" happen to become supporters who defend the world-view legitimizing the hegemony order. ... Undoubtedly the most important topic of an investigation into a historical occurrence is its inception. ... At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put in place during World War I for the armed Forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... The largest of the three, the Socialist Party of A...

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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was "a terrible thing, but it had to be done" (Holmes 2). ... It seems like a terrible thing, but it was necessary in order to bring back peace to the world at the smallest cost possible. ... Some critics believe that "Japanese lives were sacrificed simply for power politics between the U.S. and the Soviet Union" (Dietrich 2), which tied to the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. ... By using the atomic bombs, Truman "saved 'the lives of hundreds of thousands of Japanese boys...

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Medical breakthroughs were important in the sixties. ... Before President Kennedy came into office, a U-2 plane was shot down in the Soviet Union while spying on the Soviet Union, thus cutting all Diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and the United States. ... With leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, the Civil Rights Movement grew to be one of the most important movement in the sixties. ... He lead marches and spoke to millions of people. ... Kennedy's death was the fall of the "American Camelot" The War on Poverty was also another movement important to the sixties. ...

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It is the right of the people of the nation to determine their own government. ... "It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war,'' Wilson declared in his war message (Leckie 629). ... Many people in the U.S. favored the war, but many people opposed it believing there was no need for us to interfere with European affairs. ... Wilson's more important goal was to preserve democracy within the United States and restore manifest destiny to a war torn world. ... The actually fighting the American's did was not as important as the number of troops that the...

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Sociology: the study of human behavior in society 2. ... Max Weber: 1864-1920 off of Marxism added that society had three basic dimensions: economical, political, and cultural (multidimensional) and that wars are fought because of all three dimensions in conflict 6. ... Emile Durkheim: 1858-1917 public degradation of Jews and believes that people in society are glued together by a belief system/bonds that link people together on the basis of functionalism and believes war promotes group and national identity 8. George Herbert Meade: 1863-1931 developed symbolic interaction and develop a sense...

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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 DEMOCRATIC PEACE THEORY 2 3 DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS 4 3.1 HOW TO SPREAD DEMOCRACY 4 3.2 SECURITY INTERESTS IN SEEING DEMOCRATIZATION SPREAD 5 3.3 DEMOCRATIZATION PROGRAMS 6 4 REASONS FOR NOT SPREADING DEMOCRACY 8 4.1 INTRODUCTION 8 4.2 POLITICAL ASPECTS 8 4.3 ECONOMIC ASPECTS 10 4.3.1 CHINA 10 4.3.2 MIDDLE EAST 11 5 CONCLUSION 12 REFERENCE LIST 13 1 Introduction Last century, the number of democracies in the world increased significantly (Smith & Hadfield & Dunne, 2008: 53). ... Democracy means the rule of the people (Sa-rensen, 1993: 3). ... H...

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One thing you cannot do is leave people with the impression that war is not a terrible thing."" ... 2) What do you need to know? ... 2) What impact will images of death have on the audience? ... 4) Will the images help make the audience more knowledgeable about this war?... Ricks because it "took a valuable extra step: it explained the strategic benefit' of the leak itself (informing the Arab world of U.S. determination to avoid attacking the Iraqi people; impressing the Iraqi military with the futility of resistance)."" ...

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In the past half century the United States has developed a culture unlike any the world has seen in history. With the on set of mass communications technology, the culture that has grown from the post World War II era has had an immense effect on not only the United States but societies all over the globe. ... These where the predecessors to South Park and help establish Parker and Stone as two people that weren't going to play by the rules. After 2 years of growing popularity of there rule breaking South Park television series the next step for Parker and Stone was a full-length featu...

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These differences show the variety of concepts of war. ... As John Locke discusses in his Two Treatises of Government (1690), a representative government should represent the individual rights of the people (Locke). ... One can see why the concept of self interest is important as Iraq is withholding weapons of mass destruction. ... These resolutions were formed on August 2 and 6, 1990. ... This important resolution would end the Gulf War in a ceasefire agreement. ...

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In 1917 he proclaimed American's entrance into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy." ... It collapsed early in World War II and dissolved itself in 1946. ... The Treaty of Paris was one of the most important treaties signed at or near Paris. ... After World War I severeal treaties were signed (1919-20) in or near Paris, the most important of which was the Treaty of Versailles After World War II separate treaties were signed (1947) by the Allies at or near Paris with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland. ... However, in relation to Europe a...

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This essay discusses many important events of US history from the 70s to the present day THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO RESEARCH AND THEN WRITE, ENJOY! ... On national television Butterfield told the world that Nixon had ordered a video recording system to be installed in the White House to record all conversations. ... During 1973 the United States airlifted military aid to Israel, which turned the tide of the war between Syria and Egypt. ... The USSR saw Star Wars as a threat to their national security. ... Even before these closing events took place nearly all competition that was the basis for t...

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It is also important to remember that when they created the office of the presidency, they did so without any model to go by. ... In short, the president would represent the people, but would not be chosen directly by them. ... Article 2 of the U.S. ... It requires a 2/3-majority vote of the full Senate to remove the president. ... * 2. ...

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If one were to discuss life after the Second World War, if they were not a historian would perhaps not talk much about Harry S. ... The war ended and the world was thrown into new territory, there were essentially two superpowers left in the world. ... Since the Cold War lasted for so long, engulfed in it is many other important historical factors. ... Truman was overtly aware that the people of the United States rallied behind his doctrine, and wanted any and every nation to have a choice in their political happenings; however, he was also aware that the people of the United States were tir...

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