All of these things seemed to create weak soldiers who were likely to succumb to a major yet unforeseen and at the time unknown illness called combat exhaustion. ... Soldiers did not know how to cope with these things. ... Mental stress that impacted a soldier's psychological stability was another factor setting American soldiers up for combat exhaustion. There are countless things that the soldiers did or saw that could have affected them mentally. ... One soldier always carried a book from the states with him and read it repeatedly, claiming that the book was his "companion" d...

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It is healthy for teenagers to share with friends and families their "latest crush" or how they spent their weekend. ... They have found that the work to be done is in the classroom and not trying to treat this as a mental disease or defect. ... Though I'm an optimist I'm also a realist and know that without new teachers, teachers like us who have grown up in a time where sexual orientation is becoming less and less a prejudicial issue things can't change without education. ... I know things won't change over night but I know by the time we retire as teachers we w...

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These new "gang leaders" gain their control by setting in motion violence and anti-authority defiance among youths in these areas and thus the gang problem continues (CNN, 1997). Brief History It is important to look at a brief history of gangs in order to gain an understanding of how they evolved in what they are today. ... They had close ties with the male gangs and often would carry weapons for them since they were generally less likely to be searched by police officers. ... They become accustomed to blaming society for their problems and feel that they have the absolute right to do wha...

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Gabriel Marquez gave an example of the social and economic injustices committed in his home country, Colombia, in his Nobel Prize speech: "There have been five wars and seventeen military coups; there emerged a dictator who is carrying out, in God's name, the first Latin American ethnocide of our time. ... Mario Llosa said in Interviews with Latin American Writers, that by living in Europe, he received "a broadened education" and a "comprehensive perspective, which helped me understand the things in my own country."3 Other major factors in the change of cultural ideas surfaced from th...

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Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private military and security companies" (PMSC), in the course of the past 20 years, have increasingly taken over the traditional activities carried out by mercenaries before1. ... The outsourcing of a number of basic functions which traditionally were carried out by national armies or police forces, known as the top-down privatization, has blurred the borderlines between the public services of the State and the private commercial sector. ... It is interesting to note that in the resolution8 creating the the Working Group on the U...

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It is "defined as a state of conflict between two or more sovereign nations carried on by force of arms."5 Looking into this definition more closely we see that war involves a state of conflict contrasted with passing conflicts such as border skirmishes or momentary conflicts. ... Three main areas of discussion here are violent acts done against things connected with religion, against people and against property. ... Apart from these circumstances they cannot be attacked. ... Since political leaders are the ones who inaugurate wars, setting their armed forces in motion, they are to be held acc...

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Members of the public and huge sports fan copy the jersey numbers and playing styles and they are also influenced by theirs sports star's use of drugs (J. ... They question the right of others to interfere with their decision to achieve their goals because what they are engaging in is a potential health risk. ... " They refer to this innate value as "the spirit of sport" and that all forms of doping are against the ethics of sport. Lincoln Allison (2004) in his article found online he comments on a study carried out to comprehend to relationship between the amount of drug ...

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As Americans strove to find and claim for themselves a piece of what they considered to be the "American Dream", they inevitably got lost in the process, and Fitzgerald created several poignant and distinct characters in The Great Gatsby who epitomized the era and his beliefs in how the era affected people. ... Nick's impression of these two women in particular, as well as the others he encounters during his brief stay in New York, are noteworthy in that they demonstrate the vapidity and emptiness of the wealthy and socially connected crowd during that time. ... Already, the women are...

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This has been brought about by (amongst other things) the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. ... They do not want to waste their time making their own brew, but appreciate a good quality brew at a reasonable price. We also intend to appeal to the foreign and local tourists who may want to experience traditional foods and drinks, a change from the usual beverages they often have. ...

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