Rape, murder and slavery has been used as a form of rebellion and intimidation in places such as Southern Nigeria by the people who resisted operations of oil companies and in Sudan around the oil fields. ... So many lives were lost even though both governments agreed that the war over a tiny disputed patches of land was crazy. The war had simply become a battle of strength. ... One year later the war may be closer to its conclusion. Ethiopia increased its spending since the war began to $467m and Eritrea spent $236m, mainly on weapons supplied by Russia. ...

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I am completely against racism, but what I do not understand is how is it fair that if I went into a company and gave them my resume and a couple days later an African-American went to the same place and gave them a resume, then he or she would more likely get hired just because they're a minority. ... "Hippies" were against war, which if you ask me is not a bad thing. ...

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As World War I came around women began to enter the workforce. With the men being killed in time of war it left a limited number of men to work in the factories. ... By the time of World War II women had proven themselves in the workforce. ... As a woman rises in power in a company she usually gets to a point and then the promotions Stop. ...

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• Grade Level: High School