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Taiwan
There is a most intriguing article in the December( 2004) issue of The Atlantic that focuses in on the current tension that has been brewing in Taiwan. The article, named "Strait-jacket" discusses the unstable relationship between the Peoples Republic of China (Mainland China) and their "renegade province," Republic of China (Taiwan). The argument over Taiwan's status dates back to 1949, when the Chinese Communist emerged victorious in China's bloody civil war and the conquered Nationalists
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Taiwan
For centuries, Taiwan has been ruled by alien regimes. Modern Taiwanese history is a chronicle of the Taiwanese' struggles against oppression and fight for independent survival. Since 1945, Taiwan under the Kuomintang (KMT) regime has been subject to the threat of China's invasion. Even though recently the tensions across the Straits of Taiwan has loosened gradually, to Taiwanese, the unification policy stressed by both the KMT regime and the Chinese government still poses a grave
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Taj Mahal
"Taj Mahal" I think a gigantic funerary mosque of white marble, built in Agra by order of the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, the Taj Mahal is the most perfect jewel of Moslem art in India and is one of the universally admired architectures of the world's heritage. Not only see the beautiful Taj Mahal from the video, I also knew the history of itself and its country. A white
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal For many years, the Taj Mahal has inspired many people. It was one of the most immaculate architectural creations of the world. It has drawn people from all walks of life to witness this ultimate memorial and few have been unmoved by its unmatched beauty. Not only was the Taj Mahal a symbol of Shah Jahan's love for his wife, it also encompassed a design combing different cultures and was built with
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Taking the Philippines
Taking the Philippines There are many reasons why Beveridge wants to take the Philippines. The biggest issue had to do with trading. Not far away from the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. He said it was the last island empire in all the oceans. Once we had the Philippines our territory, the largest trade after would be Asia. The Philippines would give us a base open to the entire East. Beveridge claims the pacific is
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Tamil Tigers
LTTE is probably the most violent and well organized terrorist organization in the world. The activists of LTTE are trying to take over a part of northern and eastern Sri Lanka because they consider it their “own” state wanting to make it independent through a violent campaign of terrorist acts all around Sri Lanka. The biggest enemy of the Tamil Tigers, the other way to call them, is the government of Sri Lanka. Dravidian people
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Tampico Affair
April 19, 1995 was a day of horror for countless families. 168 people were killed including children. A massive car bomb containing approximately 4000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel destroyed the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City Bombing was the largest domestic terrorist attack in the history of the United States. The possibility of a terrorist attack striking America was unheard of in the minds of American citizens
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Taticus
African American History. African Americans are and have always been a vital aspect to American society. They were brought here in bondage, and eventually received their so called freedom. It would be many years later before they would attain their freedom. Years of struggling to get the rights that this country had denied them. Years before a grown black man would be considered as a man and not a boy. There are so many hardships
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Tattoo’s : A Permanent Mark on Pop Culture
The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "tatu" which means "to mark something." It is arguably claimed that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. The purpose of tattooing has varied from culture to culture and its place on the time line. But there are similarities that prevail form the earliest known tattoos to those being performed on people around the world today. Tattoos have always had an important role in ritual and tradition. In
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Taylorism
Taylorism is often mentioned along with Fordism, because it was closely associated with mass production methods in manufacturing factories. Taylor's own name for his approach was scientific management. This sort of task-oriented optimization of work tasks is nearly ubiquitous today in menial industries, most notably in assembly lines and fast-food restaurants. His arguments began from his observation that, in general, workers in repetitive jobs work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. This slow rate
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Technology Is Inherently Good for the Development of Individualism, Bringing the Prospect of Living a Good and Fulfilling Life
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Division of Humanities/Center for Language Education HUMA 1000: Cultures and Values: Cover sheet for final essay Full name Kan Wing Hei Timothy Student ID 20271083 Writing workshop section number T3P Writing workshop instructor YIK, Ping Chui Title of essay (please copy and paste from the document on Canvas) 1. Technology is inherently good for the development of individualism, bringing the prospect of living a good and fulfilling
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Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a very significant Native American who gave his life for what he believed. He knew that the Americans were a tremendous threat to all Indian tribes, and realized that the Indians would be destroyed one by one if not united. Tecumseh created a confederation of thirty-two tribes in hopes that the Americans would recognize their borders and thus put a halt to westward expansion. His confederation may have succeeded if it were not
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Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick
On the weekend of July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy was involved in a controversial accident in which he drove his car off a bridge on the island of Chappaquiddick, off of Martha's Vinyard. He was not traveling alone in the vehicle. He was accompanied by a woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo tragically died as a result of this accident. There were many things that followed this accident that made it a controversial situation.
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Teddy Roosevelt Environment
Teddy Roosevelt "To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed." I feel that America has done what they could to for the environment. I think that America has improved dramatically since Roosevelt spoke. America
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Teens and Domestic Violence
There are many social problems that teenagers go threw. I think the two most recognized problems are Teenage Drinking and Driving, and Teen Suicide. These two social behaviors teenagers go threw are two of the leading causes of teenage death in the state of New Mexico. Alcohol, the most widely used and abused drug among youth, causes serious and potentially life-threatening problems for this population. New Mexico holds one of the nation's highest DWI (Driving
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Television
television In 1950, engineering students from the University of Santo Tomas were conducting experiments on a form of local television (Del Mundo, Jr., 1986). However, it was in 1953 that commercial television was introduced to the Philippines, only around twelve years after the first commercial station started broadcasting in the United States (Panlasigui, 1967). Given the stress placed on entertainment in modern-day television programming, it comes as a surprise to learn that the first Philippine
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Television's Dominating Effect
Television's dominating effect According to George Gerbner's Media Cultivation Theory, television shows cultivates people's beliefs of reality. Television is there for birth, and it measures the effects such as advertisements before and after. Cultivation is the building and maintenance of life in society and Gerbner argued that television has long term effects which are small, gradual, indirect but cumulative and significant. He studied how watching television may influence viewer's ideas of what the everyday world
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Tell Me Why You Think the Following Age Group (18-24) Has the Worst Record in Voting Than Any Other Age Group
Warm up # 2 Tell me why you think the following age group (18-24) has the worst record in voting than any other age group. I believe that one of the reasons the people in that age group (18-24) don't vote is because they don't think it makes a difference at all if they do or not. I believe that they do not have a lot of knowledge about voting. They might also not have
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Tennessee V. Garner
Name: Tennessee v. Garner Citation: No. 83-1035, 83-1070 (1985) Facts: On October 3, 1974, Memphis Police Officers Hymon and Wright were dispatched to answer a "prowler inside call." When the police arrived at the scene, a neighbor gestured to the house where she had heard glass breaking and that someone was breaking into the house. While one of the officer radioed that they were on the scene, the other officer went to the rear of
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Terms
Pax Deorum – Manifest Destiny, Peace of Gods. Pact. Bad things god angry, good things god happy. But gods follow contracts. Appease gods. Pontifex maximus maintain peace between god and state. Peace of mind Fasces- Symbol of Imperium. Bundle of rods tied by ribbon and 1 axe carried by lictors or bodyguards. Imperium means absolute power and jurisdiction. As Rome grew larger, imperium extended to its territory which Rome had taken over. Extedned absolute power.
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Terra Cotta Soldiers of the Qin Dynasty
The Qin dynasty (also written as Ch'in) was brief, 221 B.C. - 206 B.C, but much was accomplished during this 15-year period. It was the first dynasty whose emperor ruled over a unified China, following his defeat of seven warring states. One currency and a single system of weights and measures for the entire empire were created and a standardized Chinese written language was established. Construction of a national highway system and the Great Wall
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Territory
During the 19th and 20th centuries, geography influenced many of the actions taken by the United States to expand its territory or to protect its national interests. The Louisiana Purchase, the claim of the Oregon Territory and the expansion to the Pacific is all important influences to the United States throughout history due to the geographical location they are on and also contradictory. Geography has played a major role in the decisions made by the
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Terrorism: Cause and Responses
Terrorism: Cause and Responses June 14, 2005 Answer 1 Our world has been a victim of terrorism and terrorist acts since the civilized human life began on this planet. There have been radicals and extremists who have been unhappy about something or the other all along during the development of our world. It can be seen that the ways how these people terrorized the world has changed along with time. Terrorists have always used the
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Terry V. Ohio
Facts: In October on 1963, a Cleveland police office saw two men, John Terry and Richard Chilton standing on a street corner and appearing suspicious. One of them would walk past a certain store window, look around inside, and walk back to the other and talk for a short period of time. This was repeated about a dozen times, and the detective believed they were casing the store for a robbery. The officer approached the
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Test Preparation
1. Between 1865 and 1897 the federal government was dominated by a. Third parties b. The democratic party c. The Republican party d. Tammany Hall 2. Immigrants in northern cities usually voted for a. Republican candidates b. Democratic candidates c. Third party candidates d. Radical candidates 3. All of the following were connected with corruption in government except a. William W. Belknap b. William M. Tweed c. Thomas Nast d. Jay Gould 4. A group
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Th Word Nigga and Who Is offensive Towards Blacks
The word “Nigga” and why it doesn’t offend me. From what I was taught this word “Nigga” came from way back in the day. You see that’s what a slave owner used to call us. But to me that is not a name like Susan and Joseph this word has a real meaning. But, if you look for “Nigger” in the dictionary it says it’s Slang: Extremely disparaging and Offensive. A person of any race
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Thailand
The region known today as Thailand has been inhabited by humans since the paleolithic period (about 500,000 - 10,000 years ago). Prior to the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 13th century, various states thrived there, such as the various Tai, Mon, Khmer and Malay kingdoms, as seen through the numerous archaeological sites and artifacts that are scattered throughout the Siamese landscape. Prior to the 12th century however, the first Thai or Siamese state
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Than Shwe of Burma
Than Shwe of Burma By Dylon Crosswell English II Honors March 30, 2007 Period 2 Than Shwe of Burma Fear and famine run the Asian country of Burma. Its people's daily lives are completely controlled by the militaristic government run by Burmese head-of-state, Than Shwe. The once thriving country of Burma is now one of the world's poorest countries despite it oozing with natural resources. Than Shwe's poor leadership skills and lack of concern for
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That Others May Live"
"That Others May Live," is the motto of an Air Force Special Operations team whose primary mission is to recover personnel. Search and rescue is a fundamental military operation in both peacetime and war. The Air Force has organized a group of trained professionals whose service dates back to World War II. These professionals are known today as Pararescuemen; however, they were previously called Parajumpers or PJs. (unknown,2005) The need for Pararescuemen was a direct
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The "sovereign" Iraqi Monarchy and British Colonialism
The "Sovereign" Iraqi Monarchy and British Colonialism In 1932, the League of Nations admitted Iraq as a sovereign state fully aware that British influence continued in Iraqi political, economic and military areas through a new 25-year treaty. Britain's aim was for indirect control of Iraq through advisors, military bases and access to Iraq's tax collections. In this way, it avoided the high cost of large troop deployment on foreign soil. Yet, the fiction of indirect
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