For their time‚ Gifford Pinchot‚ John Muir‚ and Aldo Leopold held to beliefs that would influence conservationist ideals for many years to come. These pioneers of the concept of "harmony between men and land" (Leopold‚ 1949‚ p. 217) constructed a new wave of thinking towards conservation. Their work provided the foundations of contemporary thinking‚ which is more concerned with globalization and education than moral obligation. Although conservation is still a well discussed issue‚ many steps have
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The Congo was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality
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the Berlin Conference was Belgium . The African territory which Belgium presided over was the Congo region. Unlike the other European nations that occupied African territory‚ Belgium did not immediately annex the Congo. Instead‚ the Belgian King Leopold II made the region his own personal plantation under the name the Congo Free State . During this period‚ between 1885 and 1908‚ he administered severe brutality onto of the Congolese people. Simultaneously‚ the King authorized several Catholic missionaries
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Letter from Leopold to Prime Minister Beernaert How does Leopold justify colonization of the Congo? Leopold justifies the colonization of the Congo with the fact that countries have been colonizing in other territories throughout history. He goes back on major empires and names few along with what they did. What economic arguments does he stress? He stresses intellectual‚ capitalist‚ or manual opportunities for all workers. How does he envision the future of Belgium and the Congo? Leopold visions the
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to give him power over life and death of over 20 million human beings.” This great genius for evil‚ King Leopold II‚ was commonly known for the atrocities he committed in the Congo Free State. Leopold’s ability to gain control over the lives of the Congolese was due to the deceit and use of persuasion over head powers for a lucrative business. Specifically‚ in the Congo Free State‚ King Leopold II’s approach to governing‚ in an effort to gain the most profit‚ lead to violent atrocities and the deaths
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Throughout his reign as the King of the Belgians‚ Leopold II both followed and went against some of the ideas Niccolo Machiavelli lists in “The Prince”. One of the first things Leopold II did when he came into power in 1865 was pulling Belgium into neutrality in Europe due to recent shifts in the European balance of power. This goes against what Niccolo Machiavelli says in “The Prince” about what a prince must do to be esteemed. “A prince can also win prestige by declaring himself an ally of one
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from combination of large molecules to produce another larger molecule. In an aldol condensation‚ β-hydroxyaldehyde or a β-hydroxyketone is produced in but upon heating the α‚β-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone with water is produced. In double mixed aldo condensation of acetone and benzaldehyde‚ the α-hydrogen’s on both sides of the acetone deprotonates and a nucleophilic enolate anion arises as a result. In an aldol condensation many products are formed there reactant are more than one thus the aldehyde
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preservation of natural sites; however‚ in order to fully understand the formulation of this environment-oriented ideology today‚ it is beneficial to examine its origins in American environmental history. John Muir‚ Gifford Pinchot‚ and Aldo Leopold are generally regarded to be the founders of the American environmental movement that gave way several of the current debates and ideologies encompassing environmental issues. Instead of simply deploying an extremist stance on environmental
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Leopold II as a King-Sovereign of the Congo Free State – a great diplomat‚ businessman or a man who caused a genocide? Mgr. Lucie Tamášová Index Index 1 The beginning of the Congo Free State 3 Desire for colonies 3 Founding of the International African Association 4 Leopold’s Beginnings in Congo with Morton Stanley 5 Stanley in Congo 7 International Association of the Congo and the Berlin Conference 9 Terror and profit in Colonial Congo 12
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Aldo Rossi regards reason and memory as the backbone of his work‚ which is why he admires the 19th century rationalist Adolf Loos so much. Both of them want to capture the reality of their works by avoiding the use of ornaments (Adolf Loos wrote "Ornament and Crime") and emphasizing on the relationship between architecture and the society whilst maintaining historical and traditional values. Aldo Rossi also admires Loos for his concept of having reason behind everything he does with his projects
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