“Don’t You Want Me‚” The Human League (1981) “Don’t You Want Me‚” was written by Human league’s lead vocalist Philip Oakey‚ background singer Adrian Wright as well as keyboardist Jo Callis. This song was unusual in that one of the female backing singers took a lead role‚ as the song was structured as a duet.The Human League thought of themselves as very cutting-edge‚ their music was based on electronic sounds and considered guitars "archaic and antique." Lead singer Phil Oakey has been quoted
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a “league of nations” failed within his own country because the United States did not want to join it. “The League strikes a deadly blow at our constitutional integrity and surrenders to a dangerous extent our independence of action”‚ this exemplifies the way most people in the U.S. felt about the league‚ that it would tangle the United States in to more foreign affairs. Because the United States was changing its foreign policy to more of an isolationist one‚ it wanted no part of this league.
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Tottenham Hotspur Case Summary Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) is a English Premier League (EPL‚ Premiership) soccer club based in London‚ UK. Founded in 1882‚ it is one of the oldest teams in the premiership. Since 1981‚ the team’s main shareholder has been ENIC International Ltd‚ an investment company owned by Joseph Lewis. In fact‚ Tottenham Hotspurs chairman‚ Daniel Levy‚ is a partner at ENIC Ltd. By June 2007‚ ENIC had acquired 82% of the club’s shares‚ with no other shareholder owning more than
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political situation of the country and the political fortunes of the Muslim community of India. Already in 1908‚ while in England‚ he had been chosen as a member of the executive council of the newly-established British branch of the Indian Muslim League. In 1931 and 1932 he represented the Muslims of India in Round Table Conference held in England to discuss the issue of the political future of India. And in a 1930 lecture Iqbal suggested the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India
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The authoritative organization was derived from the League of Nations; such an idea was considered unthinkable during war as countries fought for their own safety and interests. Despite the fact that the U.S and others joined the cause of unity‚ many predicted that the LOG would led to its own demise as radical ideas within the organization clashed often. The norms of many did not prove them wrong as the League of Nations collapsed on the brink of World War 2. However‚ an inspired
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Before retiring in May 2013‚ Sir Alex Ferguson spent 26 seasons as the manager of Manchester United‚ the English football (soccer) club that ranks among the most successful and valuable franchises in sports. During that time the club won 13 English league titles along with 25 other domestic and international trophies—giving him an overall haul nearly double that of the next-most-successful English club manager. And Ferguson was far more than a coach. He played a central role in the United organization
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reasoning for not joining the League of Nations‚ they believed it would require them to deal with international problems that could cause another war (“US Isolationism 1920s”). Since the US was not a member of the League of Nations it made it more difficult for the League to handle the Ruhr Crisis. Thus the US could not be forced to handle the situation and others with less military resources made little to no impact trying to attain reparations (“American Isolationism”). The League was unable to create lasting
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War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises
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Continent gave practical shape to the ideology given by Allama Iqbal. He He had a strong believe in Hindu Muslim unity and was of the opinion that both Hindus and Muslims should launch joint efforts to get rid of British rule. After joining Muslim league in 1913‚he continued with his efforts to bring about Hindu Muslm unity but he was greatly disappointed to see the prejudicial attitude of the Congress and Hindus towards the Muslims.Following are some extrcts from the speeches and statements which
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World War I‚ or The Great War‚ began in 1914 as a European conflict‚ it soon turned into a global conflict due to Alliance agreement between countries. The war ended in 1918‚ as the result‚ more than 8 million people died‚ and millions more were wounded‚ it directly cost all belligerents nearly 82 billion in 1913 dollars‚ because of the high cost of war‚ many country were in extreme poverty. On April 6‚ 1917‚ the United States stepped into the war and joined its allies‚ the British‚ French‚ and Russian
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