“Continuation” is when something begins again where it stopped. The First World War broke out at 1914. The Second World War broke out at 1939. The discontent of some countries with the Paris Peace Conference was a continuation of the First World War that paved the way to the Second World War. First‚ there was the discontent of Germany. Germany was a defeated country in the First World War. She was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. She had to pay huge indemnity and give up territories. She
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1984 vs. Brave New World Both Aldous Huxley and George Orwell wrote how they envisioned America in the future. While each account gave comparably alarming views‚ Huxley’s thoughts on how the United States would turn out are much more relevant today. Nell Postman‚ a contemporary social critic‚ states this in his passage contrasting Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World. Although Americans had not been affected by the horrors Orwell foresaw‚ they had experienced different‚ perhaps more destructive
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Switzerland’s central government debt was only 28% of its GDP (The World Bank Group Online‚ 2008). Maintaining low debt is an essential factor which allows the Swiss government to run much more efficiently than the other nations. Low debt results in less interest to pay off‚ ultimately resulting in less tax revenue required by the government to fund the nation’s infrastructure. Switzerland’s tax revenue in 2004 was only 10% of its GDP (The World Bank Group Online‚ 2008). This means‚ for the citizens of Switzerland
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World War II Research Report Eduardo Perez HIS/114 December 8‚ 2011 Allen Smith World War II Research Report At the end of the First World War‚ many changes were about to happen. The countries on the winning side did not feel victorious after millions had died because of the war. The countries on the losing side would now have to deal with settlements with the western allies. The great empires that once dominated central and Eastern Europe and West Asia had fallen. There was great uncertainty
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Canada’s Aid to Third World Countries What are some of the major problems faced by "Third World" Countries today? Who should be held responsible for these problems? Why? What has Canada done to help "Third World Countries"? There has always been a dominant country in the world that sets the economic standard throughout powerful countries. Canada has always been a top rated economic country‚ usually behind the United States and other large Commonwealth countries. Starting back in the
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* Reflective Essay The Underestimated Importance of Reading For thousands of years‚ reading was considered a worthy activity and books were highly valued. Books are carriers for ideas. This is the reason why‚ thousands of years ago‚ some books were praised while others were subject to be burned – often together with their authors. However‚ nowadays in the ever-accelerating pace of life‚ people experience lack of time for such a thoughtful activity as reading. They are content with the raw half-stuff
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During World War One‚ men got recognized mostly for fighting on the front line. “It was very rare women got recognized for their war efforts because this was before women’s rights. Women contributed by making bombs and ammunition for the men who were fighting.” (1) Women had to do this job because all of the men were in the war. Even with their new duties women still found the time to write to their sons‚ boyfriends‚ husbands‚ brothers and friends who were fighting on the front line. “They sent them
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"’God isn’t compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness.’" So says Mustapha Mond‚ the World Controller for Western Europe in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World. In doing so‚ he highlights a major theme in this story of a Utopian society. Although the people in this modernized world enjoy no disease‚ effects of old age‚ war‚ poverty‚ social unrest‚ or any other infirmities or discomforts‚ Huxley asks ’is the price they pay really worth the benefits?’ This novel
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One World Essay: Different factors that affect speed limits on the road s for vehicles. Speed limit is the maximum speed at which a vehicle can travel in a certain area. Usually they are indicated by signs next to the road. As you can see from the graph below‚ speed limits are extremely important. If speed limits wouldn’t be there‚ a lot more accidents would resolve into death. Speed of the vehicle in miles/hour Percentage of chance of death 20 7 30 44 40 86
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World War II Research Report Erica Slaughter “Italy” University of Phoenix Western ideals and World War II Hundreds of philosophers and historians possess the concern of how the modern world has come into being. Many issues‚ from The Great War to World War II have effects society today. This paper will trace the rise of totalitarianism in Italy as well as other European countries between 1918 and 1939‚ and the contrast to political developments in Great Britain‚ France‚ and the United
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