The People ’s Liberation Army‚ including strategic nuclear forces‚ army‚ navy‚ and air force‚ serves as the military of the People ’s Republic of China (PRC). It is 2.8 million strong making this force the largest army in the world. The PLA was established in the 1920s as the military arm of the Communist Party of China. It was originally named the Red Army. The People ’s Liberation Army ’s insignia consists of a round device with a design of five stars and the Chinese characters "ba-yi" (August
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line from the essay by James Baldwin‚ The Fire Next Time. Baldwin was‚ and still is‚ an icon for the black nation as struggles continue to unfold in American history. His personal narratives in the 1960s and 70s gave hope for the Civil Rights and gay liberation movement‚ since his experiences reflected much of the population fighting for equality. Even though Baldwin passed three decades ago‚ a successor has followed to continue inspiring African Americans in a new light representative of the current
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Extra Credit Assignment MILK 1. What are the main themes‚ politically and socially‚ that are portrayed in the film? Milk is a biographical film based on the triumphs and struggles of Harvey Milk. He was a gay rights activist and the first openly gay elected official in California. Socially‚ the film addresses the discrimination homosexuals faced on a daily basis. “(T)he normal majority”‚ as labeled by Anita Bryant‚ inflicted prejudice upon the homosexual minority. “The Castro”‚ the name
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World History II 5th 8 May 2014 Cultural Changes for Women in the Postwar World Women are powerful creatures and feminism in the post war world proves this. During the war women were given the jobs that were left by the men off at war. In the Soviet Union women were even fighting in the war. The war did not last forever and soon the men came back to work and the women were sent back to their previous domestic life styles. Many women were not happy about this. From the 1950’s through the 1980’s
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Gay marriage is a heated issue that pulls in various responses from those supporting and those restricting the tight clamp. The problem concerning whether lesbian and gay weddings draws in warmed open deliberation. In the societal setting‚ certain people consider that homosexuality is sinful while gay promoters consider that putting into thought the sexual inclinations of each individual is fundamental. Gay promoters believe that lesbians and gay people must have the same social equality‚ including
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Rashid | 180 | | Table of Contents Table of Contents SL No. | Contents | Page No. | 01 | Reasons Behind the Liberation War | 04 | 02 | Mass Upsurge of 1969 and Elections‚ 1970 | 06 | 03 | Speech of 7th of March‚ 1971 and its Importance | 08 | 04 | Liberation War‚ 1971 | 10 | ● Reasons Behind the Liberation War : The people of Bangladesh discovered their identity through the Language Movement in 1952. The contradiction of the two Pakistans‚ the
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The American Dream in the 1960s “You have to forget about what other people say‚ when you’re supposed to die‚ or when you’re supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things. You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven‚” said Jimi Hendrix (Haugen 55) . Jimi Hendrix along with many other Americans wanted to live a life full of peace‚ freedom‚ and happiness. One thing was certain‚ America changed in the 1960s and along with it‚ so did the American Dream. The American Dream
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between the army and the Bengali Mukti Bahini an estimated 10 million Bengalis‚ mainly Hindus‚ sought refuge in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal. [46] June – September The eleven sectors See also: List of sectors in Bangladesh Liberation War Bangladesh forces command was set up on 11 July‚ with Col. M A G Osmani as commander in chief‚ Lt. Col. Abdur Rab as chief of Army Staff and Group Captain A K Khandker as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Force. Bangladesh was divided
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Between Liberation and Prosperity: the Political-Economic Ideologies in Latin American Theology Over the past 50 years‚ theology in Latin America has oscillated between liberation and prosperity theology. This movement reflects a polarization between the “option for the poor”‚ that began with liberation theology in the 1960’s; and the “option for the rich” during the early 1990’s‚ which supported a neoliberal model after the collapse of the communist alternative. Theology in Latin America has
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The Departure From Black Liberation Theology. Womanist theologians do not completely depart from the major views seen in black liberation theology. In fact‚ it is impossible to understand the role of Christ for the black female without examining black liberation theology and The Black Church. Womanist theology both expands and challenges methodologies used in black liberation theology. Black liberation theology arose out of the Black Power Movement. Black liberation theology’s goal is to expand the
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