aboriginal rights)‚ with a new plan by Riel that was more motivated by Catholic and French rights. There was much conflict in the Metis community as to how they should respond to foreign oppression.1 After a collective decision by the community‚ Riel 1. Gerhard Ens “Prologue to the Red River Resistance: Pre-Liminal Politics and the Triumph of Riel’” Journal of Canadian History Association‚ Volume 5‚ No. 1‚ 1994. (111-1123) was voted into power and “historians have generally regarded the first initiative
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The origins of World War One The Fritz Fisher thesis Fritz Fisher focuses on the Kaiser‚ Gottlieb von Jagow‚ Bethmann Hollweg and Helmut von Moltke. These four were the German leading figures at that time; Fischer is convinced that these people were responsible for the outbreak of World War One. Fischer’s three main claims were: 1. Germany was prepared to launch the First World War in order to become a great power. 2. Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary to start a war with Serbia‚ and continued
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Childhood Josef Mengele was a cruel‚ inhumane person. He was born on March 16‚ 1911‚ in Gunzburg Germany. His parents were Karl and Walburga Mengele. Josef had two brothers named Karl and Alois. His father worked as a farm manufacturer. When finished with High School‚ Mengele went to the Goethe University at Frankfurt. He also went to the University of Munich where he studied philosophy and earned his Phd in physical anthropology. Physical anthropology is the study of human biological and
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of how ’some Islamic principles and norms contradict modern western values ’ (Bogdani‚ 2011: 51-4). The fundamental Islamic principle of a poor tax (Zakat) fits in well with the idea of the welfare state‚ something central to European identity (Gerhards‚ 2007). Other Islamic principles‚ however‚ do not fit so well with modern western values. Principles of religious intolerance are rooted in the holy Sharia law which some Muslim countries use as the basis for their legal system. Then there is the
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1958‚ so he could receive citizenship in Paraguay in 1959 (Josef Mengele Britannica). In 1961 he and his wife decided to move to Brazil‚ and they lived with the Gerhards (Josef Mengele Britannica). Him and his wife took the Gerhard’s identities and when Mengele died in 1979 because of a stroke while swimming he was buried under Gerhards name (Josef Mengele Britannica). Dental records later confirmed the fact that he was buried under Gerhard’s name‚ yet some people believe he is still alive (Josef
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Critically discuss the contribution of positivism to the study of society The positivist research method in the social sciences become more influential by August Comte‚ who tended to build a methodology based on facts rather than speculation. For Comte‚ the social sciences should concentrate on scientific laws rather than contemplation (Marcuse‚ 1941‚ p. 345). This theoretical perspective continues to be the present method of conducting research. This essay argues that positivism has accelerated
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Contemporary Art Essay Code: 81.232 Word count: 1‚836 Topic: 4 Painting was proclaimed dead in the 1980s. Discuss referencing Greenberg‚ the Conceptual Art movement and the revival of painting in the 1980s. I have written this work myself and have made every attempt to acknowledge the ideas of others. Painting has been declared dead numerous times since the 1960s but it refuses to die‚ even though the relevance and legitimacy of the medium is repeatedly questioned. Because
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What action should Hans Thorborg take? Why? One option Hans Thorborg has is to develop a new marketing strategy to incorporate the remaining inventory into new sales. For example‚ he can instruct Gerhard Henk the sales manage to offer the customer a new set of replacement plastic rings free after the first rings wear out. The promotion would help PWI to fortify the vendor to customer relationship commitment of quality and satisfaction while potentially increasing sales as well. The assumption
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life. Identification of Parties: Precision Worlwide‚ Inc. | German Firm | Competitor-French Firm | Henri Poulenc | Hans Thorborg | General Manager | Gerhard Henk | Sales Manager | Bodo Eisenbach | Development Engineer | Patrick Corrigan | Parent Company Spokesman | Specific Situation for Analysis: The PWI sales manager‚ Gerhard Henk‚ is asking when this product will be available for him to sell that his competitor already has on the market‚ particularly in France where the competitor
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theorists have been introduced. Their theories on social inequality have been presented and vary from one to the next. Four social theorists whose ideas have been influential in studying social inequality include Karl Marx‚ Max Weber‚ Emile Durkheim‚ and Gerhard Lenski. One of the most widely known social theorists is Karl Marx. He held the radical antithesis view on social inequality. This view holds that equality is the natural order of society and inequality is a problem that must be fixed. Marx believed
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