Cambodians Under Pol Pot Cambodia‚ a small country just west of Vietnam‚ gained independence after nearly 100 years of French rule. They first faced the problem of Communism during the Vietnamese Civil War. They remained neutral by contributing equally to North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was a Communist country while South Vietnam was advised by the U.S. The Khmer Rouge‚ a group of Communist rebels‚ was led by Pol Pot. They soon took over Cambodia‚ killing hundreds of thousands of people
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According to the reading of Pathways from the Periphery‚ Stephan Haggard analyzes some of the industrialization countries such as Mexico‚ Brazil‚ Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ and Hong Kong by attempting to explains the economic development and discusses the political economic strategies of these countries. Moreover‚ he explains each country follow the different path of economic growth. In Mexico and Brazil followed the growth path of emphasized self-reliance and import substitution trajectory. On the
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Pol Pot‚ the main leader of the Khmer Rouge in the Cambodian Genocide‚ was in March 1925. His birth name was Saloth Sar. He was offered a scholarship by the French government to study electronics at the Ecole Francaise d’Electronique et d’Informatique in Paris. When Saloth was in Paris‚ he joined the Khmer Students’ Association‚ and the French Communist Party. These groups basically fought for freedom for French peasants. However‚ Saloth was forced by the university to return back to Cambodia in
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The Constitution of the United States has always been known as the lifeblood of our government and the rights of the people. This historical document was not always in place however. Before this “living document” and basis for United States rights and laws was formed there was the Articles of Confederation. Signed in 1777 by the original 13 colonies as a means of establishing the United States of American and served as our new founded countries first constitution. This document however‚ “did
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Natnael Kebede Federalist paper #10 The federalist paper #10 is an essay that was written by James Madison and the tenth of The Federalist Papers. It consisted of a series arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. In Federalist paper 10 Madison argues that if an extended republic was set up including a multiplicity of economic‚ geographic‚ social‚ religious‚ and sectional interests‚ these interests‚ by checking each other‚ would prevent American
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Career pathway social work In November 2009‚ the Care Council produced ‘Social Work Career Pathway‚ A Discussion Paper’. This paper sets out a plan for developing a national career pathway for social workers in Wales‚ linked to a framework for post qualifying education and training. The proposed career pathway is intended to strengthen the retention of experienced social workers in frontline roles. It is also designed to ensure that social workers have the necessary knowledge and skills‚ and access
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Study Guide for POL 320 Final Exam Sample multiple choice questions: 1. The Supreme Court made the first decision concerning presidential powers in a. U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright b. Rasul v. Bush c. The Prize Cases d. Mistretta v. U.S. 2. As discussed in class‚ the __________________ Amendment virtually disappeared as a limitation on the powers of the national government in the wake of the constitutional revolution of 1937. a. Ninth b. Tenth c. Fourteenth d. Twenty-Fifth 3. Through its
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Pol Pot- Dictator of Cambodia Pol Pot was a Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976-1979. Pol pot or Saloth Sar‚ was born in 1925 in a small village north of the cambodian capital called Prek sbauv. His family owned 50 acres of rice. In 1934 Pol Pot moved to Phnom Penh‚ where he spent a year at a Buddhist monastery before attending a French Catholic primary school. His Cambodian education continued until 1949‚ when he went to Paris on a scholarship. While there‚ he studied radio technology and became
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This work POL 310 Week 4 Discussion Questions 2 Biodiversity‚ Extinction‚ and Making Choices in Policy contains answers on the following tasks: "Some people argue that since extinctions have always taken place‚ they should be considered a natural process and that the current extinction rates are not a matter of concern. Others point out that the preservation of biodiversity is essential to the continuation of life on Earth and that human actions have greatly accelerated the extinction rate. Should
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After watching the pathway testimonial video‚ I definitely can relate with the Lemons story. It is difficult to interrupt a busy life to try to find the time to go back to school. When you’re working full time and you have a family it’s extremely hard to find the time to better your education. It is actually ironic if you think about it. You want to better your education so you can find a job that you enjoy and be able to spend more time with your family so it’s definitely a sacrifice. I have yet
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