Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that devastated portions of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States‚ with lesser impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada‚ in late October 2012. Sandy‚ the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity. While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States‚ the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on
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Totalitarian and Authoritarian Dictators: A Comparison of Fidel Castro and Alfredo Stroessner Author(s): Paul C. Sondrol Source: Journal of Latin American Studies‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 3 (Oct.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 599-620 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/157386 Accessed: 27/10/2008 04:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms
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Assignment Task. Please read the information you were provided with on your course when completing your assignment. 1. Using the table below‚ explain the key areas in current legislation which relate to the safeguarding of children (1.1) Legislation Description of the area 1 Children’s Act 1989 The welfare of the children is paramount‚ it puts a responsibility on local authorities to protect children‚ it sets out the procedures to be followed when there are concerns. 2 Children’s
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THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS The “Caribbean crisis‚” as it was known in the former Soviet Union‚ was attributed to the Kennedy administration’s unwillingness to accept the status quo in Cuba. Unalterably opposed to Fidel Castro‚ the administration organized an ill-fated invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro refugees in April 1961. After the “Bay of Pigs” fiasco‚ the Central Intelligence Agency tried to assassinate Castro and sponsored covert operations against Cuba‚ the Department of State organized
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1 Introduction This seminar paper tries to give some insight into the biblical structure of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. The reason why I chose this novel is that I am really fascinated by Steinbeck’s style of writing which varies from symbolic to allegorical. After I have finished reading The Grapes of Wrath‚ which I consider to be one of the most effective social documents of the 1930s‚ I started thinking about which aspects would be the most interesting to concentrate on
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DEDICATION I dedicate this humble work to those whose blood runs in my veins; to my dearly loved parents and to: my dearest sisters all fundamental B.A student all my delighted and respected English teachers all those who will read this modest research paper ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I’m foremost grateful to my supervisor Dr. YASSINE Rachida whose guidance and continual encouragement have efficaciously helped towards the fulfillment of this modest research paper. I would like also to thank deeply
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The Author: Angela Carter English short story writer‚ novelist‚ journalist‚ dramatist and critic. Angela Carter was a notable exponent of magic realism‚ adding into it Gothic themes‚ postmodernist eclecticism‚ violence‚ and eroticism. Throughout her career‚ Carter utilized the language and characteristic motifs of the fantasy genre. "A good writer can make you believe time stands still‚" she once said. Carter completed nine novels. Carter’s novels and stories stand almost without parallel in British
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The Rise and Rule of single-party States Contents1 The Rise and Rule of Single-party States * 1.1 The Emergence of single party states in Europe after 1917 * 1.2 China- Mao Zedong * 1.3 Italy- Benito Mussolini * 1.4 Germany- Adolf Hitler * 1.5 Russia- Josef Stalin * 1.6 Cuba- Fidel Castro | Introduction * The 20th century produced many single-party states. The origins‚ ideology‚ form of government‚ organization‚ nature‚ and impact of these should be studied
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Symbolism in The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck is an author known worldwide for his compelling stories and novels. One such novel is The Grapes of Wrath. This novel was written to expose the plight of those dispossessed from their lands by the Great Depression. Steinbeck uses several literary elements to help relate the story to the reader. In The Grapes of Wrath‚ as in his other works‚ Steinbeck relies on the use of symbolism to strengthen and enhance the plot. By far‚ the most involved example
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Кубанска ракетна криза је један од критичних момената хладног рата‚ који је свет довео на ивицу нуклеарног уништења. Сукоб је настао када је 1962. године СССР инсталирао нуклеарне ракете на Куби‚ што су Сједињене америчке државе прогласиле за претњу својој безбедности и повреду интересне сфере. Криза је ескалирала крајем октобра 1962. године блокадом Кубе од стране САД. После вишедневног натезања и „игре живаца”‚ у којој су главни актери били Џон Ф. Кенеди‚ Никита С. Хрушчов и Фидел Кастро‚ Совјетски
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