Ho Chi Minh’s September 2, 1945 speech was given in front of hundreds of thousands of people with strong patriotic tone and diction recognized by any American inclined to listen. Ho pointed to the enslavement of the Vietnamese that had been enforced by the French Imperialists and how the continuous bartering of the Vietnamese territory by the French to the Japanese plundered the Vietnamese people into a state of extreme poverty. Time and time again, the Viet-Minh had worked to help the French stay
with good or bad intentions; either way, it goes downhill. Because of its tragic outcomes, power is a very prominent theme in literature, specifically warning people of the consequences of power. Many authors discuss how power influences people. Throughout every time period, there is some mention of the danger and corruption that comes with power. This topic that comes up again and again is very intriguing. It’s almost as if the lust for power is inborn in humans. Even though these works of fiction
good nor all evil; depending on the situation, the kami could help or hinder human progress. The early Japanese did not attempt to unify the worship of kami; in fact, it was not until the introduction of Buddhism to Japan that the Japanese used the word Shinto as a sort of umbrella term to distinguish their indigenous religion from the foreign ideal of Buddhism. So how did the Japanese worship these kami? There were two main rituals (that can still be found in Japan today). The first is a shamanic
Germany invaded Poland, which took only eleven days. It was a new warfare called Blitzkrieg, meaning lightning in German. 3. Who is Norman Thomas? a. Norman Thomas was a born evangelist. He became the leader of the socialist’s party and during WWII he fought against the internment of Japanese-Americans and against Roosevelt’s demands for unconditional surrender. Chapter 7 1. What was the overall American feeling to the outbreak of war in Europe? a. Americans were very emotional towards
first scheduled airline using winged aircraft. A plaque on the entrance to St. Petersburg International Airport proclaims: "The Birthplace of Scheduled Air Transportation." Since then the industry has faced dramatic growth. Especially in the post WWII period, with the rising of jet engine planes the number passengers raised from year to year. Among the first internationally operating airlines were Lufthansa, founded in1926 and Air France, founded in 1933. Other commercial Airlines were founded
INFAMY. evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal; an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act OSAMA BIN LADEN. The leader of a terrorist group which is believe to be the man behind the bombing of the Word Trade Center. OUTRAGE. an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste; an act of violence or brutality PERSECUTED. to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (as attacks, pleas, or importunities) PROPAGANDA. the spreading
underlying source of the demand and there is no lumpiness, the cycle still exists because of the myopic behavior of the market participants. Other aspects that influence the real estate cycle are that the real estate cycle is different and partially independent of the underlying business cycle in the local economy, the cycle will be more exaggerated in the construction and development industry, the vacancy cycle tends to lead the rent cycle slightly and lastly new construction completions tend to peak
underlying source of the demand and there is no lumpiness, the cycle still exists because of the myopic behavior of the market participants. Other aspects that influence the real estate cycle are that the real estate cycle is different and partially independent of the underlying business cycle in the local economy, the cycle will be more exaggerated in the construction and development industry, the vacancy cycle tends to lead the rent cycle slightly and lastly new construction completions tend to peak
by labor recruiters who preyed on the desperately poor. The prospects for the great majority were almost invariably lives of drudge labor in urban sweatshops, on tropical plantations, or on the wharves of an expansive, global export economy. Throughout the century, advances in human rights, which were spread ever more broadly among different social groups—including women, laborers, INTRODUCTION • 3 ethnic minorities, and gays—made strides that were perhaps greater than all of those