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German Democratic Republic (GDR). It is therefore worth reflecting on the social and political controversy in the former East Germany that, finally in the 1970s, permitted the performance of rock music and even imports from the capitalist part of the world. By the late 1970s, different kinds of rock music were not only an integral part of Western youth culture but also

Philosophy can best be described as an abstract, scholarly discourse. According to the Greek, philosophia refers to ‘love of knowledge’. This is an aspect that has involved a great number of clever minds in the world’s history. They have sought to deal with issues surrounding the character of veracity and significantly exploring the endeavors to respond to these issues. This paper seeks to compare and contrast the philosophy of Aristotle with that of Confucius. This is with a clear concentration

Exporting democracy? Democracy Promotion by the EU and Democratization via Eastern European Partnership With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and many other developed countries have begun to pay more attention to their policy of democracy promotion in the countries of the former communist bloc. As ex-President Clinton declared in his second State of the Union address in 1995, “Ultimately, the best strategy to ensure our security and to build a durable

this essay I have divided the reasons for the fall of communism into the economic, political and social ones. Economic reasons In order to find out economic reasons of the collapse of the communism, let`s have a look at economic hindrances that Eastern bloc countries faced. Economic problems in the Soviet Union The period of late 1980-s and early 1990-s in Soviet Union is well-known for its empty stores, deficiency of manufactured goods and their poor quality. This situation happened due to inability

developed new approaches to looking at the natural world, natural philosophers and physicians challenged and scrutinized older scientific and medical systems while developing new ones, and philosophers gave the emerging scientific method a sound foundation with their comprehensive theories. An internal community of natural philosophers dedicated to natural science developed, and the natural philosophers collected and analyzed data about the world.

After second world war, the alliance force divided Germany into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In the years between 1949 and 1961, about 2.5 million people fled from East to West Germany , including steadily rising numbers of skilled workers, professionals and intellectuals(1). Their lost threatened to destroy the economic viability of East German. In response, East Germany built a barrier to close off East German’s access to West Berlin ( and hence West Germany). This Barrier, the Berlin

immigration helped to determine the United States’ global persona for the entire century. As larger groups of Western Europeans immigrated to the United States, in the first twenty years, they brought with them, their culture, traditions, and European (old world) mode of thought. These modes of thought were based on their social, political and religious views. The religious views were paramount, moreover with the Roman Catholics. Their social and political basis was more flexible and they were able to adapt

to fight for these rights. After the women’s suffrage movement among other movements, many believed that the fight for women’s right was over once they were given a right to vote. This however is far from the truth, in many countries across the world; women are still looked upon as lesser than men. This injustice can been see through the various feminist movements that took place across the

The Status of Women in the Work Force After the Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe The fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union marked the end of an era in which official ideology and state policy often masked the reality of citizens' lives. This contradiction was particularly acute for women, a group that the Soviet model of communism was intended to emancipate (Basu, 1995; Bystydzienski, 1992; Corrin, 1992; Einhorn, 1993; Millarand and Wolchik, 1994; Nelson and Chowdhury

Discussion of the Causes of the Cold War The cold war was a direct result of many causes. The leaders of the world could not agree on very much and lead the world into the cold war. During the second world war, Britain, France, USA and the Soviet Union had all been allies, fighting against Germany. After World War Two, Britain, France and the Usa had become enemies of the Soviets. The Cold War was caused by several events. The first of the nine events was the yalta