The Cultural Revolution lasted for a decade and saw the fragmentation of China only ending after yielding seemingly little benefit to anyone involved. Mao Zedong was foremostly, and most successfully, a revolutionary and much of his life had been spent seeking to fundamentally transform China. Mao’s goal, to form a new strong and prospering China, required the creation of a new national sense of being through the Cultural Revolution. To forge a new society and culture, rid of entrenched feudal ways
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1 A Note on Defining Legislating Morality and Justice In any discussion, it is important that all parties understand the terms being used. Unfortunately, as noted earlier, Christians have had a shotgun approach to what they consider to be appropriate roles for government intervention. In the attempt to form a coherent and consistent philosophy, we will have to be more precise. As such, this is an important minichapter. I encourage you to read this section carefully and to think through alternative
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was signed in August of 1920, after the end of the first World War. This treaty allowed the Allies to divide up Turkey by separating the Arab provinces which were under the Ottoman Empire, the path for Armenia’s independence and Kurdistan’s autonomy was paved, asserted Greek control over a region in the Empire, and of the country’s remains they claimed economic control. To counter this, Mustafa Kemal had formed an independence movement, which wanted to end the partitioning of Turkish areas under
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Democratic Party swept the United States Federal Government taking control of the Executive branch and majority positions in both the House and Senate. The President with Democratic Party leaders pushed forward on their liberal leaning agenda culminating in the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act referred to by republicans as Obamacare. The expansion of government, poor economy and the lack of visible change during first year of the Obama administration ignited the Tea Party movement
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two or more parties, other essential elements include Acceptance, Consideration, intention and Capacity. In the absence of any of these elements the contract will be void. An offer is a definite promise or proposal to be bound on specific terms and it has to be definite not vague. An offer may be made orally, in writing or by conduct. An offer may be made either to a particular person, class of persons or to the public at large. The party making the offer is the offeror while the party whom the
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be two parties. (2) The offer must be communicated to the offeree. (3) The offer must show the willingness of offeror. Mere telling the plan is not offer. (4) The offer must be made with a view to obtaining the assent of the offeree. (5) A statement made jokingly does not amount to an offer. (6) An offer may involve a positive act or abstinence by the offeree. (7) Mere expression of willingness does not constitute an offer. A tells B’ that be desires to marry by the end of 2008
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Human trafficking, often regarded as the modern-day form of slavery, is a rampant widespread issue. It entails the illegal selling and trading of humans into forced labor or sex work. In the U.S., in particular, the global slavery index estimates fifty-seven thousand and seven hundred individuals enslaved with a majority being under eighteen. The top three categories of trafficking are sex, both sex and labor, and labor alone (Top 3 Types of Trafficking in 2017). In 2000 the Victims of Trafficking
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A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone[1][2][3] that combines the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone. Today's models typically also serve as portable media players and camera phones with high-resolution touchscreens, web browsers that can access and properly display standard web pages rather than only mobile-optimized sites, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and mobile broadband access. The term smartphone is usually used to describe phones with more advanced computing ability
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Middle Ground” that former politicians, such as Bart Stupak, are too much of “moderates” for government. Schnur’s argument is that once either party gets the vote of moderates and obtains power, the use of moderates is no longer needed. Schnur’s use of pathos in his article is much underlying. It isn’t until the end of his article we feel anything. He ends with, “That’s why Senator Arlen Spector is now a Democrat, why Senator Evan Bayh is not running for re-election, and why Bart Stupak is about
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4 Clever Party Planning Tips for 4th of July Party planning tips are super handy for most parties, but especially so for 4th of July. Everyone wants to put on a good show for 4th of July. It doesn’t matter if you’re organizing a 4th of July wedding or just a big family party, you want everything to go smoothly and celebrate this wondrous day in style. So, what are some clever party planning tips that help make your 4th of July party a success? Here are four things to keep in mind. 1. Keep your
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