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1. Introduction a. The term “Iron Curtain” - definition, origin and ambiguity Of the many definitions of the term “Iron Curtain”, a typical one reads as follows: “After World War II, communist governments were set up in Eastern Europe, based on the Soviet political model. From 1945 to 1990, military, political, and ideological barriers dramatically divided the Soviet bloc nations from western Europe. This division was referred to as the "Iron Curtain".In August of 1961, the East German

him about the war, I told him that we the youth can not be a war, just video games ... and our dad was pissed." My mother made soup to warm up then she looked left and right with a fear of my father and she added dryly: _why did you say that? ... normal that your father is upset. why would you go to war? Your father tell you about the indians? (80) I whispered, and added : "you don't understand dad looks like a book, I say "peace and war with nothing in between "we talked long war, Indians who

Different Trains de Steve Reich (1936 - ) 2ème mouvement : Europe (During the War) Présentation de l'oeuvre Different Trains de Steve Reich (1988) ART DU SON ● Different Trains est une œuvre écrite pour quatuor à cordes et bande magnétique. DEF :La bande magnétique est un support permettant l'enregistrement d'informations analogiques ou numériques à l'aide d'un magnétophone ou d'un magnétoscope C’est une œuvre électro-acoustique. Elle a été composée en 1988 et évoque la déportation des juifs

entre les deux branches en question, tant dans l’ordre du droit positif que dans celui des esprits, s’installe à l’époque de la Société des Nations. Il s’agit désormais, selon le vocabulaire de l’époque, de mettre la guerre hors la loi (outlawry of war) [22]. Le corps de règles du ius contra bellum remplace l’ancienne compétence absolue. Le problème du recours à la force occupe désormais le devant de la scène juridique en s’opposant au droit in bello. La concurrence idéale entre le droit préventif

stood up." The revolutionary war, which had gone on for decades, not only liberated the peasants from the tyranny of the landlords and the workers from capitalist exploitation but it had an enormous impact on world events – and on Workers World Party. At that time, the Soviet Union was considered the leader of the international communist movement. Both the USSR and People's China were helping defend the Democratic People's Republic of Korea against a massive invasion and war by U.S. imperialism, which

Different Trains part II Europe during the war, 1988 Steve Reich, 1936 Quatuors à cordes et bande magnétique Musique répétitive et minimaliste de phase La découpe de l’oeuvre se fait en 3 parties : America before the war - Europe during the war - After the war. On peut dire que c’est un genre de concerto. Mais l’oeuvre adopte un tempo défini pour chaque mouvement qui ne varie pas (= vif, lent, vif). On trouve de nombreux contrastes dans le tempo, le rythme et la mélodie. La musique est au service

Bilanz und Folgen des zweiten Weltkrieges Der zweite Weltkrieg der 1945 sein ende nahm, war ein besonders zerstörsicher und schrecklicher Krieg gewesen und wird deshalb auch als “totaler Krieg” benannt, da er enorme viele Opfer und materielle Ressourcen forderte. Doch wie genau sahen die menschlichen, moralischen und materiellen Folgen nach dem Krieg aus? Menschlich gesehen war dieser Krieg eine reine Katastrophe. Insgesamt zählt man rund 55 Milionen Opfern, ob Soldaten oder Zivilisten

The Cuba Missile Crisis (1962) The Cuba Missile Crisis, a turning point in the Cold War Cuba is a Caribbean island which is during the Cold War governed by Fidel Castro*, a USSR allied. [With his “guerilleros “knocked over the dictator Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973\ soldier and politician) on January 1959 ] Due to its localization, Cuba had an important place in the nuclear part of the war. In 1962 some missile sites were settled in Cuba. Why was the Cuba an ideal place for a missile crisis? The

The Iliad, there are many possible heroes. Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaean army and King of Mycenae, is a possible hero. He shows his manly, confident side by taking Achilles war prize, thus causing a disaster for the Achaeans. Agamemnon showed leadership qualities and courage. He was selfish in taking Achilles war prize from him like a bully, showing his stubbornness for the repercussions that would result in the wrath of Achilles. Another option for the hero of The Iliad is the commander

earlier authoritarian and militaristic culture is the writings of Romans like Livy, which are considered masterpieces of pro-Roman statist propaganda. The term itself, however, is originated in Europe in 1622, shortly after the start of the Thirty Years' War, which pitted Catholics against Protestants. Catholic Pope Gregory XV founded Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (sacra congregatio christiano nomini propagando or, briefly, propaganda fide), the department of the pontifical administration