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degenerate art exhibition, from Otto Freundlich, Der neue Mensch At the beginning of the XXth, Germany was one of the strongest economical, military and diplomatic powers in the world. The country wanted to expand its boundaries by the way of colonization and develop its business, and was thus very opened on the world. During this rich period, German art was blossoming. The artists became aware of the international modern art and started to think about the meanings and the diversity of representations

The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis (known as The October Crisis in Cuba and Caribbean Crisis in Russia) was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. The documents given are a map showing the location of Cuba and the range of the Cuban missiles, a photograph of Cuban missiles sites taken in October 1962, an extract of Robert Kennedy’s book, 13 Days describing events on Thursday 18th October, and a cartoon

competition ad perhaps even war? This paper aims at showing that in spite of an increasing competition and mistrust between the US and China (I), an open conflict between the two powers seems unlikely to happen (II). Here, “open conflict” means a state of openly declared and often prolonged fight between two countries. But this US-China relationship should rather evolve towards an informal conflict leaning on an influential struggle over Asia and the rest of the world (III). In front of the impossibility

sometimes lurid. It includes a family history going back to the eighteenth century and such lurid topics as murder, suicide, abortion, incest, and madness. These events are set against a background of some of the great events in history, such as World War I and World War II. The novel also includes digressions on such off-beat topics as the sex life of the eel, the history of land reclamation, the history of the River Ouse, and the nature of phlegm. At once a philosophical meditation on the meaning of history

I - mobilisation des états dans le cadre de la guerre II - le vécu des soldats III - l'organisation de la vie a l'arrière pour soutenir l'effort de guerre La notion de guerre totale qualifie un conflit armé qui mobilise toutes les ressources disponibles de l'État, sa population autant que l'économie, la politique et la justice. Elle ne concerne plus uniquement des objectifs militaires (Ziel) mais, souvent source d'union sacrée entre tous les partis politiques, elle cherche à atteindre

------------------------------------------------- LAWS 30742 / Law and Ethics in War and Warfare Assessed Coursework Essay Title 1 Referring to the domestic analogy, which is seen by some authors as the key element to analyse the theory of aggresion: the states, as individuals, have rights that they can enforce within the international society. These rights consist of a political sovereignty giving the state a independent authority over a territory which first, is transferred by the individuals

smaller piece of luggage designed to be kept inside Vuitton luggage trunks. By 1913, the Louis Vuitton Building opened on the Champs-Elysees. It was the largest travel-goods store in the world at the time. Stores also opened in New York, Bombay, Washington, London, Alexandria, and Buenos Aires as World War I began. Afterwards, in 1930, the Keepall bag was introduced. During 1932, LV introduced the Noé bag. This bag was originally made for champagne vintners to transport bottles. Soon thereafter

The Segregation System I. The origins of the system The establishment of segregation was a response by white southern leaders to the abolition of slavery and the humiliation of the civil war (1861-1865). After 1865 follow a period of reconstruction. During reconstruction, the federal government took measures to protect Black people but the southern states did not accept it. They were determined to “put the Black man in his place” with Jim Crow laws, segregation laws which were meant to

Présentation PowerPointGÉNOCIDE DES TAMOULS AU SRI LANKA3 Vanni, Sri Lanka 2008TABLE DES MATIÈRES Un peu d'histoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.1 Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.3 Les acteurs principaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.4 Les causes de la guerre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.5 C’est quoi un génocide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.6 Début de la guerre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Global Ethics at the Leeds Metropolitan University 1 i. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express here my sincere acknowledgement to the whole staff of School of Applied Global Ethics for their commitment. Their support, their attention and their openness were incommensurable. I extend my gratitude to my Supervisor Professor Lankshman Dissanayaka and Tutor Carolynn Rankin for their encouragement, patience and compassion. Also I express my sincere gratitude to my partner Beto Wambanza and