... or direction or organization or manipulation of “community’s” or nations resources. The author goes on to say that the European culture regarded material productions as work that should be done by slaves or serfs but not first class citizens. It must be remembered that the institution of private property, in the full, legal meaning of the term, was brought into existence only by capitalism. In the pre-capitalist eras, private property existed de facto but not de jure, i.e. by custom and sufferance, not by right or by law. In law and in principle all land belonged to the head of the tribe, the king, and was held only by permission, which could be revok ...
... to clean the muddy boots of an officer, the officer took out his sword and cut Andrew across the fore head and left hand which left him scarred for a lifetime (World Book Encyclopedia, 1976) small pox a very deadly disease, during the times of George Washington, but he survived it (internet) He went to Waxhaw Presbyterian Church because he wanted to be a minister. Later on, he started to study law and became a lawyer and a landowner. he was a general in the War of 1812. He graduated high school from Waxhaw Presbyterian Church and is believed to have gone to college. He got married to Mrs. Rachael Donelson Robards, a dark eyed, dark haired woman. They did not h ...
... direction of Heinrich Himmler, chief of two Nazi organizations-the Nazi guards known as the Schutzstaffel (SS), and the secret police known as the Gestapo. The camp at Auschwitz originally housed political prisoners from occupied Poland and from concentration camps within Germany. Construction of nearby Birkenau (Brzenzinka), also known as Auschwitz II, began in October 1941 and included a women's section after August 1942. Birkenau had four gas chambers, designed to resemble showers, and four crematoria, used to incinerate bodies. Approximately 40 more satellite camps were established around Auschwitz. These were forced labor camps and were known collectively as A ...
... did not do anything against the German and Italian Americans who were citizens except those charged with specific acts of disloyalty, however, only enemy aliens had to register, and those considered to be dangerous were interned. This was only a few in number as compared to the many Japanese Americans. Early U.S. History In Dealing With The Japanese In 1785 the first American ship, Empress of China, made the long voyage to China. This vessel carried all sorts of beautiful Asian treasures. These treasures brought enormous profits when sold in America. The American consumer could not get enough of these treasures. However, there was only one problem the Chinese G ...
... like Ishtar, not only "ensured the continuity of life" but "was at the same time a goddess of war" (Ghirshman 250). This paradox of a goddess ruling warfare as well as love and life was found among the Greeks as well. Thus, statues of were often worshipped by Greek warriors before going into battle. According to Getty, the beautiful young woman was seen as being a symbol for all that the men were fighting for. Thus, the goddess was "called upon to drive the men into battle-frenzy in order to satisfy their honour and the need to protect their 'property'" (Getty 23). Just as there are similarities in theme between the Greek and Near Eastern versions of , ther ...
... excuse to fight. Germany wanted to prove that she was supreme. The assassination, the ultimatum and Germany's quest for power all contributed to the firing of the ultimate war engine. Considering that Austria-Hungary was responding in a retaliatory way, she nevertheless was a significant factor in ensuring that war was inevitable. On June 28, 1914, a Serbian terrorist group killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand, future ruler of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophia while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina which was a former Serbian state recently annexed by Austria-Hungary. Gravrilo Princip, a nineteen-year old student from Belgrade, the ca ...
... took root among the rulers and nobles. Korean monks then traveled to China and India to learn more about Buddhism. They brought home the arts and the learning of China.. Under the Shilla dynasty, Korea became a tributary state, acknowledging Chinese overlordship but preserving its independence. Koreans also adopted the Confucian emphasis on the family as the foundation of the state. Although Koreans adapted and modified Chinese ideas. For example, they adapted the Chinese civil service examination to reflect their own system of inherited ranks. In China, even a peasant could win political influence by passing the exam. In Korea, only aristocrats were permitt ...
... to the North Platte and then the South Platte. Crossing the South Platte, the main trail followed the North Platte to Fort Laramie, then to the present Casper, Wyo. and through the mountains by the South Pass to the Colorado River. The travelers then went to Fort Bridger, from which the Mormon Trail continued to the Great Salt Lake, while the went northwest across a divide to Fort Hall, on the Snake River. The California Trail branched off to the southwest, but the continued to Fort Boise. From that point the travelers had to make the hard climb over the Blue Mountains. Once those were crossed, paths diverged somewhat; many went to Fort Walla Walla before proceed ...
... of the Yamato House is mythically legitimized" (Lewis 1999). Here Lewis explains the myth of how Japan was created. He uses reference in relating the relationship of man, with the kami, or gods. "Kobutai refers to the traditional assertion that feudal Japanese have divine roots, and but one Imperial Line." (Lewis 1999) . This explains of how the Japanese felt about themselves, and how proud they were of their own culture. Not only that, they felt as if to be more superior beings than any other race on the planet. "Although the Emperor is the logical apex of this structure.....the lower classes were not allowed to lay eyes upon him." (Staff 1999). Like ...
... teach-ins were mass public demonstrations, usually held in the spring and fall seasons. By 1968, protesters numbered almost seven million with more than half being white youths in the college. The teach-in movement was at first, a gentle approach to the antiwar activity. Although, it faded when the college students went home during the summer of 1965, other types of protest that grew through 1971 soon replaced it. All of these movements captured the attention of the White House, especially when 25,000 people marched on Washington Avenue. And at times these movements attracted the interest of all the big decision-makers and their advisors (Gettleman, 54). ...
