.... have different rules, and the Japanese culture is no exception. The view on age requirements for driving in America changes from state-to-state; however the requirement for drinking is set at twenty-one years of age. The age requirements in Japan are set for the whole country: the requirement for driving there is fifteen, while the requirement for drinking is twenty. Taboos: Wearing any type of shoes while walking into someone’s home is considered a sin in Japan. It is even restricted in the case of some business establishments, and other places. The rule of conduct in these cases is that you must leave your footwear at the door, an .....

.... in Washington concluded. Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt together with their highest military advisers decided to launch and offensive in 1944 against Hitler's Atlantic Wall. (pg. 4 ) Allied planners finally selected a 50 mile area of coastline in western Normandy, form the Vire Estuary to the Orne, as the assault area for securing a beachhead, which would be code named Utah (U.S.), Omaha (U.S.), Gold (British), Juno (Aus.), Sword (British) (pg. 5). This area was relatively close to undamaged ports in southern and southwestern England, and was in range of fighter planes as well. The French ports of Cherbourg and le Havre were .....

.... when the Czar was overthrown, or mass killings of the aristocracy as in France’s revolution. Given, there were the occasional mob torching of a wealthy tory’s home, but on the whole, it was very little like any other revolution in previous history. In this way, the American Revolution was unique unto itself. It was utterly different than the conventional revolution. It could almost be called an intellectual uprising. The fact that “The true revolution lies in the hearts and minds of all Americans.” (John Adams) is the key to understanding why the American Revolution may not necessarily seem to be a revolution in terms of .....

.... no longer citizens,could not attend public schools,engage in practically any business or profession, own any land, associate with any non-Jew or visit public places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000. In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had o .....

.... quickly changing sentiment towards the British. One of these was the widespread belief that the British were preparing to dismantle the caste system and convert India to Christianity. Although this was not factual, the subsequent actions of British officials did nothing to dispel the rumors, and Brahmins began to fearfully question British motives. The rebellion in 1857 can be seen as caused by the accumulating grievances of the Sepoy Army of Bengal. Certain factors contributed to the deterioration of morale amongst the Sepoy army that was comprised of Brahmins and other high caste Hindus who assisted in promoting a “focus of sedition”. .....

.... in contrast the Critical Survey of Long Fiction criticizes the works without much comparison to others. Both the Magill and Anna Ericson have strong points on a women’s individualism but Anna Ericson proves Weldon’s choice of personality for the main character was one reflecting Weldon’s own thoughts and morals. In the The Life and Loves of a She Devil Ruth is a character who is well developed who one can feel one with because of the fact that the author creates great depth to her as a character. In the Critical Survey of Long Fiction the author states that "In her fiction, Fay Weldon explores women’s lives with wit and humor. She is causti .....

.... They both had the same type of government, good familial and good educational system. The emperor was stronger than ever during Ming - Ch’ing. It made all-important and UN-important decisions. Below him were the Grand Secretaries. They made all decisions the Emperor did not want to make. The Ming and Ch’ing had an organization of offices, at the top was the military, censorate, and administrative branch, below them were six ministries. They ran a Confucianism political system. These were also Chinas last Dynasties. During the ruling of Ming, population doubled from 60 million to 125 million. Food supply was on the same pace. They had t .....

.... be used and if so, where? Then there was the process of dropping the bomb. The was overall one of the highest and most significant projects ever done in the United States.2 The United States government was shocked by the news of German scientists discovering nuclear fission. The news came to the United States from Albert Einstein. Einstein found out the nuclear fission information from a German physicist named Leo Szilard. He then told it to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and urged him to start an investment toward atomic research. 3The research would then help construct an atomic weapon of mass destruction. Roosevelt was not especially concern .....

.... did not have justification for their actions, due to the fact that Eastern Europe wanted to take care of their own actions, laws, economy, etc. For instance in east Germany they tried to lengthen the work day without paying more money, or also in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, these countries were forced to conform to the Soviet model. Just to go into one's country and try to change everything around, is not justified at all. Americans fear of communism during the 1950’s was justified in a way, but not very fairly in some cases. Since the fear was growing, a Red Scare swept the country. Congress had then taken matters into their own hands by sett .....

.... During the Greek war at Artemesium and Chalcis the fifth Persian squadron was destroyed by a storm. The Greeks fought remaining Persians and had two days of victory and the third day they were defeated. During the battle the Greeks lost seventy ships out of three hundred and thirty. It was another story on land. The Spartan king Leonidas protected pass at Thermoplye with three hundred Spartans and 6700 non-Spartans. A Greek traitor knew Leonidas plans so the traitor led the Persians behind the pass. Once Leonidas was aware of this he sent large amounts of troops to block the Persians. They fled and had Leonidas was pinned. The 300 Spartans an .....