January 30th, 2012 | 
Author: We are nearing the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) victory in China’s civil war. In spite of some disastrous policies and unpopular political campaigns initiated in the 1950s and 1960s, the CCP still maintains legitimacy and power (if not popularity) today. In the first part of your essay begin by identifying and describing the two most egregious campaigns led by the CCP, and their effects on China’s people. In the second part of your essay describe the political and economic strategies that the CCP has implemented since the Cultural Revolution to retain power. Finally, summarize briefly how the CCP retains legitimacy today (in other words, what fundamental goal is the CCP delivering on for the people of China)?
there was a major problem/issue/neglect/stupidity on the first years if CCP (china as i’m not form US)
in one year they called it farm year ..or so..what it meant was that everyone was to farm and help make a loooot of food..of course in a state u dont need only to make food..
the mistake was the next year when they proclamed the iron year..and everyone got all their iron things from home ..were melt in factories etc…and all ,or almost all was in iron industry..but of course the previous year they hadnt produced the quota they said they produced so famine was all over country…there are the 2 bla bla..hope it helped 
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A manifesto attributed to Anders Breivik, who is believed to be responsible for the massacre in Norway that claimed at least 93 lives, illuminates how Breivik was motivated by the conviction that Islam poses an urgent existential threat to European culture.Breivik believes that the vast majority of European politicians and media figures are complicit in allowing Europe to be slowly conquered by Islam, and advocates an armed resistance that he continually compares to the Knights Templar, a Christian order that was formed to protect pilgrims during the Crusades. He notes that "if we’re in this fight to win, we need to get serious about being prepared for to make sacrifices and attack them relentlessly where it hurts the most" — a statement that foreshadows his twin attacks on a government building in Oslo and on a summer camp organized by a youth organization affiliated with the governing Norwegian Labor Party. Entitled "2083: A European Declaration of Independence," the screed begins by decrying a pervasive culture of political correctness, which Breivik believes imposes an insidious moral relativism. He likens it to "cultural Marxism" and traces its roots to a 20th century Marxist-influenced intellectual movement, broadly referred to as Critical Theory, whose central figures included Antonio Gramsci and Theodor Adorno.Western Europe is today dominated by an alien system of beliefs, attitudes and values that we have come to know as "Political Correctness," Breivik writes. "Political Correctness seeks to impose a uniformity of thought and behaviour on all Europeans and is therefore totalitarian in nature…Political Correctness is Marxism, with all that implies: loss of freedom of expression, thought control, inversion of the traditional social order, and, ultimately, a totalitarian state."
Breivik contends that an emphasis in political discourse on multiculturalism begins with an erosion of "classical and Judeo-Christian traditions" in college curriculums, writing that "many a college campus is a small, ivy-covered North Korea." He warns that European culture and history are being undermined — "multiculturalism involves the systematic restructuring of the curriculum so as to hinder students from learning about the Western tradition" — and expresses a sense of victimization that recurs throughout the manifesto.Cultural Marxism defines all minorities, what they see as the victims; Muslims, Feminist women, homosexuals and some additional minority groups as virtuous and they view ethnic Christian European men as evil," Breivik writes.
From there, Breivik transitions into the central pillar of his beliefs: that multiculturalism has established a false moral Christianity between Christianity and Islam, which he calls "intrinsically violent" and "evil." He writes that Europe is engaged in a "1400 year Islamic Jihad," with "permanently hostile" Muslims seeking to establish a "world-transforming political ideology," a strategy that he likens to fascism. He supports this with an exhaustive accounting of Muslim theology and history.
"Islam’s violent nature must be accepted as given; only then will we be able to come up with appropriate policy responses that can improve our chances of survival," Breivik writes.
Breivik’s plans for the resistance include extensive descriptions of the weapons to be used, badges to be awarded for various acts of valor and a list of targets that breaks people down into Category A, B, C and D "traitors" — by his accounting. Norway contains about 4,848 category A and B traitors. The title of the work derives from his estimation that the "European Civil War" will conclude in 2083, a period that will entail mass deporations of Muslims and executions of "cultural Marxist/multiculturalist category A and B traitors."
"The European armed indigenous rights movements/resistance movements are just starting to emerge and this will continue in the coming decades. The armed fight for our survival lies ahead of us," Breivik writes. "The time for dialogue is now over. The time for armed resistance has come."
Yes. They are the ravings and ramblings of a madman. No ideology takes 1500 pages to explain, and your quotes from it show what gibberish it is.
The real worry is that too many on the far right will be impressed by long words and impenetrable text and view it as some sort of manifesto.
from the truth?
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is effectively turning over questions about her record as Alaska’s governor to John McCain’s political campaign, part of an ambitious Republican strategy to limit any embarrassing disclosures and carefully shape her image for voters in the rest of the country. (09/17/08)
Her fate was sealed the second McCan’t nominated a person he’d met ONE TIME.
Her nomination was a brilliant political strategic move, engineered by Karl Rove.
Let me let you in on something – this horrific religious extremist was nominated with the full knowledge that the average American simply would not be able to stomach her.
The Republican Party is intentionally throwing the election – they WANT the Democrats to take the White House. So that they can THEN "blame them" for every single rotten thing that we are going to see bloom from eight years of stupid, stupid, STUPID bush policy.
This economic meltdown we’re tasting right now is just the tip of the iceberg.
There are little things as scary as a brush with death. I had a close call as a young child, one that landed me a ride in an ambulance and a visit to the emergency room. Blunt trauma and impact seizures, usually are not very forgiving. Only by having my eyes opened by knowledge of the world of psychology did I realize how truly lucky I am to have survived with no brain injury. From a very young age I learned of the endless doors that are opened by the study of psychology whether intentional or not. By the time I reached middle school I knew my future held a profession in psychology.
As I developed from a student and evolved into a college graduate my path twisted and mingled with a variety of social sciences but always returned to psychology. While studying at *** I earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in psychology. For me, the field of politics is one of the greatest forms of psychology. Niccolò Machiavelli’s famous work, The Prince helped me realize how linked every aspect of society is to psychology. Subconsciously I began evaluating everything, finding psychology embedded everywhere I looked. While living with a business major I even got into evaluating commercials and marketing strategies which led to spending a couple years working for a marketing company and developing and directing a marketing organization for another. However, simply understanding target audiences and analyzing strategies was not enough for me.
My mind often questions and evaluates the “whys” and “hows” of life around me. Originally, I believed social psychology was my calling, interaction and reaction to social norms inspired my thinking and I longed to learn more. After learning about the suicide of a hometown friend and the accidental fatal drug overdose of several friends throughout high school my focus was pulled into realm of social issues. Because of this, I have looked to gain hands on experience as an undergraduate research assistant for multiple labs at ***. In *** Social Diversity Lab I have learned about discrimination and the pains and triumphs it must overcome. This experience along with several key psychology classes has helped me explore the different styles of psychology with a more focused lens. The concentration in my psychopharmacology class helped motivate me to look deeper into the division of neuroscience. I started working in *** Temporal Dynamics of Attention and Memory Lab, to get a better understanding of neuroscience and hands on practice with EEG machines and analysis. I aim to utilize the combination social psychology and neuroscience in a career that will help others overcome or cope with social pressures. My involvement as a volunteer at the reception desk at *** Medical Center ICCU I have learned how to adapt to the quickly changing environment that comes with working in a medical field. It had also helped me advance my ability to take charge and act professionally in critical situations.
To me, life in psychology is about helping people, whether with research, teaching, counseling, or just being a good role model. Because of this, I have worked to become a certified substitute teacher for the State of Iowa. By working through classes and research labs along with personal experiences I have resolved many questions that I have asked. However it seems each time I find an answer a new string of questions comes flooding in. I am sure that graduate school will open doors to a place where I can search and find answers that lead to questions that can help advance the future of psychology even if only for one person.
When I saw the length of your "question" I was a bit put off. But as soon as I started reading I just got sucked right in. You sound like a very curious and caring person. The world would be a much better place with more people like you!
58. The definition of corporate social responsibility assumes the corporation ______.
A. is operating in a competitive environment
B. is committed to a retrenchment strategy
C. complies with federal and state legal obligations
D. is committed to a moderate growth strategy
59. If an organization commits to CSR initiatives, then there must be ______.
A. short-term commitments
B. both short and long-term commitments
C. commitments perceived as real by customers
D. real commitments
60. All of the following are major trends behind the CSR phenomenon except:
A. sustainability
B. globalization
C. the failure of the private sector
D. knowledge
61. Managers carry accountability to ______.
A. the owner’s interests only
B. the public’s interests only
C. the government’s interests only
D. both the owner’s and the public’s interests
62. The set of guidelines that requires companies to abide by a set of operating standards or face stiff financial penalties refers to _______.
A. "comply or explain"
B. "comply or resign"
C. "explain or else"
D. "comply or else"
63. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 incorporates the approach of _______.
A. "comply or else"
B. "comply or resign"
C. "comply or explain"
D. "explain or else"
64. All of the following personalities received media coverage for corporate scandals, except:
A. Wagoner at General Motors
B. Lay at Enron
C. Scrushy at HealthSouth
D. Rigas at Adelphia Cable
Not sure about all these, but my guesses:
58) A, because it can act as a competitive differentiator, or at least allow a corporation to not be negatively differentiated.
59) Don’t know.
60) C, the failure of the private sector (which obviously never happened) did not play into the rise of CSR.
61) D, both the owner’s and public’s interests.
62) D, comply or else
63) A, comply or else
64) A, Wagoner at GM
Can we sue (if yes, who) the government for mishandling social security? As reported by the media, it will run out of money in 2037. Our children may not get any benefits (after contributing to the system) when they retire if the retirement age increases 1 year every year.
Unfortunately, no. The federal government enjoys almost absolute immunity from suit. There are a few exceptions where you can sue certain federal officials, but only if they’ve committed a recognized crime.
a sign of desperation? Or both?
Seriously, there are a lot more poor people than rich people So will his call for higher taxes on the rich help his re-election chances?
And what other groups are in the majority that politicians could try to attract?
It depends on his definition of rich. Although they are not rich in most cases, since it is a gross figure currently $250,000 is rich. When he determines $75,000 is rich, attitudes will change.
Which statement about world population growth is most accurate?
A.The world’s population slowly grew to 1 billion by around 1800 and grew faster and faster over the next 200 years.
B.The world’s population was stable at 1 billion until the last 50 years, when the Green Revolution allowed it to grow to 6.5 billion.
C.The fastest growing populations are in industrialized Europe and the U.S., while poor developing countries are shrinking.
D.World population reached over 3 billion in the Roman Empire, but sank to less than 1 billion during the Middle Ages.
2.Which statement about people in industrialized Europe and the U.S. is NOT correct?
A.People are living longer on average, thanks to good sanitation and health care.
B.Many people postpone starting a family in order to get college degrees.
C.The governments usually offer generous benefits to couples for not having children.
D.People in these countries usually have access to affordable birth control.
3.The economist Thomas Malthus wrote that the human population would _its food supply and
A.always increase; keep on growing
B.outgrow; suffer mass starvation
C.always match; stay at the same level
D.genetically engineer; survive into the 25th century
4.What is the Green Revolution?
A.Demonstrations in Bolivia about the high cost of water
B.The effect of plants on the global CO2 level
C.The growing movement to recycle and use organic and environmentally friendly materials
D.Advances in farming methods and technology since 1940
5.Which statement about neo-Malthusians is correct?
A.They believe that the Earth has too many people and not enough resources to support them.
B.They believe that the free market and innovation will find cheap solutions or substitutes for all scarce materials.
C.They believe that climate change is caused by sunspots and not by human activities.
D.They believe that the Internet always makes societies more democratic.
6.The economist Julian Simon bet in 1980 that the prices of five free traded commodities would ____ in ten years. In 1990 Simon ___ this bet against the neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich.
A.rise; won
B.drop; won
C.rise; lost
D.drop; lost
7.Which statement is NOT a reason why container ships are better than loose-loaded ships?
A.Container ships can be loaded and unloaded in far less time.
B.Ports can move more goods in a day; ships can transport more goods in the same amount of time.
C.Containers allow small merchants to send tiny amounts of goods more easily.
D.Because containers are standard sizes, cranes and machines can do the unloading quickly.
8.Which is NOT an example of a protectionist trade policy?
A.Placing a quota on the number of cars that Japan can sell in the U.S.
B.Encouraging foreign companies to import their products to the U.S.
C.Making foreign farmers pay a 160% tariff on peanuts imported into the U.S.
D.Giving money to U.S. dairy farmers to make sure they get a guaranteed income, even if the price of milk is low
9.Giving money to U.S. dairy farmers to make sure they get a guaranteed income, even if the price of milk is low
A.quota
B.Free Trade Agreement
C.WTO
D.protectionist policy
10.This organization’s main mission is to promote global trade by getting rid of tariffs and other trade barriers.
A.The WTO
B.The NGO
C.The UN
DThe Kyoto Protocol
11.Which is NOT a common criticism leveled against the World Trade Organization?
A.Poor nations are obliged to change their laws to fit WTO rulings or face economic ruin.
B.The organization is run by the rich for the rich.
C.A nation can be denied membership if its gross domestic product falls below a limit set by the WTO.
D.The WTO is not accountable to the people and its decision-making process is kept private.
12.Why do rulers of China, Myanmar/Burma, and Cuba censor Internet use?
A.To protect their citizens from Internet predators.
B.To prevent dissident groups from communicating and coordinating political strategies to topple their repressive regimes.
C.To prevent their citizens from becoming Westernized.
D.No answer is correct.
D.
1)
*Push for stricter gun control, or ban.
*Push for the legalization of drugs like marijuana, MDMA, and psychedelics.
*Drug dealers should have more lenient penalties if they are arrested.
*It is unethical to force prisoners to work since most of them are not Caucasian it would be racial profiling and it is no better than slavery.
*The government should pay for the abortions of women making a low income.
*Open up our borders to our neighbors.
*Higher welfare checks and unemployment checks for the people who need it, the economy is still in recession.
*Make immigration easier for foreigners’ over-seas, we are all the sons and daughters of immigrants.
*Homosexuals should be given the right to marry each other and receive all the same treatment and benefits as people married to the opposite sex. People should respect the sanctity of homosexual marriage.
*The government should pay for the abortions of women recieving low income.
2)
>Encourage gun ownership of mentally sound and law abiding citizens.
>Encourage the responsible use of drugs only if a licensed medical doctor states that you actually require them.
>Strict standards on how gang members and drug dealers should be punished by the judicial system.
>We should make room in the prisons by reestablishing “serving of the head” and public executions in combination with a quicker judicial procession.
>The guidelines for capital punishment (serving of the head in public) should be close to the following; anyone on death row, who has back to back life sentences, or who welcomes the death penalty and has life w/o the possibility of parole.
>Child molesters should also be given the chance to contribute something to society by offering themselves up for public execution.
>Respect the sacred bond of marriage between Husband and Wife. That is the man is the Husband and the woman is the wife.
>Better security on our borders and at our ports.
>The government should require men to have vasectomies if they father two illegitimate children and refuse or do not pay child support. Women on welfare should be forced to take a DEPO/or birth control of some kind after they give birth to a child for the second time in the welfare system, or file a religious complaint signed by the pastor/priest of their faith.
>Fight our enemies on their soil when possible, or when strategy calls for it (less US civilian casualties).
>Make ad nauseam and other methods of propaganda illegal in the media and try to correct some of our social dysfunctions to make the quality of life better for the family, and help individuals help themselves and be less dependent on the government, thus creating a stronger and more unified nation.
1) mid left
2) 3/4 on the right
So Nick every thing is runin smoothly for ya, uh?
@JJ, yeah that one is a little fascist.
1800 population of the world estimated to be just under 1 billion
2011 population 6.3 billion
So Nick every thing is runin smoothly for ya, uh?
@JJ, yeah that one is a little fascist.
1800 population of the world estimated to be just under 1 billion
2011 population 6.3 billion
1. The only thing I would change is the gun ban. If you ban guns, only the criminals who don’t care about the laws will have them.
Recently San Francisco shut down cell phone coverage for the stated purposes of preventing crime.
British Prime Minister has stated that he wants the ability to shut down twitter to prevent further riots.
No. Govt should have no control of services run by private companies. Giving the govt a kill switch is giving permission for the govt to be a dictatorship.