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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37

Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37
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Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts Apollo and the Greek Muses Updated July 2010 COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON MYTHOLOGY ***** The Encyclopedia Mythica - SEARCH - Areas - Image Gallery - Genealogy tables - Mythic Heroes Probert Encyclopaedia - Mythology Gods, Heroes, and MythDictionary of Mythology What is Myth? MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGYThe Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology Sumerian Gods and Goddesses Sumerian Myths SUMERIAN RELIGION Mythology's Mythinglinks: the Tigris-Euphrates Region of the Ancient Near East Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters of Mesopotamia The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ More info on Ancient Mesopotamia can be found on my Ancient River Valley Civilizations page. GREEK MYTHOLOGYOrigins of Greek MythologyGreek Mythology - MythWeb Greek-Gods.info (plus a fun QUIZ)Ancient Greek Religion Family Tree of Greek Mythology Greek Names vs. VARIOUS FAIRIES, ELVES, UNICORNS, MERMAIDS, & OTHER MYTHICAL TOPICS HERE BE DRAGONS!

Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens On June 14, 2014, the State Council of China published an ominous-sounding document called "Planning Outline for the Construction of a Social Credit System". In the way of Chinese policy documents, it was a lengthy and rather dry affair, but it contained a radical idea. What if there was a national trust score that rated the kind of citizen you were? Imagine a world where many of your daily activities were constantly monitored and evaluated: what you buy at the shops and online; where you are at any given time; who your friends are and how you interact with them; how many hours you spend watching content or playing video games; and what bills and taxes you pay (or not). It's not hard to picture, because most of that already happens, thanks to all those data-collecting behemoths like Google, Facebook and Instagram or health-tracking apps such as Fitbit. A futuristic vision of Big Brother out of control? China's new viral app could be straight out of Black Mirror Kevin Hong

Did the CIA test LSD in the New York City subway system? On Nov. 28, 1953, Frank Olson, a bland, seemingly innocuous 42-year-old government scientist, plunged to his death from room 1018A in New York’s Statler Hotel, landing on a Seventh Avenue sidewalk just opposite Penn Station. Olson’s ignominious end was written off as an unremarkable suicide of a depressed government bureaucrat who came to New York City seeking psychiatric treatment, so it attracted scant attention at the time. But 22 years later, the Rockefeller Commission report was released, detailing a litany of domestic abuses committed by the CIA. The ugly truth emerged: Olson’s death was the result of his having been surreptitiously dosed with LSD days earlier by his colleagues. The shocking disclosure led to President Gerald Ford’s apology to Olson’s widow and his three children, who accepted a $750,000 civil payment for his wrongful death. But the belated 1975 mea culpa failed to close a tawdry chapter of our nation’s past. An Olson colleague, Dr.

Opettajille / Sano se saameksi Tällä sivulla annamme vinkkejä siihen, miten Sano se saameksi -sivustoa voi käyttää hyödyksi oppitunnilla. Teemat ja tehtävät sopivat käytettäväksi niin lukioon kuin yläasteellekin. Aiheita voi käsitellä luontevasti esimerkiksi äidinkielen, elämänkatsomustiedon ja historian oppitunneilla. Johdanto Tunnin voi aloittaa yhdellä tai useammalla seuraavista motivointitehtävistä, joissa tutustaan fraasisanakirjaan sekä soundboardiin. Leiki soundboardilla Tutustu sanakirjaan ja opettele sieltä kolme sinulle mieluisaa fraasia. Tehtäviä saamelaiskulttuurin pikaoppaasta Tehtävät voi suorittaa pienissä 2-5 hengen ryhmissä tai itsenäisesti. Sámi gákti – saamenpuku Katso Instagramista kuvia saamelaisten kansallispuvuista hashtagilla #Gákti ja pane merkille mistä eri osista puvut koostuvat Tutustu saamelaiskulttuurin esittämisen kuvaohjeistukseen ja saamenpuvun hyväksikäytöstä kertovaan artikkeliin Miksi saamenpuvun väärinkäyttö loukkaa? Pohdi lyhytdokumentin perusteella seuraavia kysymyksiä:

Family tree of the Greek gods Family tree of gods, goddesses and other divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. (The tree does not include creatures; for these, see List of Greek mythological creatures.) Key: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font. Key: The original 12 Titans' names have a greenish background. See also List of Greek mythological figures Notes References

China social credit system, punishments and rewards explained Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z Mitä jos luotettavuutesi pisteyttäisiin, ja saisit edullisempia lainoja, parempia hotellihuoneita ja vip-kohtelun lentokentällä? Kiinassa tämä on todellisuutta ja ihmiset pitävät siitä - Nyt.fi Mitä jos luotettavuutesi pisteyttäisiin, ja saisit edullisempia lainoja, parempia hotellihuoneita ja vip-kohte Viime viikolla Suomi kuohui, kun sote-uudistuksesta paljastui uusi jokainen suomalainen pisteytetään sen mukaan, miten paljon hän rasittaa terveydenhuoltoa. Isoveljen valvova silmä kurkkii jo! Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (THL) julkaisi uutista seuraavana päivänä tiedo jossa se vakuutti muun muassa, että ”THL huomioi voimassa olevan tietosuojalainsäädännön kaikessa toiminnassaan”, ja että ”THL ei ole luomassa uutta rekisteriä eikä tallenna mallin tuottamia yksittäisiä ihmisiä koskevia tietoja”. Mutta mitä jos yksittäisten ihmisten tiedot nimenomaan tallennettaisiin ja hyödynnettäisiin täysimääräisesti? Mainos (Teksti jatkuu alla) Mainos päättyy Kiinassa ei pisteytetä ihmisten terveystietoja – vaan luotettavuutta. Eli kerrataan vielä!

The 8 Most Badass Make-A-Wish Foundation Wishes Since its inception in 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been responsible for granting the wishes of thousands of children with life threatening illnesses all across the United States. While the vast majority of wishes involve taking vacations, meeting celebrities or going to Disneyland, occasionally kids go off-prompter, and things get awesome. For example ... #8. Sam Gets the Big-League Treatment Like so many other young boys who enjoy standing around doing nothing for hours at a time, 11-year-old Sam loved to play baseball. Getty"Just the field. And it worked. Make a Wish FoundationIt's actually nicer than where the Oakland A's play. Sam chose 18 friends for him to manage, and on the day of the grand opening, a police-escorted limo drove him to the field where a crowd of hundreds cheered him on. Make a Wish Foundation"What do you mean, 'No trash talking'?" Before the game, a local neighbor belted out "The Star Spangled Banner." #7. The Free Lance-Star"Bring it, other sick kids." #6.

Explicit cookie consent MOST lovers of Chinese martial arts take the magical aspects of kung fu, as demonstrated by the flying fighters of legend and film, with a pinch of salt. But Wei Lei built his career in China on a claim that his mastery of tai chi, a branch of kung fu, had given him supernatural power. In a programme about kung fu that was broadcast on state television in 2015, Mr Wei demonstrated that he could keep a dove standing on his hand with an invisible force-field and smash the inside of a watermelon without damaging its rind. There were many sceptics, too. A video of the clash spread rapidly online. But many netizens accused Mr Xu of trying to besmirch the country’s ancient fighting techniques: how, they asked, could a single fight prove anything? Some kung-fu fighters have expressed willingness to take up Mr Xu’s challenge. The authorities appear eager to put an end to the debate.

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