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On August 6th, 1945, the Enola Gay took off with a package that marked a controversial day in history and the turning point in war. A large mushroom-shaped cloud appeared over Hiroshima, Japan at approximately 9:15 in the morning and began its destruction. This was the first atomic bomb to be dropped. Shortly after the two bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan marked the ending of World War II. Although Harry Truman, American President, made a controversial decision that led…

caribbean. This leftist policy was revised in 1962 through the Commonwealth Immigration Act, which allowed only skilled barbadians to apply for entry to the British mainland. However, Thatcher did not find this already conservative measure to be strict enough in limiting the number of non-white British citizens admitted to the mainland. Thatcher found strong support for her immigration policy in the form of enterprising young men who believed in old world ideals. In what seemed to be a clear…

battle of the slavery induced Civil War took place in what was the slave trading capital of mainland North America. Charleston was host to an event that spanned over a century and that is the great migration of Africans to America by as many means as possible from the slave trade to piracy. Due to its geographic location and need for slaves, Charleston became the principal port for slave trading on the mainland. The slave trade database is only as good as the ledgers of legal and recorded…

in any case, and the physical conduct of the ice sheet so unpredictable, that there is so far no complete exhibition (or disproof) of such change, despite the fact that an articulated climatic warming is continuous in one northerly segment of the mainland. The Antarctic ice sheet contains adequate ice to raise overall ocean level by in excess of 60 meters if dissolved totally. The measure of snow kept yearly on the ice sheet is proportionate to around 5 mm of worldwide ocean level, similar to…

A Serbia extremist assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary empire to detonate the bomb installed in Balkan for European, and led The Great War began. The major Central Power countries launched their premeditated war plan to attack The Triple Entente countries. France and Russia can not against German and Austria-Hungary further. Because of “Schlieffen Plan” helps Germans to bypass French army near the border by invading through Belgium and Germans had a chance to capture Pairs.…

the royalty was paid by STPL for the use or right to use the trademark in Hong Kong, it will be taxable under Section 15(1)(b). However, if the licence agreement stipulates that royalty payment is for the use or right to use of the trademark in the Mainland only, Section 15(1)(b) does not apply. Even Section 15(1)(b) does not apply, under Section 15(1)(ba), the royalty paid to TI will be chargeable if the trademark is used outside Hong Kong and the royalty is deductible to STPL. This would be…

In 1987, Chiang Ching Kuo decided to allow citizens who have relatives on the mainland to visit them based on the traditional ethical and humanitarian considerations (Choi & Wong, 2011). This symbolized an important step to improve the China-Taiwan relations in social aspect. Since then, the trend of people’s flow between these two…

To the government of the People 's Republic of China (PRC), any negotiation with Taiwanese government was allowable expect the independence of Taiwan. One china, the idea that Taiwan was a territory rightfully belonging to China, served as the baseline attitude of the PRC. However, the concept of One China became continuously ambiguous in recent years especially when Taiwanese formed their own cultural, political system and understanding about Chinese nationalism. However, the PRC government…

Hong Kong middle school is one of five years. Currently, the primary and secondary schools in the mainland are divided into primary, middle and high schools. A total of 12 years. Elementary school and junior high school total 9 years, belong to compulsory education stage. Ordinary high school system 3 years. (Stephen…

Country Government Project: Greece Greece is a Parliamentary Republic, although best described as a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The leader (president) is Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy (ND) and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) , in more recent elections, five parties have emerged; new or re-emerging (SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, Golden Dawn, DIMAR, and KKE) New Democracy - Its ideology is socially conservative, with…