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Introduction The term ‘intimacy’ in a romantic relationship is based on positive emotions, level of commitment, physical and cognitive closeness as well as mutuality (Moss & Schwebel, 1993). Great transformations have been taking place in intimacy relationship i.e. changes in the constitution and disintegration of families, and increasing expectations within relationships. Meanwhile, there are ethical dilemmas and social conflicts over sexual intimacy, especially the lesbian and gay existence in…

Lanka produced pearls, stones, and tortoise shells. Chryse also exported tortoise-shell. China traded silk on the sea routes as well as the overland routes. Bananas and yams also made their way to mainland Africa through Indonesians colonizing Madagascar and bringing them, they then spread to mainland Africa. Most of the technology that was shared was the design and building of boats. Mediterranean ships had square sails and were maneuvered by oars, and they were nailed together. Indian Ocean…

many people, the extra persons serve to make up a shortage of population in other cities. And if the population throughout the entire island exceeds the quota, they enroll citizens out of every city and plant a colony under their own laws on the mainland near them” (49). While Hythloday assures the reader that is a natural and normal occurrence, imagine being uprooted from your friends and family to move to a new place. As natural as Hythloday makes it appear to seem, it is not. Although this…

However, the Japanese government was already on the brink of yielding- leading many american scientists to believe that it was, in fact, not necessary to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In hindsight, the U.S. was not rational in bombing the Japanese mainland, because 1) Japan was nearing complete destruction, 2) options which protected japanese families were available, 3) It is a given that the atomic bombs…

would have a sharp narrow beak to kill and eat those insects. Charles Darwin also observed that tortoise that lived on the mainlands varied from those on the islands. Eventually environments changed so drastically that these tortoise evolved into new species. These weren’t just random changes that occurred, they were specially adapted to live on the islands rather than the mainlands. This goes even further when the tortoise on the islands start to adapt differently. A tortoise on the larger…

The lack of freedom for more than half the residents of the colonies for instance! By 1700, there were at least a half-million slaves in Saint-Domingue: they outnumbered white colonist by more than ten to one. Because unlike Frances mainland, France's colonies engaged in the practice of slavery. The living conditions of a slave were far from good. As Jean-Francois and Biassou wrote “Oh, sirs, in the name of humanity, deign to look favorably on these unfortunates by clearly outlawing…

The greatest economic thinkers and policy makers have always been trying to create an economic system, which will provide “better” aggregate outcomes for the society. In my essay, I will argue that strategic state intervention, under certain circumstances, in the economy may be more beneficial than free trade. “Free trade occurs when there are no barriers to trade, such as taxes on imported goods or bans on imports” (Anderton, 2008, p.613). Although free trade has many benefits, nowadays, almost…

under Darius, was conquering their way through mainland Europe and had dominated Thrace and Macedonia. The next goal was to conquer the group of potentially troublesome rebel states on the western border of the Empire. 1…

Throughout the World Wars, the United States was apart of the Allies because Americans fell victim to warcrimes committed by Germany and Japan while assiting the countries at war. The U.S. provided many necessities like food, war goods, and money for the war stricken countries. The bombing of Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to enter World War II declaring war on Japan. A secret military operation built a nuclear bomb that allowed the U.S. to raise itself to superstatus once it was used to weaken…

spare on an attack like this. Countries aiding North Korea in the war sent various forms of weapons to surrond the city of inchon. One of the key weapons that could have helped North Korea maintain Inchon would have been more firepower from the mainland. The few defences that were put into place were underwater bombs, made for when a enemy vessical impacts them the undetected bomb is dentonated. Unfortunatly for the North Koreans MacArthur had a plan around these "undeteable" bombs. The crazy…