Reaction against such dream-worlds was inevitable after World War II, coinciding with the growth of paperback sales, children's libraries and a new spirit of moral and social concern. Urged on by committed publishers and progressive librarians, writers slowly began to explore new areas of interest...
Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendants of the Celtic people who were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain. The Irish people are also of Celtic origin. 威尔士和苏格兰的大多数人是凯尔特人的后代,而凯尔特人是已知的最早的英国居民。爱尔兰人也有凯尔特血统。 Besides the early groups from...
The items ‘Who do you usually talk to the most?’ and ‘If you have a concern or an idea, who do you talk to first?’ were scored with 2 points for having someone to talk to, 1 point for selecting ‘no one’, and 0 points for no one. The total score ranged from 0 to 22 ...
If the issue is one that impacts more than just one or two residents, united shareholder/owners can lobby for reform as a bloc, or band together to vote in new, more progressive directors at the next annual election. Schneider also points out that if a coalition of residents requests a me...
Peloponnesian War and the Second World War were very different, and both were unique. But the historiancalls them both wars, and only the pedant will protest. When Gibbon wrote of both the establishment of Christianity by Constantine and the rise of Islam as revolutions, he was generalizing ...
RICHARD WOLFF: It’s the history. It’s the history of the Democratic Party. It came out of the Great Depression with an enormous left-wing, progressive, I would argue, majority. I mean, Franklin Roosevelt is the most leftist of our presidents. And he was re-elected three...
[单项选择题]What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on mega fossils-relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and animals.The word "drastic" is closest in meaning to which of ...
某百货公司销售空调机，在门口广告牌上写明："凡在本处购买空调者，惠给总价款百分之三的回扣，介绍推销者给付总价款百分之一的佣金。" 被人发现后举报到有关部门，经调查发现该公司给付的回扣、佣金，账面上均有明确记载。该公司给付回扣的行为是( )。
Most U.S. taxpayers consider an income tax system that applies graduated, higher rates to higher levels of income to be fair. This type of system is commonly characterized as “progressive.” Critics are concerned, however, that the national tax burden isn't sufficiently graduated according to ...
while neoliberals usually favor progressive taxation at low rates, libertarians tend to advocate for a low flat tax or total elimination of income taxes. The two often differ philosophically as well. With libertarians focused on economic freedom and rights, and neoliberals more focused on the fre...