![]() ![]() And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.” For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.’ Then answered Simon and said, ‘Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, ‘Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.’ But Peter said unto him, ‘Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Then laid they their hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John, who when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs, which were done. “But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. That word “bewitched” is a word that really means “to astound or amaze.” But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, ‘This man is the great power of God.’ And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.” ![]() For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto them. He selects Philip to talk about his ministry, but notice there were many others who did the same thing. One of the great things about heaven is that we will hear the stories of these others that Luke passes by. Now, Luke will guess an account of the ministry of one of these men. Therefore, they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.” As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was at Jerusalem and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And so Luke continues his story by saying, But then it was more vigorous and Stephen lost his life and Saul was one who was responsible for that. Today, we go home and we have as the old cliché is “roast preacher” for our Sunday dinner. Would you take your Bibles and turn to Acts chapter 8, and we’ll read verse 1 through verse 25, for our Scripture reading this morning? Stephen has just preached his great sermon, and he has received as a result stoning to death.
0 Comments
![]() If you look at “A major shape” bar chord, you can see the lowest note (the root note) is now on the fifth string and not on the sixth string - the low E string is muted. The fourth chord diagram is A# minor (A#m) or Bb minor (Bbm). The third chord diagram is an A# major chord or B flat (Bb). The second chord diagram, the Em chord shape, is actually an F minor (Fm) chord with the pointer finger barring across the first fret. You can move all other bar chord shapes in the same exact way. If you move that shape up the fretboard one fret at a time, you will play the G#, A, A#, B, C, D, D#, E, and finally back to F major chord on the 13th fret. As another example, if you play the E major shape bar chord with your index finger barring the third fret, you will sound a G major chord. Now if you move the entire E major shape bar chord up a half step (one fret), you’re playing an F sharp major (F#) chord because your lowest note (the root note) is now on the sixth string, second fret, which is an F# note.Īs you can see, you are able to move the E major shape bar chord to any location across the entire fretboard. This root note defines the name of the chord. The lowest note which you press with your index finger on the sixth string, first fret is the F note, which is also the root note of the chord. When you play the E major shape bar chord with your pointer finger bar on the first fret, you’re actually playing an F major chord. The E major shape bar chord indicates a bar with an “E major shape” chord played with your middle, ring and pinky. If you don’t get a good sound out of each string it might be due to some of your fingers touching nearby strings or you might need to apply some more pressure on the strings using the tip of your fingers. Pick all the strings one by one to make sure each string rings out clearly. Place your pinky on the fourth string, third fret. Place your ring finger on the fifth string, third fret. Next place your middle finger on third string, second fret. ![]() Place your index finger on the first fret across all the strings and rotate your index finger slightly onto its side to hold down all the strings. The blue line is where you will “bar” the fret using index finger. Let’s take a look at the first chord diagram, the “E major” shape bar chord. The numbers on the dots in the chord diagrams above indicate the finger positioning:ġ = index finger, 2 = middle finger, 3 = ring finger, 4 = pinky ![]() Also a lot of the other bar chords are derived from these shapes. ![]() There are many other bar chord shapes, but these are the four shapes that you will probably use most often. The bar chords are challenging but very beneficial because you can move one bar chord shape across the entire fretboard and play the same chord shape in 12 different keys. Bar chords will add a ton of versatility to your guitar playing and several popular country and bluegrass songs are played with bar chords. Once you know how to play the basic open chords like G, C, D, A, E, F, Am, Em, Dm, and other chord forms like sus, sus2, sus4, dom7, min7, add9, etc, it’s time to learn bar chords! Although you can play lots of songs with just open chords, your playing will be limited at times. Open Chords Bar Chords Slash Chords Major Key Chords Minor Key Chords Chord Numbering System Most Essential Bar Chords ![]() (Sorry Dwarves)Īnd of these two, the men are Ilúvatar 's favorite children: and he show's this by giving men shorter lives than everybody else and also the gift of death? Thanks a lot, Dad. While Ilúvatar seemed happy to leave it to his Valar to make most of the stuff - he did personally create men and elves which makes them special and kind of above all the other living creatures. Other Valar, also made their own non-angelic creations, though in a cooperative spirit with Ilúvatar.Īulë made the dwarves and his wife Yavanna made all of the animals and plants in the world before capping off that minor task with the Ents, her own race of sentient creatures. ![]() Which finally gets us to things that aren't angels. Through his discordant singing Melkor also created some of the evil creatures in the world such as the dragons and trolls. Which means the balrog is a low-level angel making him on the same level of the power org chart as Gandalf: which explains why an old man can hold his ground against a giant lava monster. created all the suffering and evil in the world.īut Melkor's song also attracted some Maiar to his side including the balrogs. Melkor didn't want to just be part of the chorus like his dimmer Valar co-workers, he wanted his own song and creations and so his voice became discordant from the others and. The harmony started out great But there was one Valar named Melkor, and just from the name Melkor, you know what's going to happen, even before learning he's also the smartest, and the most powerful of the angels. Ilúvatar and all his angels sang together to make the world. The Wizards are the Istari a subset of the Maiar, which serve the Valar, all created by Ilúvatar. Ilúvatar 's angels are called the Ainur and are divided into two groups The Valar (Guardians of the world of which there are fourteen or fifteen depending on who you want to count) and their servants The Maiar. In the beginning there was naught but Eru and the infinite timeless nothing, which is rather boring so he created lots of angels to keep him company. Now, where there's angels there’s a god and in this Universe that's Eru Ilúvatar. ![]() Sauroman, the leader of the five with a mind of metal and wheels gets corrupted, Radagast, gets distracted by all the pretty nature, the blue wizards just kind of fade into the East - possibly starting cults of magic and it's only Gandalf that stays true to the quest. They're sent (by who? We’ll get to that in a second.) to help the people of world stand against evil - not wildly successfully either. Their power comes mostly from being supernatural and not so much from book learnin'. ![]() They're called Istari (get ready for lots of names in this video) and there are five of them - Sauroman the White, Gandalf the Grey, Radagast the Brown, and the two blue wizards. It's easy to mistake the wizards as humans trained in magic, like elsewhere.īut in the Lord of the Rings, wizards are low(ish) level angels. There's like a million pages of background explaining this world that goes much deeper than the books or the movies, but if you don't want to read it all here's a four minute summary, starting with Wizards: The Lord of the Rings has lots of different kinds of people: elven people, dwarven people, tree people, half-sized people, even people people. If you like the artwork, there are 4k resolution wallpapers of the characters available at Patreon and Subbable Script: There isn’t extensive monitoring data on how many blue catfish are in Maryland, but Branson Williams, the invasive fishes program manager at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, said looking at harvest data can be a good indication of how much the population has expanded. Blue catfish are preying on blue crab, menhaden, American eel, and other economically and ecologically important species. The invasive species is quickly becoming abundant in Maryland’s rivers and outcompeting native fish for food and habitat. The spread of blue catfish is a growing concern for scientists and fisheries managers. “I’m catching more catfish than I’m catching what I’m targeting.” Eric Packard, a recreational fisherman and a member of Maryland’s Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission, described it as “bizarre” how many blue catfish you can catch. And with no catch limits, customers end up bringing home a lot of fish.Īnglers across the state are seeing more and more blue catfish, an invasive species that only reached Maryland waters in the 1990s and 2000s. It ended up being a slower day for the charter boat, but they often catch 50 blue catfish at a go. Robin Payne, runs blue catfishing trips on the Potomac River several months of the year. Marcus Wilson, whose Rock-N-Robin Charter Fishing, operated together with Capt. “It only takes a few minutes for them to start biting,” said Capt. ![]() The blue catfish came next-two in quick succession. The first catch of the afternoon was a white catfish-saved by its wider head and a few less anal fin rays, and tossed back into the water. Now in all Maryland’s major rivers, blue cats are preying on and outcompeting native fish. ![]() Blue catfish are big, fast predators that spread quickly and can tolerate salinity. Themes (and theme-related questions or news), setup showcases, and all questions regarding aesthetic-oriented tweaks should be posted in r/iOSthemes. Doing so will result in a temporary or permanent ban. Do not attempt to deliberately bypass our piracy filters. ![]() ONLY jailbreaks.app is allowed Many signing services host apps that are pirated from the App Store, rehosted without the permission of the developer, or maliciously modified. Please do not name, share or discuss unauthorized signing services on r/jailbreak. Please also do not post or advertise products, mirrors or services that are in violation of the copyrights/trademarks of others. r/jailbreak does not allow piracy tools, sources, or websites.ġA. Unofficial Cydia search sites: iOS Repo Updates,, Parcility. Also please read the r/jailbreak FAQ.Ĭurious about learning how to develop tweaks?Ĭheck out the iPhoneDevWiki (and its IRC channels), including Getting Started. Got a confusing Sileo error message? How to fix Sileo errors.įirst try searching r/jailbreak and sorting by "new". Got a confusing Cydia error message? How to fix Cydia errors. More: subreddit styling options, volunteer translators for tweaks, developers on Twitter. Monthly Roundups: a monthly list of all updated and released tweaks within the month Upgrade/downgrade/restore: you can find out what your options are on the downgrade wiki page.Įscape Plan: you can contribute to our list of recommended tweaks. Supported: iOS/iPadOS 14.0 - 14.8 Some devices untethered - See here for device exclusions Supported: iOS/iPadOS 14.0 - 14.8.1 See here for device exclusions Supported: iOS/iPadOS 15.0 - 15.7.5 See here for device exclusions Supported: iOS/iPadOS 15.0 - 15.8.1 See here for device exclusions Supported: iOS/iPadOS 15.0 - 16.7.2 See here for device exclusions ![]() Supported: iOS/iPadOS 16.0 - 16.6.1 * See here for device exclusions Supported: iPadOS 15.0 - 17.2 beta See here for device exclusions Quick LinksįAQ Tweaks Complete Jailbreak Chart Click here to see what jailbreaks support your device/version. Feel free to send a modmail if you'd like one. We also offer custom flairs to development teams, tool creators, or people who have otherwise contributed to the community in a substantial way (at the moderators’ discretion). Want your device type and iOS version next to your username? Assign your device and iOS flair here! Please read the FAQ page, sidebar and search before submitting a post. ![]() The Corporation and Global Public Goods 15.2. From Social Entrepreneurship to Community Investment Chapter Fifteen The Role of the Corporation in Tomorrow’s China 15.1. 253 254 259 264 Reporting Foundations and Charities Pilot Projects Knowledge Networks, a Path for Reflection and Action Chapter Fourteen Social Entrepreneurship 14.1. Governance, Transparency and the Media 235 242 246 Chapter Thirteen Reports, Foundations, Projects and Networks 253 13.1. Integrating CSR within Governance Mechanisms 12.3. Making Ethical Assessments: Finances, Engineering and Conflicts of Interests Practicing Discernment Financial Ethics Engineering Ethics Conflicts of Interests Chapter Twelve CSR and Corporate Governance 211 211 216 229 231 235 12.1. Collective Contracts and Other Issues 195 199 204 PART THREE: TRANSVERSAL ISSUES: A BLUEPRINT 209 Chapter Eleven 11.1. Trade Unions, Bargaining and the Social Scene 10.3. Suffering at Work b1632_FM.indd vi 123 128 134 137 143 143 153 161 164 168 179 179 186 186 10:38:54 AM b1632 Corporate Social Responsibility in China: A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint Contents Chapter Ten vii Conflict Management and Prevention 195 10.1. ![]() Safety Issues Social Standards and the Working Force China’s Labor Contract Law and Corporate Policies Migrant Workers and the Evolution of the Labor Force Child Labor, Mistreatments and the Supply Chain Schooling and CSR Social Coverage Chapter Nine Gender Equality/Training/Well-Being at Work 9.1. Safety at the Workplace Safety and Engineering Case I: Road Safety Case II: Food Safety Chapter Eight 8.1. CSR and Environmental Impacts 101 104 117 Chapter Seven 121 7.1. Scarcity of Resources and the Sustainability Imperative 6.3. Corruption and Business Activities Nature and Extent Causes and Effects The Struggle Against Corruption Business and the Corruption Trap PART TWO: THEMATIC ANALYSIS AND LINES OF ACTION: AN ASSESSMENT Chapter Six Environmental Standards and Concerns 77 78 83 88 94 99 101 6.1. From Research to Action 67 72 73 v b1632_FM.indd v 8:54:43 AM b1632 Corporate Social Responsibility in China: A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint vi Corporate Social Responsibility in China Chapter Five 5.1. “Social License” and Stakeholders in the Chinese Context 4.3. Contemporary Chinese Culture and CSR 48 56 58 Chapter Four 67 CSR and Corporate Strategy 4.1. ![]() What is CSR? The Legal, Professional and Social Framework Laws and Regulations From the Letter to the Spirit Development of CSR among Chinese Entrepreneurs CSR and Civil Society Chapter Three Chinese Cultural Resources Relevant to CSR 3 10 18 21 29 29 35 39 41 47 3.1. A Pragmatic Approach to CSR The Company as an Interdependent Self Specific Dimensions of CSR Related Concepts Chapter Two 2.1. b1632 Corporate Social Responsibility in China: A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction ix xi xv PART ONE: CSR IN THE CHINESE CONTEXT: A VISION 1 Chapter One 3 1.1. In-house Editor: Lee Xin Ying Typeset by Stallion Press Email: Printed in Singapore. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. Copyright © 2014 by World Scientific Publishing Co. HD60.5.C6V47 2014 658.4'080951-dc23 2013040320 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Business enterprises-Law and legislation-China. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vermander, Benoît, 1960– Corporate social responsibility in China : a vision, an assessment and a blueprint / by Benoit Vermander (Fudan University, China). ![]() CHENNAI 22/10/13 3:39 PM Published by World Scientific Publishing Co.CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CHINA A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint 8877_9789814520775_tp.indd 1 22/10/13 3:39 PM b1632 Corporate Social Responsibility in China: A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint This page intentionally left blank b1632_FM.indd ii 8:54:43 AM CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CHINA A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint Benoit Vermander Fudan University, China World Scientific NEW JERSEY Piecing videos together is a case of trimming, dragging, and dropping. It means everything is nicely laid out, and everything is easy to find. The UI takes more than a bit of inspiration from Canva, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s got everything most users will need, no more, no less. This beginner’s video editing software runs in your browser - so, no need for a high-performance computer. Read our full Wondershare Filmora review Best beginner's video editor for social media marketersĬlipchamp is a great place to start your video editing journey, tailor-made for those new to video editing and those who want to make a lot of good-looking videos fast. It’s probably the best video editing software for beginners for striking a happy medium between having lots of features and total ease-of-use. Wondershare Filmora is all about giving novices powerful, AI-driven tools that intuit what they want and give it to them. There’s even direct integration with stock asset repositories like Giphy, Pixabay and Unsplash from within Filmora itself, making it a strong piece of video editing software for beginners, or even more advanced users looking for a professional stock library. Novice users will find familiarity in the video editing software’s straightforward timeline view, and find it easier to edit with handy, animated tooltips.īuilt-in screen recording is a welcome feature not often found in video editing software, while absolute beginners will appreciate the option to change a clip’s aspect ratio, trim its duration and add over 20 filters to it at the click of a button. If you can get past some interface quirks, Wondershare’s Filmora is one of our top choices for best beginner's video editing software for beginners. Read our full CyberLink PowerDirector review Best budget video editor for beginners There’s also a free version - PowerDirector Essentials - but we felt this lacked a lot of features found in the paid-for editions. PowerDirector is available through a monthly/annual subscription or via a one-off payment for the lifetime license, with upgrade options. Throw in titling tools, transitions, and effects, and you have a pretty powerful video editing program for beginners and experienced editors alike. We appreciated the fact that the software could handle a range of projects, from small editing jobs to complex final cuts without impacting stability and performance.ĭuring our tests, we were especially impressed with the inclusion of keyframing tools and a good-sized animation library. Everything is where it should be, everything works as it should do. If you’re even vaguely familiar with software for editing videos, you’ll be right at home with PowerDirector. But it’s undeniably easy to use thanks to its relaxed and efficient interface. CyberLink PowerDirector isn’t exactly a video editor for beginners - it’s ostensibly for prosumers, so it’s a lot more advanced than many we’ve tested for newcomers. ![]() Items are available for purchase in this game.Inotia 4 is an exciting role-playing game for Android and iOS devices that serves as the latest installment in the popular RPG saga from Com2uS.* iOS 7.0 and up is required starting with v1.2.5. Device Settings> Select the corresponding app> Choose either to enable/disable access You can always change access permission settings whenever you'd like. ※ Please note that you can still enjoy the service excluding features related to the above without giving access permissions. Photos: The permission is required to save/load game screens and change profile pictures for HIVE members. Camera: The permission is required to take profile pictures for HIVE members. Listen to stories of each villager and monster to unfold other mysteries.Īccess permissions are requested in order for us to provide you with the following service when you use the app. Exclusive Sub-quests Ready To Be UnraveledĮnjoy other sub-quests in each region of the Inotian continent besides the main story.Īs you accomplish the quests, you will get your hands on some extraordinary items. A Tragic Destiny and Other Schemes await the Shadow Assassin and the Channel of LightĪ breathless chase-and-run story where the two heroes meet companions, enemies, and monsters Be immersed in emotions as the darkness and light contradicts in force. Once all mercenaries are recruited, 20 or more unique 'mercenary skills' will help you along your journey.ĭry deserts and freezing snowfields, mysterious forests and dark dungeons.Ĥ00 maps with various themes to roam through! Mercenaries can be recruited to your party anytime and anywhere. Combine all skills to customize your party's strategy. TouchArcade: "Inotia 4 will have you mashing buttons, switching hot keys, pondering talent points and beating on artillery turtles without so much as a second thought."Ĭapsule Computers: "The Chronicles of Inotia IV: Assassin of Berkel.It has the art, the storyline, and the style going for it."Ĩ Days a Geek: "Inotia 4 may just be that missing game you’re looking for."Ĭhoose from 6 classes Black Knight, Assassin, Warlock, Priest, and Ranger.ġ5 different skills are added to each class. If you previously played the free version, you can load your old data through data backup SAVE/LOAD. Thank you for your patience and feedback! All known issues will be fixed in future versions. In case of experiencing missing save data file, please re-login to Com2uS hub to load latest save data file With improved graphics and storyline from the previous Inotia games, get wrapped up in battles against goblins, orcs, and more!Ī new hero awaits to be released from the shadows in this all-new Inotian continent mobile RPG action game. ![]() Stride along with Kiyan, the Shadow Tribe's virtuoso, and Eara, the powerful Channel of Light, in their fantasy adventure story. The App Store's number 1 RPG chronicles of the Inotian continent has returned with more action and more thrills with exciting party mechanics and other mystical journeys. The Inotia saga has been brought to the next level! 《Inotia 4 PLUS》 Which side will you choose when two epic forces rise again? ![]() To move cards, the player can build sequences of alternating colors on the tableau, such as a black Jack on a red Queen on a black King. The four Klondike Solitaire’s foundation piles are empty at the beginning of the game. The top card of each tableau pile is turned face up, and the rest of the cards are face down. The remaining cards from the Klondike Solitaire’s stockpile, which the player can draw from when needed. The Klondike Solitaire’s tableau is made up of seven piles of cards, with the first pile containing one card, the second pile containing two cards, and so on, with the seventh pile containing seven cards. The objective of the online Klondike Solitaire game is to move all the cards from the tableau to the foundation piles, building the cards up in suits from Ace to King. It is believed that the game Klondike Solitaire was often played by gold miners during the Klondike Gold Rush, who used playing cards as a means of passing the time during long winter nights. ![]() The game of Klondike Solitaire is named after the Klondike region of Canada, where gold was discovered in the late 19th century. Klondike Solitaire is an online game that is played for free with a standard deck of 52 cards and is known for its simple, yet challenging gameplay. In the world of solitaire, the game of Klondike Solitaire is a classic and widely popular online single-player card game that has been enjoyed by people all over the world for decades. The game is completed when all cards are collected in four foundation piles in the correct order and sorted by suit. To reveal cards and add them to the waste pile, simply click on the stock located in the upper left corner. In situations where there are no available moves left on the tableau, you can start introducing new cards from the stockpile.You may move cards onto and off the foundations.As soon as any of the seven tableau columns is empty, you can move the King or a pile starting with the King (and only the King) to an empty space.When you move an open card from the pile, the underlying closed card is turned over.Instead of dragging cards to a foundation, you have the option to double-click them. You can drag card piles from one tableau column to another.You can always start building a pile with any card, not necessarily the King. ![]() You can only stack cards in descending order (King, Queen, Jack, Ten, etc.), alternating suit colors (red, black, red, black, etc.).
Hollywood contributed to the atmosphere by denying work to actors, writers, directors, and others who professed “leftist” leanings. The Taft-Hartley Act made it a crime for a union to have an officer who was a member of the Communist Party, and the Attorney General created a list of alleged Communist front organizations. State and local governments followed suit with similar programs of their own. This foreign policy debate took place within an atmosphere of growing alarm over a Communist threat at home that was partly generated by President Truman himself with the 1947 Loyalty-Security Program, which required government employees to sign loyalty oaths and cast suspicion upon “leftists,” citizens who held ideas perceived to be Communist-inspired. Nonetheless, its authors recommended that the United States try to persuade the Soviets that America had no aggressive intentions toward them and that the two countries could, in fact, coexist peacefully. ![]() A 1946 report to President Truman prepared by advisors Clark Clifford and George Elsey concluded that the Soviet Union was an expansionist power, not only in pursuit of world domination but utterly convinced that it could not coexist with the United States. In the five years after World War II policy makers in Washington debated Soviet intentions and the possibility of achieving peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. ![]() The “iron curtain” that separated the free nations of Western Europe from the Soviet-occupied states of the East was firmly in place. The Soviets pursued an expansionist policy that, by 1948, had brought Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia under its sway. The United States and its allies, on the other hand, were more interested in rebuilding Germany than in extracting reparations, and they demanded independent governments throughout Eastern Europe. Moreover, since Russia had experienced two devastating wars in thirty years, losing close to forty million people, the Soviets wanted to establish a buffer zone of friendly Soviet-controlled governments around them to ensure that no land attack would ever threaten Russia again. To insure that it would never attack them again, they insisted that Germany - which had been divided into American, British, French, and Soviet occupation zones - be stripped of its ability to make war. The Soviets demanded that Germany make huge payments to repair the damage it did to their country. The former allies disagreed on many issues, but the chief source of conflict was the question of what to do about defeated Germany and Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe. When peace came in 1945, relations did not improve. Text analysis and close reading questionsĮven during World War II, when the United States and the Soviet Union were allied against Nazi Germany, relations between the two nations were characterized by tension and distrust.Text analysis and close reading questions with answer key.The student version of this lesson, an interactive PDF, includes all of the above, except the responses to the close reading questions and the follow-up assignment. Finally, the fourth exercise challenges students to recommend specific actions to implement the policies of NSC 68. It is not only an exercise in drawing inferences but also an exercise in close reading because each argument contains a word that is key to identifying its corresponding policy. The third asks students to match policy options with arguments against them. The second considers how the authors of NSC 68 relied on the connotations of words to help make their case. The first interactive exercise explores vocabulary in context. ![]() The former includes a background essay, a textual analysis with close reading questions and responses, four interactive exercises, and an optional follow-up assignment. This lesson is divided into two parts, a teacher’s guide and a student version, both accessible below. Through close reading this lesson examines key passages from the report’s critical early sections to help students see why the United States believed it had to confront the Soviet Union and why the Cold War spread beyond Europe to become a global conflict. To understand America’s actions during the Cold War, it is essential to understand NSC 68 - the 1950 report, requested by President Truman and prepared by the National Security Council (NSC), that guided American foreign policy for nearly forty years.
|
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |