Is there a link between Feminism & Communism?
Excerpt #1: "...Many early feminists and advocates of women's rights were considered left-wing by their contemporaries.[32] Feminist pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft was influenced by the radical thinker Thomas Paine. Many notable leftists have been strong supporters of sexual equality, such as: the Marxists Rosa Luxemburg, Clara Zetkin and Alexandra Kollontai, the anarchist Emma Goldman, and the socialists Helen Keller and Annie Besant.[33][34] Marxists such as Clara Zetkin[35][36] and Alexandra Kollontai [37][38] however, though supporters of radical social equality for women, opposed feminism on the grounds that it was a bourgeois ideology. Marxists were responsible for organizing the first International Womens Day events. [39] In more recent times the women's liberation movement is closely connected to the New Left and other new social movements that challenged the orthodoxies of the Old Left. Socialist feminism (e.g.Freedom Socialist Party, Radical Women) and Marxist feminism (e.g. Selma James) saw themselves as a part of the left that challenged what they perceive to be male-dominated and sexist structures within the left. Liberal feminism is closely connected with left-liberalism, and the left-wing of mainstream American politics. (e.g. the National Organization for Women). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics ======================================… Excerpt#2: "...Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. ......................................… The first IWD was observed on 19 March 1911 in Germany following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. --------------------------------------… Demonstrations marking International Women's Day in Russia proved to be the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917.[citation needed] Following the October Revolution, the Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai persuaded Lenin to make it an official holiday in the Soviet Union, and it was established, but was a working day until 1965. On May 8, 1965 by the decree of the USSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet International Women's Day was declared as a non working day in the USSR "in commemoration of the outstanding merits of Soviet women in communistic construction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day
Politics - 8 Answers
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Yes, funny thing about liberals feminist the defended adulator Clinton and abandoned Palin
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Some extreme feminists view capitalism as a patriarchal system. That is, they feel it is dominated by men. The only way (in their view) to achieve female-male equality and eliminate patriarchy is to eliminate capitalism. By establishing a socialist system, female-male equality was ensured. In this way, yes, some feminists are linked to communists.
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Modern feminism is nothing but institutionalized racism. It's nothing but the hatred and demonization of white Christian men.
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really? helen keller? derp derp bwaaaa!
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What a dumb-ass idea. Equal rights for people regardless of how they're born is called "democracy" or "civil rights". Communism is an ECONOMIC system.
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No. It's called equal rights for all. But I thank you kindly for exposing the Republican/right wing hate for and desire to subjugate women. ##
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Jesus, don't post on here until you learn the difference between social ideology, human rights, form of government, political system and economics.
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The link is tenuous at best. There are plenty of women out there who are successful on their own without the need for centralized economic planning. What you are really doing is denigrating women by saying that women are not competent to succeed in a capitalist system. There are plenty of successful businesswomen out there that prove you are sadly mistaken. You are also citing a defunct system that brought everybody down to the lowest common denominator. Most women I know want nothing to do with such a system. A Soviet-style economic system simply won't work. Stop clinging to a failed ideology, or trying to use feminism as a way of promoting your political aims.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
can soemone help me proofread this
can soemone help me proofread this?
World War I, was an event mainly produced by imperialism, which is the ambition of power and property and nationalism, the respect for ones country, Patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in Europe where the social classes first started to reveal for a balanced social structure, since it was divided into high(aristocracy) and low classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. Luxemburg strongly defended in her pamphlet “The Junius,†the labor communities, encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, to grow economically, and equally as the other classes. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not as exploited “modern slave.†But, because of their traditional beliefs and partisanship of their country, unfortunately the working class did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, she is against the WWI not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected as well. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits .It became the least confidential system, because their members were the first ones in giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorship, the rulers tend to control media. They tend to censor books or change the given information that might testify against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality.
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1st sentence : run on.
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World War I was an event mainly produced by nationalism, which is the ambition of power and belief in the greatness of one's country and unquestioned patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in western Europe where the social classes first started to call for a balanced social structure, since it was divided into high(aristocracy) and low classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. her pamphlet “The Junius,†Luxemburg strongly defended the labor communities, encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, to grow economically, and equally as the other classes. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not as exploited “modern slaves.†But because of their traditional beliefs and partisanship of their country, the working class, unfortunately, did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, therfore, Luxemborg was against the war not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits .It became the least confidential system because their members were the first ones in giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tend to control media. They tended to censor books or change the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality. There. I don't agree with your premise about the causes of WWI. It was more about nationalism, national rivarlies and treaty obligations than imperialism. Also the bourgeoisie had much to lose in the war as well.
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I found at list six mistakes and I didn't even read it that carefully.
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riverotter1968's revision is pretty good. I'd modify it the last paragraph a bit, as follows: Before: Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tend to control media. They tended to censor books or change the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality After: Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tended to control the media. They censored books or changed the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind to reality
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World War I was an event mainly produced by Imperialism, and Nationalism. The prior is the ambition of power and property. The latter is respect for ones country, and is also known as Patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in Europe where the social classes first started to reveal a balanced social structure, since it was divided into upper(aristocracy) and lower classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. Luxemburg strongly supported the labor communities in her pamphlet “The Junius,†by encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, and to flourish economically. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not become exploited as “modern slaves.†But, because of their traditional beliefs and the partisanship of their country, the working class did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, Luxemburg was against WWI not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected as well. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits. It system was not confidential because their members were the first ones giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorships, the rulers tend to control media. They tend to censor books or change the given information that might testify against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind from reality.
World War I, was an event mainly produced by imperialism, which is the ambition of power and property and nationalism, the respect for ones country, Patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in Europe where the social classes first started to reveal for a balanced social structure, since it was divided into high(aristocracy) and low classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. Luxemburg strongly defended in her pamphlet “The Junius,†the labor communities, encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, to grow economically, and equally as the other classes. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not as exploited “modern slave.†But, because of their traditional beliefs and partisanship of their country, unfortunately the working class did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, she is against the WWI not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected as well. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits .It became the least confidential system, because their members were the first ones in giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorship, the rulers tend to control media. They tend to censor books or change the given information that might testify against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality.
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1st sentence : run on.
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World War I was an event mainly produced by nationalism, which is the ambition of power and belief in the greatness of one's country and unquestioned patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in western Europe where the social classes first started to call for a balanced social structure, since it was divided into high(aristocracy) and low classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. her pamphlet “The Junius,†Luxemburg strongly defended the labor communities, encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, to grow economically, and equally as the other classes. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not as exploited “modern slaves.†But because of their traditional beliefs and partisanship of their country, the working class, unfortunately, did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, therfore, Luxemborg was against the war not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits .It became the least confidential system because their members were the first ones in giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tend to control media. They tended to censor books or change the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality. There. I don't agree with your premise about the causes of WWI. It was more about nationalism, national rivarlies and treaty obligations than imperialism. Also the bourgeoisie had much to lose in the war as well.
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I found at list six mistakes and I didn't even read it that carefully.
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riverotter1968's revision is pretty good. I'd modify it the last paragraph a bit, as follows: Before: Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tend to control media. They tended to censor books or change the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind of reality After: Like in most dictatorships, the rulers of the Axis powers tended to control the media. They censored books or changed the given information that might be used against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind to reality
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World War I was an event mainly produced by Imperialism, and Nationalism. The prior is the ambition of power and property. The latter is respect for ones country, and is also known as Patriotism. These sentiments were most felt in Europe where the social classes first started to reveal a balanced social structure, since it was divided into upper(aristocracy) and lower classes. A supporter of these facts was Rosa Luxemburg, a German Marxist and revolutionary for the Social Democratic Party of this period. Luxemburg strongly supported the labor communities in her pamphlet “The Junius,†by encouraging them to fight for their rights and opportunities, and to flourish economically. She wanted the proletarians to be treated decently and not become exploited as “modern slaves.†But, because of their traditional beliefs and the partisanship of their country, the working class did not collaborate for their own benefits. As a whole, Luxemburg was against WWI not only because of the causes but also of its effects, such as the endless physical and economic destruction of the territories affected as well. According to Luxemburg, the Bourgeoisie society went over its limits. It system was not confidential because their members were the first ones giving false information to the public. Like in most dictatorships, the rulers tend to control media. They tend to censor books or change the given information that might testify against the government. Basically the bourgeoisie were making the lower classes blind from reality.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Please proof-read this essay
Please proof-read this essay?
During the 20th Century man had grown so intelligent and greedy that we started the single largest war man has ever witnessed, The Second World War. It killed almost 52 million people and left almost all of Europe destroyed. The single event that sparked it was Hitler’s greed for power and conquest. By 1939 Austria and Czechoslovakia had fallen into his hands and on September 1st 1939 he attacked Poland and then the following year he took France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Holland, Denmark and Norway. Then on June 22 1941 he attacked the Soviet Union. When his entail attack “Operation Barbarossa†failed he launched “Fall Blau†which sparked the largest single battle in history, the Battle of Stalingrad and turned the tide of the war and stopped Hitler from grabbing a hold of the USSR. In the summer of 1941 the German Whermacht was advancing with staggering speed though the Soviet landscape. The German spearhead groups called “Armee Gruppe†advanced and encircled millions of men. (Stalingrad 2) By October the Germans reached the outskirts of Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. Just as the Germans get ready to encircle the Capital, winter sets in; the temperature drops as much as 30 Celsius in a day! By this time the Soviets have lost over 70 million people, 10 million pounds of metal ore, and over 800 million pounds of bread!(Order 227 1) Still on December 5th Stalin orders an offensive to push back the German army. By February 1942 the Germans hold the front stable but are pushed back ~100 KM from Moscow. (Stalingrad – the … 1) When Hitler realized that he could not take Moscow he started planning the next major offensive for 1942. By the time the Germans stopped the offensive for the winter Hitler had the final bugs worked out. When Hitler tells his generals they are outraged and think that an offence on Moscow would throw the Soviets into civil war and they would give up soon after. Hitler strongly disagrees with this and thinks that he will pay too many casualties for not a large reward. (Operation Blue 1) The plan for “Fall Blau†called for “Heeresgruppe Sud†to use the doctrine of Blitzkrieg (or lighting war) to overrun Soviet positions and reach the cities of Buka and Stalingrad. Buka was an extremely important position because it produced over 50 percent of the soviet oil and the Germans by this time realized that they would need more and more oil to support their Panzer divisions. (Operation Blue 1) In the middle of July the German armies advanced, as the 6th and 4th panzer armies established positions on the Don, at the same time Italian, Hungarian and Romanian armies occupied the beaches to prevent the soviets from counter attacking. Mean while the German 17th army advanced into the Cossacks along with the 1st Panzer army. (Operation Blue 1) By October of 1942 the Hungarian, Romania and Italian expeditionary forces were holding the Don from a possible Soviet counter attack, the German 6th army had entered Stalingrad and elements of the 4th panzer army where ordered to hold the line and never to leave Stalingrad. When Hitler sees how well the 4th and 6th armies are doing he orders elements of the 4th panzer army to move down to the south to support the German offensive. A week later for a strange reason Hitler takes personal command of “Heeresgruppe Sud†and splits it up into two different blocks called, “Heeresgruppe Sud-A and Sud-B†This way he believes that the units will be more mobile and will be able to strike from different directions. Soon he thinks his plan is working so e pulls back the whole 4th panzer army to the north in to Stalingrad while the Romania and Italian troops cover the flanks. (Operation Blue 2) Hitler, by this time, thinks his operation is a great success and takes the Soviets by surprise. He believes that it’s impossible for the Soviets to launch an offensive, but he is wrong. He did not know the Soviets secret weapon, massive reserve troops. Stalin calls down over 100 divisions from all over the Soviet Union, from Moscow, to the Far East defense force. This sets motion to the great battle of Stalingrad. (Walter 31) As the small isolated pockets hold Stalingrad the German air force attacks almost every building in the city down to the ground. The Russians hold out fiercely and try offensive operation to break though the small pockets but they don’t know the trouble brewing to the north of them. The Soviets mass great amount of intelligent and figure that the Romanians have low morale and are supplies with poor weapons, so they chose their target. Then in November the Germans are taken by surprise when they learn they are about to be encircled. German generals pled for the 6th and 4th armies to be pulled out but Hitler insists they stay. (Germans Defeated at … 2) By this time Herman Goring has convinced Hitler that he can supply the whole army daily if he gets the planes and the manpower. Soon massive amounts of both the Luftwaffe and the Red Air Force are moved in and around Stalingrad. (Germans Defeated at … 1) Then the full encirclement is complete and over 200,000 thousand men are encircled in Stalingrad. They defend the city fiercely for every foot of the city. (Stalingrad the fateful… 3) The German defensive is so well organized that the standard living time for a soviet soldier that is send in Stalingrad is under 12 hours! Soon by the end of the battle for every German dead there were 8 Russians that died. By January the Russians where gaining ground quickly and the German armies where poorly supplies because of the massive amount of Russian aircraft that shot over 600 transport planes with lots of cargo. (Wehrmacht Slaughtered 1) While the airplanes where being shot down like ducks in a cage the troops on the ground were fighting in a city of ruin. Over 80 percent of the city was destroyed by the German air force. Also the few tanks that where left could do little to support the defense of the city. As many of them had to maneuver around corners and where shot by Russian infantry easily. The Soviet army found it very hard to control sectors therefore this is where new soviet doctrines appeared. Generals used the tactic of mass defense where they would stash people on the front line and leave few if any reserve troops. But this did not work as well as though it would because when the Russians overran the Germans and advanced the Germans would pick up their weapons and start attacking from behind. (Stalingrad 8) By 1943 the Army size of 200,000 was sunk down to less than 90,000. When Hitler announced that Paules would be promoted to Field General he declined and the next day surrendered all his men and the battle was won.(World War Two 1942 – 1943 3) Even though the Germans only took 110,000 deaths in the encirclements the soviets had a staggering one million deaths. By the summer the Russians had fully recovered and advanced to the Don River. (Stalingrad 10) The retreat to the Don was a hard one for the German soldiers. After Rock stock was taken the Whermacht was forced to retreat back to the mainland and give up the offensive, if they stayed they would have endangered an encirclement of over 1 million men. During the Soviet offensive in the summer is where the Germans scored their last victories in hopes of distracting the Russians while the armies moved across the rivers and took up defensive positions.(Germany Defeated at … 3-4) During this horrible war over 50 million people died and 18 million of them where from the Soviet Union. This shows us how violent we are as people and how far we will go for greed and power.
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OMG...
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replace "man" with people or human beings
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One overall comment: watch your verb tenses. Sometimes you use the present tense - "Hitler sees" - and sometimes you use the past - "the city was destroyed." It should all be in the past tense.
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DAMMMMMNNNNNNN!!!! u better ace this. ( u spelled 'were' wrong in the freakin tenth paragraph)
During the 20th Century man had grown so intelligent and greedy that we started the single largest war man has ever witnessed, The Second World War. It killed almost 52 million people and left almost all of Europe destroyed. The single event that sparked it was Hitler’s greed for power and conquest. By 1939 Austria and Czechoslovakia had fallen into his hands and on September 1st 1939 he attacked Poland and then the following year he took France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Holland, Denmark and Norway. Then on June 22 1941 he attacked the Soviet Union. When his entail attack “Operation Barbarossa†failed he launched “Fall Blau†which sparked the largest single battle in history, the Battle of Stalingrad and turned the tide of the war and stopped Hitler from grabbing a hold of the USSR. In the summer of 1941 the German Whermacht was advancing with staggering speed though the Soviet landscape. The German spearhead groups called “Armee Gruppe†advanced and encircled millions of men. (Stalingrad 2) By October the Germans reached the outskirts of Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. Just as the Germans get ready to encircle the Capital, winter sets in; the temperature drops as much as 30 Celsius in a day! By this time the Soviets have lost over 70 million people, 10 million pounds of metal ore, and over 800 million pounds of bread!(Order 227 1) Still on December 5th Stalin orders an offensive to push back the German army. By February 1942 the Germans hold the front stable but are pushed back ~100 KM from Moscow. (Stalingrad – the … 1) When Hitler realized that he could not take Moscow he started planning the next major offensive for 1942. By the time the Germans stopped the offensive for the winter Hitler had the final bugs worked out. When Hitler tells his generals they are outraged and think that an offence on Moscow would throw the Soviets into civil war and they would give up soon after. Hitler strongly disagrees with this and thinks that he will pay too many casualties for not a large reward. (Operation Blue 1) The plan for “Fall Blau†called for “Heeresgruppe Sud†to use the doctrine of Blitzkrieg (or lighting war) to overrun Soviet positions and reach the cities of Buka and Stalingrad. Buka was an extremely important position because it produced over 50 percent of the soviet oil and the Germans by this time realized that they would need more and more oil to support their Panzer divisions. (Operation Blue 1) In the middle of July the German armies advanced, as the 6th and 4th panzer armies established positions on the Don, at the same time Italian, Hungarian and Romanian armies occupied the beaches to prevent the soviets from counter attacking. Mean while the German 17th army advanced into the Cossacks along with the 1st Panzer army. (Operation Blue 1) By October of 1942 the Hungarian, Romania and Italian expeditionary forces were holding the Don from a possible Soviet counter attack, the German 6th army had entered Stalingrad and elements of the 4th panzer army where ordered to hold the line and never to leave Stalingrad. When Hitler sees how well the 4th and 6th armies are doing he orders elements of the 4th panzer army to move down to the south to support the German offensive. A week later for a strange reason Hitler takes personal command of “Heeresgruppe Sud†and splits it up into two different blocks called, “Heeresgruppe Sud-A and Sud-B†This way he believes that the units will be more mobile and will be able to strike from different directions. Soon he thinks his plan is working so e pulls back the whole 4th panzer army to the north in to Stalingrad while the Romania and Italian troops cover the flanks. (Operation Blue 2) Hitler, by this time, thinks his operation is a great success and takes the Soviets by surprise. He believes that it’s impossible for the Soviets to launch an offensive, but he is wrong. He did not know the Soviets secret weapon, massive reserve troops. Stalin calls down over 100 divisions from all over the Soviet Union, from Moscow, to the Far East defense force. This sets motion to the great battle of Stalingrad. (Walter 31) As the small isolated pockets hold Stalingrad the German air force attacks almost every building in the city down to the ground. The Russians hold out fiercely and try offensive operation to break though the small pockets but they don’t know the trouble brewing to the north of them. The Soviets mass great amount of intelligent and figure that the Romanians have low morale and are supplies with poor weapons, so they chose their target. Then in November the Germans are taken by surprise when they learn they are about to be encircled. German generals pled for the 6th and 4th armies to be pulled out but Hitler insists they stay. (Germans Defeated at … 2) By this time Herman Goring has convinced Hitler that he can supply the whole army daily if he gets the planes and the manpower. Soon massive amounts of both the Luftwaffe and the Red Air Force are moved in and around Stalingrad. (Germans Defeated at … 1) Then the full encirclement is complete and over 200,000 thousand men are encircled in Stalingrad. They defend the city fiercely for every foot of the city. (Stalingrad the fateful… 3) The German defensive is so well organized that the standard living time for a soviet soldier that is send in Stalingrad is under 12 hours! Soon by the end of the battle for every German dead there were 8 Russians that died. By January the Russians where gaining ground quickly and the German armies where poorly supplies because of the massive amount of Russian aircraft that shot over 600 transport planes with lots of cargo. (Wehrmacht Slaughtered 1) While the airplanes where being shot down like ducks in a cage the troops on the ground were fighting in a city of ruin. Over 80 percent of the city was destroyed by the German air force. Also the few tanks that where left could do little to support the defense of the city. As many of them had to maneuver around corners and where shot by Russian infantry easily. The Soviet army found it very hard to control sectors therefore this is where new soviet doctrines appeared. Generals used the tactic of mass defense where they would stash people on the front line and leave few if any reserve troops. But this did not work as well as though it would because when the Russians overran the Germans and advanced the Germans would pick up their weapons and start attacking from behind. (Stalingrad 8) By 1943 the Army size of 200,000 was sunk down to less than 90,000. When Hitler announced that Paules would be promoted to Field General he declined and the next day surrendered all his men and the battle was won.(World War Two 1942 – 1943 3) Even though the Germans only took 110,000 deaths in the encirclements the soviets had a staggering one million deaths. By the summer the Russians had fully recovered and advanced to the Don River. (Stalingrad 10) The retreat to the Don was a hard one for the German soldiers. After Rock stock was taken the Whermacht was forced to retreat back to the mainland and give up the offensive, if they stayed they would have endangered an encirclement of over 1 million men. During the Soviet offensive in the summer is where the Germans scored their last victories in hopes of distracting the Russians while the armies moved across the rivers and took up defensive positions.(Germany Defeated at … 3-4) During this horrible war over 50 million people died and 18 million of them where from the Soviet Union. This shows us how violent we are as people and how far we will go for greed and power.
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OMG...
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replace "man" with people or human beings
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One overall comment: watch your verb tenses. Sometimes you use the present tense - "Hitler sees" - and sometimes you use the past - "the city was destroyed." It should all be in the past tense.
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DAMMMMMNNNNNNN!!!! u better ace this. ( u spelled 'were' wrong in the freakin tenth paragraph)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Why won't the American education system have a requirement for children to speak two languages
Why won't the American education system have a requirement for children to speak two languages?
Like the way they do it in Luxembourg and other countries in Europe. At home and wherever they speak English, but they learn different languages in school to the point of fluency. The first years of primary school are in English, before changing to Spanish, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to either Chinese or French or German. I say Chinese or French because both are tied at as the third most spoken language in America; German is the fourth, but it'll be easier to learn since both English and German are in the same language family. But I think Chinese would be more helpful. Why don't we do this? It's ignorance that no one knows how to speak a different languages while in Europe it's a requirement to speak at least one more language. Spanish is being a must in the working world, why don't we solve the problem by ensuring that all children can speak the language?
Languages - 11 Answers
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because americans don't need to learn other languages, they don't even know geography or anything outside of the states, they are too narrow minded.
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it's not a requirement. but the resources are available. i just learned spanish. now im learning french. but in highschool u hafta take atleast one foreign language class for 4 yrs.. well in my school that's how it was.
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Because in Europe, there are so many little countries that speak different languages and they are so close together. Your little chinese or french theory is ridiculous, because Chinese is one of the most complicated languages to learn. Why don't YOU provide the money for all of the new teachers that your supposed good idea will need?
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The problem is that MOST students in the U.S. start taking the languages in 9th grade. They should implement a foreign language starting in elementary schools. Don't blame the government, because people have the resources to learn, but MOST don't take learning foreign languages seriously. Why? They live in a place where English is the de facto language, and have no need of learning any other languages. I wouldn't say Spanish is a "must" in the working world, but it is a plus in business...that is why I have been studying it since the 7th grade and plan on learning it to fluency. Most people will not learn because they believe that they will never use it and believe that everyone should learn English. I believe languages are important and fun, and that is why I am learning Hindi, Marathi, and Spanish. I agree with you, that we should have a more developed foreign language program in the United States, considering our other programs are well developed.
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I don't know ask the president why not? Sorry can't help you there.
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It's truly rediculous. Schools don't even treat it as a language, it's an "elective", implying that it isn't important. Our language program is weak, and it's reflecting badly on the country as a whole. To compensate, I go to Saturday school to learn a language to fluency. Really, though, Americans should.
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Because that would make sense. Also because so many Americans are afraid of other cultures. I speak Spanish because I lived in Mexico. I took 4 years of German in high school and I don't remember very much. It is amazing how much offense monolingual people take when they here people speaking another language.
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It's an interesting idea - and I couldn't agree more that children in the US should learn additional languages. You're right...it's ignorance - plain, arrogant ignorance - that our kids aren't multilingual. It's ridiculous that we typically start language education at about 12 years old, just the time when the critical period for language acquisition ends...it's as if people don't want our kids to become fluent in any other languages.
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Because of too many people who think, "Why don't YOU provide the money for all of the new teachers that your supposed good idea will need?" America is an egocentric, nationalist country comprised of narrow-minded people who think one language (English) is "good enough". It is unfortunate, because it is a shortcoming that the rest of the multilingual world laughs at. It would be great if all American children could at least speak Spanish, which is the language spoken second most frequently in the U.S. You are on the right track, and I applaud your insight.
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Why should we have to learn Spanish? It's not important here in the US! Chinese is not the third most spoken language in America! "The first years of primary school are in English, before changing to Spanish, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to either Chinese or French or German. I say Chinese or French because both are tied at as the third most spoken language in America; German is the fourth, but it'll be easier to learn since both English and German are in the same language family. But I think Chinese would be more helpful." Isn't that what the American government made it to be in schools? Why don't we change that: Learn English, then Chinese, then give them a choice of learning any other language they want after the second year? Instead of making them "requirements" in high school, but yet you could choose whatever is available in the semester, which makes up a sizable class the college or university that you attend? Some high schools even have Latin, a language which no one speaks anymore, as a common language. Unless you plan on working for the church, courts or comparative linguistics otherwise you do not need Latin, with the exception of some scientific nomenclatures which some guy used Latin to make, which in my opinion is more useful when expressed in Greek. Because most of those terms were from Greek first. Why don't they teach Modern Greek in American schools: most medical terms are in Greek. "Spanish is being a must in the working world": Are you serious? Spanish isn't even spoken in the working world! English is. Why don't you go tell these Spanish speakers to LEARN ENGLISH?! The American welfare system is corrupted no thanks to them! I wonder what languages you do speak that was learned in school which you learned fluently because you learned it all in school?! If Spanish is the second most spoken language in the US, then how come there's plenty more learners of Chinese than Spanish. Many parents are hiring tutors and teachers to teach themselves and their tots to learn Chinese, not Spanish! Most of the Spanish books in bookstores don't even sell. Most other language books sell more than Spanish here in the USA!!!
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Until the 1970's, taking a foreign language in secondary school was a requirement in the United States for anyone who was planning on going to college (i.e. college bound). During that time, German and Latin were the languages taken by students who planned to major in the technical fields. French and Spanish were usually taken by students who were just trying to satisfy a minimum requirement for college admission. I think learning a foreign language should be made a requirement again for students who plan on attending college. However, I don't think that it should be a requirement for high school graduation. Nowadays, German and Latin might better be served by Russian, Chinese or Brazilian Portuguese instead. Learning Spanish to communicate with Hispanic employees in the business world is an entirely different argument. Here, I believe it should be strictly optional for an English-speaking American as to whether or not they want to learn Spanish. Trying to make it mandatory will only be met with resentment and an eventual backlash from Anglophonic Americans. Besides, most foreigners, including Mexicans, do remarkably well at learning English and can communicate with their American co-workers in English if they have to. Personally, I worked many years in a large company with three Mexican-born people for whom English was a second language. Not being able to speak fluent Spanish with them was never a problem. In fact, since I learned the Castilian or "White man's Spanish" as they called it, and which they don't like, it was actually better that I didn't try to converse with them in Spanish.
Like the way they do it in Luxembourg and other countries in Europe. At home and wherever they speak English, but they learn different languages in school to the point of fluency. The first years of primary school are in English, before changing to Spanish, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to either Chinese or French or German. I say Chinese or French because both are tied at as the third most spoken language in America; German is the fourth, but it'll be easier to learn since both English and German are in the same language family. But I think Chinese would be more helpful. Why don't we do this? It's ignorance that no one knows how to speak a different languages while in Europe it's a requirement to speak at least one more language. Spanish is being a must in the working world, why don't we solve the problem by ensuring that all children can speak the language?
Languages - 11 Answers
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because americans don't need to learn other languages, they don't even know geography or anything outside of the states, they are too narrow minded.
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it's not a requirement. but the resources are available. i just learned spanish. now im learning french. but in highschool u hafta take atleast one foreign language class for 4 yrs.. well in my school that's how it was.
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Because in Europe, there are so many little countries that speak different languages and they are so close together. Your little chinese or french theory is ridiculous, because Chinese is one of the most complicated languages to learn. Why don't YOU provide the money for all of the new teachers that your supposed good idea will need?
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The problem is that MOST students in the U.S. start taking the languages in 9th grade. They should implement a foreign language starting in elementary schools. Don't blame the government, because people have the resources to learn, but MOST don't take learning foreign languages seriously. Why? They live in a place where English is the de facto language, and have no need of learning any other languages. I wouldn't say Spanish is a "must" in the working world, but it is a plus in business...that is why I have been studying it since the 7th grade and plan on learning it to fluency. Most people will not learn because they believe that they will never use it and believe that everyone should learn English. I believe languages are important and fun, and that is why I am learning Hindi, Marathi, and Spanish. I agree with you, that we should have a more developed foreign language program in the United States, considering our other programs are well developed.
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I don't know ask the president why not? Sorry can't help you there.
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It's truly rediculous. Schools don't even treat it as a language, it's an "elective", implying that it isn't important. Our language program is weak, and it's reflecting badly on the country as a whole. To compensate, I go to Saturday school to learn a language to fluency. Really, though, Americans should.
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Because that would make sense. Also because so many Americans are afraid of other cultures. I speak Spanish because I lived in Mexico. I took 4 years of German in high school and I don't remember very much. It is amazing how much offense monolingual people take when they here people speaking another language.
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It's an interesting idea - and I couldn't agree more that children in the US should learn additional languages. You're right...it's ignorance - plain, arrogant ignorance - that our kids aren't multilingual. It's ridiculous that we typically start language education at about 12 years old, just the time when the critical period for language acquisition ends...it's as if people don't want our kids to become fluent in any other languages.
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Because of too many people who think, "Why don't YOU provide the money for all of the new teachers that your supposed good idea will need?" America is an egocentric, nationalist country comprised of narrow-minded people who think one language (English) is "good enough". It is unfortunate, because it is a shortcoming that the rest of the multilingual world laughs at. It would be great if all American children could at least speak Spanish, which is the language spoken second most frequently in the U.S. You are on the right track, and I applaud your insight.
10 :
Why should we have to learn Spanish? It's not important here in the US! Chinese is not the third most spoken language in America! "The first years of primary school are in English, before changing to Spanish, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to either Chinese or French or German. I say Chinese or French because both are tied at as the third most spoken language in America; German is the fourth, but it'll be easier to learn since both English and German are in the same language family. But I think Chinese would be more helpful." Isn't that what the American government made it to be in schools? Why don't we change that: Learn English, then Chinese, then give them a choice of learning any other language they want after the second year? Instead of making them "requirements" in high school, but yet you could choose whatever is available in the semester, which makes up a sizable class the college or university that you attend? Some high schools even have Latin, a language which no one speaks anymore, as a common language. Unless you plan on working for the church, courts or comparative linguistics otherwise you do not need Latin, with the exception of some scientific nomenclatures which some guy used Latin to make, which in my opinion is more useful when expressed in Greek. Because most of those terms were from Greek first. Why don't they teach Modern Greek in American schools: most medical terms are in Greek. "Spanish is being a must in the working world": Are you serious? Spanish isn't even spoken in the working world! English is. Why don't you go tell these Spanish speakers to LEARN ENGLISH?! The American welfare system is corrupted no thanks to them! I wonder what languages you do speak that was learned in school which you learned fluently because you learned it all in school?! If Spanish is the second most spoken language in the US, then how come there's plenty more learners of Chinese than Spanish. Many parents are hiring tutors and teachers to teach themselves and their tots to learn Chinese, not Spanish! Most of the Spanish books in bookstores don't even sell. Most other language books sell more than Spanish here in the USA!!!
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Until the 1970's, taking a foreign language in secondary school was a requirement in the United States for anyone who was planning on going to college (i.e. college bound). During that time, German and Latin were the languages taken by students who planned to major in the technical fields. French and Spanish were usually taken by students who were just trying to satisfy a minimum requirement for college admission. I think learning a foreign language should be made a requirement again for students who plan on attending college. However, I don't think that it should be a requirement for high school graduation. Nowadays, German and Latin might better be served by Russian, Chinese or Brazilian Portuguese instead. Learning Spanish to communicate with Hispanic employees in the business world is an entirely different argument. Here, I believe it should be strictly optional for an English-speaking American as to whether or not they want to learn Spanish. Trying to make it mandatory will only be met with resentment and an eventual backlash from Anglophonic Americans. Besides, most foreigners, including Mexicans, do remarkably well at learning English and can communicate with their American co-workers in English if they have to. Personally, I worked many years in a large company with three Mexican-born people for whom English was a second language. Not being able to speak fluent Spanish with them was never a problem. In fact, since I learned the Castilian or "White man's Spanish" as they called it, and which they don't like, it was actually better that I didn't try to converse with them in Spanish.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
EMERGENCY!!!!! Are u able to watch this video??? ASAP Please
EMERGENCY!!!!! Are u able to watch this video??? ASAP Please :(?
I disputed this video months ago and NOW ITS BLOCKED AGAIN!!!!!!!! I HATE THIS *(^&*#^)*@#&^$)*@#&^$)@*#&$^!!!! Please test it if it works... Please World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORtVp9ZMaSU Its a World Trade Center Video... And whole description: DESCRIPTIONS AND COPYRIGHT OWNERS INFORMATION ------------------------------------------- This is one most saddest video I made for you all.. Please don't cry..... We always remember 9.11 and we will miss all the victims in 9.11! Thank you... ---------------------------------------- "I have full of Copyright permission of this "World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero)" video. Any other Duplicates without the permission of the video owner is prohibited!" All those separated videos on this "World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero)" are not owned for me. They all somebody else's. *World Trade Center Tower Construction (PBS)* *New York City Night & Day. Bernard Herrmann (Taxi Driver) Theme* *WTC1 North Tower Plane Impact on 9_11 - Naudet* *wtc jumpers not nice* *9_11 Rare Footage* *Never before seen Video of WTC 9_11 attack* *9_11 - WTC 2 - South Tower Collapse* *9_11- South Tower 'Collapse' (Evan Fairbanks)* *9_11 - WTC 1 - North Tower Collapse* *9_11- North Tower 'Collapse' (new video)* *World Trade Center - Fourth of July* ------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Mariah Carey - Hero ©1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Copyright holder: SME (Sony Music Entertainment) ------------------------------------------- All Editing - Title and Credits - Done with software -Editing Program: Sony Vegas Pro 10 -Owner: Sony I do not claim the program to be my own. Sony is the rightful owner of Sony Vegas Pro 10 and the program came as an initial installment as part of Windows 7. ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2011 RomerJon17 Productions ----------------- For reason why is blocked! You have disputed a copyright claim on your video, World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero) . To see the details of the dispute you filed, click here. All content owners have reviewed your video and confirmed their claims to some or all of its content: Entity: SME Content Type: Sound Recording As a result, your video is blocked in these locations: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo - Democratic Republic of, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia - Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Fu*CK HATE ______ NOW!!!!
YouTube - 4 Answers
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It works !!!
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It Works =)
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It's illegal to upload copyrighted material without permission. In practice, you'll find that music companies are the strictest about copyright infringement. It doesn't matter what notices you put on the video, or whether or not you are making money, or how sad your purpose is in making the video. It's still infringement if you haven't obtained permission.
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ummm? it works.
I disputed this video months ago and NOW ITS BLOCKED AGAIN!!!!!!!! I HATE THIS *(^&*#^)*@#&^$)*@#&^$)@*#&$^!!!! Please test it if it works... Please World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORtVp9ZMaSU Its a World Trade Center Video... And whole description: DESCRIPTIONS AND COPYRIGHT OWNERS INFORMATION ------------------------------------------- This is one most saddest video I made for you all.. Please don't cry..... We always remember 9.11 and we will miss all the victims in 9.11! Thank you... ---------------------------------------- "I have full of Copyright permission of this "World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero)" video. Any other Duplicates without the permission of the video owner is prohibited!" All those separated videos on this "World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero)" are not owned for me. They all somebody else's. *World Trade Center Tower Construction (PBS)* *New York City Night & Day. Bernard Herrmann (Taxi Driver) Theme* *WTC1 North Tower Plane Impact on 9_11 - Naudet* *wtc jumpers not nice* *9_11 Rare Footage* *Never before seen Video of WTC 9_11 attack* *9_11 - WTC 2 - South Tower Collapse* *9_11- South Tower 'Collapse' (Evan Fairbanks)* *9_11 - WTC 1 - North Tower Collapse* *9_11- North Tower 'Collapse' (new video)* *World Trade Center - Fourth of July* ------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Mariah Carey - Hero ©1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Copyright holder: SME (Sony Music Entertainment) ------------------------------------------- All Editing - Title and Credits - Done with software -Editing Program: Sony Vegas Pro 10 -Owner: Sony I do not claim the program to be my own. Sony is the rightful owner of Sony Vegas Pro 10 and the program came as an initial installment as part of Windows 7. ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2011 RomerJon17 Productions ----------------- For reason why is blocked! You have disputed a copyright claim on your video, World Trade Center *Best Video* - HD (Mariah Carey - Hero) . To see the details of the dispute you filed, click here. All content owners have reviewed your video and confirmed their claims to some or all of its content: Entity: SME Content Type: Sound Recording As a result, your video is blocked in these locations: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo - Democratic Republic of, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia - Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Fu*CK HATE ______ NOW!!!!
YouTube - 4 Answers
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It works !!!
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It Works =)
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It's illegal to upload copyrighted material without permission. In practice, you'll find that music companies are the strictest about copyright infringement. It doesn't matter what notices you put on the video, or whether or not you are making money, or how sad your purpose is in making the video. It's still infringement if you haven't obtained permission.
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ummm? it works.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Why dont more countries strive for Norways example of successful Socialism
Why dont more countries strive for Norways example of successful Socialism?
Australia's and Norway's economy is no doubt the best performing developed economies during the financial crisis, Australia didn't fall into a recession at all. Whilst USA GDP growth went backwards 2%, Australian economic growth slowed to 1%, Australia's government budget will return to a surplus in 2012, faster than any developed economy in the world. http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/at_a_glance/html/at_a_glance.htm Australia's debt is expected to peak at 6.1% of GDP (source above). Whilst in the USA it will surpass 100% of GDP.    http://www.bloomberg.com.au/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aa0cI64Gx.4E Australia's run under the Australian Labour Party which calls itself democratic socialist in the party constitution but it is more comparable to a social democratic ideology. US Gdp growth is projected to be 1.5% this year, and in Australia it's surging to 8.7% annualised growth this year, which is an amazing growth rate, and extraordinary for a developed economy.    http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/australias-economic-growth-surges-20100526-wc7o.html Australia's stimulus package performed well because the government just gave all the workers $900 to keep spending and $1000 to pensioners. And raising mining tax to 40% of profit. Which is almost nationalization in a sense except more efficient. The Australian governments idea behind that is that all Australians own our resources, therefore we should all benefit from mining companies taking our resources. But I think Australia should strive to Norways example of successful socialism, its the second richest country in the world after Luxembourg in both PPP and Nominal GDP.    http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/norways-success-in-socialism-has-me-turning-red-with-envy/1546561/ "Norways success in socialism has me turning red with envy". "Is Norway a shining example Marx was right? As Capitalist economies collapse and unemployment reaches new levels, there remains the case of Norway which is based on socialist principles and endured the economic crisis without encountering the problems of capitalism."    http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/is-socialist-norway-a-shining-example-marx-was-right/ Why Norway Wins (WARNING: SOCIALISM!) http://trueslant.com/zachdundas/2010/03/01/why-norway-wins-warning-socialism/ Socialism in Norway WORKS, Im not talking about the USSR kind of Socialism, but the democratic socialism/social democracy. The more Australia is like Norway, the better, why look to the USA for inspiration? "I know, look at Greece" Greece's Socialist government was elected only at the end of last year. The problems in their economy was because of the previous right wing government, that's why the socialist party got elected in a landslide. @"yea, and Cuba is like a paradise" Cuba is run under an authoritan dictatorship, Cuba is a failure and doesn't even fit into the definition of socialism due to the lack of freedoms and democracy. Calling Cuba or China socialist goes against the very definition of it.
Politics - 13 Answers
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Along with the 2 examples you give, you have countries like Sweden, Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands as nations that all practise social democracy. They all feature highly on the human development index. Sadly, a lot of close minded people think like this: SOCIALISM = COMMUNISM = BAAAAAD.
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America farts and Norway runs to the hills. America is your source silly girl. You could not defend yourself from a group of drunk german soccer fans. Blah Blah Blah.
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I know, look at Greece That crap only has a shot if you control immigration. If you let millions of freeloaders in uninvited, it doesn't work
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Norway has no blacks. Norway has no Mexicans. Norway has essentially no Muslims. It is a different situation.
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All countries "strive for success" but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Take the USA, you would have a hard time converting them from a huge military which costs a fortune, into taking care of the sick instead. See the idiots above as an example
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A few years ago Norway had the highest growth in health care spending in the world and were facing future unsustainability? did they fix that?
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Examples: Greece-Bankrupt Hungary- on the verge of bankruptcy U.K.- on the threshold of bankruptcy France- contemplating reforming their social programs because of lack of financing. Look to the U.S.A. because of capitalism and capitalism will survive and eventually pull through. Face it, socialism is an economic disaster. You want my money to pay for your college, your health insurance, your maternity leave or you want 30% of my paycheck for social security you're going to have to pry that money from my cold dead fingers.
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yea, and Cuba is like a paradise
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How many Aborigines are working today, you fool . You find something on the internet and make it sound and fit into our or western type economies. You need to look at the whole structure of the country . Down under and toe head country are two different beast.
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There is one glaring difference. Those countries don't have a permanent underclass/minority interest to cater to. You add a group of leaches to there system and it will implode like ever other with parasites.
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Norway is FAR from perfect, Sweetheart, and it has its share of "Unseen Problems" : Four years ago, it promised to act as a "peace nation" to support a "more democratic world order" and human rights. Yet socialist-led Norway – still living on its benign image abroad – has instead become the home of four dirty little secrets. The first concerns the government's pension fund, which invests its huge oil income in more than 7,500 companies in 46 countries and is worth about £250bn. Regarded by many as a model of ethical investment, its portfolio is more like a dirty list of the world's worst corporations, including numerous oil, mining and agribusiness corporations criticised for their human rights record and environmental impacts. The fund also invests in half a dozen tax havens. The government has so far excluded only a handful of companies from the fund on ethical grounds. Even worse is policy on oil. Norway is the world's third largest exporter of oil and gas, which provide more than a third of government revenues. Last year, when the doubling of world oil prices plunged millions of people in developing countries into poverty, oil revenues boosted government coffers by 17 times the value of Norway's overseas aid. StatoilHydro, 67% owned by the government, operates in several countries accused of corruption and dire human rights records, such as Azerbaijan, Angola, Iran and Nigeria, and is eyeing up Iraq. Ministers have been speaking openly about reorienting Norwegian diplomacy to push into new oil markets such as Saudi Arabia. On the environment, Norway's benign image is also removed from reality. True, nearly all domestic electricity comes from hydroelectric plants and Norway was one of the first to adopt a carbon tax to address global warming, in 1991. Yet with 0.1% of the world's population, Norway emits 0.3% of greenhouse gas emissions; if oil exports are included, the figure may be about 2%. The government is committed to making Norway carbon neutral by 2050, yet this will partly be achieved by buying carbon reductions in other countries, not reducing to zero Norway's own emissions. Finally, Norwegian arms exports – little known outside the country – are booming. Although amounting to 0.1 per cent of world arms exports, Norway's weapons sales have tripled since 2000, reaching £336m worth in 2007. Norway has lost its ethical niche. Although it has a large aid programme and strongly supports the UN, it has otherwise joined the club of rich nations exploiting the planet for their own benefit. The leitmotif in its unethical policies is the failure to summon up the courage to regulate corporations, whether in oil, arms or finance. Unless governments do this, hopes of an ethical foreign policy will remain a mirage.
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Norway is the world’s fifth largest oil exporter. It has a population of about 4.8 million making it one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe. Do the math. less than five million people enjoying one fifth of the world's oil wealth. In essence, Norway is the Kuwait of Europe. Massive oil and gas reserves is the cause of high living standard in Norway, not Socialism. You realize that in Kuwait, no Kuwaiti actually works, right? They have so much wealth that all menial jobs are performed by immigrants. You pull into a gas station in Kuwait and the gasoline is free. But all these two examples prove is that tiny countries with a lot of petroleum to sell can get by quite nicely on the labor of everyone else. What would become of their society if some alternative form of energy makes petroleum obsolete? All your example really illustrates is that any Socialist government must have other Capitalist Governments to sponge off or they would be unsustainable. The Problem with Greece is that they have too many people receiving benefits and too few generating the revenue to fund them. This isn't rocket science. Socialism is nothing more than a system of rationing existing wealth until it is exhausted. In Norway, they have an enormous amount of wealth and a tiny population. In Greece they have long since squandered all of their wealth and have borrowed all anyone is willing to lend them. That is my point. Greece has no more wealth to redistribute. Enter the hard times Socialism always results in. *
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So what do we need to do, import leftist from Norway and Australia? You led us to to the levy now why don't you go all the way and tell us how would this work in the US. I'd love to compare the expenditures to entitlements, which were created by liberals and are all now failing which is causing the economic problems were enjoying today. Norway I'm sure does not have 30 million undocumented people in there country who are not fully invested into the system, the un-invested money is sent back to Mexico as the countries 2nd largest import. Norway basically isolates itself from the rest of the world. They voted against joining the European Union and is almost self reliant on energy. The latest liberal tactic is alive in Greece as well. Blame the previous admin. Did they blame Bush too? Yes communism works at first, but its a breeding ground for corruption and exploitation. Its also great for people who need to be told what to do and don't have to think. If socialism is the cats meow, why is anything that is socialized in this country just short of a complete failure. As I said earlier. It always starts out as a good idea but fails under its own weight. Immigration is socialized and look at that debacle. There are more aliens in this country then the population of many European countries. You can't really judge a countries success until you actually live there. I wonder if you have any stories of a poor immigrant going to Norway and becoming Bill Gates??
Australia's and Norway's economy is no doubt the best performing developed economies during the financial crisis, Australia didn't fall into a recession at all. Whilst USA GDP growth went backwards 2%, Australian economic growth slowed to 1%, Australia's government budget will return to a surplus in 2012, faster than any developed economy in the world. http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/at_a_glance/html/at_a_glance.htm Australia's debt is expected to peak at 6.1% of GDP (source above). Whilst in the USA it will surpass 100% of GDP.    http://www.bloomberg.com.au/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aa0cI64Gx.4E Australia's run under the Australian Labour Party which calls itself democratic socialist in the party constitution but it is more comparable to a social democratic ideology. US Gdp growth is projected to be 1.5% this year, and in Australia it's surging to 8.7% annualised growth this year, which is an amazing growth rate, and extraordinary for a developed economy.    http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/australias-economic-growth-surges-20100526-wc7o.html Australia's stimulus package performed well because the government just gave all the workers $900 to keep spending and $1000 to pensioners. And raising mining tax to 40% of profit. Which is almost nationalization in a sense except more efficient. The Australian governments idea behind that is that all Australians own our resources, therefore we should all benefit from mining companies taking our resources. But I think Australia should strive to Norways example of successful socialism, its the second richest country in the world after Luxembourg in both PPP and Nominal GDP.    http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/norways-success-in-socialism-has-me-turning-red-with-envy/1546561/ "Norways success in socialism has me turning red with envy". "Is Norway a shining example Marx was right? As Capitalist economies collapse and unemployment reaches new levels, there remains the case of Norway which is based on socialist principles and endured the economic crisis without encountering the problems of capitalism."    http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/is-socialist-norway-a-shining-example-marx-was-right/ Why Norway Wins (WARNING: SOCIALISM!) http://trueslant.com/zachdundas/2010/03/01/why-norway-wins-warning-socialism/ Socialism in Norway WORKS, Im not talking about the USSR kind of Socialism, but the democratic socialism/social democracy. The more Australia is like Norway, the better, why look to the USA for inspiration? "I know, look at Greece" Greece's Socialist government was elected only at the end of last year. The problems in their economy was because of the previous right wing government, that's why the socialist party got elected in a landslide. @"yea, and Cuba is like a paradise" Cuba is run under an authoritan dictatorship, Cuba is a failure and doesn't even fit into the definition of socialism due to the lack of freedoms and democracy. Calling Cuba or China socialist goes against the very definition of it.
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Along with the 2 examples you give, you have countries like Sweden, Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands as nations that all practise social democracy. They all feature highly on the human development index. Sadly, a lot of close minded people think like this: SOCIALISM = COMMUNISM = BAAAAAD.
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America farts and Norway runs to the hills. America is your source silly girl. You could not defend yourself from a group of drunk german soccer fans. Blah Blah Blah.
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I know, look at Greece That crap only has a shot if you control immigration. If you let millions of freeloaders in uninvited, it doesn't work
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Norway has no blacks. Norway has no Mexicans. Norway has essentially no Muslims. It is a different situation.
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All countries "strive for success" but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Take the USA, you would have a hard time converting them from a huge military which costs a fortune, into taking care of the sick instead. See the idiots above as an example
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A few years ago Norway had the highest growth in health care spending in the world and were facing future unsustainability? did they fix that?
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Examples: Greece-Bankrupt Hungary- on the verge of bankruptcy U.K.- on the threshold of bankruptcy France- contemplating reforming their social programs because of lack of financing. Look to the U.S.A. because of capitalism and capitalism will survive and eventually pull through. Face it, socialism is an economic disaster. You want my money to pay for your college, your health insurance, your maternity leave or you want 30% of my paycheck for social security you're going to have to pry that money from my cold dead fingers.
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yea, and Cuba is like a paradise
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How many Aborigines are working today, you fool . You find something on the internet and make it sound and fit into our or western type economies. You need to look at the whole structure of the country . Down under and toe head country are two different beast.
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There is one glaring difference. Those countries don't have a permanent underclass/minority interest to cater to. You add a group of leaches to there system and it will implode like ever other with parasites.
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Norway is FAR from perfect, Sweetheart, and it has its share of "Unseen Problems" : Four years ago, it promised to act as a "peace nation" to support a "more democratic world order" and human rights. Yet socialist-led Norway – still living on its benign image abroad – has instead become the home of four dirty little secrets. The first concerns the government's pension fund, which invests its huge oil income in more than 7,500 companies in 46 countries and is worth about £250bn. Regarded by many as a model of ethical investment, its portfolio is more like a dirty list of the world's worst corporations, including numerous oil, mining and agribusiness corporations criticised for their human rights record and environmental impacts. The fund also invests in half a dozen tax havens. The government has so far excluded only a handful of companies from the fund on ethical grounds. Even worse is policy on oil. Norway is the world's third largest exporter of oil and gas, which provide more than a third of government revenues. Last year, when the doubling of world oil prices plunged millions of people in developing countries into poverty, oil revenues boosted government coffers by 17 times the value of Norway's overseas aid. StatoilHydro, 67% owned by the government, operates in several countries accused of corruption and dire human rights records, such as Azerbaijan, Angola, Iran and Nigeria, and is eyeing up Iraq. Ministers have been speaking openly about reorienting Norwegian diplomacy to push into new oil markets such as Saudi Arabia. On the environment, Norway's benign image is also removed from reality. True, nearly all domestic electricity comes from hydroelectric plants and Norway was one of the first to adopt a carbon tax to address global warming, in 1991. Yet with 0.1% of the world's population, Norway emits 0.3% of greenhouse gas emissions; if oil exports are included, the figure may be about 2%. The government is committed to making Norway carbon neutral by 2050, yet this will partly be achieved by buying carbon reductions in other countries, not reducing to zero Norway's own emissions. Finally, Norwegian arms exports – little known outside the country – are booming. Although amounting to 0.1 per cent of world arms exports, Norway's weapons sales have tripled since 2000, reaching £336m worth in 2007. Norway has lost its ethical niche. Although it has a large aid programme and strongly supports the UN, it has otherwise joined the club of rich nations exploiting the planet for their own benefit. The leitmotif in its unethical policies is the failure to summon up the courage to regulate corporations, whether in oil, arms or finance. Unless governments do this, hopes of an ethical foreign policy will remain a mirage.
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Norway is the world’s fifth largest oil exporter. It has a population of about 4.8 million making it one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe. Do the math. less than five million people enjoying one fifth of the world's oil wealth. In essence, Norway is the Kuwait of Europe. Massive oil and gas reserves is the cause of high living standard in Norway, not Socialism. You realize that in Kuwait, no Kuwaiti actually works, right? They have so much wealth that all menial jobs are performed by immigrants. You pull into a gas station in Kuwait and the gasoline is free. But all these two examples prove is that tiny countries with a lot of petroleum to sell can get by quite nicely on the labor of everyone else. What would become of their society if some alternative form of energy makes petroleum obsolete? All your example really illustrates is that any Socialist government must have other Capitalist Governments to sponge off or they would be unsustainable. The Problem with Greece is that they have too many people receiving benefits and too few generating the revenue to fund them. This isn't rocket science. Socialism is nothing more than a system of rationing existing wealth until it is exhausted. In Norway, they have an enormous amount of wealth and a tiny population. In Greece they have long since squandered all of their wealth and have borrowed all anyone is willing to lend them. That is my point. Greece has no more wealth to redistribute. Enter the hard times Socialism always results in. *
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So what do we need to do, import leftist from Norway and Australia? You led us to to the levy now why don't you go all the way and tell us how would this work in the US. I'd love to compare the expenditures to entitlements, which were created by liberals and are all now failing which is causing the economic problems were enjoying today. Norway I'm sure does not have 30 million undocumented people in there country who are not fully invested into the system, the un-invested money is sent back to Mexico as the countries 2nd largest import. Norway basically isolates itself from the rest of the world. They voted against joining the European Union and is almost self reliant on energy. The latest liberal tactic is alive in Greece as well. Blame the previous admin. Did they blame Bush too? Yes communism works at first, but its a breeding ground for corruption and exploitation. Its also great for people who need to be told what to do and don't have to think. If socialism is the cats meow, why is anything that is socialized in this country just short of a complete failure. As I said earlier. It always starts out as a good idea but fails under its own weight. Immigration is socialized and look at that debacle. There are more aliens in this country then the population of many European countries. You can't really judge a countries success until you actually live there. I wonder if you have any stories of a poor immigrant going to Norway and becoming Bill Gates??
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Why do Americans think they live in the best country on earth
Why do Americans think they live in the best country on earth?
Here's the UN ranking of the countries that have the highest quality of life (HDI): 1. Iceland 2. Norway 3. Canada 4. Australia 5. Ireland 6. Netherlands 7. Sweden 8. Japan 9. Luxembourg 10. Switzerland 11. France 12. Finland 13. Denmark 14. Austria 15. United States Notice that 8 out of top 10 are socialist democracies. This leads me to wonder why conservatives so often denounce the "socialist" policies of European countries. They seem to be working.... http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
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lol 80% of Americans don't have a passport all they do is rely on hearsay By the way that info is from 2006 Iceland is fucked now, bankrupt
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Didnt Iceland go bankrupt?
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The "un"? LMMFAO Which country is the "un" headquarters in? Oh yeah, that's right! The USA! Funny it's not in iceland!
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"Notice that 8 out of top 10 are socialist democracies. This leads me to wonder why conservatives so often denounce the "socialist" policies of European countries. They seem to be working...." They are only working because us Capitalists are investing in their economy by importing their products. Without our mass buying power buying up their exports they would be in the bottom 15. The only reason these socialist countries in Europe are doing well is because WE AMERICANS keep their economy alive. Today's global economic melt down is a perfect example. European socialist countries have been hit much worse than Americans because less people want to buy their shit. Sorry bud. America is the greatest country in the world. We have the greatest economic opportunities, greatest educational opportunities, and the highest quality medical care ( though as expensive as it is, because of corruption and a fucked up health care system ) America still has the highest request for visas and green cards in the world by FAR, and a lot of that comes from many of those European countries you listed.
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We live in a nation that offers the most mobility -- and citing UN rankings doesn't do anything for me...they get a hard-on at the mention of socialism, unicorns and rainbows. Yet the cower when they hear the word genocide...turn a blind eye... Noble group...
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Who would realistically want to live in Iceland?
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I would highly question that poll. Since "Quality of Life" is totally subjective, it would be very hard to make an unbiased study as the one that you posted. Where are the controls? The Nazi's were a type of socialist democracy at first. As some redneck once said "Love it or leave it", if you think the other countries are so great....bon voyage!
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American politicians know that their subjects are sheep. Tell the big lie often enough, and they believe it.
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Iceland is cold as heck. So is norway. Wait, Canada too. Australia is way too far from civilization. Why would anyone want to live in those places? therefore United States is the best
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We don't think we live in the best country, we know we live in the best country on earth.
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Let's trust the UN on how they judge "quality of life." I have a very real chance of succeeding, of becoming rich in the US. This is what I deem "quality of life."
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First of all the UN is a bunch of criminals, so if that is your base for info Oh well.... go travel in some of those countries, and make up your own mind...US is the best in my opinion and have been in 4 of the above countries...Japan (Expensive, Octopus icecream) France (hairy women, obnoxious sissy men), Ireland (ALOT OF FUN!) Canada (Cold USA ,Ya)
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Of course the US is nowhere near the best nation on earth. They have massive domestic issues that need fixing, but choose to spend all their money on military. I wonder why Iceland is #1 though....
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I've got the best family and friends a man could ask for, cold beer, a good job, I own my pickup, and a safe full of rifles and handguns. I have the most advanced military on the planet, crewed by the finest soldiers protecting these things. What more could a man ask for, sounds like the best county on earth to me.
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because everyone comes here.
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yOUR A COMPLETE MORON !, WHO CARES WHAT THE un thinks. if it wasn't for America they wouldn't exist.
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I did not feel that way for the last 8 Bush years...felt to me like Hitler had risen again. But now that we have a legitimate President and the fascists are out of power here COMPLETELY...I am once again feeling like I live in the best country in the world. Lots of reasons...Almost Perfect blend of Socialism and Capitalism, except when the free market fantasy fascists are in control trying to do away with Social programs that work but they just don't like. TOTAL freedom of/freedom from religion....I can put up a statue of jesus and allah dog humping each other on my front lawn...and the only thing that will happen is my christian neighbor would be annoyed, but still could not stop me legally. There are more reasons of course...but I am tired so those will do. :-)
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Well we don't as a group rate the U.N. very high either. You would be hard pressed to find anything the U.N. puts out that is favorable to the U.S.A.. A good many of Americans feel there is no good reason to continue to participate in the U.N. anymore, it places high points on countries that are socialist for no other reason than that and rewards countries who have horrible human rights records. In short it is a joke here in America.
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they're are many great things about america and there are lots of shitty things about america too. but if i had to live anywhere else i would probably move to norway, canada or the netherlands.
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Check out the tax rates on some of those countries. Norweigans are forced to pay half their salary to the government. I believe we are the most empathetic country in the massive amounts of money and aid we donate to needy countries. No other country comes close. The Bush Administration provided more dollars to help AIDS and Malaria patients in Africa than any of the previous administrations combined. American churches reach out endlessly to help others in need. We are a very charitable, giving country. But when taxes are raised to unreasonable levels, we are unable to help our brothers. Obama already is trying to reduce the amount we can itemize on charitable deductions. That's cruel to those in need.
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Why do the English have bad teeth?
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Why does it have always have to be either or? I know, I'm generalizing here, but it seems like it's either "US is the best, only free, democratic country in the world - oh, and by the way, the world wouldn't actually exists if it weren't for the US" or "Europe, Canada, Australia does everything much better than the US, health care, quality of life, culture". Why not look objectively at the individual countries, they all have pros and cons and isn't it much better to learn from each other, so that we can improve and better our countries and quality of life, than being stuck in the same old rut, pointing fingers at each other?
Here's the UN ranking of the countries that have the highest quality of life (HDI): 1. Iceland 2. Norway 3. Canada 4. Australia 5. Ireland 6. Netherlands 7. Sweden 8. Japan 9. Luxembourg 10. Switzerland 11. France 12. Finland 13. Denmark 14. Austria 15. United States Notice that 8 out of top 10 are socialist democracies. This leads me to wonder why conservatives so often denounce the "socialist" policies of European countries. They seem to be working.... http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Politics - 22 Answers
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lol 80% of Americans don't have a passport all they do is rely on hearsay By the way that info is from 2006 Iceland is fucked now, bankrupt
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Didnt Iceland go bankrupt?
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The "un"? LMMFAO Which country is the "un" headquarters in? Oh yeah, that's right! The USA! Funny it's not in iceland!
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"Notice that 8 out of top 10 are socialist democracies. This leads me to wonder why conservatives so often denounce the "socialist" policies of European countries. They seem to be working...." They are only working because us Capitalists are investing in their economy by importing their products. Without our mass buying power buying up their exports they would be in the bottom 15. The only reason these socialist countries in Europe are doing well is because WE AMERICANS keep their economy alive. Today's global economic melt down is a perfect example. European socialist countries have been hit much worse than Americans because less people want to buy their shit. Sorry bud. America is the greatest country in the world. We have the greatest economic opportunities, greatest educational opportunities, and the highest quality medical care ( though as expensive as it is, because of corruption and a fucked up health care system ) America still has the highest request for visas and green cards in the world by FAR, and a lot of that comes from many of those European countries you listed.
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We live in a nation that offers the most mobility -- and citing UN rankings doesn't do anything for me...they get a hard-on at the mention of socialism, unicorns and rainbows. Yet the cower when they hear the word genocide...turn a blind eye... Noble group...
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Who would realistically want to live in Iceland?
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I would highly question that poll. Since "Quality of Life" is totally subjective, it would be very hard to make an unbiased study as the one that you posted. Where are the controls? The Nazi's were a type of socialist democracy at first. As some redneck once said "Love it or leave it", if you think the other countries are so great....bon voyage!
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American politicians know that their subjects are sheep. Tell the big lie often enough, and they believe it.
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Iceland is cold as heck. So is norway. Wait, Canada too. Australia is way too far from civilization. Why would anyone want to live in those places? therefore United States is the best
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We don't think we live in the best country, we know we live in the best country on earth.
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Let's trust the UN on how they judge "quality of life." I have a very real chance of succeeding, of becoming rich in the US. This is what I deem "quality of life."
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First of all the UN is a bunch of criminals, so if that is your base for info Oh well.... go travel in some of those countries, and make up your own mind...US is the best in my opinion and have been in 4 of the above countries...Japan (Expensive, Octopus icecream) France (hairy women, obnoxious sissy men), Ireland (ALOT OF FUN!) Canada (Cold USA ,Ya)
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Of course the US is nowhere near the best nation on earth. They have massive domestic issues that need fixing, but choose to spend all their money on military. I wonder why Iceland is #1 though....
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I've got the best family and friends a man could ask for, cold beer, a good job, I own my pickup, and a safe full of rifles and handguns. I have the most advanced military on the planet, crewed by the finest soldiers protecting these things. What more could a man ask for, sounds like the best county on earth to me.
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because everyone comes here.
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yOUR A COMPLETE MORON !, WHO CARES WHAT THE un thinks. if it wasn't for America they wouldn't exist.
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I did not feel that way for the last 8 Bush years...felt to me like Hitler had risen again. But now that we have a legitimate President and the fascists are out of power here COMPLETELY...I am once again feeling like I live in the best country in the world. Lots of reasons...Almost Perfect blend of Socialism and Capitalism, except when the free market fantasy fascists are in control trying to do away with Social programs that work but they just don't like. TOTAL freedom of/freedom from religion....I can put up a statue of jesus and allah dog humping each other on my front lawn...and the only thing that will happen is my christian neighbor would be annoyed, but still could not stop me legally. There are more reasons of course...but I am tired so those will do. :-)
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Well we don't as a group rate the U.N. very high either. You would be hard pressed to find anything the U.N. puts out that is favorable to the U.S.A.. A good many of Americans feel there is no good reason to continue to participate in the U.N. anymore, it places high points on countries that are socialist for no other reason than that and rewards countries who have horrible human rights records. In short it is a joke here in America.
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they're are many great things about america and there are lots of shitty things about america too. but if i had to live anywhere else i would probably move to norway, canada or the netherlands.
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Check out the tax rates on some of those countries. Norweigans are forced to pay half their salary to the government. I believe we are the most empathetic country in the massive amounts of money and aid we donate to needy countries. No other country comes close. The Bush Administration provided more dollars to help AIDS and Malaria patients in Africa than any of the previous administrations combined. American churches reach out endlessly to help others in need. We are a very charitable, giving country. But when taxes are raised to unreasonable levels, we are unable to help our brothers. Obama already is trying to reduce the amount we can itemize on charitable deductions. That's cruel to those in need.
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Why do the English have bad teeth?
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Why does it have always have to be either or? I know, I'm generalizing here, but it seems like it's either "US is the best, only free, democratic country in the world - oh, and by the way, the world wouldn't actually exists if it weren't for the US" or "Europe, Canada, Australia does everything much better than the US, health care, quality of life, culture". Why not look objectively at the individual countries, they all have pros and cons and isn't it much better to learn from each other, so that we can improve and better our countries and quality of life, than being stuck in the same old rut, pointing fingers at each other?
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Can I get home with an expired visa
Can I get home with an expired visa?
I'm from Vancouver but I'm currently working in France as an au-pair (live-in nanny). I was issued (by the Canadian government) a student visa, valid for 3 months. When I arrived in France, I was supposed to apply for a residence permit/carte de séjour, which I did. However, I've been here since Oct. 2008 and now it's mid-May and I still haven't got my residence permit. My flight home is in 3 weeks. Am I going to have problems flying out of Europe (I'll be flying out of Luxembourg and then Amsterdam) with an expired visa? It's not my fault that it's taken so long to process my application. If anyone has any info or advice, it'd be much appreciated. I've tried contacting the Canadian government, but I haven't got a reply yet.
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You must contact your embassy ASAP! No visa is very big trouble for you. I do not think you will be permitted exit until you have a valid visa. Do not wait. Contact the consular now!
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You will be just fine, it is not a big problem. Your student visa was not issued by the Canadian but by the French government. The country you are *visiting* is the one that grants you a "permit" to stay/study. However you will *not* have any problems leaving France or the Schengen zone (see: Luxembourg, Netherlands) with an expired visa. It will of course be noted that you overstayed, and this will now have consequences for future visa applications. You will be allowed to go back to your own country, of course, but you will probably receive a "ban" for some time after you return home. You will not be allowed to return to the Schengen zone for some time (from months to several years).
I'm from Vancouver but I'm currently working in France as an au-pair (live-in nanny). I was issued (by the Canadian government) a student visa, valid for 3 months. When I arrived in France, I was supposed to apply for a residence permit/carte de séjour, which I did. However, I've been here since Oct. 2008 and now it's mid-May and I still haven't got my residence permit. My flight home is in 3 weeks. Am I going to have problems flying out of Europe (I'll be flying out of Luxembourg and then Amsterdam) with an expired visa? It's not my fault that it's taken so long to process my application. If anyone has any info or advice, it'd be much appreciated. I've tried contacting the Canadian government, but I haven't got a reply yet.
Other - Europe - 2 Answers
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You must contact your embassy ASAP! No visa is very big trouble for you. I do not think you will be permitted exit until you have a valid visa. Do not wait. Contact the consular now!
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You will be just fine, it is not a big problem. Your student visa was not issued by the Canadian but by the French government. The country you are *visiting* is the one that grants you a "permit" to stay/study. However you will *not* have any problems leaving France or the Schengen zone (see: Luxembourg, Netherlands) with an expired visa. It will of course be noted that you overstayed, and this will now have consequences for future visa applications. You will be allowed to go back to your own country, of course, but you will probably receive a "ban" for some time after you return home. You will not be allowed to return to the Schengen zone for some time (from months to several years).
Sunday, August 14, 2011
how to save money on a eurotrip
how to save money on a eurotrip?
so next summer, i'd love to go to europe with my dad for 3-4 weeks, specifically to french-speaking regions so i can practice my french (corsica, monaco, france, belgium, luxembourg, switzerland, etc.) and maybe even stop in london for a couple days for the olympics (although, please excuse my ignorance, i have noo idea how that works). i have relatives who live in la rochelle, france, and an exchange student who lives in bordeaux who we could stay with, but other than that, how can we save money? i'm thinking the hotel rooms and transportation are really going to make it expensive. any ideas?
Packing & Preparation - 5 Answers
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Don't be too lavish. Please spend money for necessary things.
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dont spend too much. budget your daily expense
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Europe is generally very expensive you need to be basic about certain things try not spending too much on the hotel as most of the time you will be out shopping or sight seeing and just going to the hotel to sleep (i presume) secondly try to choose joints for eating that are affordable as good as the restaurants look from outside they may not have value for money so you can actually enter a supermarket and grab a decent bite for one meal and the other meal you can pop by in a near by cafe every second shop is either a restaurant or cafe so you will get an idea where you can grab a bite from thirdly try and book your train tickets and air tickets in advance to get the cheap fares esp for the trains thalys and eurostar have offers for early bookings and the rides are very very smooth all the best and enjoy yourself
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I assume you are not European, if so, you will be able to get an Eurail pass, not an InterRail. The man in seat sixty-one has a good site with lots of information for you: http://www.seat61.com/ You 'should' read the page on France, the page on rail passes and maybe just roam around the site to see if there is something else you like to see. On the France page, (click on France in the bar on the left) you will see 'how to buy tickets' in the heading of the page, and How to travel from the UK to France, that info is as good for you as for people who start out in England. If you do decide for a rail pass, it is likely that a 3 countries Eurail Switzerland, France and Benelux will do. The UK is never included. Booking all your train travels early is likely cheaper but less flexible. On the French railway site you can book for all TGV trains as well as the Thalys and Eurostar, that are the high speed trains, and booking early you can save 50 to 90% of the price of tickets bought on the day of traveling. For cheap places to stay use one of the hostel booking sites, they also do cheap hotels and bed and breakfast kind of places. If you do not mind sharing a room with your dad you will often find hotels as cheap as two beds in a dorm in a hostel, but sometimes you will pay less when you go to hostels. France is a country to eat out, but hostels will allow you to do (part of) your own cooking. Cooked lunches in restaurants are often way cheaper than dinners, so if you want to eat out and still want to save money, go out for lunch and cook your own dinner. If you want to see some of the top games of the Olympics, you will have to apply for your tickets very soon, but often there will be sports that have games with tickets for sale when it is almost time for start.
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Bonjour. Cheap Hotels: Formule 1, B'nB (Bed and Breakfast, that is the name of the hotels company) Cheap supermaket: Aldi, Lidl, Leader Price, Netto, Ed Transports: City bus and subway aren't expensive. Trains prices are decent. Plane: forget it! All of that is for France only (but you can find some of these companies over Europe).
so next summer, i'd love to go to europe with my dad for 3-4 weeks, specifically to french-speaking regions so i can practice my french (corsica, monaco, france, belgium, luxembourg, switzerland, etc.) and maybe even stop in london for a couple days for the olympics (although, please excuse my ignorance, i have noo idea how that works). i have relatives who live in la rochelle, france, and an exchange student who lives in bordeaux who we could stay with, but other than that, how can we save money? i'm thinking the hotel rooms and transportation are really going to make it expensive. any ideas?
Packing & Preparation - 5 Answers
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Don't be too lavish. Please spend money for necessary things.
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dont spend too much. budget your daily expense
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Europe is generally very expensive you need to be basic about certain things try not spending too much on the hotel as most of the time you will be out shopping or sight seeing and just going to the hotel to sleep (i presume) secondly try to choose joints for eating that are affordable as good as the restaurants look from outside they may not have value for money so you can actually enter a supermarket and grab a decent bite for one meal and the other meal you can pop by in a near by cafe every second shop is either a restaurant or cafe so you will get an idea where you can grab a bite from thirdly try and book your train tickets and air tickets in advance to get the cheap fares esp for the trains thalys and eurostar have offers for early bookings and the rides are very very smooth all the best and enjoy yourself
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I assume you are not European, if so, you will be able to get an Eurail pass, not an InterRail. The man in seat sixty-one has a good site with lots of information for you: http://www.seat61.com/ You 'should' read the page on France, the page on rail passes and maybe just roam around the site to see if there is something else you like to see. On the France page, (click on France in the bar on the left) you will see 'how to buy tickets' in the heading of the page, and How to travel from the UK to France, that info is as good for you as for people who start out in England. If you do decide for a rail pass, it is likely that a 3 countries Eurail Switzerland, France and Benelux will do. The UK is never included. Booking all your train travels early is likely cheaper but less flexible. On the French railway site you can book for all TGV trains as well as the Thalys and Eurostar, that are the high speed trains, and booking early you can save 50 to 90% of the price of tickets bought on the day of traveling. For cheap places to stay use one of the hostel booking sites, they also do cheap hotels and bed and breakfast kind of places. If you do not mind sharing a room with your dad you will often find hotels as cheap as two beds in a dorm in a hostel, but sometimes you will pay less when you go to hostels. France is a country to eat out, but hostels will allow you to do (part of) your own cooking. Cooked lunches in restaurants are often way cheaper than dinners, so if you want to eat out and still want to save money, go out for lunch and cook your own dinner. If you want to see some of the top games of the Olympics, you will have to apply for your tickets very soon, but often there will be sports that have games with tickets for sale when it is almost time for start.
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Bonjour. Cheap Hotels: Formule 1, B'nB (Bed and Breakfast, that is the name of the hotels company) Cheap supermaket: Aldi, Lidl, Leader Price, Netto, Ed Transports: City bus and subway aren't expensive. Trains prices are decent. Plane: forget it! All of that is for France only (but you can find some of these companies over Europe).
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Teach English in Western Europe as a career
Teach English in Western Europe as a career?
Should I just get my Bachelor's in English Literature and then TESOL certification and look for a job? What about getting a Master's in TEFL? is it worth getting right after the Bachelor's or should I wait until I have a few years of teaching experience before getting it? I want to teach in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden or Norway. I'm actually a citizen of France and not the USA even though I've lived here since the age of 9 (so working in the EU won't be a problem)! I'm 22 and currently pursuing my Bachelor's in English Literature. Help me out am I going about this the right way or could I be doing it better? Any helpful tips or interesting forums or websites? Thanks in advance
Teaching - 6 Answers
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In general you'll need a degree and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate to get a visa and work. The TEFL certificate can be taken either in-house or online at your own pace which is a much cheaper option (see http://icalweb.com). Having a Masters will probably not make much difference initially. If you go for a higher level job then you may well find a Masters useful, but at the same time they will also look for experience. So I'd personally suggest getting a first degree and then some experience and then seeing where that takes you.
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I wouldn't do an MA just yet, you won't get paid any more in Europe (it might help you out if you want to teach in the Middle East or Japan though). Make sure your TEFL certificate is either the CELTA or Trinity TESOL. They are the only independently accredited and internationally accepted courses. Most schools in Europe will only consider teacher with these qualifications, mainly as they contain 6 hours observed in class teaching practice with real students. Many language schools across Europe offer these specific courses for new teachers. Good luck!
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Hey, Great to see you're interested in teaching in Western Europe. To find jobs in Europe you will need to have a TESOL/TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours. You wouldn't need a Masters to teach English, so it wouldn't probably be worth doing in order to teach in Europe. For more information about teaching abroad, you might want to download a free copy of TEFL Uncovered: How to Teach Your Way Abroad with TEFL - it'll give you loads of advice and help on the courses that are available to you. http://www.onlinetefl.com/contact-tefl-team/tefl-ebook.html Also you may want to check out i-to-i's Chalkboard, which is an online community dedicated to TEFL. There are loads of members on there who are teaching abroad, so you'll be able to get lots of help and advice. You can take a look here: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard Hope this helps you!
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You might also want to take the CAE since you weren't born in an english speaking country. An MA woudl help as well down the road, but you could get started with just a BA. Here's a good place to start, http://tefltips.blogspot.com
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Finding the right school or university in Switzerland can be quite a daunting task. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to receive a very broad education. Also Switzerland speaks 3 languages officially (French, German and Italian). Of course English is nearly considered a national language due to all the finance that takes place in Switzerland. A great place that offers advice on Swiss private schools and universities is a Swiss company called SIEPS SA (http://www.sieps.ch). They can also assist with housing, translations, account payments, general business and administrative tasks. Also if you are a student and need to provide financial guarantees for housing, SIEPS will provide personal and corporate guarantees on your behalf! SIEPS also has an excellent jobs networking database where you can post your CV and motivational letters online and best of all it is completely free!
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I taught ESL to get through university in Switzerland. In the early 2000s there were jobs everywhere but the economy and a massive saturation of the market (both of new schools and of teachers) has made it harder to survive now days as a teacher. I have a friend and former colleague who barely scratches by in Paris. I am told the situation is pretty rough in Germany as well. Meanwhile back here in Switzerland, you can at least still earn a living. Salaries start at about 25 CHF an hour and go up to 60 CHF an hour in some schools. Next to no one will hire you full time though, you will always be by the hour in most countries. Don't listen to hopeful newbies who are 'negotiating' or 'talking with the union' about this. They have been doing that for 20 years. They will be doing that 20 years from now. If you intend to teach ESL a degree in English, ESL or TEFL helps. A CELTA strengthens your hand exponentially, a DELTA will take you even further. (You can get these in a month studying full time.) It does help to be in Switzerland because there are also private schools and univeristies all over the place, so if you tire of teaching ESL you can switch over to teaching high school English Literature. On that note, if you really want to get into the big bucks, you can do a masters at the University of Geneva and be a substitute ESL teacher in the public system. That pays 60 CHF an hour and positions you for openings to teach high school ESL when you graduate (you must have a Masters). High School ESL pays in the environment of 8k to 10k per MONTH. Seriously. Look it up.
Should I just get my Bachelor's in English Literature and then TESOL certification and look for a job? What about getting a Master's in TEFL? is it worth getting right after the Bachelor's or should I wait until I have a few years of teaching experience before getting it? I want to teach in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden or Norway. I'm actually a citizen of France and not the USA even though I've lived here since the age of 9 (so working in the EU won't be a problem)! I'm 22 and currently pursuing my Bachelor's in English Literature. Help me out am I going about this the right way or could I be doing it better? Any helpful tips or interesting forums or websites? Thanks in advance
Teaching - 6 Answers
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In general you'll need a degree and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate to get a visa and work. The TEFL certificate can be taken either in-house or online at your own pace which is a much cheaper option (see http://icalweb.com). Having a Masters will probably not make much difference initially. If you go for a higher level job then you may well find a Masters useful, but at the same time they will also look for experience. So I'd personally suggest getting a first degree and then some experience and then seeing where that takes you.
2 :
I wouldn't do an MA just yet, you won't get paid any more in Europe (it might help you out if you want to teach in the Middle East or Japan though). Make sure your TEFL certificate is either the CELTA or Trinity TESOL. They are the only independently accredited and internationally accepted courses. Most schools in Europe will only consider teacher with these qualifications, mainly as they contain 6 hours observed in class teaching practice with real students. Many language schools across Europe offer these specific courses for new teachers. Good luck!
3 :
Hey, Great to see you're interested in teaching in Western Europe. To find jobs in Europe you will need to have a TESOL/TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours. You wouldn't need a Masters to teach English, so it wouldn't probably be worth doing in order to teach in Europe. For more information about teaching abroad, you might want to download a free copy of TEFL Uncovered: How to Teach Your Way Abroad with TEFL - it'll give you loads of advice and help on the courses that are available to you. http://www.onlinetefl.com/contact-tefl-team/tefl-ebook.html Also you may want to check out i-to-i's Chalkboard, which is an online community dedicated to TEFL. There are loads of members on there who are teaching abroad, so you'll be able to get lots of help and advice. You can take a look here: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard Hope this helps you!
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You might also want to take the CAE since you weren't born in an english speaking country. An MA woudl help as well down the road, but you could get started with just a BA. Here's a good place to start, http://tefltips.blogspot.com
5 :
Finding the right school or university in Switzerland can be quite a daunting task. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to receive a very broad education. Also Switzerland speaks 3 languages officially (French, German and Italian). Of course English is nearly considered a national language due to all the finance that takes place in Switzerland. A great place that offers advice on Swiss private schools and universities is a Swiss company called SIEPS SA (http://www.sieps.ch). They can also assist with housing, translations, account payments, general business and administrative tasks. Also if you are a student and need to provide financial guarantees for housing, SIEPS will provide personal and corporate guarantees on your behalf! SIEPS also has an excellent jobs networking database where you can post your CV and motivational letters online and best of all it is completely free!
6 :
I taught ESL to get through university in Switzerland. In the early 2000s there were jobs everywhere but the economy and a massive saturation of the market (both of new schools and of teachers) has made it harder to survive now days as a teacher. I have a friend and former colleague who barely scratches by in Paris. I am told the situation is pretty rough in Germany as well. Meanwhile back here in Switzerland, you can at least still earn a living. Salaries start at about 25 CHF an hour and go up to 60 CHF an hour in some schools. Next to no one will hire you full time though, you will always be by the hour in most countries. Don't listen to hopeful newbies who are 'negotiating' or 'talking with the union' about this. They have been doing that for 20 years. They will be doing that 20 years from now. If you intend to teach ESL a degree in English, ESL or TEFL helps. A CELTA strengthens your hand exponentially, a DELTA will take you even further. (You can get these in a month studying full time.) It does help to be in Switzerland because there are also private schools and univeristies all over the place, so if you tire of teaching ESL you can switch over to teaching high school English Literature. On that note, if you really want to get into the big bucks, you can do a masters at the University of Geneva and be a substitute ESL teacher in the public system. That pays 60 CHF an hour and positions you for openings to teach high school ESL when you graduate (you must have a Masters). High School ESL pays in the environment of 8k to 10k per MONTH. Seriously. Look it up.
Monday, August 1, 2011
R&S:Did Winston Churchill Believe in a Worldwide Jewish Conspiracy
R&S:Did Winston Churchill Believe in a Worldwide Jewish Conspiracy?
Winston Churchill, believed that a group of "international Jews" was striving to take over the world. On February 8, 1920, the Illustrated Sunday Herald (published in London) ran an article by Churchill. Its title: "Zionism Versus Bolshevism: A Struggle for the Soul of the Jewish People." It Reads:- ".....This movement among the Jews is not new. From the days of Spartacus-Weishaupt to those of Karl Marx, and down to Trotsky (Russia), Bela Kun (Hungary), Rosa Luxembourg (Germany), and Emma Goldman (United States), this world-wide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization and for the reconstitution of society on the basis of arrested development, of envious malevolence, and impossible equality, has been steadily growing...... It Goes On To Say:- .........the same evil prominence was obtained by Jews in the brief period of terror during which Bela Kun ruled in Hungary. The same phenomenon has been presented in Germany (especially in Bavaria), so far as this madness has been allowed to prey upon the temporary prostration of the German people. Although in all these countries there are many non-Jews every whit as bad as the worst of the Jewish revolutionaries, the part played by the latter in proportion to their numbers in the population is astonishing." the leading Churchill bibliographer, Frederick Woods, has pronounced the article genuine, listing it in his authoritative A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill... Is It True Or Is This A Fabrication?
Religion & Spirituality - 2 Answers
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Yes, and he ended up working for them. A bunch of Jews called the Focus Group financed Churchill throughout his wilderness years. He is admired now for warning about Hitler when most British politicians were receptive to him, Churchill was a puppet and the worse traitor this country has ever had. http://www.fpp.co.uk/bookchapters/WSC/Waley_Cohen.html http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2950456033771784327# EDIT: Here's some sources for your quotes: http://www.historiography-project.com/images/19200208churchill.gif http://www.historiasiglo20.org/pioneers/churchill.htm
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Yes, and they're still trying, look at wall street.
Winston Churchill, believed that a group of "international Jews" was striving to take over the world. On February 8, 1920, the Illustrated Sunday Herald (published in London) ran an article by Churchill. Its title: "Zionism Versus Bolshevism: A Struggle for the Soul of the Jewish People." It Reads:- ".....This movement among the Jews is not new. From the days of Spartacus-Weishaupt to those of Karl Marx, and down to Trotsky (Russia), Bela Kun (Hungary), Rosa Luxembourg (Germany), and Emma Goldman (United States), this world-wide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization and for the reconstitution of society on the basis of arrested development, of envious malevolence, and impossible equality, has been steadily growing...... It Goes On To Say:- .........the same evil prominence was obtained by Jews in the brief period of terror during which Bela Kun ruled in Hungary. The same phenomenon has been presented in Germany (especially in Bavaria), so far as this madness has been allowed to prey upon the temporary prostration of the German people. Although in all these countries there are many non-Jews every whit as bad as the worst of the Jewish revolutionaries, the part played by the latter in proportion to their numbers in the population is astonishing." the leading Churchill bibliographer, Frederick Woods, has pronounced the article genuine, listing it in his authoritative A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill... Is It True Or Is This A Fabrication?
Religion & Spirituality - 2 Answers
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Yes, and he ended up working for them. A bunch of Jews called the Focus Group financed Churchill throughout his wilderness years. He is admired now for warning about Hitler when most British politicians were receptive to him, Churchill was a puppet and the worse traitor this country has ever had. http://www.fpp.co.uk/bookchapters/WSC/Waley_Cohen.html http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2950456033771784327# EDIT: Here's some sources for your quotes: http://www.historiography-project.com/images/19200208churchill.gif http://www.historiasiglo20.org/pioneers/churchill.htm
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Yes, and they're still trying, look at wall street.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
What's a very shy, middle-aged, single woman to do
What's a very shy, middle-aged, single woman to do?
Ok, it's my turn to ask about Paris! I've been there several times, but I have always tended to keep to myself. I don't really talk to people (except my friend who lives there). I don't usually hang out at bars or cafes. However, I leave on the 18th for my next 10-day trip. My friend is going to be out of town or working for most of my stay, so I'm thinking it's time to expand my horizons a bit. Any suggestions for something safe and interesting to do in the evenings? I will be staying in a hotel near Jardin du Luxembourg... Oh, one more thing...any advice on going from Paris to Chartres for the day? I hear the cathedral is amazing.
Paris - 3 Answers
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I have just the place for you to go, my favorite hang out in Paris. Its Aux Trois Mailletz at 56 rue Galand in the 5th. Its just a fairly quick walk from where you are staying. There's a piano in the ground floor bar/restaurant and a variety of people who play and/or sing there. The music ranges from opera and well known French music (think Piaf and co.) to jazz and some rock later in the evening. From about 7:30 to 11:00 PM its usually Harrietta, a very pleasant lady who's been playing there for many years now, at the piano. Teicho, is on 4 nights a week after 11 and does some fine jazz. The crowd tends towards the middle age and even some seriously older folks (like yours truly) and a good mix of locals and tourists. People tend to be pretty friendly but I assure you that it will be safe and non-threatening for a single women. The staff are all good people. Say hello to Eric, the big guy who looks something like Lurch from the Adams Family or Tony, the Chinese manager who came to Paris from Shanghai 30 years ago and just stayed. If you're a bit more adventurous, and send me an e-mail, I can also send you the phone number of a buddy of mine, Sylvan, (age 42..and single by the way) who's a great piano player and works around town. [I have permission to give out his number] and he'll let you know where he is playing.
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When you are in Paris, just buy "Pariscope" or "Officiel des Spectacles" These are update evry week,not expensive about 2 euro and present you all about theaters, restaurants, concerts (some are free for instance in Orsay museum, or churches) cabarets, bars, dining, dancing, etc...The official website of Paris, can give you good ideas for visiting Paris. May be you should also visit "the Chateau de Versailles" The best to go Versailles is RER C, and you get down at Versailles-Rive-Gauche-Chateau, (one day visit) To go to Chartres, there many trains, the main railway station in Paris to go to Chartres is Gare Montparnasse. (one hour from Paris) Paris is very safe, just avoid the wrong side of Paris 18 district, Boulevard de La Chapelle. Sorry for my english, I am french... Have a nice stay in Paris.
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the hotel i stayed in provided guides and transportation to various locations outside of paris for a fee. they were all day trips. i took a loire chateaux trip and a cathedral trip. they cost about 60 dollars(US) but this was 10 years ago. i had the same guide for each trip and she was great (well informed, nice, funny, spoke 6 languages, answered any question about the sites or france). the trips were for up to 10 people, transportation was a minivan and lunch was included in the price. i was the only american on both trips, everyone else was british, australian and italian. we all ate lunch together and chatted in bistros designated by the guide. the food was great but wine wasn't included (you could order it and pay out of pocket) once at the sites i didn't have to stay with the group. i was free to go off on my own just had to be back at the van at the specified time. it was well worth the price (i definitely feel that they didn't charge enough!) ask about day trips at the front desk. chartres is amazing sorry i don't have an answer for your first question
Ok, it's my turn to ask about Paris! I've been there several times, but I have always tended to keep to myself. I don't really talk to people (except my friend who lives there). I don't usually hang out at bars or cafes. However, I leave on the 18th for my next 10-day trip. My friend is going to be out of town or working for most of my stay, so I'm thinking it's time to expand my horizons a bit. Any suggestions for something safe and interesting to do in the evenings? I will be staying in a hotel near Jardin du Luxembourg... Oh, one more thing...any advice on going from Paris to Chartres for the day? I hear the cathedral is amazing.
Paris - 3 Answers
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I have just the place for you to go, my favorite hang out in Paris. Its Aux Trois Mailletz at 56 rue Galand in the 5th. Its just a fairly quick walk from where you are staying. There's a piano in the ground floor bar/restaurant and a variety of people who play and/or sing there. The music ranges from opera and well known French music (think Piaf and co.) to jazz and some rock later in the evening. From about 7:30 to 11:00 PM its usually Harrietta, a very pleasant lady who's been playing there for many years now, at the piano. Teicho, is on 4 nights a week after 11 and does some fine jazz. The crowd tends towards the middle age and even some seriously older folks (like yours truly) and a good mix of locals and tourists. People tend to be pretty friendly but I assure you that it will be safe and non-threatening for a single women. The staff are all good people. Say hello to Eric, the big guy who looks something like Lurch from the Adams Family or Tony, the Chinese manager who came to Paris from Shanghai 30 years ago and just stayed. If you're a bit more adventurous, and send me an e-mail, I can also send you the phone number of a buddy of mine, Sylvan, (age 42..and single by the way) who's a great piano player and works around town. [I have permission to give out his number] and he'll let you know where he is playing.
2 :
When you are in Paris, just buy "Pariscope" or "Officiel des Spectacles" These are update evry week,not expensive about 2 euro and present you all about theaters, restaurants, concerts (some are free for instance in Orsay museum, or churches) cabarets, bars, dining, dancing, etc...The official website of Paris, can give you good ideas for visiting Paris. May be you should also visit "the Chateau de Versailles" The best to go Versailles is RER C, and you get down at Versailles-Rive-Gauche-Chateau, (one day visit) To go to Chartres, there many trains, the main railway station in Paris to go to Chartres is Gare Montparnasse. (one hour from Paris) Paris is very safe, just avoid the wrong side of Paris 18 district, Boulevard de La Chapelle. Sorry for my english, I am french... Have a nice stay in Paris.
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the hotel i stayed in provided guides and transportation to various locations outside of paris for a fee. they were all day trips. i took a loire chateaux trip and a cathedral trip. they cost about 60 dollars(US) but this was 10 years ago. i had the same guide for each trip and she was great (well informed, nice, funny, spoke 6 languages, answered any question about the sites or france). the trips were for up to 10 people, transportation was a minivan and lunch was included in the price. i was the only american on both trips, everyone else was british, australian and italian. we all ate lunch together and chatted in bistros designated by the guide. the food was great but wine wasn't included (you could order it and pay out of pocket) once at the sites i didn't have to stay with the group. i was free to go off on my own just had to be back at the van at the specified time. it was well worth the price (i definitely feel that they didn't charge enough!) ask about day trips at the front desk. chartres is amazing sorry i don't have an answer for your first question
Thursday, July 14, 2011
1994 AP European questions
1994 AP European questions?
1.) Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, became the center of public attention because of her A. extensive charity work among the Parisian poor B. participation in politics and use of the monarchy for personal gain C. proposal for reforming the economic structure of the monarchy D. role in the rebuilding of the center of Paris E. writings for the Encyclopedia and other Enlightenment publications 2.) The leadership of the Dutch revolts (1566-1648) sought all of the following EXCEPT A. an alliance with the English Catholics B. the end of the Inquisition C. the end of excessive taxation D. the elimination of the rule of foreign officials E. an alliance with French Protestants 3.) Which of the following best expresses Voltaire’s views concerning religion? A. Catholics should obediently follow the dictates of the pope. B. Protestants should be excluded from French government service. C. Religious unity is fundamental to enlightened monarchies. D. Organized religion perpetuates superstition and ignorance. E. Criticism of religious doctrines and authorities should be condemned. 4.) Which of the following describes a major difference between northern humanists and Italian humanists? A. Italian humanists focused on human intellect and achievements, whereas northern humanisl concentrated on nature and emotion. B. Italian humanists focused on national consciousness, whereas northern humanists rejected politics. C. Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt and weak, whereas northern humanists viewed human nature as generally good. D. Both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but northern humanists also focused on secular matters. E. Both looked to classical sources, but northern humanists also emphasized Christian sources. 5.) The sculpture by Bernini shown above celebrates SCULPTURE: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln482/Images482/Bernini-Teresa.jpg A. a new interest in secular themes B. Lutheran veneration of the saints C. the Calvinist cult of beauty D. the reconciliation of the papacy and the English crown after the Council of Trent E. Catholic Reformation mysticism 6.) Metternich would have been most in sympathy with the political philosophy of A. John Locke B. Robert Owen C. Charles Fourier D. Edmund Burke E. Giuseppe Mazzini 7.) Which of the following advocated an evolutionary, as opposed to revolutionary, theory of Marxism? A. Eduard Bernstein B. V.I. Lenin C. Rosa Luxemburg D. Joseph Stalin E. Leon Trotsky 8.) A major goal of the European Economic Community was to A. promote ethnic autonomy within the member countries B. prevent the reassertion of German industrialism C. achieve the industrialization of Africa and Latin America D. stop labor migration within Western Europe E. coordinate industrial and agricultural policies of the members If you only know a few, that's fine. If you don't know any but know of a few good sources I could look at, that would help. These are part of 80 multiple choice questions (from the 1994 AP European examination) but I could not figure these out at all! Thank you for your help.
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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1.) E Sorry that's all i have right now, though as i finish my own and check my answer's ill post what i got for the others.
1.) Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, became the center of public attention because of her A. extensive charity work among the Parisian poor B. participation in politics and use of the monarchy for personal gain C. proposal for reforming the economic structure of the monarchy D. role in the rebuilding of the center of Paris E. writings for the Encyclopedia and other Enlightenment publications 2.) The leadership of the Dutch revolts (1566-1648) sought all of the following EXCEPT A. an alliance with the English Catholics B. the end of the Inquisition C. the end of excessive taxation D. the elimination of the rule of foreign officials E. an alliance with French Protestants 3.) Which of the following best expresses Voltaire’s views concerning religion? A. Catholics should obediently follow the dictates of the pope. B. Protestants should be excluded from French government service. C. Religious unity is fundamental to enlightened monarchies. D. Organized religion perpetuates superstition and ignorance. E. Criticism of religious doctrines and authorities should be condemned. 4.) Which of the following describes a major difference between northern humanists and Italian humanists? A. Italian humanists focused on human intellect and achievements, whereas northern humanisl concentrated on nature and emotion. B. Italian humanists focused on national consciousness, whereas northern humanists rejected politics. C. Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt and weak, whereas northern humanists viewed human nature as generally good. D. Both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but northern humanists also focused on secular matters. E. Both looked to classical sources, but northern humanists also emphasized Christian sources. 5.) The sculpture by Bernini shown above celebrates SCULPTURE: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln482/Images482/Bernini-Teresa.jpg A. a new interest in secular themes B. Lutheran veneration of the saints C. the Calvinist cult of beauty D. the reconciliation of the papacy and the English crown after the Council of Trent E. Catholic Reformation mysticism 6.) Metternich would have been most in sympathy with the political philosophy of A. John Locke B. Robert Owen C. Charles Fourier D. Edmund Burke E. Giuseppe Mazzini 7.) Which of the following advocated an evolutionary, as opposed to revolutionary, theory of Marxism? A. Eduard Bernstein B. V.I. Lenin C. Rosa Luxemburg D. Joseph Stalin E. Leon Trotsky 8.) A major goal of the European Economic Community was to A. promote ethnic autonomy within the member countries B. prevent the reassertion of German industrialism C. achieve the industrialization of Africa and Latin America D. stop labor migration within Western Europe E. coordinate industrial and agricultural policies of the members If you only know a few, that's fine. If you don't know any but know of a few good sources I could look at, that would help. These are part of 80 multiple choice questions (from the 1994 AP European examination) but I could not figure these out at all! Thank you for your help.
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1.) E Sorry that's all i have right now, though as i finish my own and check my answer's ill post what i got for the others.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Why do opponents of Universal Health Care only seem to focus on Canada and Britain
Why do opponents of Universal Health Care only seem to focus on Canada and Britain?
I am confused. I know that both of those countries have terrible flaws with their systems, but we hear about them all the time, and hardly ever hear about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria, etc. The focus is so slanted towards Britain and Canada and not the others. Don't they have some great horror stories from Japan and Israel to frighten the conservatives? I heard someone say it's because Americans can relate more easily to Britain and Canada, but that's not entirely true ----Canada only has 30,000.000 people and is part of the British Commonwealth. Britain is a monarchy with 60.000.000 people. I would think that Australia has enough similarities with America as well as our cultures have a few things in common, Japan has similarities with us as they have a large, hard-working population and value the free market, like we do. Switzerland is also very capitalistic and they are rather libertarian in regards to guns. So, why Canada and Britain only? Why aren't we hearing about how miserable the people in Japan and Australia and Switzerland are and how they wish they had American style health insurance/care and how they're all fleeing to America for care? We have the most information on Canada and Britain? Huh...in the information age, we can access info on any country, particularly another English-speaking one like Australia. No, there's an agenda on focusing on Britain and Canada obsessively. As for info, how can you say we don't the equivalent information on Ireland or Israel. That's absurd. I agree, this is a massive undertaking, but it's not single payer, it's mandated purchasing from private health insurance providers, not socialist, but rather intrusive, I agree. Can you also get me a survey of the numbers of Australians, Swiss and Japanese who want to get rid of their system and replace it with ours. Oh, are you sure someone can't find numerous horror stories similar to what you found in Japan? I can dig up hundreds, if not thousands, from the "greatest healthcare system on Earth."
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Because the proponents of health care focus on those countries.
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Why did you ignore Germany who has had UHC since the 19th Century and it has worked well? j/k. good points.
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The new American health care system is more like the one in the Netherlands, where health insurance is compulsory and you must buy a policy from a private health insurer. The British, Canadian, Australian ones are all public financed. People just pay taxes to cover health costs, and don't need insurance at all. Its completely different.
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Maybe because we have the most information on those two countries, UK and Canada, eh. What are you getting at? The other countries have Utopian universal health care systems? That doesn't matter. Nationalized health care is UNamerican. Free health care is NOT in the Constitution; it's NOT a right. Yes, people should have affordable access and government should regulate the heck out of insurance companies, but this nation isn't all about handing out such entitlements. Besides, we truly can't afford it. Please realize that no program this large has ever come in under budget. To believe that's possible is, well, a little far out there kind of in fantasy land. Name one government program this large that's been run smoothly and hasn't eventually cost more than expected. Name just one.
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Australia is fiscally responsible to a degree and worlds apart in fiscal responsibility to America. Australia is only slightly corrupt compared to the disgusting american way of doing things in the WH. America and Australia are so far apart it is too obvious.
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Ok look what happen to Massachusetts when they tried Universal Health Care they went broke.
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Thalia - you should look again at the Australian system. It is a hybrid with both public and private insurance options - and those on a higher income are expected to take private options or pay significantly more for the public option. It is not a simple single payer option as you suggest
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"and hardly ever hear about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria, etc" Sure, I heard of those places. Universal health care is equally a failure in those places too "The focus is so slanted towards Britain and Canada and not the others. Don't they have some great horror stories from Japan and Israel to frighten the conservatives?" Sure, I got a great one from Japan: Injured Japanese Man Dies After 14 Hospitals Refuse to Admit Him A 69-year-old Japanese man injured in a traffic accident died after paramedics spent more than an hour negotiating with 14 hospitals before finding one to admit him, a fire department official said Wednesday. The man, whose bicycle collided with a motorcycle in the western city of Itami, waited at the scene in an ambulance because the hospitals said they could not accept him, citing a lack of specialists, equipment, beds and staff, according to Mitsuhisa Ikemoto. It was the latest in a string of recent cases in Japan in which patients were denied treatment, underscoring the country's health care woes that include a shortage of doctors. The man, who suffered head and back injuries, initially showed stable vital signs, but his condition gradually deteriorated. He died from hemorrhagic shock about an hour and half after arriving at the hospital, Ikemoto said. More here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487747,00.html And here's more from many other countries: http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/healthcare/socialized.html "Can you also get me a survey of the numbers of Australians, Swiss and Japanese who want to get rid of their system and replace it with ours" Can you get me a survey of american that wanted to get rid of our system and replace it with a system that they have in other countries? Thats right, most american are against this, against changing this system, and are perfectly satisfied with their health care. "Oh, are you sure someone can't find numerous horror stories similar to what you found in Japan? I can dig up hundreds, if not thousands, from the "greatest healthcare system on Earth." Oh, I know that health care horror stories exist in the United States, but compared to other countries, those horror stories are far and few between. They are much more numerous in foreign countries. For example, how many injured people have been turned away by 14 hospitals in a row in the united States like that poor 69 year old guy in Japan? None. Its unheard of in the US. In Great Britain an old woman is made to wait 13 YEARS for a hip replacement. In the United States thats completely unheard of, even for the uninsured!
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Yay, come join us canadians in the poor house! We have good soup and crackers!
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because they are large countries
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about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria I can only speak for the countries I lived in and my wife's country. I lived in more countries but will just list ones I actually used the healthcare or had some experience with. In order I lived in Singapore, Belgium(my wifes country), Sweden. I was required to have private insurance before I could even move to Singapore(3 years) so I never really had to experience there national healthcare since it is limited to citizens and there spouses only. Belgium was horrible. I had to way 2 years before I could even see a doctor, the checkup was only 17 minutes, no shots, no questions allowed, it was a total joke. didnt even do the "cough" When my father inlaw pulled his back he had to wait 7 weeks to see his primary doctor, so he lost his job and laid in bed the entire time in pain. My wifes grandmother died waiting for basic heart surgery, she was put on a 3 year waiting list. The older she got the longer it took. I never used Swedish healthcare but my wife did. She sliced open the palm of her hand with a broken glass cup. She had to wait 8 days for stitches. She was turned away at the emergency room. So she actually stitched it herself. Now one thing youll notice once you been to these countries is people learn to self treat alot of things. Like my wife knew how to stitch herself. She did it for her brothers growing up. People also realign broken bones since it will take forever to get it treated. It isnt like in the US where you just got to the emergency room and wait several hours, it is out of the question in the countries I mentioned. And seeing your primary doctor even the next day isnt going to happen. Also when you go to bookstores in these countries, youll find self treatment books having one of the largest aisles. And someone always has a relative that flew to Boston for some treatment since it would take too long in there own country. So that's my experience with national healthcare, no thanks
I am confused. I know that both of those countries have terrible flaws with their systems, but we hear about them all the time, and hardly ever hear about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria, etc. The focus is so slanted towards Britain and Canada and not the others. Don't they have some great horror stories from Japan and Israel to frighten the conservatives? I heard someone say it's because Americans can relate more easily to Britain and Canada, but that's not entirely true ----Canada only has 30,000.000 people and is part of the British Commonwealth. Britain is a monarchy with 60.000.000 people. I would think that Australia has enough similarities with America as well as our cultures have a few things in common, Japan has similarities with us as they have a large, hard-working population and value the free market, like we do. Switzerland is also very capitalistic and they are rather libertarian in regards to guns. So, why Canada and Britain only? Why aren't we hearing about how miserable the people in Japan and Australia and Switzerland are and how they wish they had American style health insurance/care and how they're all fleeing to America for care? We have the most information on Canada and Britain? Huh...in the information age, we can access info on any country, particularly another English-speaking one like Australia. No, there's an agenda on focusing on Britain and Canada obsessively. As for info, how can you say we don't the equivalent information on Ireland or Israel. That's absurd. I agree, this is a massive undertaking, but it's not single payer, it's mandated purchasing from private health insurance providers, not socialist, but rather intrusive, I agree. Can you also get me a survey of the numbers of Australians, Swiss and Japanese who want to get rid of their system and replace it with ours. Oh, are you sure someone can't find numerous horror stories similar to what you found in Japan? I can dig up hundreds, if not thousands, from the "greatest healthcare system on Earth."
Politics - 11 Answers
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Because the proponents of health care focus on those countries.
2 :
Why did you ignore Germany who has had UHC since the 19th Century and it has worked well? j/k. good points.
3 :
The new American health care system is more like the one in the Netherlands, where health insurance is compulsory and you must buy a policy from a private health insurer. The British, Canadian, Australian ones are all public financed. People just pay taxes to cover health costs, and don't need insurance at all. Its completely different.
4 :
Maybe because we have the most information on those two countries, UK and Canada, eh. What are you getting at? The other countries have Utopian universal health care systems? That doesn't matter. Nationalized health care is UNamerican. Free health care is NOT in the Constitution; it's NOT a right. Yes, people should have affordable access and government should regulate the heck out of insurance companies, but this nation isn't all about handing out such entitlements. Besides, we truly can't afford it. Please realize that no program this large has ever come in under budget. To believe that's possible is, well, a little far out there kind of in fantasy land. Name one government program this large that's been run smoothly and hasn't eventually cost more than expected. Name just one.
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Australia is fiscally responsible to a degree and worlds apart in fiscal responsibility to America. Australia is only slightly corrupt compared to the disgusting american way of doing things in the WH. America and Australia are so far apart it is too obvious.
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Ok look what happen to Massachusetts when they tried Universal Health Care they went broke.
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Thalia - you should look again at the Australian system. It is a hybrid with both public and private insurance options - and those on a higher income are expected to take private options or pay significantly more for the public option. It is not a simple single payer option as you suggest
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"and hardly ever hear about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria, etc" Sure, I heard of those places. Universal health care is equally a failure in those places too "The focus is so slanted towards Britain and Canada and not the others. Don't they have some great horror stories from Japan and Israel to frighten the conservatives?" Sure, I got a great one from Japan: Injured Japanese Man Dies After 14 Hospitals Refuse to Admit Him A 69-year-old Japanese man injured in a traffic accident died after paramedics spent more than an hour negotiating with 14 hospitals before finding one to admit him, a fire department official said Wednesday. The man, whose bicycle collided with a motorcycle in the western city of Itami, waited at the scene in an ambulance because the hospitals said they could not accept him, citing a lack of specialists, equipment, beds and staff, according to Mitsuhisa Ikemoto. It was the latest in a string of recent cases in Japan in which patients were denied treatment, underscoring the country's health care woes that include a shortage of doctors. The man, who suffered head and back injuries, initially showed stable vital signs, but his condition gradually deteriorated. He died from hemorrhagic shock about an hour and half after arriving at the hospital, Ikemoto said. More here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487747,00.html And here's more from many other countries: http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/healthcare/socialized.html "Can you also get me a survey of the numbers of Australians, Swiss and Japanese who want to get rid of their system and replace it with ours" Can you get me a survey of american that wanted to get rid of our system and replace it with a system that they have in other countries? Thats right, most american are against this, against changing this system, and are perfectly satisfied with their health care. "Oh, are you sure someone can't find numerous horror stories similar to what you found in Japan? I can dig up hundreds, if not thousands, from the "greatest healthcare system on Earth." Oh, I know that health care horror stories exist in the United States, but compared to other countries, those horror stories are far and few between. They are much more numerous in foreign countries. For example, how many injured people have been turned away by 14 hospitals in a row in the united States like that poor 69 year old guy in Japan? None. Its unheard of in the US. In Great Britain an old woman is made to wait 13 YEARS for a hip replacement. In the United States thats completely unheard of, even for the uninsured!
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Yay, come join us canadians in the poor house! We have good soup and crackers!
10 :
because they are large countries
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about Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Malta, Finland, Austria I can only speak for the countries I lived in and my wife's country. I lived in more countries but will just list ones I actually used the healthcare or had some experience with. In order I lived in Singapore, Belgium(my wifes country), Sweden. I was required to have private insurance before I could even move to Singapore(3 years) so I never really had to experience there national healthcare since it is limited to citizens and there spouses only. Belgium was horrible. I had to way 2 years before I could even see a doctor, the checkup was only 17 minutes, no shots, no questions allowed, it was a total joke. didnt even do the "cough" When my father inlaw pulled his back he had to wait 7 weeks to see his primary doctor, so he lost his job and laid in bed the entire time in pain. My wifes grandmother died waiting for basic heart surgery, she was put on a 3 year waiting list. The older she got the longer it took. I never used Swedish healthcare but my wife did. She sliced open the palm of her hand with a broken glass cup. She had to wait 8 days for stitches. She was turned away at the emergency room. So she actually stitched it herself. Now one thing youll notice once you been to these countries is people learn to self treat alot of things. Like my wife knew how to stitch herself. She did it for her brothers growing up. People also realign broken bones since it will take forever to get it treated. It isnt like in the US where you just got to the emergency room and wait several hours, it is out of the question in the countries I mentioned. And seeing your primary doctor even the next day isnt going to happen. Also when you go to bookstores in these countries, youll find self treatment books having one of the largest aisles. And someone always has a relative that flew to Boston for some treatment since it would take too long in there own country. So that's my experience with national healthcare, no thanks
Friday, July 1, 2011
World History. Please. Help
World History. Please. Help?
I have been sturggling with a few questions. I googled them and looked in the text book. please help me. thanks. The Catholic Reformation sparked the growth of the baroque style that emphasized A simplicity. B the classical influences of ancient Rome and Greece. C realism. D emotion, complexity, and exaggeration. Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT A an admiration for classical culture. B people should expect fulfillment only in the afterlife. C every individual had dignity and worth. D people should participate in a variety of activities. The wealth of Venice during the Renaissance stemmed from its position as A trading capital of northern Europe. B center for Italy's banking and textile industries. C capital of Italy's national government. D trade link between Europe and Asia. According to the doctrine of predestination, A God determines the fate of every person. B salvation can be achieved only by good works. C salvation can be achieved only by faith. D political rulers had to obey papal authority. All of the following are part of the Low Countries EXCEPT A Belgium. B the Netherlands. C Luxembourg. D England.
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The Catholic Reformation sparked the growth of the baroque style that emphasized D emotion, complexity, and exaggeration. Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT B people should expect fulfillment only in the afterlife. The wealth of Venice during the Renaissance stemmed from its position as D trade link between Europe and Asia. According to the doctrine of predestination, A God determines the fate of every person. All of the following are part of the Low Countries EXCEPT D England.
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ditto -= Jimmy's completelyright.
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1) It's called Catholic Counter Reformation, since it was the reaction of the Catholic Church to Luther's Reformation. Answer D 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 D
I have been sturggling with a few questions. I googled them and looked in the text book. please help me. thanks. The Catholic Reformation sparked the growth of the baroque style that emphasized A simplicity. B the classical influences of ancient Rome and Greece. C realism. D emotion, complexity, and exaggeration. Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT A an admiration for classical culture. B people should expect fulfillment only in the afterlife. C every individual had dignity and worth. D people should participate in a variety of activities. The wealth of Venice during the Renaissance stemmed from its position as A trading capital of northern Europe. B center for Italy's banking and textile industries. C capital of Italy's national government. D trade link between Europe and Asia. According to the doctrine of predestination, A God determines the fate of every person. B salvation can be achieved only by good works. C salvation can be achieved only by faith. D political rulers had to obey papal authority. All of the following are part of the Low Countries EXCEPT A Belgium. B the Netherlands. C Luxembourg. D England.
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The Catholic Reformation sparked the growth of the baroque style that emphasized D emotion, complexity, and exaggeration. Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT B people should expect fulfillment only in the afterlife. The wealth of Venice during the Renaissance stemmed from its position as D trade link between Europe and Asia. According to the doctrine of predestination, A God determines the fate of every person. All of the following are part of the Low Countries EXCEPT D England.
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ditto -= Jimmy's completelyright.
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1) It's called Catholic Counter Reformation, since it was the reaction of the Catholic Church to Luther's Reformation. Answer D 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 D
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
DO YOU THINK MY HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHY IS GOOD. GIVE IT A GRADE. MAKE SUGGESTIONS THANKS
DO YOU THINK MY HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHY IS GOOD. GIVE IT A GRADE. MAKE SUGGESTIONS THANKS?
Jean – Jacques Rousseau was born to a middleclass family in Geneva Switzerland in the year 1712. He came from a family that had voting rights and his father Jean – Jacques Rousseau, a watchmaker was also a lover of music and education. Rousseau’s mother, Suzanne Bernard Rousseau, was the daughter of a preacher and died nine days after childbirth due to difficulties. Rousseau also had an older brother named Francois; the two brothers were both raised by their Father and a paternal aunt. At a young age his father got into legal trouble and to avoid imprisonment the family fled and they lived with Jean Jacques Rousseau’s’ maternal uncle after his father remarried. Rousseau uncle then sent him away to live with a Calvinist minister. With the minister he learned mathematics and picked up the elements of art. Rousseau who was deeply moved by religious services and for a time even dreamed of becoming a priest. After he was finished with school he had a few unsuccessful apprenticeships; first for a notary and then an engraver by whom he was treated very harshly. The practically orphaned Rousseau spent much of his spare time alone exploring his first love, nature, which he ran away from Geneva as a vagrant in 1728. His wanderings led him out of Geneva to Sardinia then France, where he met Madame de Warrens, a nobleman who helped bring Protestants to Catholicism, and for the next ten years she gave him an education, and much needed moral and financial support Finding himself mostly on his own besides the support of Madame de Warrens Rousseau he supported himself for a time as a secretary, servant, and tutor. He received a small inheritance from his mother at age twenty – five and with some of that he repaid De Warrens for her financial support of him. In 1743 1742 Rousseau moved to Paris were he wished to take on a career in music. He initially went to Paris to propose a new system of music to the Academy of Sciences; despite his efforts it was unsuccessful. He published musical theory and wrote for the opera, attracted the attentions of King Louis XV and court when he composed, Le Devin du Village (The Village Soothsayer). Rousseau was offered a pension from the King, but denied it in attempts to live a modest life, and after the success of his opera, he promptly gave up composing music. He also befriended and Therese le Vasseur, a pretty seamstress, who became his mistress and together they bore five children. In 1749, the Academy of Dijon held a contest that Rousseau won first prize in by answering the question “Has the progress of the sciences and arts contributed to the corruption or to the improvement of human conduct?"Rousseau felt that humanity was good at nature but corrupt by society. Although it is still widely believed that all of Rousseau's philosophy was based on his call for a return to nature, this view is an oversimplification, caused by the excessive importance attached to this first essay. His second major philosophical essay, Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality among Men which stated that the advancement of science and art had not benefited mankind and that I took away individual liberties and gave governments more powerful. After its publication, Rousseau returned to Geneva, reverted to Calvinism and regained his official Geneva citizenship. In 1756 he moved to France , a year after the publication of the Second Discourse, Rousseau left Paris after Madame D’Epinay lent him a cottage, on her estate at Montmorency. His stay here lasted only a year because of repeated quarrels with Madame D’Epinay and her guest, Rousseau moved to housing near the country home of the Duke of Luxemburg at Montmorency. During the later years in his life was when he wrote the bulk of his renowned work including the novel, Julie or the New Heloise. Then in the year 1762 his most important and chief philosophical works: including The Social Contract; which showed his views on political philosophy, and one on education, Emile. The Paris government condemned both books mainly because of his views on religion forcing him to leave France. Rousseau then moved to Switzerland and started to work on his life stories, his Confessions. A year later, after coming across difficulties with Swiss government and then moved around and live in Berlin and Paris and ultimately moved to England to stay with David Hume. However, due to constant bicker with Hume, and his inability to learn English or make friends his stay in England lasted only a year, and in 1767 he returned to the southeast of France under a false name. In 1770 when he returned to Paris where he copied music for a living, it was during this time that he wrote what would be his final works Rousseau: Judge of Jean-Jacques and the Reveries of the Solitary Walker. His final years which were spent in deliberate withdrawal did not allow him to enjoy him fame. He died on July 3, 1778. this is 9th grade advanced history and my and suggestion just anything to help improve it so yes grammatical errors
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Great work. I graded many papers [as a teachers assistant] and what most of those reports were missing was alot of facts. I give this an A. Great work. Facts are correct. Great job!
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Very nice; informative. Some grammatical errors or typos. Did you want our help in correcting those? Like I said, they might have been typos. Is this high school? If it is, then correct the errors and it's an A paper. This is an exceptional paper for a freshman in high school! You deserve an A+. Unless your sources inserted a hyphen b/t Jean and Jacques, drop the hyphen. Space between middle and class. Comma after Geneva. Jean Jacques R was a watchmaker and also a lover of music ... His mother, SBR ...and died nine days after giving birth to him. ...Francois. The two brothers were raised by their father and ... Comma after at a young age. Period after the family fled. They lived with Rousseau's maternal uncle after his father remarried. His uncle then sent him away to live with a Calvinist minister. With the minister, he learned mathematics and picked up the elements of art. Rousseau was deeply moved by religious services and for a time even dreamed of becoming a priest. ...exploring his first love, nature, which [caused?] him to run away from... His wanderings took him from Geneva to Sardinia... Madame de Warrens, an aristocrat, ...Finding himself mostly on his own, besides...Warrens, Rousseau [delete he] ...twenty-five 1742 or 1743? Period after opera. He attracted the attention... offered a pension from the king but denied it in the attempt to livea modest life. After the success... Delete the "and" after befriended. Period after contest. Rousseau won first prize by answering the question, Has the Progress of the Sciences and Arts Contributed to the Corruption or Improvement of Human Conduct? ...not benefited mankind and that they took away individual liberties and made govenments more powerful. In 1756, he moved to France. A year after...Rousseau left Paris to accept MdE's loan of a cottage on her estate at Montmorency. Period after D'Epinay. Delete and her guest unless you identify the guest. It was in his later years that he wrote the bulk of... Comma after year, comma after 1762. Delete including after works ...difficulties with the Swiss ...lived in Berlin Comma after make friends. Period after only a year. In 1767, he returned... In 1770, he returned to Paris where he copied music for a living. It was during...his final works. ...to enjoy his fame
Jean – Jacques Rousseau was born to a middleclass family in Geneva Switzerland in the year 1712. He came from a family that had voting rights and his father Jean – Jacques Rousseau, a watchmaker was also a lover of music and education. Rousseau’s mother, Suzanne Bernard Rousseau, was the daughter of a preacher and died nine days after childbirth due to difficulties. Rousseau also had an older brother named Francois; the two brothers were both raised by their Father and a paternal aunt. At a young age his father got into legal trouble and to avoid imprisonment the family fled and they lived with Jean Jacques Rousseau’s’ maternal uncle after his father remarried. Rousseau uncle then sent him away to live with a Calvinist minister. With the minister he learned mathematics and picked up the elements of art. Rousseau who was deeply moved by religious services and for a time even dreamed of becoming a priest. After he was finished with school he had a few unsuccessful apprenticeships; first for a notary and then an engraver by whom he was treated very harshly. The practically orphaned Rousseau spent much of his spare time alone exploring his first love, nature, which he ran away from Geneva as a vagrant in 1728. His wanderings led him out of Geneva to Sardinia then France, where he met Madame de Warrens, a nobleman who helped bring Protestants to Catholicism, and for the next ten years she gave him an education, and much needed moral and financial support Finding himself mostly on his own besides the support of Madame de Warrens Rousseau he supported himself for a time as a secretary, servant, and tutor. He received a small inheritance from his mother at age twenty – five and with some of that he repaid De Warrens for her financial support of him. In 1743 1742 Rousseau moved to Paris were he wished to take on a career in music. He initially went to Paris to propose a new system of music to the Academy of Sciences; despite his efforts it was unsuccessful. He published musical theory and wrote for the opera, attracted the attentions of King Louis XV and court when he composed, Le Devin du Village (The Village Soothsayer). Rousseau was offered a pension from the King, but denied it in attempts to live a modest life, and after the success of his opera, he promptly gave up composing music. He also befriended and Therese le Vasseur, a pretty seamstress, who became his mistress and together they bore five children. In 1749, the Academy of Dijon held a contest that Rousseau won first prize in by answering the question “Has the progress of the sciences and arts contributed to the corruption or to the improvement of human conduct?"Rousseau felt that humanity was good at nature but corrupt by society. Although it is still widely believed that all of Rousseau's philosophy was based on his call for a return to nature, this view is an oversimplification, caused by the excessive importance attached to this first essay. His second major philosophical essay, Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality among Men which stated that the advancement of science and art had not benefited mankind and that I took away individual liberties and gave governments more powerful. After its publication, Rousseau returned to Geneva, reverted to Calvinism and regained his official Geneva citizenship. In 1756 he moved to France , a year after the publication of the Second Discourse, Rousseau left Paris after Madame D’Epinay lent him a cottage, on her estate at Montmorency. His stay here lasted only a year because of repeated quarrels with Madame D’Epinay and her guest, Rousseau moved to housing near the country home of the Duke of Luxemburg at Montmorency. During the later years in his life was when he wrote the bulk of his renowned work including the novel, Julie or the New Heloise. Then in the year 1762 his most important and chief philosophical works: including The Social Contract; which showed his views on political philosophy, and one on education, Emile. The Paris government condemned both books mainly because of his views on religion forcing him to leave France. Rousseau then moved to Switzerland and started to work on his life stories, his Confessions. A year later, after coming across difficulties with Swiss government and then moved around and live in Berlin and Paris and ultimately moved to England to stay with David Hume. However, due to constant bicker with Hume, and his inability to learn English or make friends his stay in England lasted only a year, and in 1767 he returned to the southeast of France under a false name. In 1770 when he returned to Paris where he copied music for a living, it was during this time that he wrote what would be his final works Rousseau: Judge of Jean-Jacques and the Reveries of the Solitary Walker. His final years which were spent in deliberate withdrawal did not allow him to enjoy him fame. He died on July 3, 1778. this is 9th grade advanced history and my and suggestion just anything to help improve it so yes grammatical errors
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Great work. I graded many papers [as a teachers assistant] and what most of those reports were missing was alot of facts. I give this an A. Great work. Facts are correct. Great job!
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Very nice; informative. Some grammatical errors or typos. Did you want our help in correcting those? Like I said, they might have been typos. Is this high school? If it is, then correct the errors and it's an A paper. This is an exceptional paper for a freshman in high school! You deserve an A+. Unless your sources inserted a hyphen b/t Jean and Jacques, drop the hyphen. Space between middle and class. Comma after Geneva. Jean Jacques R was a watchmaker and also a lover of music ... His mother, SBR ...and died nine days after giving birth to him. ...Francois. The two brothers were raised by their father and ... Comma after at a young age. Period after the family fled. They lived with Rousseau's maternal uncle after his father remarried. His uncle then sent him away to live with a Calvinist minister. With the minister, he learned mathematics and picked up the elements of art. Rousseau was deeply moved by religious services and for a time even dreamed of becoming a priest. ...exploring his first love, nature, which [caused?] him to run away from... His wanderings took him from Geneva to Sardinia... Madame de Warrens, an aristocrat, ...Finding himself mostly on his own, besides...Warrens, Rousseau [delete he] ...twenty-five 1742 or 1743? Period after opera. He attracted the attention... offered a pension from the king but denied it in the attempt to livea modest life. After the success... Delete the "and" after befriended. Period after contest. Rousseau won first prize by answering the question, Has the Progress of the Sciences and Arts Contributed to the Corruption or Improvement of Human Conduct? ...not benefited mankind and that they took away individual liberties and made govenments more powerful. In 1756, he moved to France. A year after...Rousseau left Paris to accept MdE's loan of a cottage on her estate at Montmorency. Period after D'Epinay. Delete and her guest unless you identify the guest. It was in his later years that he wrote the bulk of... Comma after year, comma after 1762. Delete including after works ...difficulties with the Swiss ...lived in Berlin Comma after make friends. Period after only a year. In 1767, he returned... In 1770, he returned to Paris where he copied music for a living. It was during...his final works. ...to enjoy his fame
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Conservatives, what is your overall opinion on insurance companies
Conservatives, what is your overall opinion on insurance companies?
Particularly: a.) Insurance companies that practice "rescission" in which a person who has paid into the insurance fund is subsquently denied what he has paid for because the insurance company comes up with an arbitrary reason for denying the needed coverage. b.) Rationing. How do you feel about insurance companies who decide if a procedure is in their best interest and deny to someone a life-saving procedure because it isn't profitable to them in the long run? c.) Denials. Someone who works and wants health insurance and does not qualify for state aid because he actually works for a living and pulls his own weight, but can't find a job with benefits (increasingly common, and why are employers expected to foot the bill for insurance as they don't pay for your car insurance or renter's insurance and this limits job mobility and the ability to start small businesses), and is either outright denied or charged more than his monthly salary? d.) Do you think that if rent, clothing and food cost as much as monthly premiums for people with pre-existing conditions, that we would be in serious trouble? e.) How do you feel about people who had the misfortune to be born with a genetic pre-disposition to an illness, i.e., breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Crohn's Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease, MS, Alzheimer's, haemophilia, etc. f.) Do you think that an emergency room qualifies as part of preventive, ongoing treatment or that it's not cost effective for sick people to wait until they are at the worst stage to get necessary treatment? g.) Can you explain how several nations, in fact the overwhelming majority, that have universal health care have still remained free, capitalist, prosperous nations, i.e., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland.....they didn't go communist, and the people do not live in gulag states.
Politics - 15 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
none of my questions are posting
2 :
For profit companies that profit on healthy people and try to avoid the cost of covering the sick. Criminal. As for rationing, a necessary evil that Medicare and Medicaid already practice. If a treatment [eg. some cancer drugs provide 6 mo extended life for $65,000 and are considered too costly to provide]. Regardless of who is insuring [single payer, private, etc.] there has to be a line somewhere.
3 :
Let me answer: They would bend over for them and let them rape them until they fall over dead.
4 :
I didn't realize I was going to have to take a test on Y!A today. All so you don't have to spend 35 points asking 7 individual questions. I'm more worried about the government rationing my health care services than the insurance companies. At least I could go to a different insurance company. I have a feeling that once Obamacare is fully in place, I won't have any other option to go to, when my time comes to be rationed. All the competition will have been driven away by the government by then.
5 :
Typical Democratic... attacking the wealthier American businesses and questioning why we are not more like other countries. The founding fathers would slap you across the face.
6 :
they must be good as Obama gained 60% of one
7 :
a) If it complies with their contract, so be it. People need to know what they're signing. b) Again, refer to the contract. It's in there. c) This is perfectly fine. If a company does not want your business, they have the right to deny it to you. If you want to buy my computer and I say no, should I be forced to sell it to you? If they charge him high prices, he agreed to those prices. d) Yes. e) Their parents or private charities can help them. I'm willing to donate, but don't tell me that I am required to pay for them. f) No. g) They also have very high taxes. Some take over 50%. Why should I have to pay higher taxes for a complete stranger? My health insurance is great.
8 :
I don't know what cheap insurance policy you bought, but ours has paid 100% of cancer treatment - minus $35 copays. And we were not denied coverage. Obama had a chance to come up with a bill that would help people with pre existing conditions and reduce health care costs without screwing up coverage for everybody else. He failed to do anything except take control of the inurance industry and raise costs.
9 :
This is how we feel: Insurance companies exist to insure against infrequent catastrophic risks. Their jobs is not to pay routine doctor visits, cause they occur on more or less regular rate and do not constitute risk (but ObamaCare made it mandatory) Their job is to evaluate risk of each individual and name the price accordingly, setting price too low would draw them out of business, and setting price too high will make the deal a loser for the customer (now banned by ObamaCare) There is a value in such sharing risks for a reasonable fee, which insurance companies take as compensation for the valuable service they provide. Now we see that ObamaCare in effect banned the business of insurance in health care, and turned insurance companies into mere tax collection outsourced agents of the government. This is why ObamCare is destined to collapse.
10 :
I have Crohn's and it sucks I also know that ,,, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland.... added together have less of a population than the USA try immigrating to working and living in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland. ,, , it;s going to take you some time and money,, maybe marry I am trying to point out that trying to compare these countries to a very ethnically diverse and large USA is not a fair comparison
11 :
"Can you explain how several nations, in fact the overwhelming majority, that have universal health care have still remained free, capitalist, prosperous nations" Utter falsehood. Theri citizenry is held back by the enormous taxes they have to pay to prop up their universal health care systems. Indeed, over 80 percent of the major medical discoveries are done in the US.
12 :
A. Most of these recission examples the politicians tell us, they get wrong. The idea is, if you've lied to the insurance company about something relevant, and they catch it later on, you're out of luck. These examples about someone failing to report they have acne and then being knocked off their insurance when they get cancer are almost always found to be false. B. Rationing sucks. It sucks when the health insurance company does it, and it'll suck when the gov't does it. C. Denials. Do you know what organization denies the most claims? It's Medicare. Why aren't the liberals all up in arms about that? D. There are two issues here. 1. The whole idea of insurance has been distorted for health insurance. Insurance, any insurance, be it auto, flood, homeowners, etc. is to offset risk for incidents that you cannot normally afford. Except health insurance. Health insurance now means they must pay for every tiny expense. Is it any wonder it costs so much? How much would your auto insurance cost if they had to pay for every oil change, maintenance service and minor repair? This also means that market forces have been removed from routine health care. No one asks their doctor how much a visit or procedure will cost, because they don't care. They aren't paying for it. 2. If health care is so expensive, maybe we should have directed our efforts at reducing the cost of actually delivering health care, vs. spreading around who pays for it. E. It sucks. F. Circle back to my response to point D G. Yes, I can explain it. They are all tiny countries, population wise, compared to the USA. Gov't is much more responsive in tiny countries. How are the universal health care systems where populations range in the hundreds of millions?
13 :
As long as there is profit involved, death panels are okay. Otherwise you are just helping poor people live longer lives and we all know that is unAmerican. The sooner we are more like Somalia with religious gangs running the country for profit, the better off we'll all be.
14 :
Nobody feels a kinship with insurance companies. You will be dealing with the same insurance companies except they are now going to be subsidized and they must stop refusing people with existing conditions and they must pay an endless amount. A panel appointed by the president will make the rules of what is covered and what isn't. There will be a computer program telling doctors the treatments that are permitted. Keep in mind that Medicare and Medicaid deny more claims than any other insurance. Look it up. You are under the misconception that when people don't want the government to control health care, its because they like insurance companies. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?
15 :
I am concerned over many of their practices as you have detailed above but I also realize that they are for-profit private enterprises and that they have a right to refuse service to anyone in an effort to make an actual profit. If you wish to oppose these practices then the answer would be to do so by providing motivation for health care providers to reduce costs and for health care consumers to become more involved in the process, not the other way around. More freedom is needed, not less. BTW. . . I am exactly the kind of person you describe in c). above. As such I think I probably can speak to your concerns with more experience and legitimacy than most. I am also a small business owner and health care issues have in no way limited my ability to start and succeed in business. I have resolved this issue by standing on my own two feet and researching options for myself and my family.The result is instead of demanding that my fellow citizens pay for my health care needs I am a member of a voluntary, non-profit needs sharing health care plan that covers all my families catastrophic and testing needs. It works by each person donating a set amount per month to cover the needs of fellow members when they occur. In turn I receive assistance when I need it. I have had several very expensive needs occur in the last decade and never paid a cent out of pocket that was not fully reimbursed in time. In fact. . . payment is received on the average within three to four months. . . about half the time that it takes for your provider to be paid via traditional insurance. The plan also teaches participants how to negotiate discounts since we are essentially a non-profit, self-pay organization. It also encourages health care consumers to economize and choose carefully the services they consume which keeps costs down. I don't run my child to the emergency room every time she has the flu to get antibiotics which are only going to do harm anyway. . . unlike a lot of "fully insured" moms I know . We do it the old fashioned way. . . take vitamin C, drink lots of fluids and get some rest. As a result we get a lot fewer colds than most families and we're generally more resistant to colds and flu because we haven't ruined our immune systems.Go figure. On the other hand, I am never pressured to scrimp on testing and services that are legitimate. It works beautifully and will most likely become illegal under Obamacare. BTW. . . if you are thinking all this must cost a fortune, you would wrong. My family of three is covered through this plan at a rate of $225.00 per month. In addition we have complete control over our health care decisions and which Doctor we consult with. True. . . we have to pay for regular check-ups out of pocket and we have a large deductible of $1,000 per year per person. But. . . that deductible can be done away with as we negotiate discounts. In other words, if I convince my hospital and surgeon to each deduct $500.00 off my bill, that counts toward my deductible and I no longer have to cover the first $1,000.! Very motivating. Funny how that works: Reward people for hard work and being involved with their own health care and they will work hard to save money. Reward providers with instant payment and not having to jump through a million paperwork snafus and they'll reward you with discounts. It's called freedom. Soon to be illegal in the United States of America. Finally. . . in answer to your question contained in g).: I can explain this because the health care programs of those countries where not brokered in back rooms between a corrupt liberal agenda and the very health insurance interests you detest so much. Nonetheless, they still cost their citizenry in huge tax burdens that limit their freedoms and make them more dependent on their government. That's the best you can expect from the best national programs. If you think Obamacare looks anything like say for example, Israel's national health care program, you'd be sadly mistaken. What we are going to get is twice the cost and limitations on freedoms with none or few of the benefits that these programs provide their people. . . even if they are exorbitantly expensive. And who is going to benefit the most. . . the very insurance industry players you hate so much. Can't wait, can you?
Particularly: a.) Insurance companies that practice "rescission" in which a person who has paid into the insurance fund is subsquently denied what he has paid for because the insurance company comes up with an arbitrary reason for denying the needed coverage. b.) Rationing. How do you feel about insurance companies who decide if a procedure is in their best interest and deny to someone a life-saving procedure because it isn't profitable to them in the long run? c.) Denials. Someone who works and wants health insurance and does not qualify for state aid because he actually works for a living and pulls his own weight, but can't find a job with benefits (increasingly common, and why are employers expected to foot the bill for insurance as they don't pay for your car insurance or renter's insurance and this limits job mobility and the ability to start small businesses), and is either outright denied or charged more than his monthly salary? d.) Do you think that if rent, clothing and food cost as much as monthly premiums for people with pre-existing conditions, that we would be in serious trouble? e.) How do you feel about people who had the misfortune to be born with a genetic pre-disposition to an illness, i.e., breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Crohn's Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease, MS, Alzheimer's, haemophilia, etc. f.) Do you think that an emergency room qualifies as part of preventive, ongoing treatment or that it's not cost effective for sick people to wait until they are at the worst stage to get necessary treatment? g.) Can you explain how several nations, in fact the overwhelming majority, that have universal health care have still remained free, capitalist, prosperous nations, i.e., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland.....they didn't go communist, and the people do not live in gulag states.
Politics - 15 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
none of my questions are posting
2 :
For profit companies that profit on healthy people and try to avoid the cost of covering the sick. Criminal. As for rationing, a necessary evil that Medicare and Medicaid already practice. If a treatment [eg. some cancer drugs provide 6 mo extended life for $65,000 and are considered too costly to provide]. Regardless of who is insuring [single payer, private, etc.] there has to be a line somewhere.
3 :
Let me answer: They would bend over for them and let them rape them until they fall over dead.
4 :
I didn't realize I was going to have to take a test on Y!A today. All so you don't have to spend 35 points asking 7 individual questions. I'm more worried about the government rationing my health care services than the insurance companies. At least I could go to a different insurance company. I have a feeling that once Obamacare is fully in place, I won't have any other option to go to, when my time comes to be rationed. All the competition will have been driven away by the government by then.
5 :
Typical Democratic... attacking the wealthier American businesses and questioning why we are not more like other countries. The founding fathers would slap you across the face.
6 :
they must be good as Obama gained 60% of one
7 :
a) If it complies with their contract, so be it. People need to know what they're signing. b) Again, refer to the contract. It's in there. c) This is perfectly fine. If a company does not want your business, they have the right to deny it to you. If you want to buy my computer and I say no, should I be forced to sell it to you? If they charge him high prices, he agreed to those prices. d) Yes. e) Their parents or private charities can help them. I'm willing to donate, but don't tell me that I am required to pay for them. f) No. g) They also have very high taxes. Some take over 50%. Why should I have to pay higher taxes for a complete stranger? My health insurance is great.
8 :
I don't know what cheap insurance policy you bought, but ours has paid 100% of cancer treatment - minus $35 copays. And we were not denied coverage. Obama had a chance to come up with a bill that would help people with pre existing conditions and reduce health care costs without screwing up coverage for everybody else. He failed to do anything except take control of the inurance industry and raise costs.
9 :
This is how we feel: Insurance companies exist to insure against infrequent catastrophic risks. Their jobs is not to pay routine doctor visits, cause they occur on more or less regular rate and do not constitute risk (but ObamaCare made it mandatory) Their job is to evaluate risk of each individual and name the price accordingly, setting price too low would draw them out of business, and setting price too high will make the deal a loser for the customer (now banned by ObamaCare) There is a value in such sharing risks for a reasonable fee, which insurance companies take as compensation for the valuable service they provide. Now we see that ObamaCare in effect banned the business of insurance in health care, and turned insurance companies into mere tax collection outsourced agents of the government. This is why ObamCare is destined to collapse.
10 :
I have Crohn's and it sucks I also know that ,,, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland.... added together have less of a population than the USA try immigrating to working and living in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland. ,, , it;s going to take you some time and money,, maybe marry I am trying to point out that trying to compare these countries to a very ethnically diverse and large USA is not a fair comparison
11 :
"Can you explain how several nations, in fact the overwhelming majority, that have universal health care have still remained free, capitalist, prosperous nations" Utter falsehood. Theri citizenry is held back by the enormous taxes they have to pay to prop up their universal health care systems. Indeed, over 80 percent of the major medical discoveries are done in the US.
12 :
A. Most of these recission examples the politicians tell us, they get wrong. The idea is, if you've lied to the insurance company about something relevant, and they catch it later on, you're out of luck. These examples about someone failing to report they have acne and then being knocked off their insurance when they get cancer are almost always found to be false. B. Rationing sucks. It sucks when the health insurance company does it, and it'll suck when the gov't does it. C. Denials. Do you know what organization denies the most claims? It's Medicare. Why aren't the liberals all up in arms about that? D. There are two issues here. 1. The whole idea of insurance has been distorted for health insurance. Insurance, any insurance, be it auto, flood, homeowners, etc. is to offset risk for incidents that you cannot normally afford. Except health insurance. Health insurance now means they must pay for every tiny expense. Is it any wonder it costs so much? How much would your auto insurance cost if they had to pay for every oil change, maintenance service and minor repair? This also means that market forces have been removed from routine health care. No one asks their doctor how much a visit or procedure will cost, because they don't care. They aren't paying for it. 2. If health care is so expensive, maybe we should have directed our efforts at reducing the cost of actually delivering health care, vs. spreading around who pays for it. E. It sucks. F. Circle back to my response to point D G. Yes, I can explain it. They are all tiny countries, population wise, compared to the USA. Gov't is much more responsive in tiny countries. How are the universal health care systems where populations range in the hundreds of millions?
13 :
As long as there is profit involved, death panels are okay. Otherwise you are just helping poor people live longer lives and we all know that is unAmerican. The sooner we are more like Somalia with religious gangs running the country for profit, the better off we'll all be.
14 :
Nobody feels a kinship with insurance companies. You will be dealing with the same insurance companies except they are now going to be subsidized and they must stop refusing people with existing conditions and they must pay an endless amount. A panel appointed by the president will make the rules of what is covered and what isn't. There will be a computer program telling doctors the treatments that are permitted. Keep in mind that Medicare and Medicaid deny more claims than any other insurance. Look it up. You are under the misconception that when people don't want the government to control health care, its because they like insurance companies. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?
15 :
I am concerned over many of their practices as you have detailed above but I also realize that they are for-profit private enterprises and that they have a right to refuse service to anyone in an effort to make an actual profit. If you wish to oppose these practices then the answer would be to do so by providing motivation for health care providers to reduce costs and for health care consumers to become more involved in the process, not the other way around. More freedom is needed, not less. BTW. . . I am exactly the kind of person you describe in c). above. As such I think I probably can speak to your concerns with more experience and legitimacy than most. I am also a small business owner and health care issues have in no way limited my ability to start and succeed in business. I have resolved this issue by standing on my own two feet and researching options for myself and my family.The result is instead of demanding that my fellow citizens pay for my health care needs I am a member of a voluntary, non-profit needs sharing health care plan that covers all my families catastrophic and testing needs. It works by each person donating a set amount per month to cover the needs of fellow members when they occur. In turn I receive assistance when I need it. I have had several very expensive needs occur in the last decade and never paid a cent out of pocket that was not fully reimbursed in time. In fact. . . payment is received on the average within three to four months. . . about half the time that it takes for your provider to be paid via traditional insurance. The plan also teaches participants how to negotiate discounts since we are essentially a non-profit, self-pay organization. It also encourages health care consumers to economize and choose carefully the services they consume which keeps costs down. I don't run my child to the emergency room every time she has the flu to get antibiotics which are only going to do harm anyway. . . unlike a lot of "fully insured" moms I know . We do it the old fashioned way. . . take vitamin C, drink lots of fluids and get some rest. As a result we get a lot fewer colds than most families and we're generally more resistant to colds and flu because we haven't ruined our immune systems.Go figure. On the other hand, I am never pressured to scrimp on testing and services that are legitimate. It works beautifully and will most likely become illegal under Obamacare. BTW. . . if you are thinking all this must cost a fortune, you would wrong. My family of three is covered through this plan at a rate of $225.00 per month. In addition we have complete control over our health care decisions and which Doctor we consult with. True. . . we have to pay for regular check-ups out of pocket and we have a large deductible of $1,000 per year per person. But. . . that deductible can be done away with as we negotiate discounts. In other words, if I convince my hospital and surgeon to each deduct $500.00 off my bill, that counts toward my deductible and I no longer have to cover the first $1,000.! Very motivating. Funny how that works: Reward people for hard work and being involved with their own health care and they will work hard to save money. Reward providers with instant payment and not having to jump through a million paperwork snafus and they'll reward you with discounts. It's called freedom. Soon to be illegal in the United States of America. Finally. . . in answer to your question contained in g).: I can explain this because the health care programs of those countries where not brokered in back rooms between a corrupt liberal agenda and the very health insurance interests you detest so much. Nonetheless, they still cost their citizenry in huge tax burdens that limit their freedoms and make them more dependent on their government. That's the best you can expect from the best national programs. If you think Obamacare looks anything like say for example, Israel's national health care program, you'd be sadly mistaken. What we are going to get is twice the cost and limitations on freedoms with none or few of the benefits that these programs provide their people. . . even if they are exorbitantly expensive. And who is going to benefit the most. . . the very insurance industry players you hate so much. Can't wait, can you?
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