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Third World Countries Kofi Annan
1,527 words
Mr. Kofi Annan is, I feel, one of the most
important people in mankind today. He is the
Secretary-General of The United Nations. Last
March, he came to deliver a speech on Canada's
position in the world. He thanked and
congratulated us on what we have done in the
world. He also admits that more needs to be done
by rich nations like us. This I feel will spark
some controversy because I feel Canada has done
enough for the world and the UN should be
satisfied with their efforts. I feel Mr. Kofi
Ann...
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Oil Prices War Economic
395 words
Some critics of this war used to claim that such
huge military campaign required a lot of money and
resources. They underlined that it was strictly
not good time for war as the USA has been
suffering serious economic and national security
problems, like financial deficits or increasing
unemployment. But occupation of Iraq and ousting
of Hussein's regime saved the economy of America
and world economy from danger of damping of oil
prices, which already took place in 1970 s and
1990 s. Economic los...
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Territorial Integrity International Law
783 words
Current Media Story Ever since Russia had attacked
Georgia on August 8, 2008, the overwhelming
majority of American mainstream Medias had adopted
a strongly negative stance against Russian
attempts to widen its geopolitical influence,
while resorting to the use of military force. We
were being told that it is something utterly
inappropriate, on the part of just any country, to
try to annex other countrys territory, regardless
of the official excuses, aggressor comes up with.
Numerous political e...
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United States History United States Government
1,032 words
Book Review The history of American Empire
contains many secrets. As John S. Friedman writes,
"secret histories usually reveal an unknown
element of a completed event. Investigative
journalism usually focuses on ongoing events.
Obviously they can overlap. (Friedman) The Secret
Histories: Hidden Truths That Challenged the Past
and Changed the World written by John S. Friedman,
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from
Hawaii to Iraq written by Stephen Kinzer and
Chalmers Johnson's The So...
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19 Th Century 18 Th Century
1,626 words
Liberty, the Iraqi War, and the Global Economy The
depth and breadth of Brian Tierney's understanding
of European and American history is awe-inspiring.
Tierney's double volume history of western
civilization features literary classics, letters,
biographies, chronicles, diaries, philosophic and
scientific writings, and government records.
Historian, philosopher, lawyer, Brian Tierney
discusses the derivation of modern society or
schools of thought in The idea of natural rights,
Gerson, Concilila...
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Persian Gulf War History Of The United States
1,692 words
War Making I would like to start the essay with
the words of Chris Hedges, the author of "War is a
Force that Gives us Meaning. " War is Zen. I mean,
it's a pretty powerful moment. I mean, even colors
are brighter, and you are just thrown in a way
that, you know, would be hard to replicate
completely into the present. I mean, maybe a great
athlete feels that. But war has a way of focusing
you, focusing your mind. (Hedges, 1992). Hedges is
a past war reporter, and he approaches his theme
with sor...
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Consumer Buying European Union
1,656 words
When a new product comes onto the market, it can
be domestic or international market, there are
soon many companies selling it. By the time the
market matures, there are usually very few
companies left. Large sales volume leads to
economies of scale which result in lower unit
costs and reduced prices, driving competitors out
of the market. This often allows the few remaining
companies to exert more control over the prices
they pay for raw materials and the prices that the
consumers pay for finis...
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World Trade Center Point Of View
2,002 words
The New Pearl Harbor by David Griffin David Ray
Griffin is a professor of philosophy, religion and
theology at the Claremont School of Theology in
California for over 30 years. He is co-director of
the Center for Process Studies there and the
author or editor of over 20 books. His book The
New Pearl Harbor is written for those who, in any
way, doubt the trueness of the information
presented to the people by the Bush administration
regarding the most horrible terrorist attack in
the history of Am...
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The Chain Of Command Is Broken
2,628 words
The Chain of Command is Broken In a certain Army
unit there is a complete lack of communication
between upper and lower echelons. To further
hinder this communication problem each of the
upper and lower echelons are further subdivided
into segments that each require their own path of
communication. Additionally, as if this wasn't
enough of a problem, the segments of each echelon
are required to communicate to subordinates, peers
and superiors on a frequent, if not daily basis.
The basis of this ...
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Did Timothy Mcveigh Deserve The Death Penalty
803 words
Did Timothy McVeigh deserve the Death Penalty?
According to the statistics, the punishment
overtakes criminals more and more often. But the
existing sociopolitical roots of terrorism will
have new fears in the world community for a long
time. From the middle of the last decade the
terrorism has ceased to be characterized as only
foreign policy. In 1995 there were two events
which made the whole world shudder. A Jew Iraq
Amir has lifted a hand against his relative a Jew
Yitzhak Rabin, prime-minis...
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Iran Nuclear Program And U S Involvements Interests
1,877 words
Iran's Nuclear Program and U. S. 's Involvements
and Interests The Iran's nuclear program is
considered to be a threat to U. S. national
security by many American politicians and those
people who share their concerns. It is no secret
to everyone that Iran had adopted an aggressive
attitude towards USA after the events of Islamic
revolution in 1980. Even now, long after the death
of Ayatollah Khomeini, many Iranians consider USA
being Great Satan and this anti-American sentiment
is very popular a...
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Soviet Union Pro War
727 words
Pay attentions to how the style or movement
reflected the society at that time. Style and
movement has constantly reflected the society at
any given time of its existence. Starting with the
ancient Romans, who at around 200 BC already had a
democracy meetings and senate, while the Germans,
Russian, or British still wore animal skins and
killed each other on the streets, and finishing
with the modern day anti-war movements that brings
hundreds of people to Iraq to become the life
shield for the I...
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Usa Patriot Act War With Iraq
855 words
Patriot Act In the wake of the terrorist attacks
on September 11 th, the Bush administration
submitted anti-terrorism legislation to Congress.
Titled the "Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 " (with the
catchy moniker "USA PATRIOT Act") it became Public
Law 107 - 56 on October 26 th. The USA PATRIOT Act
contains a mishmash of provisions to expedite law
enforcement. Some of these changes eliminate
loopholes or u...
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Arabian Peninsula Bin Laden
1,483 words
the Islamic Congress president, Mohamed Elmasry.
Mr. Elmasry said there are bad Muslims just as
there are bad Christians and Jews. We treat them
as such and so should you. But Islam is a religion
of peace. Muslims have a religious duty to be
tolerant of other faiths and other ideologies. Mr.
Elmasry said journalists need to differentiate
between the peaceful teachings of Islam and the
claims of some Muslim extremists that their
actions are justified by their interpretations of
Islam. He likened ...
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Ethnic Cleansing World Community
668 words
Since the beginning of written history, man has
witnessed persecution in many forms. The most
infamous example of persecution is the Holocaust.
During the Holocaust, a systematic killing of Jews
killed 6 million in 10 years. It has been over 50
years since the Holocaust ended and yet again we
see much of the same thing, albeit on a smaller
scale, in Kosovo. Kosovo is located in a
historically turbulent and violent part of the
planet. The Balkans have caused many wars and
skirmishes, the most not...
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Rise And Fall Part Of The World
1,310 words
Nowadays one of the most commonly used terms is
globalization. But what does globalization mean?
Does it mean disappearing borders, a common trade
unit, no tax in trade abroad, political awareness
across the world, or, in extremes, even
interfering with other countries domestic affairs?
In some ways globalization may be useful in
creating a common sense of " world
citizenship" , but useful to what extent?
What are the possibilities, advantages and risks
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U S Troops Vietnam War
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Lesson Learned: Vietnam and the Gulf War No new
taxes. This is a quote that most all of us
remember from the 1992 presidential election.
Along with it we remember that there were new
taxes during that presidents term in office. There
are a myriad of promises made and things done in a
presidential election year that have questionable
motives as to whether they are done in the best
interest of the people or in the interests of the
presidential candidate. These hidden interests are
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Middle East Physical Geography
1,130 words
The Monkeys Smell Good The Middle East is a region
in Southwest Asia that includes the countries of
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, U. A. E. , Kuwait,
Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus,
Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. The aspects that
make up all that is geography in the Middle East
include physical geography, economic geography,
religion, and human history. The Middle East is
known for its physical geography, being the
largest area of dry climate in the world.
Southwest Asia is mostly dese...
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Arab Israeli Conflict Camp David Accords
1,225 words
The Arab-Israeli conflict is long-winded struggle
between the Jewish State of Israel and the Arabs
of the Middle East. If the recent past is any
indication, the chance of peace between Israel and
Palestine is not likely any time soon. Israel was
formed in 1948, and several wars have erupted
between Israel and certain Arab countries since.
The conflict has also involved a struggle by
Palestinian Arabs to establish their own country
in some or all of the land occupied by Israel. The
Arab-Israeli c...
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Operation Desert Storm Notre Dame
1,636 words
Political Control of the Military No new taxes.
This is a quote that most all of us remember from
the 1992 presidential election. Along with it we
remember that there were new taxes during that
presidents term in office. There are a myriad of
promises made and things done in a presidential
election year that have questionable motives as to
whether they are done in the best interest of the
people or in the interests of the presidential
candidate. These hidden interests are one of the
biggest prob...
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