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    Violence against women and girls is not confined to a specific culture‚ region or country‚ or to particular groups of women within a society. The roots of violence against women lie in persistent discrimination against women and girls cause up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime‚ according to country data available. Also is important to point out the fact that women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer‚ car accidents‚ war and malaria

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    The French and the British both formulated their foreign policy in the Middle East to help advance their own interests. Power hungry and desperate for new land‚ British and French governments struggled to shape the Middle East in the ways that would be most helpful to their own interests. The selfish mindsets of these two nations coupled with the lack of Arab nationalism made for an unstable Middle East. People in these Middle Eastern nations were unable to advocate for themselves and were taken advantage

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    The movie‚ Osama‚ displayed the lives of women in Middle East cultures very accurately‚ while invoking lots of emotion in the audience. Most people‚ especially in the US‚ don’t often realize the brutality that other women under go in other countries. The equality rights given to women in the US are nothing like what they endure in the Middle East. The movie displays the conditions that women have to live with in the Middle East. Osama and her mother couldn’t work‚ couldn’t have an education. They

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    James Monroe Many people make it in history but not many people make history. James Madison made history. Madison was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine‚ the Spanish Florida purchase‚ he also served as an ambassador for in France and Britain for the United States‚ most importantly he served as the fifth president of the United States. James Monroe was born April 28‚ 1758 in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. He was the son of a “prosperous planter” Spencer Monroe and Elizabeth Jones Monroe (Miller

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    5. Mall Culture: The Middle East region is known to have very tightly knit communities that still prefer person to person contact. The cosmopolitanism in the region also accounts for this closely knit communities. Citizens‚ old and young alike‚ prefer to meet in person and Malls are the usual hangout places. Malls have overtaken parks and other recreational areas as well. 6. Lack of Personal Assistance: Many consumers have cited this as a factor that makes them continue shopping at Brick and Mortar

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    TRANSFORMATION OF THE OLD‚ MIDDLE‚ AND MODERN ENGLISH PRONOUNS Muh. Fathan Zamani The State Islamic University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Abstract English has been an unquestionable language since first appearance in ancient time which was known as Old English. It was then transformed as Middle English with new style before being modern English until recent year. One of the slight differences of those patterns is the pronouns. As an English learner it is inadequate to learn modern English only with

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    The modern age is the age of science. The influence of science can be seen in every walk of life. Science has provided man with many amenities. The world has completely changed by the advance of science. In the way‚ the world has become so easier. Science is changing by improving and so are our lives. We live longer‚ better‚ and stronger because of new technologies. Our lives are getting easier by using new technologies and has brought a great revolution in all the fields of life. It let me do whatever

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    1. Pastoralism- the practice of raising livestock 2. Bronze Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Bronze 3. Iron Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Iron 4. Nile- gives people fresh water and is a major source for Egypt. The yearly activity is that it floods the river valley and moist fertile land is left behind. The resource the Nile has is the floodplain full of fertile land 5. Cataract- an unnavigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls 6. Delta-

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    HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE NAME: ARCHITECTURE 310 TEST #2 THE FOLLOWING ESSAY QUESTIONS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS April 18th‚ 2013‚ AFTER THE SLIDE I.D. 1. DISCUSS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROPIUS’S BAUHAUS SCHOOL AND AALTO’S PAIMIO SANATORIUM BAUHAUS PAIMIO SANATORIUM A. Bauhaus - Use rectangle shape to divide the area for different function. Paimio Sanatorium - Different angle to separate different

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    Fatima Al Karbi Contemporary Islam and IR Professor Shadi Mokhtari Analysis of Qatar’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East Introduction Qatar is located in Arabian Peninsula in boarders with Saudi Arabia‚ with only 225‚000 citizens in a population of 1.7 million. Qatar follows a conservative religious ideology‚ Wahhabism. While some refer to Qatar as the “ Second Wahhabi Emirate‚” it is traditionally known as “the most boring place in the gulf” or “the country

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