an exquisite art form. Through the use of subtle metaphors‚ complex dynamic characters‚ and flowing imagery; an author is able to communicate their ideas with unique individuality. Each writer’s style is particular to their personal identity. Lila Abu-Lughod is an anthropology professor at New York University. Her piece titled Thinking about Identity‚ shares her theory on what five factors comprise an individuals identity. She believes they are ethnicity‚ nationalism‚ mode of living‚ gender/family
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The acts of torture performed on the inmates at Abu Ghraib were both cruel and inhumane. But what if the reason the guards tortured the inmates was due to the result of obedience from their superiors. The cause of the torture of the prisoners at Abu Ghraib could have stemmed from situational factors instead of the will of a few aggressive soldiers. Authority figures that use persuasive methods can be very influential. There are many circumstantial possibilities as to why the guards treated the
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Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits. Typically‚ strains that are selectively bred are domesticated‚ and the breeding is normally done by a professional breeder. Bred animals are known as breeds‚ while bred plants are known as varieties‚ cultigens‚ or cultivars. The cross of animals results in what is called a crossbreed‚ and crossbred plants are called hybrids. In animal breeding techniques such
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known as al Qaeda (Hanna 1). ISIS is basically the byproduct of al Qaeda‚ originally formed in 1999‚ but the group took on the name ISIS around 2006 after suffering the loss of their last leader‚ Abu Musab al-Zarqawi‚ in a United States airstrike (Hanna 1). In 2006‚ al Qaeda was rebranded ISIS by the Egyptian Abu Ayyub al-Masri who became the new leader (Hanna 1). This terrorist group’s original goal was to exterminate the Shiite-community from the Islamic States to establish their rule in the Middle
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"We’ll lead a broad coalition of nations who have a stake in this fight‚" Obama pledged in his weekly address‚ referring to the Islamic State by an acronym. "This isn’t America versus ISIL. This is the people of that region versus ISIL. It’s the world versus ISIL." (Anne‚ G. 9) The ISIS vs. ISIL debate over what to call the terrorists wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria continues to confuse. Take CNN‚ where the network uses ISIS exclusively‚ while Obama Administration officials use ISIL‚ and often
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The War on ISIS and How We Can Solve It Prepared For Professor Garcia Keiser University Writing for Managers Port St Lucie‚ FL 34952 Prepare By Matthew R. King Keiser University Writing for Managers Port St Lucie‚ FL 34952 September 24‚ 2014 Matthew King 348 Whisper Ridge Dr. St. Augustine FL‚ 32092 September 24‚ 2014 Professor Garcia Keiser University Writing for Managers Port St Lucie‚ FL 34952 Dear Professor Garcia Enclosed in the report you requested due on 24 September
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their goals. Sabri al Banna whose code name was Abu Nidal is one of the most deadly groups in the Middle East. Abu Nidal was friends with Yasser Arafat and linked up with the PLO’s to establish a concrete foundation for the Palestine. Abu Nidal and his organization became dissatisfied with the Fatah’s and Yasser so he left the group but before doing so he authorized the murder of several leading Palestinian moderates. The Iraqis welcomed Abu Nidal with much gratitude and helped him form the structure
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September 11 attacks 2001 • 3. Madrid bombings 2004 • 4. London bombings 2005 • 5. Mumbai attacks 2008 The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror:[38] 1. Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin Laden‚ Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and destroy their organizations 2. Identify‚ locate and destroy terrorists along with their organizations 3. Deny sponsorship‚ support and sanctuary to terrorists 1. End the state sponsorship of terrorism 2. Establish
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Revolution and Reform of Developed Nations: ISIS in Iraq Throughout the year of 2014‚ we have heard a lot over the extremist group the Islamist State of Iraq and Iraq who is also known as ISIS or IS. This group has brought many challenges‚ and most importantly numerous casualties of innocent people to the state of Iraq and other countries’. Since the start of ISIS the United States has been working with Iraq to dismantle the terrorist group. Geography Just a rough history Iraq‚ it is located in
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The Islamic State‚ also widely known as ISIS‚ ISIL and Daʿesh‚ originated as Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999. This group was the forerunner of Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn—commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq —a group formed by Abu Musab Al Zarqawi in 2004 which took part in the Iraqi insurgency against American-led forces and their Iraqi allies following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. During the 2003–2011 Iraq War‚ it joined other Sunni insurgent groups to form the Mujahideen Shura
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