A Reaction to the Documentary Film Entitled “ An Inconvenient Truth “ by Al Gore Introduction How many among us have proclaimed at least once‚ in a rather self-righteous manner‚ that we are someone who is environment-friendly or someone who is eco-conscious? Almost all of us have been guilty of making such a grand statement without fully knowing what it really means. After all‚ being earth-friendly is very much in fashion nowadays. No one will last an hour inside a mall without seeing fashionable
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One of the worst days in modern American history is September 11‚2001. That day was a horrific day of events. On that day the leader of Al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden ordered the attack on the Twin Towers in downtown Manhattan. This attack was the worst attack in history. When the towers came down it killed almost 3 thousand people. Ever since I was young I have always had a great deal of respect for our service men and women. I come from a military background. Both of my grandpas were in the military
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7 January 2‚ 2013 February 14th is known as the day for love and happiness‚ except in the year of 1929 when a Chicago mobster‚ Alfonso “Al” Capone‚ also known as Scarface‚ and his gang shot and killed six men from George “Bugs” Moran’s gang‚ along with an innocent bystander. This event is referred to as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Al Capone was born in 1899 in Brooklyn‚ New York. He attended school up through the sixth grade when he decided to pursue a different lifestyle. His
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Poking Holes in “Holy War” Motivations in Religious Conflict Ask an individual what their religious faith means to them‚ and you may get a thousand different answers from a thousand different people. While for many around the world their religious faith is viewed as an important part of how they define themselves and build and participate in their communities. There are also often great disagreements about what kind of actions represent a faithful practice of a given religion‚ even within religious
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President Obama has pursued national security policies that keep the American people safe‚ while turning the page on a decade of war and restoring American leadership abroad. Since President Obama took office‚ the United States has devastated al Qaeda’s leadership. Now‚ thanks to our extraordinary servicemen and women‚ we have reached a pivotal moment – we definitively ended the war in Iraq and have begun to wind down the war in Afghanistan. Meanwhile‚ we have refocused on a broader set of priorities
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incident like the one that happened 11 years ago. Today I talk to you on the same day of the death of Osama Bin Laden the leader of al-Qaeda‚ this is because me Ayman al-Zawahiri one of Osama Bin Laden Senior Officials have decided to take he’s place and to lead al-Qaeda for the search of freedom and to make the world of acknowledge the one and true God Allah‚ we al-Qaeda are missionary’s trying to free the people‚ to free them from the oppression instead of sleeping under it‚ we will not quit until
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eternally. People have said that a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda is responsible for this attack. The United States citizens have been told to accept that there were 19 hijackers from Al-Qaeda who hijacked four United States commercial jets‚ and with determination crashed them into The Twin Towers‚ and The Pentagon. After the attack happened‚ the United States responded with launching “The War on Terror” and invaded Afghanistan to eliminate Al-Qaeda and its leader in charge of the attack which was
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On October 7‚ 2001‚ the United States and its British ally initiated Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and attacked Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will
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“In July 2003‚ about 680 alleged Taliban members and suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists from 42 different countries were incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay. On July 23‚ 2003‚ U.S. Major General Geoffrey Miller said that three-quarters of the roughly 660 detainees had confessed to some involvement in terrorism. Many have informed about friends and colleagues”. For the unknowing‚ “Guantanamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force
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On September 9‚ 2001 the World Trade Center in New York City was struck by two hijacked airplanes. There were two other planes that had been hijacked by al- Qaeda terrorists‚ all with the intent of suicide attacks. One of the planes was flown into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.‚ while the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. It was the biggest terrorist attack the United States had ever experienced with over 3‚000 combined casualties. These attacks produced profound and durable changes that
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