In the poem "Void Deck" by Alfian Bin Sa’at‚ the poet establishes the Singaporean Identity by using the term "void deck" as the title of the poem. The term is unique to the Singapore context as it is not used in any other country. The poem is also filled with the ’voices’ from the HDB heartland which many Singaporean readers can closely relate to. The poet uses phrases such as "wet market" (stanza 1‚ verse 2)‚ "stone-table chessboard" (stanza 5‚ verse7) and "caged birds" (stanza3‚ verse3) to portray
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Paper 1 Section A |Terms with *‚ mark deduction for spelling error. | |Marks | |1 | |D→E→B→C→A |(2) | | | |(1) (1) | | |2 |(a) |During the favourable season more secondary xylem cells are formed and they are larger
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COMM 110 2013 November 17 John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his speech “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner) in West Berlin‚ on June 26‚ 1963. JFK used some very good persuasive techniques in his speech including arguments from cause and effect‚ arguments from classification and arguments from analogy. The first strategy I found in JFK’s speech was an argument from cause and effect. An argument from cause and effect is “the extent to which the presenter furnishes reasons for the message claims”
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agencies. This working document offers an analysis of the sources of financing of the Al-Qaeda network including some of its affiliated groups. The development of Al-Qaeda’s financing has been similar to the evolution of
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Osama Bin Laden is a figure that almost all in western society agreed had to be stopped in his tracks‚ which is not a particularly immoral idea to have. Although the idea of purposely ending a human life goes specifically against their initial creed‚ the common
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spread out by Osama Bin Laden‚ over the middle and far east‚ starting in Sudan‚ country which welcomed him and all their follows “Afghan Arab”‚ country where he developed an army in training camps. Therefore‚ in 1996‚ expulsed from Sudan‚ he came back to Afghanistan‚ where his army grew‚ and took more power. Back in Afghanistan‚ which offered strategic locations for his organization expanded widely; they had a complete logistic base‚ and from this point‚ the ideology was more radical. Al Qaeda sought for
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from Al-Qaeda’s 2001 attacks‚ falls short of its intent to defeat transnational terrorism. While the tenets of the current counterterrorism strategy were written broadly to enable global employment‚ this template approach proved ineffective. While focusing its efforts on dismantling terrorist organizations in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ America neglected parts in Southeast Asia that provided sanctuary to Islamic terrorists. Such sanctuaries facilitated the regrouping‚ recruiting‚ and training of Al-Qaeda
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Muslims needed the leadership of smart and effective warriors. One of those warriors was Khalid ibn al-Walid. Initially Khalid ibn al-Walid did not start out with the Muslims. Born in Mecca in 592 his father was the Sheikh of the Banu Makhzum. The Banu Makhzum were a clan of the Quraysh and responsible for matters of warfare. After returning from his time being raised by a Bedouin tribe Khalid ibn al-Walid was exposed to the military and its elements from an early age. He was known as a good wrestler
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Storyline 1: 337th Munitions Squadron Line 8 thru 13: PA01 Airmanship Synopsis: A1C Hamburg is forced to wake SrA Ratner in order to avoid being late for roll call and it’s the third time in a week SrA Ratner overslept. Ratner references partying and drinking the night before. I: The lesson principle illustrated in this instance is an Emergent Leadership issue‚ Wingman Concept more specifically. D: A1C Hamburg practiced appropriate use of the wingman concept ensuring SrA Ratner was awake in order
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BURSA SUQ AL SILA OVERVIEW Bursa Malaysia through its wholly-owned subsidiary‚ Bursa Malaysia Islamic Services Sdn Bhd has officially launched Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ or commodities market in Arabic on 17 August 2009. It was previously known as Commodity Murabahah House. Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ is another effort to promote Malaysia as an international Islamic financial centre. It will serve the growing demand for Shariah-compliant financing needs and close the gap currently faced by international Islamic
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