civilization; it contains important artifacts from over 5‚000 year long history of Mesopotamia. The National Museum of Iraq was looted in April‚ 2003. Its contents has been illegally scattered around the world through sales to private collectors and museums. Iraq‚ as of yet‚ is still trying to reclaim these historical masterpieces. The U.S. Army‚ which was the occupying power in Iraq at the time‚ should have anticipated the danger presented to the cultural sites. Further‚ once looting started it should
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“The War to End All Wars” was erupted in 1914 with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The war quickly consumed many countries‚ with Germany‚ Austria-Hungry‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria making the Central Powers‚ vs France‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and later the United States making up the Allied Powers. Originally the United States under President Woodrow Wilson was neutral and wanted to stay out of the war since it was in Europe. However‚ on April 6‚ 1917 America
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Saddam Hussein was the leader of Iraq for over 30 years who made a “promising‚ oil-rich nation”(MacFarquhar) into a war-filled‚ police state. After growing up fatherless and in a poor village‚ he found violence to be a quick solution to his problems. In 2003 the United States invaded Iraq due to various threats and conflicts the two nations had run into. Was the United States justified in invading Iraq? Some might say that Iraq should deal with their own problems and not have another nation come
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gender-based violence and discrimination through criminal laws that condone male violence while punishing women who transgress cultural norms‚ and through laws that are either discriminatory or are harmful to women in their implementation. Throughout Iraq‚ there are no programs to deliver legal services with a gender-focused approach‚ and women in the family court system do not have access to lawyers who will advocate for them by presenting facts and legal theories that account for their experiences
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The War of 1812 can be viewed as a war for independence to a certain degree. In both the War of 1812 and the American Revolution‚ we fought against wrongs whether they were real or perceived. While America was not fighting for independence in this war; they were fighting for respect as a nation. The War of 1812 was a bit like the American Revolution because some people were ready to fight while other Americans opposed the war. It was much like the American Revolution because it was a lot a stake
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Vietnam War The Cold War was the base to creating the Vietnam War. The Indochina War contributed create the Vietnam War as well. The Cold War and the Vietnam War were almost the same war. The countries in each war argued over whose way of leading or ruling was right. The Vietnam War did have fighting though. But‚ the Indochina War wasn’t like that. The Indochina war was over who should have power in Vietnam. To fully understand the Vietnam war‚ you have to understand the Cold War and the Indochina
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One common argument is that paternalism attack freedom of choice. That point seems reasonable‚ but actually doesn’t make any sense. According to “The New Paternalism: The Avuncular State” of The Economist‚ the state should repress a man’s a man’s acts only if they harm
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believed in divine right of kings . He taught he was entitled to disobey parliament because he did not answer to anybody but god. He started fights and caused tension with parliament and gained an advantage under Charles Is reign. This started a civil war which
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Chicken Finger Wars: A Discussion on School Zero Tolerance Policies On April 20‚ 1999‚ in the small town of Littleton‚ Colorado‚ two high-school students named Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris committed one of the most gruesome and heinous school shootings to date. They carried out a meticulously planned assault on Columbine High School during the middle of the school day. The boys’ original plan was to kill hundreds of their peers. Armed with guns‚ knives‚ and a multitude of bombs‚ the two boys
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common goal‚ drop their munitions on preselected targets deep inside Iraq. The Gulf War was about to begin. Downtown Baghdad was off-limits to conventional aircraft due to their sophisticated air defense network. The only thing permitted were cruise missiles and the most advanced fighter/bomber the world had seen‚ the F-117 stealth aircraft that was invisible to radar and could deploy their bombs with deadly accuracy. Storm over Iraq was written by Richard Hallion and provides a history lesson of sorts
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