Black 1 Amanda Black Mr. Miles Honors Composition 9 January 2015 Kim Jongun Kim Jongun’s father‚ Kim Jongil‚ was the former military leader of North Korea. Upon Jongil’s death in 2011‚ Kim Jongun was named the new military leader (“Kim”). . Jongun is taking different approaches to the public than his father. He is being more “mediagenic” by showing up to more public outings and interacting with people often (“Kim”). Jongun is also continuing many programs that his father ran‚ including nuclear weapons testing and other
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Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un is the unpredictable new leader of North Korea. Recent events‚ plus events from the past year‚ have made him a big target in the eye of the media. Threatening the U.S. and its allies with nuclear and ballistic missiles has made him an influential person on society today. Even with many warnings about North Korea’s weapons testing‚ they still proceed do as they wish. In recent weeks major countries such as the U.S.‚ China‚ Russia‚ Japan‚ and South Korea have been planning
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Canada in the Global Village: Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Globalization Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan once said that the world is becoming more and more like a “global village‚” each nation part of an increasingly interconnected society that stretches across national boundaries (6). Although he was talking about the role of new media in this change‚ he also was probably talking about the growing economic links that come with globalization. Globalization is a process that offers both
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United Nations (UN) to continue its primary goal in the maintaining of peace and security universally. Often referred to as the “The Blue Helmets” UN peacekeepers have been deployed all over the globe to intervene in some of the worst conflicts on the planet under the authority of Chapter VI and Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter‚ once described as the “Chapter 6 ½ initiative” by Dag Hammerskjold (Rana‚ 1994: 2). Article 53 of the United Nations Charter emphasises the right of the UN through its
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Canadian English (Course project in Introduction to Varieties of English) Introduction Every language has several varieties which differ from each other in terms of vocabulary‚ grammar‚ and pronunciation. Different speakers use different varieties depending on their regional provenance‚ individual social background‚ or educational level. Even the same speaker may use several varieties according to different situations. This paper will focus on the varieties of English used in Canada. Canadian
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Peacekeeping in Canada The Canadian military as peacekeepers is a very prominent notion of the majority of Canadians. It is what distinguishes Canada most strongly from the United States‚ and what has become an important aspect of their foreign policy. Peacekeeping‚ since the conclusion of the Cold War‚ however‚ is a myth. This essay will explore the history of peacekeeping‚ its use as a tool during the Cold War‚ and Canada’s very prominent role in its development and use. Peacekeeping‚ in
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“Adam?! Breakfast is ready!”. Geez‚ if only she’d just let me get out of bed before yelling at the top of her lungs. I stretch my arms and look around to the flag on my wall; the bright red and white including the geometrically perfect maple leaf in the middle. I miss home more and more… Putting that aside‚ I race up my flight of stairs‚ leaving my basement which I use as a room. Just the amount of privacy and freedom one may have when the doors are shut and a cool temperature is present‚ it makes
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ANALYSIS Not marble‚ nor the gilded monuments (1): This line is likely an allusion to the lavish tombs of English royalty; in particular‚ to the tomb of Henry VII in Westminster Abbey‚ which contains a large sarcophagus made of black marble with gilded effigies of King Henry and his queen‚ Elizabeth of York. unswept (4): note that the pronunciation here is /UN swept/. with sluttish time (4): i.e.‚ by filthy time. In Elizabethan England the word "sluttish" could describe either a sexually promiscuous
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Brandie Torres Essay #3 International Politics 4 November 2013 Is the UN a Worthwhile Organization? The United Nations is still a quite young organization even if we do not see it that way considering all it has done since it began in 1945. Succeeding the League of Nations was not an easy thing to do especially since it was in the midst of World War II. The United Nations was created in order to improve humanity and establish peace between the countries of the world but the question has often been
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tanks and chemical weapons. By the time World War I ended in the defeat of the Central Powers in November 1918‚ more than 9 million soldiers had been killed and 21 million more wounded. The Treaty of Versailles‚ signed in 1919‚ determined post-war borders from Europe to the Middle East‚ established the League of Nations as an international peace organization and punished Germany for its aggression with reparations and the loss of territory. Tragically‚ the instability caused by World War I would help
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