"strung" indicates there was trouble. "Vibrant" makes you think of a bright‚ alive and almost artistic place‚ but then he brings in the strong opinion of "you cannot live in the present". Gillian Clarke‚ a feminist born in Cardiff in 1937‚ writes "East Moors". She believes boredom is a major problem in Wales once the community’s biggest employer closes down. It consists of 6 stanzas. Demolition is the main theme. This poem looks at change in the community‚ the sort of change some might regard as
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History Project Summary of “The impact of the First World War on the Middle East” Alessia‚ Maxine and Yasmine 7th of October 2011 The impact of the First World War on the Middle East: The Middle East at 1914 was at the crossroads. The once great Ottoman Empire that had been the dominant political force in the Middle East was decaying‚ loosing ground to the independence Arab movements. In October 1914‚ the Ottoman Empire that had been severely weakened
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Was the Middle East really in decline in the eighteenth century‚ like the "paradigm of decline" claims it? And if this is the case‚ what did actually decline and what happened to other aspects of society and the economy? I will first discuss the two approaches regarding the "paradigm of decline" and their critics‚ and I will then explain why the Middle East was indeed in decline before the modern era. To begin with‚ the "paradigm of decline" is composed of two different approaches. First the meta-narrative
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Although many regions are peaceful‚ the Middle East has a troublesome time when trying to establish peace. Whether it be a simple misunderstanding or something more serious such as war‚ the Middle East has never experienced peace. Through centuries the area has always been a source of conflict. Most of that is due to wars‚ terror groups‚ and diversity in religion. These factors always bring tension into a community‚ especially one with strong stands on how people and places should act and be governed
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General Education Courses > Social Sciences ID Subject Section Capacity Time Room Instructor Final Remark CRS001260SEC021851 ICSS112 Introduction to Psychology 4(4-0-8) 1 0/40 Mon 08:00 - 09:50Wed 08:00 - 09:50 Lecture roomLecture room Jaruwan SAKULKU [TBA] CRS001260SEC021854 ICSS112 Introduction to Psychology 4(4-0-8) 2 0/40 Mon 12:00 - 13:50Wed 12:00 - 13:50 Lecture roomLecture room Jaruwan SAKULKU [TBA] CRS001260SEC021872 ICSS112 Introduction to Psychology 4(4-0-8) 3 0/40 Tue 08:00 - 09:50Thu
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The French and the British both formulated their foreign policy in the Middle East to help advance their own interests. Power hungry and desperate for new land‚ British and French governments struggled to shape the Middle East in the ways that would be most helpful to their own interests. The selfish mindsets of these two nations coupled with the lack of Arab nationalism made for an unstable Middle East. People in these Middle Eastern nations were unable to advocate for themselves and were taken advantage
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The Ottomans inherited a rich mixture of political traditions from vastly disparate ethnic groups: Turks‚ Persians‚ Mongols‚ Mesopotamian and‚ of course‚ Islam. The Ottoman state‚ like the Turkish‚ Mongol‚ and Mesopotamian states rested on a principle of absolute authority in the monarch. The nature of Ottoman autocracy‚ however‚ is greatly misunderstood and misinterpreted in the West‚ particularly in world history textbooks. The central function of the ruler or Sultan in Ottoman political theory
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1. Pastoralism- the practice of raising livestock 2. Bronze Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Bronze 3. Iron Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Iron 4. Nile- gives people fresh water and is a major source for Egypt. The yearly activity is that it floods the river valley and moist fertile land is left behind. The resource the Nile has is the floodplain full of fertile land 5. Cataract- an unnavigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls 6. Delta-
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During the post-classical era‚ East Asian trade experienced many changes through their innovations and means of trade-both maritime and overland. However‚ the spread of religion through these trade routes remained constant. One innovation that changeed East Asian trade was the introduction of the grand canal by the Sui dynasty. It was a system of artificial waterways that went from Hangshou to Bejing and Chang’an. The grand canal served as East Asia’s principal mean of internal trade. When it
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of society. “Thus‚ Atlantic Africa experienced no significant economic “development” during the era of the slave trade‚ for the exception of a few indigenous economic benefiting from the involvement in the transatlantic system.” The clampdown of the slave trade and the progressing shift to exporting natural resources in Africa‚ integrated the
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