Ahmed Al-Nabhani Mr. L Modern Middle East A-block September‚ 2014 Is Oil a Blessing or a Course? 1908 was a turning point for the Middle East‚ due to the discovery of oil in Persia and in 1938 in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Arabian Gulf. Due to this blessed discovery of oil‚ the Middle East has been rapidly developing and become more developed over the years. This development could only happen of the oil money is put into good use and not taken by the corrupt and greedy members of the government
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The book I read this quarter was Neferet’s Curse by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast‚ it is also a novella of the House of Night series. Its Lexile level is 930. This book is set in 1893 and is about 16 year old Emily Wheiler and how she wants to be like normal girls her age (despite what her father wants) especially after her mother’s death. Responsibilities came with her mother’s death such as being the lady of the Wheiler house‚ and letting go of the girl she used to be to become the woman people need
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Well for textiles‚ steam power‚ iron making‚ machine tools‚ transportation‚ and many other inventions the answer to that question is the Industrial Revolution. Though there many advantages to this time period many believe that this time period was a curse. They believe that because of the poor living conditions‚ unsafe working conditions in the factories‚ and the disregard of workers rights. The Industrial Revolution was from 1760 to 1820‚ it was a time of change old to new types of manufacturing
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Women: Blessing‚ curse or victim? What are we turning into? Keeping in mind the distinctive roles or men and women I would like to discuss a few things that have been on my mind for quite some time now. Things aren’t getting better as we can see; the least we can do is to be expressive and raise our voice. I am in no way playing blame games. I just want to get this message across to the world‚ loud and clear. Women in Pakistan are still in the process of discovering their identity. In doing
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The Titan’s Curse is a fantasy-adventure novel by Rick Riordan that is based on Greek mythology. It’s the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy Jackson‚ Annabeth Chase‚ and Thalia Grace receive a ride from Sally Jackson‚ Percy’s mother‚ to Westover Hall‚ which was a boarding school located in Bar Harbor‚ Maine‚ to find two half blood siblings named Bianca and Nico di Angelo that Grover Underwood has found. They are attacked by a Manticore named Dr. Thorn. Although Artemis
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Shopping Malls: Boon or Bane The world has witnessed rapid economic development in last twenty years. Countries specially‚ India‚ China‚ Brazil‚ Russia etc have seen rapid growth in terms of direct foreign investments‚ development of infrastructure and migration of rural population to urban centres. Shopping malls‚ expressways‚ commercial centres rule the urban landscape amidst sordid state of social structure and governance. Shopping malls are seen as weekend hubs for shopping‚ dining or anything
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Dear readers‚ I’m writing for the first time on this site. Since‚ being concerned with education of +2 level‚ I want to share my views on CCE system initiated by CBSE for the evaluation of all round activities of the students. Undoubtedly‚ the system should be seen with all the broad- minded view- point‚ but if you ask the teachers as well students currently studying in CBSE affiliated schools‚ you’ll find most of them saying CCE to be a great blunder. No doubt‚ it has its advantages too--- it will
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After the grand auction was completed‚ there were quite a few surprises in the selection of teams and more on the amount of money spent on the cricketers. While some of them like Dhoni and Symonds might have secretly expected a payment similar to what they finally landed‚ others like Ishant Sharma‚ David Hussey would have been thrilled at such a windfall. The Bangalore team has done a thoughtful job of selecting the players who are multi-utility in nature and also those who are likely to play
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Length | Area | Capacity | Weight | 1 mile = 1760 yards 1 mile = 8 furlong 1 furlong = 10 chains 1 chain = 4 rods 1 rod = 5 1/2 yards 1 yard = 3 feet 1 foot = 12 inches | 1 sq. mile = 640 acres 1 acre = 4840 sq. yard 1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet 1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches | 1 gal. = 4 quarts 1 quart = 2 pints 1 pint = 4 gills 1 pint = 34.6774 inchs3 1 gill = 5 fl. oz. 1 fl. oz. = 8 fl. drachms 1 US gal = 0.8327 gal 1 US pint = 0.8327 pint 1 US pint = 16 fl. oz. 1 yard3 = 27 feet3
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Amanda McLain Dr. Harbour POSC 150-05 October 8‚ 2013 Obamacare: Blessing or a Curse? On October 1‚ 2013 insurance exchanges opened for individuals buying their own insurance with assistance from the government. This program commonly referred to‚ as Obamacare is formally known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Since 2009‚ when legislation was still in the debate stage‚ people have been beating down bogus claims about the Affordable Care Act. But in the recent months
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