As a graduate student in economics‚ it is much easier to have a conversation with you‚ rather than tell you my life story. Kirkuk‚ a city of 1 million people‚ is where I saw the world for my first time. It is a city rich in oil in Kurdistan-Iraq‚ also called the “black gold city.” Those are all nice facts but it still is not the best place to spend your entire life‚ there is plenty of corruption‚ political and security issues‚ etc. Because of this‚ I dreamed of coming to the United States
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What is your favorite vacation spot? I was finally entering “India” again‚ after a month-long sojourn into a world of Himalayan calm‚ yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (Dharamsala hardly feels like India). Was I ready to free fall back into the masala mania? While the traveler in me was excited to get back on the explorer’s road; the solo gal in me was dreading it. Having found roots for a month in my yoga-family cocoon‚ I wasn’t thrilled with going back to solo-roughing it. Fortunately when you flow
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Honor has always been a central aspect of one’s identity. People go great lengths to keep and prove their honor. We have all heard of honor‚ but what exactly is honor? Honor today is seen as one’s integrity or high public esteem. But it has not always been that way. Honor is a difficult concept to characterize due to the fact that the definition of honor has changed over time and varies from culture to culture. Honor in past times was very different from that of today. The definition of honor has
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My Dream Vacation Arranging a trip is not always as simple as it sounds‚ especially when the trip is over 2‚300 miles and has over six hours of total flight time. One needs to organize these types of trips well in advance to have an easy and enjoyable journey. I started planning for my Californian dream vacation by researching my final destination‚ Los Angeles. I researched its main tourists’ attractions like Disneyland‚ Universal Studios‚ City Walk and the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood
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(1) I enjoyed seeing how the "Scent Vacation" commercial from Old Spice was made‚ specifically how they moved Isaiah Mustafa from location to location in one smooth shot. (2) Seeing this happen wasn’t surprising as much as it was interesting. Literal- The commercial used a wide variety of settings to depict the various scents available from Old Spice‚ often themed by location (e.g. "Figi Fresher"). Inferential- The choice of actor shows that attractive men use Old Spice‚ and the smell
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very first family vacation. I was thrilled to say the least; my joy had no boundaries as I expressed my excitement for this trip. I had never been on any vacation before so I was determined to make this one memorable. My only focus on this trip was to have an amazing time in Cancun. Never once did I expect to meet all the obstacles that came along with this trip: flight cancellations‚ long layovers‚ and a late arrival. However‚ good or bad‚ nothing was going to ruin this vacation for me and I was
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Airpower has forever fundamentally impacted the character of war however; it may have influenced‚ but probably not fundamentally‚ changed the nature of warfare. Clausewitz defined the nature of warfare as violent‚ full of chance‚ conducted with reason‚ and always plagued with fog and friction. Therefore‚ it is theorized or assumed that the fundamental nature of war will not change and when war is waged‚ it will adhere to Clausewitzian tenants. From the earliest balloon uses in the US Civil War
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same sentence; however; Dan Danbom‚ a reporter for the Rocky Mountain News‚ proved otherwise and stated that Vowell has succeeded in creating a “humorous” historical context by writing “I can confidently say that Sarah Vowel’s Assassination Vacation is the most amusing book you’ll read this year about presidential assassinations” (Danbom). Sarah Vowel’s purpose of Assassination Vacation is to allow readers to have a look at both sides of history to shed light on the assassins‚ to reanimate moments lost
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Technology has changed the face of warfare. Today‚ technological advancement has enlarged the battle space‚ increased the lethality of weapons and enabled greater precision. In other words‚ technological advancement has sold this idea that war can be won with minimal casualties and collateral damage. As a result‚ in place of human beings‚ we are starting to see an increased use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)‚ drones and robots in today’s wars. This phenomenon is picking up pace today to the extent
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A Memorable Vacation Are you in the mood to relax‚ take in the sun‚ and have people treat you incredibly well? If so‚ you should take my advice on a great place to visit. Last summer on a family vacation I went to Aruba. “Vacation is a respite or a time of respite from something : intermission; a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended; a period of exemption from work granted to an employee; a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation;
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