University of Exeter ARA 3158 - Armed Islamist Movements To what extent have recent post 9/11 developments affected the strength of al Qaeda? Abdullah Rifai Student Number: 600012806 Word Count: 2171 More than a decade after 9/11‚ a great lack of consensus exists over the assessments of al Qaeda’s current situation. Some analysts’ say that al Qaeda is ‘on the ropes’ (John Brennan‚ 2011)‚ that the United States is ‘within reach of
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Terrorism in Pakistan The term "terrorism" comes from French terrorisme‚ from Latin: ’terror’‚ "great fear"‚ "dread"‚ related to the Latin verb terrere‚ "to frighten". Though terrorism has no accepted definition‚ yet it can be defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aim or the calculated use of violence or threat of violence against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature‚ this is done through intimidation
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Introduction The theories of `modern’‚ ‘symbolic interpretive’‚ ‘critical theories’ and `postmodern’ are commonly used in intellectual debates on the studies of organization and these various theories are interpreted as perspectives. In this paper I argue that what distinguishes each theory can be understood by its differences in thinking style‚ each having it’s own inclination of ontological commitments and theoretical fixations. Modernism acknowledges the existence of reality regardless of whether
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In the PBS documentary “Digital Nation‚” producers Rachel Dretzin and Douglas Rushkoff analyze the pros and cons of the technology developing in our world. The documentary explores several different aspects of technology in education‚ the military‚ and gaming to emphasize the notion that the technology and the internet are becoming ubiquitous throughout our society. After watching the documentary‚ I realize that technology and specifically the internet has extremely positive affects by improving
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Reflection: When the topic of standardized testing arises are there typically two types of people. Those who are for standardized testing and those who are against standardized testing. In this article it talks about how both sides affect the minority races. On one hand Sonja Brookins Santelises states that standardized tests can benefit from these tests. She goes on to saying these tests gives parents a way to view if their children are not being served well by the teachers and the school district
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know what’s that called? IT’S CALLED KARMA! I see all of you bees out there! Pollinating. Going from flower to flower taking and spreading that pollen. Then you go back to the beehive buzz and dance about each other. Starting from the embryo‚ the drones and then the Queen. Most of all y’all not the only ones that are spreading the pollen! There is also those sweet‚ beautiful and kind flowers…..THAT CAN STAB YOU IN THE BACK ANY MINUTE! OH YES! You see them everywhere sitting there silently waiting
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airpower…does it initiate a glacial change to the nature of warfare? Although Clausewitz may dominate for the foreseeable future‚ one could argue that as technology drives asymmetrical responses‚ warfare in general could be transformed. Already‚ drone pilots are removed from theater‚ but witness the effects of their targeting as if it were a video game. Then afterwards‚ they leave work to attend a little league game for their son or daughter. As technology grows‚ the impersonal nature of warfare
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<http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour> “The World Hunger Problem: Facts‚ Figures‚ and Statistics.” Oracle ThinkQuest. April 27‚ 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/stats.htm> “US Drone War – News Analysis on 4-27-2012.” PRESS TV. April 28‚ 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeanUEa6EZQ&feature=youtube_gdata>
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How effective are programs and activities in protecting America ’s borders from terrorist? Edwin Vasquezgaitan HSM 497 Homeland Security & Emergency Management Capstone Professor Robert Jackson March 16‚ 2015 After the attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States system went through a change in reforming government agencies to protect the American borders against any threats. The government established the Department of Homeland Security‚ which mission is to protect America borders
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Character Analysis: Faber from Fahrenheit 451 Faber is portrayed as a wise old professor who often acts a little unjustly. He lets his fear take over his body‚ and often does not act ethically. As Faber said‚ “…you are looking at a coward. I saw the way things were going‚ a long time back. I said nothing. I’m one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the ‘guilty’‚ but I did not speak and thus guilty myself.” Because of this cowardliness‚ Faber does not always
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