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    History-Middle East

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    The nations in what we today call the Middle East are entirely the invention of Britain‚ France‚ and‚ to a lesser extent‚ Russia. The national boundaries of Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ and Ibn Saud’s Arabia were all defined at a meeting in Uqair in late 1922. Three separate provinces - Basra‚ Baghdad‚ and Mosul - came under British control in 1918. The British called the entire area Mesopotamia‚ drew new national boundaries around it‚ and changed the name to Iraq. This meant that three very different groups were

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    Sinai Peninsula

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    captured the entire Sinai Peninsula‚ and Palestine’s Strip from Egypt‚ the Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan (which it had ruled since 1949)‚ and the Golan Heights from Syria. The Suez Canal‚ the east bank of which was now occupied by Israel‚ was closed. Israel expelled thousands of Egyptians from Sinai‚ and commenced efforts at large scale Israeli settlement in the peninsula‚ concurrently with similar settlement in the Gaza Strip‚ West Bank‚ and Golan Heights. Following the Israeli

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    Terrorism Paper

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    This social and political issue has plagued mankind for centuries‚ but has only recently come into the eyes of current world leaders. The events of September 11‚ 2001 brought this issue into the spotlight (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am of course talking about the agonizing issue of terrorism. Although this issue has existed for centuries‚ the word "terrorism" has only begun being used in the second part of the 19th century (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). The earliest account of

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    conflict perspectives

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    war for years fighting over entitlement that neither really have. Both Palestine and Israel believe that the land that they both occupy belongs to them and will not stop until one side surrenders the rights to the land. The argument is over the Gaza Strip‚ Hamas‚ and the West Bank. Many different people with different religious beliefs once occupied Palestine who had at one time been occupied by Turkey. Over the years a large Jewish population had fled to Palestine and a group formed called the Zionist

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    Mass population movements were a major feature of the 20th century; armed conflicts have increasingly targeted civilians and led to enforced migration. No area of the world has been spared - from Indonesia to Sierra Leone‚ Bosnia to Nicaragua - forming groups of people that we now called Refugees. A Refugee is someone who has fled his or her country because he or she fears persecution based on race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ social group‚ or political opinion. The definition is sometimes expanded to

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    The Balfour Declaration

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    Library - Homepage. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Zionism/zionism.html>. Nassar‚ Jamal R. "Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Robinson‚ Glenn E. "Gaza Strip." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Rozenblit‚ Marsha. "Zionism." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Shields‚ Jacqueline. "Arab Riots of the 1920s." Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Web. 30 Oct. 2011

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    The Arab Israeli Conflict

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    agreements have crumbled. It is difficult to find an objective view of this conflict as there are so many interpretations. Even the ‘impartial’ BBC has been criticised by both sides for its reporting of Israeli tactics and its refusal to publicise the Gaza appeal. The Arab-Israeli conflict has a convenient elasticity; changing dramatically depending on who is reporting it. It is important to note that presenting an objective version of the historical events concerning this conflict is very difficult

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    Daylight Saving Time

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    Overview of Countries While the adoption of Daylight Saving Time is almost always rife with controversy‚ most of the world (except for countries around the Equator) has simple implemented DST at one point or another. This map depicts countries that currently have DST‚ that previously had DST‚ and that never had DST. Worldwide Daylight Saving Today‚ approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan‚ India and China are the only major industrialized

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    The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell

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    Al-Sayed's Article Analysis

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    is more‚ the verb ’open’ is repeated along with ’crossings’ in paragraph 4‚ 7‚ 17‚ 19 revealing the importance of this action in the ’reconstruction’ which is repeated for nine times. Moreover‚ ’peace’ is repeated seven times for its importance to Gaza‚ as peace is their own need for now. Furthermore‚ the words ’home‚’ ’house’ are only repeated for twice which reveals the misery of the Palestinian nation. On the other hand‚ Gunness’s article repetition is used not as much as in Al-Sayed’s article

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