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    Innovative or Simply Post-Modern? New Paradigms in the Study of "Civil War" A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic‚ or‚ less commonly‚ between two countries created from a formerly united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region‚ to achieve independence for a region‚ or to change government policies. Civil wars since the end of World War II have lasted on average just over four years‚ a dramatic rise from

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    burn like crazy." Paudeni looked worried. "My Mum says never ever start a fire in a forest‚ specially this year because it hasn’t rained and because of the winds. She says you don’t know what fire can do until you’ve experienced it. She says people who know always dig a big circle round a fire because it can’t burn through the soil. She says – " "Rubbish‚ there’s no danger‚" interrupted Arvind‚ with the authority of a boy on his eleventh birthday. "I know what I’m doing." Jimmy returned carrying

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    The City Shaped; The City as Diagram In the Tired chapter‚ “The City as Diagram”‚ he explains that the design intent that determines the eventual form of certain cities. With the contemporary Eco village of Arcosanti and the Medieval period Palmanova in Italy‚ he contrasts two distinct forms‚ tracing their diagrammatic evolution. The diagram of the two cities is very specific‚ addressing their intent; responding to the landscape the former and to the militaristic needs and ideas in the latter

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    If the question of who is considered one of the first historians‚ one may answer with the name Bede. Bede was an educated monk and scholar who composed many works over his time. His most famous piece‚ “A History of the English Church and People”‚ Bede wrote about “the conquest of Britain by the Anglo-Saxon tribes after the departure of the Roman” (Editor 83). This kind of piece requires historic documents‚ which was something that wasn’t as accessible back in Bede’s time like it is today. The lack

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    1. Explain: Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England. Puritans were people who wanted to get rid of things that were not stated by Jesus Christ or by the Bible. They rejected decisions and traditions established by the Church (i.e. people). Examples: paintings of God and Jesus‚ rich ornaments and décor‚ hierarchy in Church‚ selling pardons. They also thought that the temples should be smaller and not so monumental. Puritans’ beliefs were a threat to the hierarchy and wealth of the English

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    the early North Americas‚ many new settlers decided to use the land for their own benefit. Europeans took advantage of the resources that Native Americans had to offer in these early colonies. Many Europeans migrated to theses unknown including the English‚ Spanish‚ French‚ Portuguese‚ and more. During this period‚ the new settlers were pulled towards these land by many factors‚ but unquestionably there were also push factors. Since the beginning of time in the early North Americas it has never been

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    Turning Away Blood Donation From Men Who have Sex With Men Jeffrey R. Robinson Grand Canyon University: Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice March 7th 2015 Introduction When blood donation is low and technologically advanced health and blood screening is a reality‚ why would the US continue to turn away blood? I chose this for the reason that being a gay man in the health care industry in 2014‚ I am still unable to donate blood. I do not engage in risky behavior‚ yet I still

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    Through industrialization society especially the capiliast have been able to make products to sell much more quickly and has lessen the need for workers to produce items. Furthermore‚ Capitalist societies are conforms with creation new knowledge‚ new products and new modes of production and distribution changing market‚ meaning the buyers and technology newer products are being produced all the time to replace older versions. Then by commodification means we are constantly producing and overproducing

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    Rhetorical Aims of “Civil Religion in America” This abstract reading written by Robert N. Bellah‚ introduces the idea of a “Civil Religion” and argues that‚ apart from the normal religious traditions our nation follows‚ there is an unrecognized “Civil Religion” that becomes evident during national crisis or during high public ceremony. According to Bellah‚ “there actually exists alongside of and rather clearly differentiated from the churches an elaborate and well-institutionalized civil religion in

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    mysterious Inspector Goole slowly exposing how each character plays a role in death of Eva Smith It begins with the Inspector’s entrance bringing a socialist message‚ interrupting the character who was speaking prior to his arrival‚ Arthur Birling‚ a capitalist who had been preaching the value of capitalist views such as "a man has to make his own way-has to look after himself’’ (pg9). However the events of the play show this to be unworkable. In fact the bell rings when Birling is in mid-sentence

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