Abstract : purpose of this paper is to inform my classmates the rate of substance abuse for Iranian high school students. High school students who are either experienced being prison or awaiting a trial for a crime that they made‚ either with HIV or without it.This research has been done by me‚ Dr. Arash and Kamiar Alaei 5 years ago in Iran. Dr. Kamiar Alaei spent over 3 years in prison and his brother Dr. Arash is still in prison for their phenomenon research on AIDS in Iran. I will discuss about the
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you will always be woken up by surprises that change your life for good or you will have internal strength to get over. You will always get thrown a curve ball and either you dodge it or go with it. Both How the Garcia girls lost their accents and “Hostage” are examples of trials and tribulations that shape our lives. My theme is about the challenges that occur in your life and how it either changes your life forever or how you have internal strength and learn how to get over different challenges that
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The American University in Cairo Political Science 405-02 International Relations of the Middle East Fall 2014 Sunday and Wednesday 11:30-12:45 Dr. Gamal A. Gawad Soltan Office Hours: Sunday‚ Wednesday 10:00-11:00 Sunday 3:30-5:30 And By Appointment Office: HUSS 2036 Email: gsoltan@aucegypt.edu Course Description This course is designed to cover major aspects of interstate relations of the Middle East. These include the policies of major international actors towards the
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began what is now known Iran-Contra Scandal. This scandal dealt with the United States selling weapons to Iran‚ via Israel‚ to attempt to help free Americans hostage held in Lebanon. They then used the money made from these sales to finance guerilla fighters in Nicaragua‚ who were fighting against their communist government. President Regan may have felt that he and his administration were doing the greater good in the fight against communism and to try and free our hostages‚ but this choice was
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The Iran-Contra Affair shows how the Reagan Administration engaged in two major foreign affairs policy blunders due to a fear of Communism. The United States wanted friendly relations with Iran because of its strategic location and they did not want Iran to become friendly with the Russians (Torr 69). Israel agreed to facilitate this relationship by purchasing weapons from the United States that were then sold to Iran. Israel wanted the war with Iraq and Iran to continue so it would weaken them
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In the Iran-Contra affair‚ the exchange of hostages for arm significantly changed many citizens views of the U.S. officials. The political scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua
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The Morey Unit Hostage Incident The Morey Unit Hostage Incident On January 18th 2004‚ Ricky Wassenaar and Steven J. Coy subdued two correctional officers in an attempt to escape‚ leading to the longest prison hostage situation in history. The men responsible for the 15 day standoff‚ Wassenaar and Coy seriously injured one guard‚ and Coy raped two of the females during the standoff. According to the David J. Cieslak’s article‚ both men had been in trouble with the law since they were teenagers
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------------------------------------------------- How Castro Held the World Hostage Listen Section: Editorial Desk Waterloo‚ Ontario ON Oct. 26-27‚ 1962‚ human civilization came close to being destroyed. Schoolchildren were ordered into shelters; supermarket shelves were emptied of soup cans and bottled water. It was the most perilous moment of the Cuban missile crisis‚ and of the cold war. But the danger of Armageddon did not begin‚ as legend has it‚ when the United States learned that
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a Shiyanova Iran Country Study Iran’s economy is marked by statist policies and an inefficient state sector‚ which create major distortions throughout the system‚ and reliance on oil‚ which provides the majority of government revenues. Price controls‚ subsidies‚ and other rigidities weigh down the economy‚ undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth. Private sector activity is typically limited to small-scale workshops‚ farming‚ and services. Significant informal market activity flourishes
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In Iran a girl 13 years of age can legally get married. There are many negative effects of getting married at such a young age and many marriages end up in control by the husband. About 1 in every 3 women in Iran is abused throughout their lifetime (Esfandiari‚ 2003) and in Iran it is just a part of their culture. There are things the U.S. can do to help the women gain their rights and have a higher standard of living. Women have very little rights in Iran and it just isn’t fair. In Iran the country
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