study two countries from Middle East: Qatar and Iraq. These two nations are directly opposed‚ first by Human Development report. In fact‚ Qatar is considered as a very high human developed country‚ it is ranked at the 36 th place on a list of 186 countries. Contrariwise‚ Iraq is considered as a medium human developed country‚ ranked 131th. What can explain this difference? Qatar is a recent country which has known a very quick expansion. Iraq just got out from war and has to be rebuilt. First
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Deployment To Iraq “You are order to active duty as a member of your reserve component unit for the period indicated unless sooner released or unless extended. Proceed from your current location in sufficient time to report by the date specified. You enter active duty upon reporting to unit home station”. These were the words telling me that I was going to Iraq‚ to fight and destroy the enemies of the United States of America and face one of my biggest challenges yet. Soon after I received my
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known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Islamic State. The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria. ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions and crucifixions. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq. The group currently controls hundreds of miles. It ignores international borders and has a presence from Syria’s Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. It rules by Sharia law. Unable
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Pros and cons of invading Iraq In the years following Iraqi freedom in 2003‚ much controversy arose concerning President bush’s plan to invade Iraq and remove Saddam hussein from power. This was because people believed that we didn’t need to invade iraq and that President bush lied about him having weapons of mass destruction so we could go in and harvest the oil in the area. In my opinion I believe that bush did lie about the weapons to invade Iraq but not just for the oil. I think that It
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Leslie Gerald a sergeant in the army gives this powerful testimony of prayer protection." During the first year of my deployment to Iraq there was a very tangible sense of protective covering of God’s hand. We had not lost a single soldier. Emotionally i felt no loss of life impact that usually results from war. At twenty three‚as a young man off to war‚ i was expecting action. However i did not see a single person killed. I experienced non of the gruesomeness of war. The prayer covering of the church
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On March 19‚ 2003 former President George W. Bush declared war on Iraq‚ two years after declaring his war on terror. By the end of the year he had mobilized and shipped fifty thousand soldiers to Iraq. The political cartoon designed by Jim Borgman offers commentary on past socio-economic issues‚ suggesting that certain young adults risk life and limb not just for patriotism but for career opportunities. . Since the September 11 attacks the United States government has been on a quest to seek vengeance
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on July 3‚ 1860 in Hartford‚ Connecticut‚ to Mary Perkins (formerly Mary Fitch Westcott) and Frederic Beecher Perkins. She had only one brother‚ Thomas Adie‚ who was fourteen months older‚ because a physician advised Mary Perkins that she might die if she bore other children. During Charlotte’s infancy‚ her father moved out and abandoned his wife and children‚ leaving them in an impoverished state. Since their mother was unable to support the family on her own‚ the
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Charles Perkins By: Christopher Wenas 10HISA Background and early life Charles Perkins was an aboriginal and was born at around 1936-1937. He had 11 brothers and sisters. His full name is Charles Nelson Perkins; his parents were from 2 different tribes‚ the Kalkadoo (his father) and Arrernte (his mother). On 23 September 1961‚ he married a woman called Eileen Munchenberg In his early life‚ Charles Perkins was the first aboriginal
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In Iraq ( sunni‚ shiite) Origin The Sunni-Shiite split actually started right after Muhammad’s death in 632. His death led to the dispute over his successor. Since he was the founder of Islam‚ he was the undisputed leader. However‚ Mohammad died without a son (who would have automatically inherited his father’s authority) and without a clear will. Value The Muslims eventually split into two groups‚ the Sunnis ("tradition") and Shiites ("party of Ali"). Both sides had differing views on both
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Ethics The business of being responsible Our interests depend on compliance with the highest standards of business conduct Nokia aims to be among the world’s leading companies in responsible business practices We examine the entire value chain and product lifecycles to ensure that we meet the expectations of responsible business Appropriate business behavior Nokia communicates its corporate responsibility (CR) ambitions through all of its employees‚ with work practices reflective of Nokia’s
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