a.o. 2008: 4). The history of statehood in the Middle East and its establishment by colonial powers has ensured that this remains a fragile and unstable region (Zweiri a.o. 2008: 4). After the collapse of the Ottoman empire the state structure of Lebanon‚ for example‚ was instituted to ensure the protection and local hegemony of the Christian Maronites‚ who were backed by the French in the 1930s and 1940s (Zweiri a.o. 2008: 4). The consequences of this structuring can still be felt today (Zweiri a
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Bloody‚broken‚ all for this sport. I’ll never hold back. I play it‚ love it‚ live it. Softball‚ my sport‚ my love‚ my life. It was an ordinary day in Spring City‚ sun was beaming‚ there was a blue sky‚everything was perfect. It was the fifth inning in my softball game‚ and I was next up to bat‚ I grabbed my batting gloves quickly pulling them over each one of my fingers‚ next my helmet sliding it over my hair‚ which is in a ponytail‚ and my blue bat with black and gold writing on the steel
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“Master‚ it’s time to wake up! You can’t afford to be late for the opening ceremony.” A voice yelled in my ear. I opened my eyes to see the floating body of a girl staring at me. No‚ I’m not joking. There was a floating body above me. Normally‚ people would’ve yelled ghost and ran off but‚ I’m not your average normal person‚ far from it. I’m a Prophet‚ a person who can use Mana in the form of Magic. That floating girl is in fact‚ a result of Magic. My father was a person who could you spiritual
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I think my mother is wrong for picking a right man for her. it was back in 2004 when my father left my mother and my family with another woman. But it made me realize to enjoy‚ love and support my family even without a father figure We used to be a one big happy family. We always go outside and eat after my father’s work. But it was started back when February 2004 when my father said to my mother that “kailangan kong kumita ng malaki dahil nagsisilakihan na ang mga anak mo”. So my father is always
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The day I decided to move was a very emotional day. It was a day I felt that it was time for a change. I was in a place in my life where I felt like I was stuck and very unhappy. Even though I had everything that I thought would make me happy‚ I was not happy. I had a job‚ my own place a car and plenty of friends‚ and yet I still felt unhappy. Deciding to move was a hard decision because I was not only changing my life I was leaving friends that I had been around my whole life‚ 25 years to be
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There I am standing on what is perfect grass‚ and with the world at my fingertips. On either side ‚ my teammates are doing the same‚ but my eyes aren’t on them. No‚ they are locked ahead‚ glaring not at but through the opposition‚ conceptualizing my goal. On this day I am optimistic and adamant ‚ but I wasn’t always like this. My journey from the likes of Belgium ‚ Senegal ‚ Guinea‚ Morocco‚ Sierra Leone and Germany to America has been nothing but exquisite and adventurous and within that time I
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It was the summer before school of 2000. I was about to enter my sophomore year of high school when my life was changed forever. I never could have imagined what happened during that final weekend before school. My best friend Dylan since the first grade and I decided we should do something adventurous before the start of school. The only problem was what we should do. The regular group of friends didn’t like to do anything except play videogames and watch movies‚ but Dylan and I liked to do
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Eliza Chetlin Political Geography of the Middle East April 13‚ 2011 The 2006 Lebanon War The Lebanon War of 2006 began on July 12th‚ when Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on Israeli military positions stationed near the border between Lebanon and Israel. In the minutes during the ensuing chaos‚ Hezbollah militants crossed the border into Israel‚ and kidnapped two Israeli soldiers who they intended to use as collateral in a prisoner exchange with Israel. The war lasted until August 13‚
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Forest This article is about a community of trees. For other uses‚ see Forest (disambiguation). | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2011) | A conifer forest in the Swiss Alps (National Park) Mixed deciduous forest in Stara Planina‚ Serbia A forest‚ also referred to as a wood or the woods‚ is an area with a high density of trees. As
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level‚ or religion we belong to. Please let me know if you have any questions about the report. CH HF Attachment Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose and Scope B. Procedures II. FINDINGS A. Existing inter religious conditions a. Aspects of Christian - Muslim relations in contemporary Lebanon b. Status of public respect for religious freedom B. Consequences of having diverse religions in Lebanon a. Internal Crisis 1. Political Interference 2. Difference
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