War and Peace in Mindanao Murray Smith In December 2006 I had the chance to visit the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. Mindanao and the surrounding islands rarely make the headlines except when some Western tourists are kidnapped. But Mindanao has been the scene of an ongoing conflict that has now lasted for more than 35 years‚ as the Muslim Bangsa Moro people have fought for self-determination. To date the conflict has claimed 120‚000 lives‚ many of them civilians. More than
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The English name Egypt is derived from the ancient Greek Aígyptos (Αἴγυπτος)‚ via Middle French Egypte and Latin Aegyptus. It is reflected in early Greek Linear B tablets as a-ku-pi-ti-yo. The adjective aigýpti-‚ aigýptios was borrowed into Coptic as gyptios‚ ‚ and from there into Arabic as qubṭī‚ back formed into طبق qubṭ‚ whence English Copt. The Greek forms were borrowed from Late Egyptian (Amarna) Hikuptah "Memphis"‚ a corruption of the earlier Egyptian name Hwt-ka-Ptah (ḥwt-k-ptḥ)‚ meaning
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Title Norman Davies‚ Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory (New York: History book‚ 2006). Norman Davies’s Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory argues how Stalin is just as evil as Hitler before and during World War 2. He tells how both man are the most two evils during the time. People of WW2 and present time should focus on Stalin more‚ and not just over look him. Stalin didn’t just control a part of Europe‚ but he also help shaped it like Hitler did. Furthermore‚ Davies focus on the
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The Key to Success “A child without education is like a bird without wings.” This was written in a Tibetan proverb by an unknown author. Children in Pakistan do not have an education which leads to an unsuccessful life. Similarly‚ a bird with no wings will not have a successful life as well. In Pakistan‚ children do not get an education or do not have a proper one due to terrorism‚ gender inequality‚ and an unsafe learning environment. Access to education in Pakistan is a human rights violation for
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PEACE the need of Hour… I am looking after an Orphanage home called ‘Bethel Children’s Home’‚ which is a ministry of Frontier Mission Society‚ where Seventy (70) children are being taken care of. The place where I live is totally insecure where killing has been done at free will. People are not safe here anymore. There are many faction of Insurgents group in our small-populated state‚ Manipur. Most of them were uneducated and school dropped out. The situation here is getting worst each day‚ many
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In the Victory over Vritra‚ the myths involved seem to have an overwhelming biased when the story telling begins. Vritra is obviously the unflavored‚ while Indra is clearly the opposite. Indra is described as a noble warrior‚ while Vritra is portrayed as a coward and fool to challenge such a god like Indra1. Indras powers are also depicted as all-powerful and swift. The way Indra deals his blows is described in such a way that Vritra is the god that is at a disadvantage. Indra deals a blow from his
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Executive Summary Victory Liner Inc. is one of the largest bus transportation business groups in the Philippines the company was founded by Mr. Jose Hernandez and was passed to his sons and grandson. Today VLI servicing all key destinations in Northern Luzon as of today VLI deploys more than 1000 buses in its daily operations. During 80’s the company started purchasing real estate properties for use in operations such as terminals‚ maintenance stop‚ refueling stations and rest areas for passengers
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World Peace and Non-violence Ganadhipati Tulsi Society consists of innumerable individuals having a common bond. That bond is mutuality. Plurality constitutes collectivity‚ but mere collectivity does not become society without the bond of mutuality. Without a common thread the beads would not make a rosary and it is of utmost importance to examine and evaluate the thread. We live as part of society and the unit of society is the individual. Like individuals like society and vice versa. The above
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A Separate Peace‚ suggests that true friendship requires honesty between friends‚ because without honesty there is no trust between friends‚ and trust is the basis of a friendship. Friendship is the main theme in John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace. Gene Forrester‚ an intellectual student and Finny‚ his roommate at Devon School‚ who is usually misbehaving‚ become friends. The two have opposing interests and personalities‚ yet still remain close friends. Gene‚ envying Finny’s athletic ability
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In the novel A Separate Peace there are many symbols‚ however one of the most powerful is the burning of The Iliad. The burning of The Iliad‚ a famous tale of war‚ represents Finny’s rejection of the war. Gene says‚ during the carnival Finny"drew me increasingly ...into a world inhabited by just himself and me‚ where there was no war at all." Finny is actively rejecting the war‚ he is removing it from every aspect of his life; he is trying to bring back the carefree summer session through the carnival
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