INDIA - THE GOLDEN SPARROW While talking of ancient Indian glory‚ History textbooks in Indian schools often refer to ancient India as a Golden Sparrow. India has traditionally been a storehouse of world’s gold and it has always had defense systems and attitudes that can be best compared to that of a sparrow - defensive with strict policy of non-aggression. It is no wonder that India was invaded time and again with the intention of plunder. Yet‚ Indians refuse to learn from history. Even today
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Tragedy In September 11th- A National Tragedy‚ James Peck writes about how the tragic event‚ September 11th has affected our world today. Peck states that tragedy is a word that has commonly been overused by Americans throughout news articles and magazines when a significant event happens. When referring to September 11th‚ the crashing of the twin towers‚ this is a tragic event. Peck states‚ “I do know life is life and theatre is theatre” (735)‚ but we as Americans immediately turn life events
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Not only do they fight in wars‚ like other service members‚ but they are also called upon to go behind enemy lines for rescue missions and other dangerous operations. For example‚ in 2011‚ the Navy Seals bravely went into Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden at his compound. The Navy Seals did not know exactly what they were going to endure when they got there. It takes skill and bravery to perform a mission like this one. Like the Navy Seal‚ Beowulf‚ who heard about Grendel and his terror‚ “vows
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“Terrorism is the weapon of the oppressed” “Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well‚ there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.” ― Noam Chomsky In any set up there are legitimate‚ legal and peaceful means of expressing displeasure and disapproval of certain policies in a country. Peaceful demonstrations were successfully employed
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September 11‚ 2001 changed America forever. The 9/11 cases challenged the government power and its relation to individual rights during times of war. Al-Qaeda‚ a terrorist organization funded by Osama bin Laden targeted the American government in a series of deadly attacks on 9/11 that killed over 3000 people and injured scores of others. The United States declared an act of war against Terrorism and soon was heavily involved in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Similar to the Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) Supreme
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Afghanistan has been in war with the U.S. mainly because‚ The Taliban refuses to follow through with the commands that the U.S. gave them‚ as well as ‘The Three Phases’‚ Also the planned attack in 2001‚ but mainly because the U.S. wants the mineral resources that are found in Afghanistan. The Taliban refused to undertake 3 simple tasks: shutting down the terrorist training camps‚ giving up the Al-Qaeda leaders and returning all American and Foreign citizens‚ which is part of the reason that we went
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************** COM/310 – COMMUNICATION: NEWS ANALYSIS: WAR ON TERRORISIM *************** ******** The War on Terrorism and the devastation of its consequences around the globe have been a prominent albeit contagious issue that professional journalist and media consumers have constantly debated‚ dissected and scrutinized amongst each other. Television networks across multiple continents have developed documentaries that reflect the different views on this issue. These television
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planes crashed in to the World Trade Center in New York City. Known as the Twin Towers‚ the World Trade Center is symbolic of the United State’s “economic power and military might” (Rahman). Immediately following the attacks‚ President Bush named Osama Bin Laden at fault and declared the War Against Terrorism. United States Congress had allocated billions of dollars and authorized President Bush to take any measures necessary (Moore). This war‚ however‚ is different from a typical war. President Bush
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Cheuk Wong Celebrities are smart? Nah…. Oh‚ look‚ Lindsay Lohan is being accused of stealing from a necklace from a jewelry store. Yes‚ what you are reading is correct. A necklace. You would think a celebrity with more money than the ninety-nine percent of the population of America would be able to afford an eye-catching necklace. The jewelry store reported the necklace. Lohan was eventually caught after being photographed by the paparazzi wearing the necklace and video surveillance confirmed
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World Trade Center‚ U.S had started the war named as war against Terrorism. U.S. President George Bush termed it as an act of terrorism and threatened strong action against the people who had carried out those attacks. It was the Al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden who were eventually held responsible for those attacks. Today it’s 2010 and an end to this war in near
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