UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA Department of History HISTORY 265 A01 Fall 2012 History of the Modern Middle East Dr. Martin Bunton Fall 2012 Clearihue B223 COR B135 Office hours: M 230-330‚ or by appointment. MR 10:00-11:15 mbunton@uvic.ca Course Outline: This course examines the major political‚ economic and social processes that have shaped the modern Middle East (the Arab East‚ plus Iran‚ Israel‚ Turkey). Major themes to be discussed
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In Brazil‚ there are many environmental issues‚ there is deforestation in the Amazon and other forest and there is too much pollution from waste and deforestation. This is a major issue in brazil and affects many people. These problems not only affect Brazilians but they also affect the world and people all around it. This is because deforestation causes greenhouse gases to be released. In Brazil there is also to much waste produced every day which results in there being many large landfills that
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Russia Cosmetic Market The Russian cosmetic market is increasing in consistent rate between 10-12% for the past Five years and is expected to continue growing at the same pace in the coming years. The total global market for cosmetic industry is 463 BN US $ and Russia consumes 2.7% of the market at an estimated 16.5 BN US $‚ and it is in the top 4 countries in Europe. Consumption Pattern 1. GDP Per Capita The GDP per capita in Russia has been rising for the past years but at a declining rate
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going to Brazil When I found out that I should supposed to go to Brazil as a businessman and make plan to go to Brazil‚ I started to think I am going to move to Brazil in real life. And I have to make a plan to live with Brazilian and had fun in Brazil without impolite action. Sometimes‚ when we do not know well about other’s culture then we will make some mistakes‚ and for preventing from doing rude action‚ I need to study Brazil culture and get information from other people about Brazil culture
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Metraux rooted his vision in the understanding of racial relations in Brazil however he does show in his paper that studies in other regions about attitudes towards race could lend toward understanding why racism exists. In order to first test out his theoretical plan on eliminating racism in society Metraux‚ with the backing of UNESCO‚ launched his research project in Brazil. UNESCO’s original plan was to study how and why Brazil was so accepting and inclusive of different races and to then spread
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Professor: Dr. Awalou Ouedraogo Diplomacy Brazil has become an emerging superpower in terms of its economic power as well as its participation in the international community. The consolidation of its strong economy has allowed Brazil to take part in conflict resolution around the world. Brazil intends to spread its own emblem of order and progress throughout the world‚ and is committed to establish peace and encourage human development. Brazil is the largest country in South America‚ covering
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Introduction The South American country of Brazil is well-known for its biodiversity and wealth of natural resources. The Amazon River and rainforest are located in Brazil‚ a country with more than 800‚000 square miles of coastline‚ and a landmass so large that its borders touch all but two of its neighboring countries (Rich‚ 1999). The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest‚ and for purposes of comparison‚ "its size is equivalent to one-half of the entire United States" (Rich
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while still maintaining a high standard of quality. This allows Brazil to become the world’s top producer and exporter of such goods. Brazil is able to export more at a reduced cost making it difficult for other countries to compete. On the other hand‚ its manufacturing industries lack similar world-wide competitiveness due to their “infant” status among world leaders. The shift to focus on manufacturing is fairly new to Brazil and it would seem there is not much of a foundation to build off
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and political development. Nations such as Brazil‚ India‚ and Japan have caught the attention of other counties due to their action on the world stage. These three nations have one major thing in common‚ the influence of the western world on their history and politics‚ however they all have their own unique social‚ economic and political forms. One major thing that effects how a country runs is the degree of uniformity within its population. Within Brazil‚ there is a huge amount of racial diversity
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Federative Republic of Brazil is home to one sixth of the world’s population. This makes Brazil today one of the fastest devolving countries in the world. A regular attendee of UN conferences and discussions globally‚ Brazil considers itself as a key member of the United Nations and strongly believes in the work the UN does. The pressing issue at hand is trans-boundary organized crime. Brazil strongly opposes this issue since it is gradually increasing in our own country. Brazil experiences various
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