they were defeated on May 18‚ 2009. They are still active‚ but they are no longer officially recognized as a terrorist organization because they don’t have a base and their leader is dead. They are a national separatist group in Sri Lanka whose ideology can be traced to Marxism‚ Leninism‚ and nationalism. The Tamil Tigers are a terrorist group that has been fighting the Sri Lanka government for independence. They are also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE. The armed conflict
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Cleisthenes was a Athenian politician that changed the political game. He brought forth the ideology of Demokratia or rule by the people‚ we know know this ideology as Democracy. Before 507 B.C. the city-states of Ancient Greece were failing to uphold control. At the time most city-states were either Monarchies or an Oligarchy‚ a government ran by a select few. But by the time of the of the collapse of the Bronze age the city states overthrew their kings and adopted a constitution. They still
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The Private Prison Industry Taylor Sourie 2/23/2012 On the surface‚ the private prison industry seems like a great idea. Advocates for private prisons argue that the use of these facilities can free up space in poorly funded state prisons‚ cost less to operate‚ and still hold the security and safety of inmates and staff at top priority. Unfortunately‚ that’s not how it usually works out. Large corporations like Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) ‚ are looking to make a profit at the end
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242/AK Only Copy RESERVATION IN PRIVATE SECTOR “Reservation is against the fundamental principles of humanity‚ it is against the dictates of reason that a man should by reason of birth be denied or given extra privileges." -Mahatma Gandhi- INTRODUCTION 1. Constitution of India. The Preamble of the constitution of India embodies the resolve of the people of India to secure for all citizens: “Justice‚ social‚ economic and political; Liberty of thought‚ expression‚ belief
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Locke Ideology and The Declaration of Independence In order to provide the early colonial Americans with a fair and equal chance to harvest the fruits of life‚ Jefferson‚ along with his comrades‚ drafted the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson’s builds and draws from Jonathon Locke’s philosophy‚ much of which is presented in his Second Treatise of Government. Jefferson‚ through his use of language in the declaration‚ demonstrates the importance of Locke’s idea regarding
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Introduction: This essay concerns itself with exploring the Islamic and political orientation of Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966)‚ an Egyptian civil servant turned political and religious activist‚ inspired by fundamentalist Islam. To gain an understanding of what influenced and formulated Qutb’s ideas it has been necessary to provide some background information relating the history of modern day Egypt and the emergence of reformist and fundamentalist Islam‚ from the 19th century until Qutb’s time. The
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By – Kajol Vaswani Business Project Private Limited Companies A private limited company is a voluntary association of not less than two and not more than fifty members‚ whose liability is limited‚ the transfer of whose shares is limited to its members and who is not allowed to invite the general public to subscribe to its shares or debentures. Ownership Control Ownership of a company rests with the shareholders. One share equals one vote‚ which implies an equal share in the profit
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In my opinion‚ the ideology of Manifest Destiny did shape the lives of ordinary Americans who traveled and settled the West. Americans invoke divine providence‚ national superiority‚ and Exceptionalism. Additionally‚ it expressed both national political objectives and the goals of ordinary men and women who settled the West. However‚ the start of settling in the West was not an expeditious process. Since there was no imperial power that had yet reach any political or military control over the large
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What would it feel like to have all your valuables and loved ones taken away from you? This sad feeling is what Esperanza felt. In the book Esperanza Rising By Pam Munoz Ryan‚ Esperanza thought she would live a wonderful life on her family’s ranch in Mexico. But then an unforeseen disaster shatters her world and forces Esperanza to flee to California and become a worker to survive In several ways Esperanza’s life is like the roots‚ stem‚ and thorns of a rose. In my opinion‚ the roots of a rose mean
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Only one secret society in United States history could be so infamous and so influential to be described as “America’s Recurring Nightmare” and an “Invisible Empire” by historians. This society was the Ku Klux Klan. First witnessed in post-Civil war America and established in its first incarnation by Shiloh survivor‚ Nathan Bedford Forrest‚ the Klan utilized terroristic methods to harass former slaves and white Republicans and arguably was successful in its goal to re-establish white supremacy in
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