Emmanuel‚ as her son finished fourth in his 50m breaststroke final at the Paralympics in London. "He’s got a smile on his face as big as Australia‚" she said. But his own excitement was dwarfed by his mum’s‚ leading the Team Kelly cries from the grandstands. "I was draped in the
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toppled Iran’s pro-Western monarchy and brought to power an anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric‚ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Less than a year later‚ 66 Americans were taken hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It was the first time many Americans had ever heard of ayatollahs or mullahs‚ but 30 years later‚ the 444-day hostage crisis is now seen as the opening chapter in the three-decade battle against radical Islam. Modernization‚ if Not Democracy The revolution and its implications caught most
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Surviving Inmates and prison employees during the time of the September 13‚ 1971 riot‚ described at the trial how state troopers and guards forced naked inmates to run over broken glass past a gauntlet of correction officers swinging nightsticks. Of hostages found dead‚ two apparently had been killed before the day of the riot and one of them castrated. Nine prisoners were taken to area hospitals for surgery and others were injured‚ some so serious they probably did not survive. On June 6‚ 1997
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2013). The widespread use of internet has led to increased and sophisticated crimes‚ terrorism and wars (May‚ 2004). This essay will be based on a case involving hackers who hold Personal Computers (PC) hostage. It will outline the potential computer ethics issues associated with holding computers hostage. It will also highlight methods that computer users could use to prevent this type of attack. Moreover‚ it will highlight governmental legislations that could be enacted against this type of attack.
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psychological symptoms that some individuals face when they are held in captive or hostage situations. The name ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ was derived from a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm‚ Sweden‚ where four hostages were held for six days. When they were in captivity‚ each hostage seemed to defend the actions of the robbers and even resisted efforts by the police to rescue them. Months after their ordeal had ended‚ the hostages continued to show loyalty to their captors to the point of refusing to testify
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Corrie Nicholas Sedita English 101 November 25‚ 2012 Stockholm syndrome: Cause and Effect Stockholm syndrome; an issue that lends it name from a 1973 robbery of Kreditbanken in Stockholm‚ Sweden‚ in which two robbers held four bank employees hostage from August 23 to 28. These robbers shared a space with their victims and became emotionally attached and even defended them after. Today this syndrome is viewed as a psychological response to a situation where the victim has had their life placed
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Insecurities “ Death to the Shah! Death to the Shah” the Islamic revolutionaries protested loudly in front of the Us embassy in Tehran‚ Iran. On November 4th‚ 1979‚ 60 American hostages were captured by the furious revolutionary protesters. Being seized by the mob‚ the hostages lived with their freedom and privacy deprived. Even though this historical crisis has ended in 1981‚ it remains as one of the highly discussed issues among historians and politics today.
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John Q movie This movie is about John Quincy Archibald (played by Denzel Washington) and his working class family who lived in Chicago. His son is diagnosed with cardiomegaly and he needs a heart transplant. He realized that his insurance does not cover the medical expenses and he decides to takes matter in his own hands. John and his wife Denise (played by Kimberly Elise) worked in factories‚ but the money they made was not enough. Denise had her car repossessed and John had to take her to work
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The business name “Wedlock Trends” will display a wedding dress shop that will offer the latest and the hottest styles of wedding apparel of the season. Location The location of the business is at Door 4‚ 500 Gabaton Building‚ Elpidio Quirino Avenue‚ Davao City. The commercial space measures 5x14 sq. The space will be rented at P12‚ 000/month‚ exclusive of water and electricity expenses. The area is a perfect spot for a wedding dress shop for it is easy to find since it is located in the
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different directions as well. Throughout the entire decade every citizen of the United States had to question the legitimacy of the government and if they could honestly trust the government. Several events plagued the decade: Vietnam‚ Watergate‚ Iran Hostage Crisis‚ and Stagflation. The White House lost all creditability and none of the Presidents could stop the bleeding that occurred. The 1970s put the United States under the most pressure to perform with the whole world watching since World War 2.
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