THE DANGERS OF REVOLUTION: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE 2011 MIDDLE EAST UPRISINGS ON REGIONAL STABILITY Joseph W. Mulcahy NSEC 613 Current and Emerging Threats to National Security American Public University Summer 2011 1 Introduction In the waning weeks of 2010‚ a twenty-six year old Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi “opted not to pay off yet another official—and instead set himself on fire at the governor’s office in Sidi Bouzid.”1 The fatal act of civil disobedience
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Feminist Movement In the aftermath of World War II‚ the lives of the women have changed dramatically. Women spoke their minds out and wanted to be heard. World War II brought them a new outlook on how they should live their lives. It encouraged women organize social movements such as boycotts and public marches pushing for their human rights and protect them against discrimination. Alongside‚ they formed their own organization representing them against the federal government like the NOW or National
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Rape is a major struggle in today’s society. It’s not talked about as much as it should be‚ and a main reason for that is because our society makes it seem normal. Looking into it‚ it most definitely is not normal. The statistics revolving it are out of this world. Reasonings why it happens and how it affects everyone involved are unbearable. The only thing left for all of us to do is get educated about it‚ and take a stand to help make a change. In the United States‚ a rape is reported at least
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She realizes that she can take care of the children on her own and does not need to depend on their uncle because she is capable of more than she had known‚ as seen in the phrase‚ “The governess is a young woman during the events of her tale‚ and she has been given the task of taking care of Miles and Flora.” Telly Heller states‚ “Their uncle and guardian places upon her the unusual condition
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Football: A Game of Dangers Imagine being out on a field in the high heat of a summer afternoon. In full pads and a helmet‚ getting ready to start a 2 hour game. Teenagers of various heights and weights‚ all running at each other defending the football. Massive linemen collide with lean running backs. Players running back and forth a 100 yard field. Now imagine being tackled‚ being tack to the ground by one or more other players. Helmets colliding‚ ankles twisting‚ and backs smacking the ground
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My escape from been rape I am not really sure how I should start. It has taken me along time to convince myself to tell someone my story. So here goes. Few months ago‚ my first cousin almost made me a victim of rape. I used to live with my cousin‚ his wife and two beautiful daughters age six and four. The house was a five bedroom house‚ so almost everyone got their own rooms. I used to work as a C.A.N seven days a week‚ at a nursing home in Minneapolis and do online classes after work
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Fraternities and Rape on Campus Author(s): Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer Reviewed work(s): Source: Gender and Society‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 4‚ Special Issue: Violence against Women (Dec.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 457-473 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189763 . Accessed: 16/11/2011 12:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Outline and assess Feminist explanations of the relationship between gender and crime. (50 marks) Gender is on the agenda” wrote Francis Heidensohn (1989) Feminist definition of crime is that “crime is politically informed and linked to particular interests”– of men. Before feminism‚ women were invisible in sociological research‚ this meant that explanations for female recidivism saw‚ female crime as a ’special case’ resulting from sexual promiscuity and biological deviance. Biological explanations
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Stranger danger Social Networks are‚ on these days‚ the perfect way to communicate and keep in touch with your friends and family‚ and even to let them know about your plans and lifestyle. The disadvantages of using social networks are commonly ignored by users. I must say‚ I used to do it too‚ until one day. That morning‚ as the sun was rising from beyond the mountains and gradually changing the color of the sky from dark to blue. My day was starting like any other day; I brushed my teeth
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are being used every second of every day. More young adults are consuming tobacco products now than before‚ due to big tobacco companies and society portraying them as harmless and the cool thing to do. Parenting can be difficult‚ but sometimes parents do not stress the important topics of health. We know that smoking is not good‚ but it seems that we need somebody to tell us. Just because we know something is bad for us‚ does not mean it will stop us from doing it. Young adults like to rebel
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