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    Throughout humanity‚ political strife has always plagued our species. Whether it’s economically or socially stimulating‚ this conflict and the revolutions that follow have always been a part of our society. From people taking their land back from colonizers and emperors‚ to the lower and middle classes seizing control of an unfavorable system of government. There are many revolutions still happening today‚ some of which play an important role in American politics. In the 1700’s France was split

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    deterioration in Iran-United States relations (Stalling). The crisis was caused by the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran‚ Iran by Iranian students on November 4‚ 1979 (Stalling). The Shah fled Iran and went to the United States. Ayatollah Khomeini‚ a fundamentalist Islamic leader‚

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    THE STUDY OF HOSTAGE DRAMA IN QUIRINO GRANDSTAND CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The aim of the dissertation is to research the diplomatic negotiating style of the Filipino law enforcement by analyzing the events in its diplomatic history‚ namely the bilateral negotiations with the Philippines during august 23‚ 2010.  For the past few days since the embarrassing hostage crisis that has brought international shame again to our country‚ it has been reflecting on how we

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    Iranian politics. British and American political operations in that nation shaped the developments that led to the Iranian revolution in 1979 that overthrew the Shah of Iran‚ which‚ the U.S. had installed on the throne The Iranians chose the Ayatollah Khomeini‚ a religious leader as their national figurehead. But‚ let’s back up a bit. May 1932‚ the discovery of oil in Bahrain‚ triggered a U.S.-British battle for Kuwait. Gulf did everything in its power to get the contract. It also asked the U.S. government

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    author‚ was the unofficially caused the setting off of incidents that included bookstore bombings‚ book bans and burnings‚ and blasphemy accusations due to the controversial publication of The Satanic Verses. The real downfall is when the Ayatollah Khomeini‚ the leader of the Iranian government‚ issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s death due to the insult of Islam and the dishonoring of the prophet. Rushdie was forced into hiding for a decade in matters of his security. Why was The Satanic Verses so controversial

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    There has always been a fascination with finding the answers to all of the ultimate questions‚ whether it is the origin or the purpose and destiny of an individual. However‚ majority of religious and non-religious groups believe that they hold the answers to such questions. But sometimes the answers given are not enough and the individual will turn to other beliefs until they are satisfied with the given answer. Some Catholics convert to a cult and turn to Science or Atheism for their answers to

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    The Iranian Revolution "The very concept of history asserts that human development is not predetermined – not by nature‚ nor by God‚ nor by the totality of history itself" (Buck-Morss‚ Susan). However‚ there is always a combination of a willful action of knowledgeable groups within constraints and possibilities supplied by pre-existing structures. This is to suggest that there is a myriad of possibilities for people to make choices within given limits. Thus‚ an exploration of the Islamic Revolution

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    Iran-Iraq conflict causes and consequences (1980-88) INTRODUCTION : This conflict began when Iraq invaded iran in 1980 followed by border disputes and Irq’s desire to become dominant Persian Gulf state and the Iranian revolution at that time .but they couldn’t get the control they only occupied some portion of iran and then repelled by iran .Despite calls for a ceasefire by the United Nations Security Council‚ hostilities continued until 20 August 1988. The war finally ended with Resolution 598

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    Iran – Before and After the Revolution The Islamic Republic of Iran‚ formerly known as Iran or Persia‚ was crowded with a young generation looking for full freedom against the Shah. Persia‚ once as a powerful country with vast oil resources‚ soon became a vulnerable nation‚ ready to accept a new leader to guide them. The people were ready for change‚ but were the changes they got the changes they were looking for. The people wanted freedom against the shah‚ (For generations Iran was ruled

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    Ali Rahnema’s article‚ titled “Ali Shariati: Teacher‚ Preacher‚ Rebel” explores the life of one of the more prominent Iranian thinkers of the 20th century. The title of Rahnema’s article‚ concisely‚ presents the trajectory of Ali Shariati’s life. Shariati was born to a religious family‚ however he ended up following in his father’s footsteps. Ali shariati’s father‚ Mohammed Taqi‚ was the founder of “The Center of Propagation of Islamic Truth” which was set up as an attempt to reinvigorate the Islamic

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