Chapter 1: -Why Study Politics? – self & public interest -What is politics? – no real definition “Art of the possible” “who get what when & how” “authoritative allocation of values” -Sciences: Hard: biology‚ chemistry‚ physics‚ math(experiments can be replicated & get same results) Soft: archeology‚ political science (cant be replicated‚ lots of theories)‚ experiments cant be replicated -Basic Concepts of politics- -Power- -Political science majors study power NOT politics -Hard power- forcing someone
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Persepolis Marjane Satrapi A Study guide Persepolis was originally published in France where it won several awards and wide acclaim. In 2003‚ the novel was published by Random House in the United States. Persepolis is a graphic novel which tells the story of its author and her childhood in Tehran‚ Iran. The novel details the author’s family life in the context of the 1979 Iranian Revolution‚ the overthrow of the Shah‚ and the resulting Iran-Iraq War. The book is drawn in a stark black and
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Ivan the Terrible * Intelligent and clever man‚ but grew to be mentally unstable * His tendency to break out in fits of rage was a result from a traumatizing childhood * Father died from blood poisoning when he was three years old; mother was assassinated when he was eight years old * Exposed to court intrigue and constant danger while growing up – this environment is what nurtured much of the vicious and suspicious characteristics Ivan the Terrible developed during his reign
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Video Notes: “Inside Islam” (The History Channel‚ 2002) Streaming segments c. 10 minutes each Part 1 of 9: Intro and basic facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsu1ATrts Islam means Peace and Submission (The peace that comes from submission‚ the attention to God that comes from peace.) Allah Akbar means “God is great.” Sunni = 85% of Muslim population; Shia = 10%; Sufi less than 5% Islam is not only a religion of the Middle East: largest population of Muslims is in India. Largest Islamic
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Harry Truman Years in Office: 8 | Term: 1945 - 1953 | Political Party: Democrat Domestic Affairs - Dismissed MacArthur during Korean War - Ordered desegregation of military - Executive Order 9835 - GI Bill of Rights Foreign Policy - Containment: prevent spread of Communism - Authorized atomic bomb usage - Potsdam Conference‚ Marshall Plan‚ NATO - Truman Doctrine - Korean War – domino theory – contain communism at all costs - Recognized Israel as a country Trivia - The S in Harry
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ISLAM (THROUGH THE EYES OF WESTERN MEDIA) By Jasmine Bhangoo The worldwide Islamic revival of the 1970s and the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States have prompted many to predict that the two cultures are on a major collision course. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the West. Nevertheless‚ the West has many stereotypes and misconceptions about Islam that are due to the media‚ prejudice‚ and ignorance. Islam is often looked upon as a "extremist"‚ "terrorist"
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Genesis of Suicide terrorism Scott Atran To cite this version: Scott Atran. Genesis of Suicide terrorism. Science‚ American Association for the Advancement of Science‚ 2003‚ 299‚ pp.1534-1539. <ijn 00509568> HAL Id: ijn 00509568 http://jeannicod.ccsd.cnrs.fr/ijn 00509568 Submitted on 13 Aug 2010 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents‚ whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research
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PUBLIC FINANCE AND TAXATION BY CHILESHE M. PATRICK INTRODUCTION There are varying definitions of what public sector economics is and what topics it covers. In a layman’s language Public economics is the application of economics to the activities undertaken by the state. Black et al. defines public sector economics as “the field of economics which studies the nature‚ principles‚ and economic consequences of government expenditure‚ taxation‚ financing and the regulatory actions undertaken in
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religious schisms‚ border disputes‚ and political differences. The war broke hostilities ranging from conflicts between the religious pacts of Sunni-verses-Shia and Arab-verses-Persians‚ to a personal animosity between Saddam Hussein and Ayatollah Khomeini. The Iraqis launched the war to consolidate the rising power in the Arab world and replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf State. Iraq claimed the right over the Shatt el Arab and territories inhabited by Arabs. Iraq hoped to take advantage of
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Hezbollah are they a Terrorist Group or A Racial Social Group Contrary to popular belief‚ Terrorism has been a globalized reality long before the events of September 11. Indeed‚ only after the occurrence of the September 11 attacks did people‚ and to some extent countries‚ around the world consider terrorism as a threat to international peace and security. The destruction of the World Trade Center in New York became a lasting impression to Heads of State/Government around the world: an impression
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