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    reactions in both Battleship Potemkin and Strike? Sergei Eisenstein was a Russian propagandist during the Bolshevik Revolution in the 1920’s and recognised and then created film to be used as a propaganda tool to represent communist social messages. Soviet montage film was an advanced style of cinema that used advanced‚ unique editing and clever use of camera angles and distances that encouraged an active and intellectual audience response. Battleship Potemkin is a reproduction of the revolution in

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    Afghanistan is one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world. The land that occupies Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At the gateway between Asia and Europe‚ this land was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia circa 500 B.C.‚ and Alexander the Great of Macedonia in 329 B.C.‚ among others. In recent years‚ war and lawlessness had destroyed much of the country; millions of people went into exile and brought

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    is not only inappropriate‚ it is unconstitutional and inhumane. We hate war as much as anyone does it is ugly; it causes misery‚ suffering and death... Unfortunately‚ we have no choice but to protect ourselves. In order to bring protection to the American people‚ the American people must be assured that the dangers are eliminated. The only reasonable way to do this is through war. In other words war is the answer and war should continue until Americans live without fear. If we do not protect

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    Afghanistan: Who Is To Blame? The turmoil in Afghanistan is getting worse with each passing day. Terrorists control many parts of the country. As a result‚ the Afghani people live in constant fear. In efforts to assist this struggling nation‚ the US and NATO have tried to strengthen the Afghani national forces. Unfortunately‚ very little real progress has been made toward securing a solid Afghani government. This paper analyzes two editorials that discuss the current situation in Afghanistan

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    Ownership Over One’s Own Body For Children In Afghanistan “ At night we can hear them screaming‚ but we are not allowed to do anything about it… my son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture “ (Buckley). According to the New York Times‚ rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan among men with ‘authority’ which dominate most of the Afghan population. This practice is known as ‘Bacha bazi’ in Persian‚ which translates to boy play

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    The Russian Revolution: The Rise of the Soviet Union Table of contents: 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………….. P.2-3 2. I - The February Revolution……………………………………………….. P.4 3. II- The October Revolution………………………………………………… P.5-6 4. Important Figures’ backgrounds ……………………………………………P.7-11 5. Animal Farm………………………………………………………………... P.12-13 6. Results? ......................................................................................................... P.14-15 7. Works Cited ………………………………………………………………

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    Hosseini is the author of the novel‚ “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” This novel shows many aspects of Afghanistan as a whole and the way men‚ women‚ and children go about their lives everyday. Hosseini gives a good overview of Afghanistan through the 1970’s to present. In this book‚ there are many examples of governmental corruption‚ an underdeveloped economy‚ and especially women’s rights. Most of Afghanistan is overwhelmed in poverty. Many people live in dirt floored huts and have very limited resources

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    1984 In the novel written by George Orwell‚ 1984‚ there are several similarities to the Soviet Union. One of the most important similarities is Adolph Hitler. Another very important point in 1984 is Big Brother. Big Brother is very similar to both of the leaders‚ Adolph Hitler and Stalin. During Adolph Hitler’s time‚ the government had absolute control over everything. This could also be called totalitarianism‚ which was frowned upon by 1984’s author‚ George Orwell. Hitler had complete power

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    In the reading of “Escape from Afghanistan” written by Farah Ahmedi‚ the reader learns Ahmedi is grateful and caring. This story overall reveals the admirable characteristics of Farah Ahmedi. Even though Farah Ahmedi does not have much to be grateful for‚ she remains thankful for what she has. When Ahmedi and her mother attempt to cross over to Pakistan‚ they do not have a place to stay‚ nor they have a good chance of reaching Pakistan. Yet she remains grateful for the company of her mother. Ahmedi

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    were loosely organized‚ radical Islamic groups led by Osama bin Laden. It had bases in Afghanistan and in about 60 other countries. They fought with the Mujahedeen‚ wanting to rid Afghanistan of Russian communist influences. Anwar Sadat was the Egyptian president after Nasser’s death in 1970. He took steps to open Egypt to foreign investment and private business. In foreign affairs‚ he moved away from the Soviets and closer to the US. In 1979‚ he became the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel

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