Nawal Al-Sayed Habash El-Saadawi is an Egyptian author‚ who fights and write about woman rights. she was cruelly circumcised at the age of 6 and this traumatized her and marked her for life. She was born in1931 in Kafer Tahla‚ near Cairo and was raised in a big family as they were 8 brothers and sisters. Although grown up in a traditional family her father insisted that all his children including girls must study and go to school. Her mother died at an early age and Nawal used to describe
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James K. Polk was the president of the United States of America during the Mexican-American War. Congress agreed upon James K. Polk declaring war on Mexico. The war was fought over the possession of Texas. In 1836 Texas won their independence from Mexico. The United States of America wanted to annex Texas then‚ but did not because they wanted to avoid a war with Mexico. President Polk supported the annexation of Texas‚ regardless of the war that it could potentially start. Therefore‚ with James K
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Nima Golchin Ms.Sconnyer Liturature 18 October‚ 2012 The Al Anfal campaign The operation was called “Anfal Campaign;” Anfal means “Spoils of war” in Arabic. This was a genocidal campaign that was followed by a series of systematic attacks against the Kurdish population and their means of livelihood – villages‚ agriculture‚ infrastructures‚ roads‚ etc. The operation was carried from early 1986 until late 1989 and it took the lives of more than 2‚150‚000 mostly women‚ children‚ and elders as most
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Al Capone transformed the world of crime by bringing violence and massacre to the town of Chicago Illinois. The criminal became one of FBI’s most wanted and had a huge influence on gangsters and mobs in the 1920’s. Although now Capone is dead‚ his legacy is still carrying on as crime rates climb to the all time highs. Al Capone was born in the year 1899‚ in Brooklyn New York. This is where his mob life had begun. His family was poor and were also immigrants so he had nothing. School was difficult
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INDEX CONTENTS Page No. Introduction 1 Issues Raised 1 Rules Applicable 5 Analysis 8 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 N. Nageshwar Rao & Co. v. State of A.P 1994 (6) SCC 205 Introduction India is a Union of States and is governed by a written constitution. Rights being immunities denote that there is a guarantee that certain things cannot or ought not to be done to a person against his will. According to this concept‚ human beings‚ by virtue of their humanity‚ ought to
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Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)‚ otherwise known as " Lou Gehrig’s Disease "‚ is a devastating disease that effects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist‚ Jean-Martin Charcot‚ first discovered the disease in 1869. Attention was not brought to the disease until 1939‚ when New York Yankees first basemen Lou Gehrig retired because of his diagnosis (4). Specifically referred to as a "neurodegenerative disease"‚ ALS is the lack of nourishment to muscles (5).
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One of the most infamous figures of the later 1800 ’s is a man by the name of Jesse James. A legendary outlaw in his own right‚ his actions are still somewhat shrouded by mystery. Jesse James was born on September 5th‚ 1847 in his family ’s farm in Missouri. His father‚ Robert James‚ left his family and died in 1850 leaving his wife‚ Zerelda‚ with the responsibility of taking care of Jesse‚ his two siblings‚ and six slaves (Trout 3). Some probably expected him to grow up to become a minister like
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James Lawson and Nonviolent Direct Action Despite efforts to garner legislative equality for African Americans after the Civil War‚ the actual implementation of change did not occur for some time later. The 13th and 14th Amendments‚ which ended slavery and granted the rights of citizenship to black Americans‚ were often ineffectual in promoting racial justice. Throughout the following decades‚ race relations struggled against the remnants of Jim Crow to the forefront of American social issues‚ but
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James Hoban and The White House Is James Hoban the best Irish born architect ever? I will let you decide after you read his story. James Hoban was born in Callan‚ County Kilkenny‚ Ireland‚ in 1758 in a small house. His catholic parents worked as servants in Desart Court which was a grand mansion. Early on in his life he was disadvantaged because of the anti-Catholic Penal law.[1] The law stipulated Hoban was not allowed to go to school but he still managed to go to the Royal Dublin Society where
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Rabi’a al-Adawiyya is recognised as the first female Saint of Islam due to her major role in the early maturation of Islam‚ specifically‚ the expansion of Sufism. It was she who focused on a rigorous asceticism that required complete abandonment of ones worldly pleasures in order to detach one from the fear of hell and enter the passionate love and devotion for God. Her belief in this notion “Muhabbah” (Divine Love) and her dismissal of materialism became a strong prestige throughout her teachings
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