Jericho is a Palestinian city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank. It lies at latitude 31 52 degrees north and longitude 35 39 degrees east and is 250 metres below sea level. Jericho is one of the most ancient human habitations. Bartlett (1982) suggests the most ancient human remains were found in it‚ some of which go back to 5000 years B.C. Bartlett also believes some settlements date back to 9000 years B.C. The Ancient city was occupied by Jordan from 1948 to 1967 (Bartlett‚ 1982). Over
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Last Thursday‚ three men were hanged in Iran for the crime of lavat‚ sexual intercourse between two men. The case is considered extreme even by Iranian standards‚ because while the death penalty is in place for homosexuality‚ it is usually enforced only when there is a charge of assault or rape alongside it; the accusations in these three cases were of consensual sex. In Uganda‚ politicians have been seeking since 2009 to institute a strikingly nasty piece of legislation: the death penalty for "aggravated
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While tension between the LGBTQ community and the rest of society grew in the 60’s‚ society continued to explore the concept of self-esteem. Encouraged through repeated frustration and their growing self-esteem‚ the LGBTQ community began the 1969 Stonewall Riots‚ marking the beginning of an increasingly radical fight against discrimination caused by heteronormativity. Yet‚ after the conflict became even more radical between the two parties‚ tension continued to rise due to increased conflict and the
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Strategies Invested and Who is to Blame Historiographical Essay Prepared by: John Smith HISTORY 480‚ Historiography Dr. Smith Washington University Spring 2011 The American Civil War is a time in America’s history that is full of debatable topics. The country was split in two and was threatened with potential division if the North didn’t prevail in reeling the dissenting group of states of the South back into the Union. The war was complete with pivotal moments
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and HIV/AIDS in Europe‚ London: UCL Press‚ 1998. Wayne H. Brekhus‚ Peacocks‚ Chameleons‚ Centaurs. Gay Suburbia and the Grammar of Social Identity‚ Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 2003 Christopher Carrington‚ No Place Like Home David Carter‚ Stonewall. The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution‚ New York: St. Martin’s Press‚ 2004. Manuel Castells‚ T he City and the Grassroots‚ Berkeley: University of California Press‚ 1983. George Chauncey‚ Gay New York. Gender‚ Urban Culture and the Making of
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African Americans in the Civil War In the history of the United States‚ discrimination was something that African Americans faced painfully in the Civil War era and which continues to happen on a milder scale in today’s society. When African Americans first came to America‚ they were forced to perform manual labor against their will. Greedy‚ rich‚ lazy Americans called themselves superior to the “different‚ dark-skinned” people who slowly became slaves to the whites. In bondage‚ they received
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Sanchez‚ 1 Salisbury Cathedral: The Birth of English Gothic Architecture Rising four hundred and four feet above the Salisbury Plain in England‚ one can see the tip of the tallest spire in all of Britain. Below the spire lies a Cathedral of unmatched grandeur. The first stone for the Salisbury Cathedral was laid in 1220‚ and it was finished only thirty-eight years later in 1258. For the first time in history‚ ground was broken for an early Christian cathedral because
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The Major Battles of the Civil War No other war seems to hold our focus like the Civil War. Scholars have chosen to make it their life’s work‚ authors have written reams about it‚ and we all feel some kind of connection to the Civil War. This paper was created to highlight some of the major battles that took place during that conflict. Major battles usually marked a drastic change in the momentum from one side to the other or led to massive losses of troops. These battles and their results all
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INTRODUCTION There are four top leading Banks in UK‚ Barclays Bank is one of the leading banks. Barclays Bank considers honest prompting an atmosphere or environment where diversity is highly respected and accepted. Diversity as defined by (Dictionary‚ 2009) is said to be the reality or standard of being diverse (Rajan Amin‚ 2003) Says diversity contains personal individuality explained by age‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion‚ sexual position. These differences are established and guarded
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The Effects of a Dream in The Great Gatsby The American 1920s was an epoch marked by declining moral standards and extravagantly pretentious shows of wealth. The luxurious parties‚ artificial palaces‚ and irresponsible alcohol consumption of the ‘20s were all visible in the changing concept of the American Dream. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s symbolic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ James Gatz is consumed by his desire to obtain this materialistic American Dream. Gatz‚ the ambitious son of shiftless farm people
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