The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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Bibliography – • www.spiegel.de/international/world/harvard/economist-jeffey-miron-on-why-drugs-should-be-legalised-a-886289.html. • www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23374228 • www.debate.org/opinions/should-all-drugs-be-legalised • www.ibtimes.com-pros-cons-drug-legalisation-us-246712 bitchspot.jadedragononline.com/2012/11/06/ten-reasons-not-to-legaize-drugs/. Bibliography – • www.spiegel.de/international/world/harvard/economist-jeffey-miron-on-why-drugs-should-be-legalised-a-886289.html
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intervene militarily to halt the Syria regime’s slaughter of innocent civilians. Please discuss critically using at least one case study of military intervention. Nowadays‚ we can scarcely turn on our televisions or pick up a newspaper without being confronted with yet another depressing news item about the Syrian civil war. As the crisis in Syria rages the question of whether western countries especially UK should intervene militarily in order to halt the Syria regime’s slaughter of innocent civilians
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and US Foreign Policies Due: October 4‚ 2012 Modern Syria first gained its independence in 1946‚ following many years of violent strife. Before this‚ the state had been under a French Mandate and had suffered under a conditional (or more aptly‚ false) independence‚ wherein the French State held veto power over any potential laws introduced by the Syrian people (US Dept. of State). In 1970‚ the Baath party came into political power in Syria in yet another bloody coup-d’état‚ with Minister of Defense
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authority‚ last resort and proportionality could provide the international community with a legitimate basis for intervention‚ but‚ as we have seen in the last months‚ the obstacles to a just solution in Syria are abundant and the answers are far from easy[1]. 1. Might makes right? Morally‚ Syria‚ like Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s‚ can be seen as a classic case of just war. As Michael Walzer argues in his work on ethical warfare‚ Just and Unjust Wars‚ humanitarian interventions can be just
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Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems The Case The “Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems” case study discusses a project developed after the war in Lebanon in July of 2006. After the war‚ President George W. Bush urged 5 U.S. based companies to partner together to help with the reconstruction efforts in Lebanon‚ including Cisco systems (led by John Chambers)‚ Intel corp. (led by Craig Barrett)‚ Ghafari Inc. (led by Yousif Ghafari)‚ Occidental Petroleum (led by Dr. Ray
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There are many advantages of forming a civilization on a delta or near a river valley. One advantage is that there is plenty of fertile soil for farming. Hunters and gatherers needed to be able to produce their own food. In Mesopotamia‚ the Fertile Crescent‚ the Tigris and Euphrates flood and deposit rich soil for farming. Eventually‚ the farmers learned to irrigate the river water‚ which led to surplus food supplies. In Sumer‚ which is located on the delta of the Euphrates‚ the Sumerians were
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Chechen people have endured over two decades of violent turmoil. They have had their region’s economic conditions‚ jobs and general lifestyle destroyed by war. Chechnya is one of the most difficult parts of the world for humanitarian efforts to reach those in need. Here a three charitable organizations building both a worldwide awareness‚ plus helping get essential aid to the people in this war-torn region of the world. The International Committee of the Red Cross The ravages of war have left a
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Two female suicide bombers‚ who are working for Boko Haram‚ kill at least 58 people in Nigeria. According to the article titled‚ 2 Female Bombers Kill 58 in Northeast Nigerian Refugee Camp by Ismail Alfa‚ Associated Press‚ on the website ABC News‚ 2 female bombers kill many in a suicide bombing at a refugee camp. This article has reports from the first responders‚ a third bomber who was arrested‚ and the problem Boko Haram has created. I chose this article because Boko Haram and other terrorist
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Joseph Reyes 2-B World History Ancient Civilizations People have been on the earth for hundreds of years. They have come together to become the best of the best. Civilizations were ways to put humans in to an organized group and to survive the ways of nature. Two civilizations were successful and survived for a long time. Ancient Mesopotamia was a much different civilization then Egypt‚ but both were organized in a similar way. They both developed by setting up their government‚ controlling
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