Xiaozhou Yu Professor Giammarco IH 0851 December 11‚ 2014 Essay question: One of the Taliban judges at Mariam’s trial tells her‚ “God has made us different‚ you women and us men. Our brains are different. You are not able to think like we can. Western doctors and their science have proven this.” What is the irony in this statement? How is irony employed throughout the novel? A Thousand Miriams A Thousand Splendid Suns is a book for the women of Afghanistan‚ as the author Khalid Hosseini
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Jason Friedkin Period 8 War has changed greatly from World War 2 to the Modern War in Afghanistan. One reason is because of the weapons today are much better and more modified. Also‚ soldiers today have more technology and they are trained better for what they do. One big difference is the reason why the two wars were fought. World War 2 and the War in Afghanistan were fought in very different ways. The weapons have changed greatly from both wars. First today‚ weapons are a lot faster and more
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Homeschooling: Solution for Educating Girls in Afghanistan On December 10‚ 1948‚ “the General Assembly of the United Nations declared education a human right” (Kavazanjian 41). In other words‚ every individual has the right to learn and enhance their knowledge. Although most people exercise this right easily‚ others are not so lucky. For example‚ many girls in Afghanistan do not have the means to obtain a primary education. Traditional values‚ poverty and lack of security prevent Afghani girls
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In 2001 the Twin Towers were destroyed by two planes and also there were two other planes one was supposed to hit the White House and the other the Pentagon. This started the war in Afghanistan. It’s been eight years since this incident‚ and the United States and President Obama still want to keep this war going. Next year they are going to send 30‚000 troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. There are three reasons why they shouldn’t send them: one for their safety; two Afghanistan should keep their business
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by sending their respective force.India has been doing this for a long time wherein Indian Navy has done a great job having prevented lot of ships being hijacked.China is sending its ships soon to that region.In Afganisthan‚it was in the name of Taliban who almost ruined their own country.In Iraq‚it was in the name of one dictator in the name of Sadam Hussein who is no more but the effect he has created in his won country‚will take a decade atleast for that country to recover from its current position
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vulnerability will be rectified. For example‚ due to the horrific terrorist attack on September 11‚ 2001 the United States never felt more vulnerable and immediately took action by launching the “War on Terrorism”‚ mobilizing troops to wage war on the Taliban and Al Qaeda. However‚ on the other end of the spectrum‚ the persecution and murder of transsexuals‚ intersexed individuals‚ and homosexuals across the globe is sometimes “denounced by governments and international agencies” or “not included as legible
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peaceful and the other nominee‚ OPCW‚ is more suitable for the prize. First‚ Malala Yousafzai ’s actions did not make the world more peaceful. Young girls in Pakistan are still fearful when they attend school (Maza 2013). Malala was attacked by the Taliban because she called for female education. This is the reason that made Malala famous‚ but it did not make the world more peaceful. Instead‚ it caused additional fear within her local community. What she did is certainly very brave on her part‚ but
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attacked by plane hijackers. The attacks were coordinated by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Following these attacks the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to dismantle Al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power. The U.S. was aided by the UK who helped up through the entire war. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Bin Laden but they would not unless we could give them evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Without anyway to prove that he was guilty of the attacks he disappeared
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has made a series of attacks on targets in Pakistan since 2004 using drones (unmanned aerial vehicles). Under the George W. Bush administration‚ these controversial attacks were called a part of the US’ "War on Terrorism" and sought to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants who were thought to have found a safe haven in Pakistan. Most of these attacks are on targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Northwest Pakistan. These strikes are thought to be carried out by unmanned aerial vehicles
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Chapter four starts out with an anecdote explaining how Malala’s grandfather did not help out financially with her Woma celebration because she was a girl‚ not a boy. (Woma being a traditional celebration on the seventh day of a child’s life.) Throughout the chapter she starts to notice and disagree with the divide between how women and men are treated‚ especially in rural areas‚ such as her family’s village. When Malala goes to the village‚ all of the women cook food for the men and take care of
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