empire to collapsed. First‚ numerous civil wars were fought during the waning days of the empire. The Crises of the Third Century‚ for example‚ transpired as one long series civil wars. The tetrarchy‚ created by Diocletian to stop civil wars‚ turned out to be nothing less than a tournament bracket of civil wars after his death. Worst of all the death of the winner of that tournament‚ Constantine‚ on the 22 of May 337 AD‚ triggered a chain of civil wars that lasted 24 years. Later‚ when a fresh ruling
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Will Weapons of Mass Destruction constitute a likely prospect in the future? Terrorist attacks loom in the minds of people. The attacks on September 11‚ 2001 caused a riveting and escalating concern that terrorist organizations may resort to weapons of mass destruction to achieve a higher level of destruction and casualties in the future. Even though the idea of Weapons of Mass Destruction may seem inevitable to some people‚ I pose that it is not a likely prospect in the future due to the history
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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION Prepared by Laura Reed‚ Security Studies Program‚ MIT‚ Cambridge‚ MA‚ USA The dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction have come to occupy center stage in international politics. The term “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to characterize a variety of weapons that share two key features: their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects‚ notably against civilians. There are three major types of WMD: nuclear
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Since the Cold War‚ introducing nuclear weapons into the global system was one of the biggest changes that created a global phenomenon even after the year 1945 to the contemporary global politics. It has shaped the crucial aspects of the strategic actions of the states and transformed the international system. After experiencing two catastrophic global conflagrations‚ the global system has not triggered major wars and intra-regional wars over the post-Cold War period. However‚ utilising nuclear weapons
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One of them is my uncle who had told me a few years back that he was onces part of a gang a very long time ago during this early 20’s. Back then the Menace of Destruction or mostly known as the MOD gangs society was extremely active within the criminal society such as obtaining illegal drugs‚ weapons‚ and involvement in violent gang wars against rival groups. He did lot of bad stuff such as stealing‚ beating up people‚ and using illegal drugs. He told a story of how he and others members of MOD
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In the play the main character‚ Hamlet faces many dilemmas and emotional distress. He handles most of his issues by bottling it up inside himself leading him to internal struggles. Hamlet has many flaws‚ but his main one is revenge. Revenge is what brings him to his end‚ which didn’t have to be if he hadn’t pursued his vengeance. Revenge- to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to someone else. Hamlet seeks revenge on his uncle Claudius for killing his father‚ taking his
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their days of glory‚ many claim that their past now portends our future. Our society has become freedom affluent‚ to such an extent that we seem obsessed with rights‚ while ignoring responsibility. To paraphrase Thomas Merton in his book Seeds of Destruction‚ if a society adopts a position where the dominant philosophy is every man for himself‚ leading to the rejection of altruism and sacrifice‚ it can only find its way out of such an impasse by growing into a new society. The current culture shows
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It was 1900‚ 1920‚ 1940‚ 1960 when the signs still said‚ Whites only‚ not 100 or even 1‚000 years ago when the confederate flag was hoisted. Most of the foreign people who are allowed to vote come from places where disabled are just disabled. No benefits. Most foreign people come from systems of “cast”‚ you were born poor‚ you die poor. That‚ is not the American Dream. Many of them were running from places‚ and are just glad to see that someone is doing worse than they are. Wake up! Communism was
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In Shakespeare play Othello‚ it is about race‚ love‚ jealousy and betrayals. Once a wise man‚ Othello had been manipulated and deceived by Iago once a man who he had trusted which cause him to act out of his character. Throughout the play‚ Othello actions have caused him to go out a committee murder‚ killing himself and Desdemona. Othello a general of color had been naïve because of his jealousy‚ insecure‚ and foolish ways because him become delusion. In the beginning of the play‚ Othello acted
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Despite his initial plan to put on an antic-disposition‚ Hamlet quickly finds himself in the grips of true insanity. Hamlet’s suicidal thoughts are beginning to intensify. In his famous ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy‚ Hamlet states; “To die-to sleep‚ / No more; and by a sleep to say we end/ The heartache and the thousand natural shocks/ That flesh is heir to” (Shakespeare‚ III.I.60-63). Since this is a soliloquy‚ it represents Hamlet’s truest and rawest emotions‚ proving his suicidal and mental instability
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