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    Today’s generation never had to fight for equality‚ or justice‚ in a way everything was handed to us. For our grandparents‚ or even parents‚ had to fight for equality‚ justice and rights so future generations won’t have to go through. Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther King‚ Rodolfo Gonzalez‚ and Langston Hughes‚ demonstrate good qualities of a true american such as determination‚ a desire for good quality‚ and aggressive. First‚ Martin Luther King showed desire for equality in his “ Stride Toward Freedom

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    1) In a traditional “Quest” story structure the compulsion of the hero to action has two parts; first‚ though the hero would prefer to remain in their own environment‚ some terrible event prevents this from being the case. “We begin with the reason why the hero and his companions set out on their journey in the first place. The Quest usually begins on a note of the most urgent compulsion. For the hero to remain quietly ‘at home’ (or wherever he happens to be) has become impossible. Some fearful

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    UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY The East African School of Diplomacy‚ Governance and International Studies Department of Good Governance and Peace Studies Theme: Whose Community? Memory‚ Conflict and Tradition Topic: Conflict and formation of memory Paper Title: “Identity Formation after Conflict: Unhealed Memories in Framing the Future of the Society” A Seminar paper by: Katwesigye Doreen (2011-M161-10004) d.katwesigye@umu.ac.ug or dorynkaz@ymail.com Mobile: +256 775541482

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    Role of Youth in Peace

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    Mahatma Gandhi used the term “Satyagraha” to refer to a kind of active but absolutely non-violent resistance to oppression. In his words: “Truth (satya) implies love‚ and firmness (agraha) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to call the Indian movement Satyagraha‚ that is to say‚ the Force which is born of Truth and Love or non-violence‚ and gave up the use of the phrase “passive resistance”‚ in connection with it‚ so much so that even in English writing we often

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    Justice In The Republic

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    In The Republic‚ Plato discovers justice in the individual from the creation of a hypothetical city. The reader follows his desire to understand morality and the happiness the just man receives in comparison to the unjust man through the dynamic dialogue between Socrates and several other thoughtful men. Ultimately‚ Plato determines that being just is the most beneficial way to live. The era Plato lived in perceived justice as a burden on their shoulders. During Glaucon’s explanation of injustice

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    Justice in Islam

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    JUSTICE (ADL‚ INSAAF): Justice means fairness‚ equity or righteousness. To be treated equally or justly is the inborn right of all human beings. That is why Islam has given utmost importance to justice. The importance of justice can be revealed through following verses and ahadiths: VERSES OF QURAN: 1) O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice‚ as witnesses to Allah‚ even as against yourselves‚ or your parents‚ or your kin‚ and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can

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    Restorative Justice 1 Running Head: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Restorative Justice and the Criminal Justice System Jeffrey A. McGhee PSF5002 Survey of Public Safety Issues‚ Theory and Concepts 501 West Northern Parkway Baltimore‚ Maryland 21210 Telephone: 410-323-7452 Email: jmcghee6@gmail.com Instructor: Kenneth Szymkowiak Restorative Justice 2 The modern field of restorative justice developed in the 1970’s from case experiments in several communities with a proportionately

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    Taliban peace Talks

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    Pakistan–Taliban peace deals 19 The reconciliation process in review 23 Expert views 23 Key challenges 32 Messaging the Taliban 34 Prospects for dialogue – nothing significant to report? 34 Better use of communications 36 Practical measures 37 Options for engagement 38 Defence and Security Studies at DIIS 41 3 DIIS REPORT 2013:06 Abbreviations ANA The Afghan National Army ANP Awami National Party APRP Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation

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    Egypt: a Country of Peace

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    The English name Egypt is derived from the ancient Greek Aígyptos (Αἴγυπτος)‚ via Middle French Egypte and Latin Aegyptus. It is reflected in early Greek Linear B tablets as a-ku-pi-ti-yo. The adjective aigýpti-‚ aigýptios was borrowed into Coptic as gyptios‚ ‚ and from there into Arabic as qubṭī‚ back formed into ‫طبق‬ qubṭ‚ whence English Copt. The Greek forms were borrowed from Late Egyptian (Amarna) Hikuptah "Memphis"‚ a corruption of the earlier Egyptian name Hwt-ka-Ptah (ḥwt-k-ptḥ)‚ meaning

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    Love, Peace, and War

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    Often time’s people confuse the meaning of peace‚ love‚ and sometimes war. Peace often times is the cure for many differences in the world today. If the world wasn’t always at a moment of not agreeing we wouldn’t have war going on. With all kinds of war going on it makes you think that there are all kinds of people with hatred in their hearts. I think if there was enough love in the world it would be such a better place to live. I believe love is a big word with

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