Developing Countries Research Paper Effects of Poverty in Somalia Strayer University Sociology of Developing Countries 09/02/2012 Abstract The Third World was a term coined to distinguish nations that neither aligned with the First World developed countries nor the Second World Communist Countries during the Cold War. However‚ modern day usage denotes countries with low Human Development Index (HDI) that suffer from political‚ social and economic underdevelopment. The United Nations finds
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(Olivier‚ 2013). According to the political theories of Max Weber‚ a state could be said to ‘succeed’ if it maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within its boarders. When this is broken e.g.‚ through the dominant presence of warlords‚ paramilitary groups or terrorism‚ the very existence of the state becomes dubious and the state becomes a failed state. A failed state can be characterised by a loss of control of its territory; destruction of legitimate authority to make collective
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Ingraining Christianity; Charlemagne’s Legacy “From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified‚ majestic figure‚ striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire‚ and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death‚ Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However‚ he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe
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Development of the Medieval Church Christianity transformed from a persecuted‚ unorganized group of believers into a hierarchical‚ dominating Church over the course of seven centuries‚ developing alongside the changing political environment of post-Roman Europe. The development of the institution of the Catholic Church and the spread of Christ throughout Europe during these seven centuries directly impacted every aspect of late-antiquity and early-medieval life‚ especially politics and the relationship
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I. Japanese Feudalism Emerges While emp in Heian courts‚ rival clans battled for cntrl of countryside – local warlords & Budd temp formed armed bands loyal to then rath than to central gov As armies struggled for pwr‚ japan evolved feudal syst – warrior aristocracy dom J society In theory‚ emp stood at head of J feudal society – actually pwrless tho revered figurehead Real pwr lay in hands of shogun (supreme milit command) – Minamoto Yoritomo appointed shogun Yoritomo set up
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Political Geography of War: Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts Philippe Le Billion Summary: Throughout the 1990s‚ many armed groups have relied on revenues from natural resources such as oil‚ timber‚ or gems to substitute for dwindling Cold War sponsorship. Resources not only financed‚ but in some cases motivated conflicts‚ and shaped strategies of power based on the commercialization of armed conflict and the territoriality of sovereignty around valuable resource areas and trading networks
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Cathedral Model United Nations 2011 Study Guide Study Guide UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS Dear Delegates‚ It is my pleasure to welcome you to Cathedral Model United Nations 2011! The simulated UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has an extremely ambitious topic area to cover. Each delegate shall‚ explore the tumultuous world of Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade; treading through the mountainous borders of Afghanistan‚ Pakistan and Iran‚ while uncovering a trail of drugs‚ an addicted
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English Literature April 22‚ 2012 The Hunger Games: and the role of Dehumanization The concept of dehumanization has applied to various religions‚ races‚ and nationalities throughout history. Jews have been persecuted throughout history. They were first enslaved during biblical times then during the Second World War they were sent to death camps. Dehumanization allows powerful people to make tough decisions in a more distant‚ cold‚ and rational manner (252 Haslam). In the fictional novel
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History vocab. Pd.6 by Brian Briggs Loess- an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind Dike- Bank‚ usually of earth‚ constructed to control or confine water. Dikes were purely defensive at first but later became a means to acquire polders (tracts of land reclaimed from a body of water through the construction of offshore dikes roughly parallel to the shoreline). After a dike is built‚
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Opium Nation: Child Brides‚ Drug Lords‚ and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan‚ is indeed a very long name for a book. However‚ Fariba Nawa does a fabulous job depicting the disturbing picture of present-day Afghanistan and taking the ( what are you trying to say? Reread the whole sentence)women’s role in it as the main role. Fariba(always use the whole name) Nawa is a journalist who was born in Herat‚ Afghanistan and by the age of nine she and her family escaped (Try: Migrated to the United
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