hidden agenda”.[3] This concept can be seen in numerous cases of nation building‚ such as Somalia: The United Nations and United States entered Somalia unprepared and as a result‚ “what began as a humanitarian mission to feed people starved by rival warlords became a misguided attempt at ad hoc nation building”.[4] Having a plan means that the nation builders know what they’re doing; unfortunately this is rarely the case. Interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq prove “how haphazard and unfocused nation
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PHILIPPINES Philippines Culture is rich is traditions. Even before we colonized by the Spanish ‚ we already believed in our own traditions. We can still witness this said traditions up to now. Common traditions of Filipinos are: Mano Po (the younger member of a family will take the elders hand and place the back of it to their forehead). The used of Ate or Kuya to show respect to the elders. Holding a gathering or family reunion just to catch up the update of every family members. Spanish colonization
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Prior to the East India Company’s establishment‚ Britain only accounted for 1.8% of the global GDP whereas India accounted for 23% of it. [Forbes‚ 1] India was one of the richest and most developed economies in the world. In fact‚ India and China together accounted for almost three-quarters of the global industrial output. However‚ India was “transformed by the process of imperial rule into one of the poorest‚ most backward‚ illiterate and diseased societies on earth by the time of our independence
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Binder Stock Extra Deck (XYZ/Synchro/Fusion) Secret: CT05-ENS03 Goyo Guardian HA01-EN023 Mist Wurm HA01-EN026 Ally of Justice Catastor NUMH-EN027 Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder PRC1-ENV01 Elemental HERO The Shining HA01-EN022 Brionac‚ Dragon of the Ice Barrier NUMH-EN026 Number 54: Lion Heart NUMH-EN026 Number 54: Lion Heart NUMH-EN041 Comics Hero King Arthur LTGY-EN086 Totem Bird LTGY-EN086 Totem Bird LTGY-EN086 Totem Bird LTGY-EN086 Totem Bird Gold: GLD5-EN032 Naturia
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Achilles‚ son of Peleus‚ King of Myrmidons‚ and Thetis‚ sea nymph‚ comes to Troy as part of a Greek force led by King Agamemnon. Unlike most protagonists‚ Achilles does not develop significantly over the course of the epic. “Swift” Achilles‚ having been a famed and valiant soldier‚ was sought after and loved by all‚ except his adversary Agamemnon. He was a prominent warrior known for his great strength that actually caused the Achaeans to win many battles. How was Achilles such a bloodlust hero
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Patrick’s Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus Patrick’s letter to the soldiers of Coroticus is supposedly the second letter as he already had attempted to send a previous letter with a priest he ‘had taught since his infancy’ and other men of god‚ which suggests that he either brought the man with him from Britain‚ or that he had been in Ireland for several years already. When he realised that his newly baptised followers would not be released‚ he wrote this second letter. This document‚ however
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How did power and trade lead to rise and fall of empires? For a long period of time‚ there were a lot of empires in the world. While they were in the rise and fall‚ their legacies were remained and influenced other countries‚ even other continents as well. The most effective factors of rise and fall of empires are power and trade. They can be both internal and external. The empires that I chose as examples are Han dynasty and Mongol empire. Han dynasty‚ which started in 206 BCE and ended in 220
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Russell Simmons: An Entrepreneurial Icon that Shifted American Culture Florida State College at Jacksonville “If you aren ’t passionate about a vision‚ it ’s hard to have faith in it” (Simmons & Morrow‚ Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success‚ 2008). Russell Wendell Simmons’ passion for his vision is what drove him when he started in the music business over three decades ago. Simmons‚ the original hip-hop mogul‚ is one of the most innovative
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Madison Van Hofwegen 2. Fascism and communism are two forms of ideology that people mostly do not agree upon. Fascism‚ in itself‚ is the belief in four main ideas. Absolute power of the state‚ Survival of the fittest‚ Strict social order‚ and Authoritarian leadership. Fascist believe that the state in more in important than any individual. It’s the idea that all individuals are apart of the state but the state is greater than the sum of all of its parts. It’s the belief that all individuals should
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living there. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1922. During the period of the Great Revolution‚ he took an active part in the Northern Expedition and made important contributions to the overthrow of the reactionary rule of the northern warlords. He was also
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