Middle East The unrest began in the southern city of Deraa in March when locals gathered to demand the release of 14 school children who were arrested and reportedly tortured after writing on a wall the well-known slogan of the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt: "The people want the downfall of the regime." The protesters also called for democracy and greater freedom‚ though not President Assad’s resignation. The peaceful show of dissent was‚ however‚ too much for the government and when people
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“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life”(Marley). In today’s society‚ corrupted leaders are often seen throughout the world. Also‚ almost every day‚ an event happens that forces the government into adding or changing a federal law. With all the historical revolutions from the past‚ one could occur at any time‚ any place. In his novel‚ Animal Farm‚ George Orwell demonstrates through the characters that a revolution could happen in modern society. By inspecting
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1978 Jan. Julian returns to England‚ and J begins fifteen months of being a househusband spending most of his time caring for Sean. Jan 1st. After a year off from song writing G composes “Blow Away” and “If You Believe “ while in Hawaii. 2nd week of Jan. Over 1.5 million copies of “mull of Kintyre” have now sold in the UK‚ making it the biggest single in that nation’s history until 1984. End of Jan. G continues to compose new songs while on vacation with Olivia in Hawaii. Early Feb. Yoko turns
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MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EQUITY RESEARCH: CIMPOR TOMÁS LAVIN PEIXE 152110052 ADVISOR: PROF. JOSÉ TUDELA MARTINS Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of International MSC in Business Administration‚ at Universidade Católica Portuguesa‚ September‚ 2012 I. Preface The goal of this dissertation is to value Cimentos de Portugal‚ SGPS‚ S.A‚ hereon stated as Cimpor. In order to do that‚ the main
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Syrian civil war the Syrian civil war‚ also known as Syrian uprising[55] or Syrian crisis (Arabic: الأزمة sus السورية)‚[56][57][58] is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba’ath government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011‚ with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President
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through a revolution that was forcefully silenced by the military in the early nineties‚ yet following a wave of protests in the wake of popular uprisings in Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ and Libya‚ Algeria officially lifted its 19-year-old state of emergency on 24 February 2011. The country ’s Council of Ministers approved the repeal two days prior. Tunisia was the cradle of the revolutions where Ben Ali’s 24 years of rule were put to an end by an intensive campaign of civil resistance‚ including a series of street
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actually the continent of Antarctica at 5‚339‚573 sq mi (13‚829‚430 sq km). Geography of the Sahara Desert The Sahara covers parts of several African nations including Algeria‚ Chad‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Mali‚ Mauritania‚ Morocco‚ Niger‚ Sudan and Tunisia. Most of the Sahara Desert is undeveloped and features a varied topography. Most of its landscape has been shaped over time by wind and includes sand dunes‚ sand seas called ergs‚ barren stone plateaus‚ gravel plains‚ dry valleys and salt flats. Around
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World War II began in 1939 when Germany‚ ruled by Adolf Hitler‚ invaded Poland. Then Britain and France (the Allied forces) declared war on Germany in response. Later in 1940‚ Germany attacked several other European nations. Following these invasions‚ Germany launched air attacks on England but was repelled successfully. In 1940/41‚ Italy‚ which joined the German side of the war (Axis forces)‚ invaded Greece and countries in northern Africa with support from Germany. The Allied forces defeated
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Caesar‚ Scipio Africanus‚ and Pyrrhus of Epirus. He led Carthage through many battles. However his most known was the Second Punic War against Rome. His tactics are still studied and used in the present day. Hannibal was born in 247 BC in Carthage‚ Tunisia. He was born into a family of military history. His father‚ Hamilcar Barca‚ was a Carthaginian leader. After Carthage’s defeat during the first Punic War‚ Hamilcar moved forth to improve his family’s fortunes. He headed to Spain and invited Hannibal
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