One of God’s beautiful creatures walks the Earth as an endangered species. The snow leopard is one of many species whose future is sadly at risk due to a decline in their population. This big cat is known for being elusive and unfortunately they have been falling victim to human violation and loss of habitat. Conservation efforts and cooperation between local governments is what this species needs to turn its endangered status around. In order to understand this species‚ this paper will explore the
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holding each other‚ fearing for their lives. This chaos is a direct result of the Afghanistan Drug Trade. Afghanistan is a small country in the Middle East. It is located North of the Arabian Sea‚ and it borders many countries including Pakistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Iran‚ Tajikistan and India. All of the drug trade in Afghanistan‚ was the trading of opium‚ which is substance that comes from poppies. The Taliban was an extremist group that ruled over Afghanistan for five years. The Taliban put
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------------------------------------------------- 2012 Summer Olympics medal table The 2012 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10‚800 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports.[1] Of the 204 NOCs participating‚ 85 received at least one medal; 54 won at least one gold medal. Bahrain‚[2] Botswana‚[3] Cyprus
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AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN AND THEIR DOWNFALL 5. Geo-Strategic Importance of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is Central Asia’s land locked country‚ spread over an area of 253‚ 861 miles. Bordered on the North by the Republics of Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan‚ North-East by the Chinese province of Sinkiang‚ on the South-East by Pakistan‚ and on the West by Iran. Afghanistan’s geopolitical importance has been that of a buffer state first between the Tsarist Russian and the British Indian Empires and later
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Homosexuality in Islam During this class‚ we researched and learned about the teachings of Islam and the Hudud that Muslims are expected to live under. One topic we did not cover was the existence of homosexuality. The Muslim world‚ for the most part‚ does not accept homosexuality as a way of life‚ but we know how prevalent it is. I was curious to find out more about how Islam treats homosexuality and if it is included in the Qur’an and Shari’a law. This essay will cover the aspect of homosexuality
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1. International economic relations‚ their meaning and significance. International economic relations - a special form of social and industrial relations between individual states‚ between states and international organizations‚ between organizations. In the world there are now more than 220 sovereign and independent states‚ both large and small. The level of economic development is different. Countries can be divided into those economically developed (USA‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ France‚ Britain)
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Pakistan’s War On Terror: Up To And Beyond 2014 While Pakistan continues to be a frontline state in the global war on terror‚ it is simultaneously fighting domestic terrorism in a war that will seemingly continue well beyond 2014. In recent months‚ terror attacks targeting the Shia Hazara minority in Baluchistan indicate a transformation of the terror problem in Pakistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi present two different sides of Pakistan’s terrorism problem‚ however
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Importance of Gwadar Port for Pakistan IMPORTANCE OF GWADAR PORT FOR PAKISTAN Selection of Gwadar for construction of Deep Sea Port. While carrying out feasibility study for development of Gwadar port both Karachi and Bin Qasim were also considered for such development but found not attractive to major shipping agencies due to remoteness from main shipping routes‚ limitations of draft and comparatively long turn around time. Due to these reasons Gwadar was selected as the site for 3rd commercial
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A look at the world media landscape for children and youth immediately presents two opposing themes: opportunities and risks. For example‚ globalization of media brings opportunities to broaden children’s outlooks and provide more equal access to information‚ but it also threatens cultural identification and values. Technological advances bring the promise of new skills and greater youth participation in society‚ but also increase the risk of child exploitation and informational divides. There
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The government of authoritarian countries exercise this control over media the same way they control the citizens of that particular country (McHam‚ 2012). Some examples of countries practicing this form of government control are Syria‚ Belarus‚ Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe (McHam‚ 2012). Based on this theory‚ although the mass media is not directly under the control of the State‚ they had to follow its bidding. In Western Europe‚ the freedom of thought under an authoritarian approach was guarded by a
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