Afghan Holiday/ Religious Dishes & Desserts Afghan Nowroz Celebration 101 There are many customs around Nowroz but here are the most common ones that are experienced in Afghanistan are: Haft Mewa: A special drink called Haft Mewa (seven fruits). Haft Mewa which we are calling the Afghan New Year Fruit Medly on this blog is essentially compote made from seven different dried fruits and nuts served in their own juices. Traditionally the seven ingredients are as follows: red raisins‚ black
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Saudi capital Riyadh. And Bin Laden’s name was burned on to the world’s consciousness with the atrocity of September 11‚ 2001. (Daily Record News 2011). Hitler (Germany‚ 1939-1945) was responsible for planning and carrying out genocide‚ waging unlawful war‚ planning and arranging for the unlawful killing of his opponents. Many people recognize Ronald Reagan’s name when they see it‚ but they don’t exactly know what he’s done or why he’s so famous besides the fact that he was an actor. As mentioned earlier
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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 populace‚ and widespread crime. Afghanistan produced a record opium poppy crop in 2007‚ supplying 93% of the world’s opium. Opium trade has become an increasingly substantial source of revenue for various criminal groups and finances
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NAFTA – Ralph Nader‚ Free Trade And the Decline of Democracy 1. According to Nader‚ why are multinational corporations so supportive of NAFTA and the new GATT proposals? Multinational corporations are working hard to expand their control over the international economy and to undo vital health‚ safety and environmental protections won by citizen movements. 2. What will be the economic implications of NAFTA for the US Economy according to Nader? Enactment of the free trade deals virtually
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Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Afghanistan is one of the worst countries to be a woman. Girls’ schools are frequently attacked‚ high-profile women’s rights advocates have been targeted and killed‚ and violence against girls and women continues to be a major problem (“Women in Afghanistan”). More females die during pregnancies and childbirth than almost anywhere else in the world. Life is hard for women fighting for their rights in Afghanistan. The Taliban‚ an extremist militia‚ seized control
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“Glasnost: political reform targeting corruption that began to allow freedom of the press‚ access to government information‚ and citizen protest of government policy” This inspired many Germans and they started to climb over the Berlin Wall. The Cold War finally ended? Mikhail Gorbachev took control of the Soviet Union in 1980. He believed that Soviet Union could change by implementing new programs. So the two new programs he implemented are as follows: Perestroika:
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In chapter 11 & 12‚ Painter discusses the rise of the Cold War between the United States and U.S.S.R. in the late 1940s and 1950s. This lead to mass anti-communist hysteria and social paranoia about anything that appeared to be supported by the Soviet Union. Ironically‚ during this time‚ one correct and important contradiction the Russians would point out was the problem of the U.S. calling itself a "democracy" when most African Americans were denied civil and human rights. For this writing prompt
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Issues: What explains the cold war’s ending? When‚ how‚ and why did the cold war end? What happened to the Soviet Union? Ronald Reagan is not the reason the cold war ended one way or the other. Contributing Influences: Soviet Collapse Anticommunist Resurgence 1979-1991 Ronald Reagan a big influence Mikhail Gorbachev & Ronald Reagan Gorbachev’s pol. Stance & friendship with Reagan Soviet Collapse; Soviet was involved in Cuba‚ Africa and Europe Over-extended their ability
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Down Range is a book by Dick Couch‚ a former Navy Seal. He tells about how he became a navy seal and his experiences. He also writes about other missions that he was not even in‚ including missions by the famous American sniper‚ Chris Kyle‚ who is the world’s most deadly sniper. The motive of a Navy Seal is to be the best gunman in the world‚ plus being stealthy‚ effective‚ professional‚ and lethal. Dick Couch did this and he was on the battlefield. Couch was in the Navy seals in the 1980’s
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paragraph of your own words. Do you think President Ronald Reagan’s policies had a positive or negative effect on the country overall? Explain your response. Reagan’s foreign policy actions were very positive because they lead to the end of the Cold War and the
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