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    With reference to one recent major international conflict‚ access and analyse the geographical impacts of the conflict on the area(s) involved. (40 Marks) The Israel Palestine conflict originated with the handing over of the Palestine territory to the Jews. At the time of World War I the area was ruled by the Turkish Ottoman empire. Turkish control ended when Arab forces backed by Britain drove out the Ottomans. Britain occupied the region at the end of the war in 1918 and was assigned as

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    Cinema: West to East

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    Film Authorship Ricciotto Canudo (1828) pointed out‚ “Cinema is the seventh art”. Any artists in each type of art have its own artistic style‚ even it is a film. Mise-en-scène is a good example to distinguish these artists. Every time we watch a film‚ we can find some period or some shots that we can identify the unique style. In film‚ we call autheurism. Although every film have its own story‚ different setting and different contents‚ we still find something whatever in comedy or tragedy that they

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    Sundarban

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    Sundarban : An Overview Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park covers 10‚000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India‚ the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world’s largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park‚ including tigers‚ aquatic mammals‚ birds and reptiles Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis: The Sundarban contain the world’s largest mangrove forests and one of the most biologically productive

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    Six-Day War

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    Though perhaps not immediately apparent at the time‚ the war’s aftermath cast a huge shadow over the Middle East and the world. During the war‚ Israel’s high-tech military routed the forces of Jordan‚ Egypt and Syria‚ and began the occupations of the West Bank‚ Gaza‚ the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. The war thrust onto the world agenda all of the issues still at the center of Middle Eastern politics today. Israel began one of the world’s longest-running military occupations‚ which continues

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    War, Peace and Lamentation

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    Palestinians families living in the West Bank and Gaza areas of Israel. The surrounding areas of the West Bank did not always consist of separation and policies‚ but rather freedom of movement. However‚ this changed when Israel policy makers made the decision to build the wall to separate Palestine from Israel territories. According to Editor John Woodward‚ on July 2003‚ Israel policy makers announced that they finished the first phase of the wall in the West Bank area (46). The separation wall

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    The Jihads in the 19th century West Africa were a series of revolutions or holy wars that characterized the history of the region sweeping from 1804 in Hausa land‚ 1818 in Masina and 1815 in Futa Jallon area under the leadership of Uthman Dan Fodio‚ Seku Ahmadu and Al-Hajj Umar respectively because of the un fair conditions in society. These wars were intended to open a period of social justice‚ security and prosperity in trade for all me who accepted Islam as seen below; Official corruption‚ heavy

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    The impact of religion is sometimes apparent in many different forms of art. One type of artistic expression that religion is sometimes expressed in is music. Whether it is specifically Christian-based music or secular‚ musicians of all genres may eventually write a song or sing about their religious beliefs at some point. There is a very broad spectrum of diversity in music. People from all around the world with different backgrounds‚ race‚ religion‚ and style can express themselves in this form

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    Sundiata

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    Mali. A man that didn’t rule the land he conquered with fear‚ but with reason. When you have as much authority as Sundiata had‚ it becomes unproblematic for you to do what is best for yourself and not worry about the people he ruled. The griots of West Africa still tell the 700 year old story of a sickly boy named Sundiata‚ who grew up to become a great warrior‚ expelled a brutal warrior‚ and united the Mandingo people. Samanguru was a tyrant who ruled the small state of Kaniaga‚ but he managed

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    Nomadic Pastoralism in Africa Nicholas Brooks CSU Dr. Gebeyehu Mulugeta Abstract The origins’ of the Nomadic lifestyle has two theories that can be argued. One is that of an evolutionist point of view and that of the creationist view point. This paper will attempt to settle the matter with geological and historical facts. Discussed also will be the area in which

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    It is a fact universally acknowledged that an age is defined as a distinct part of history‚ and what sets an age apart is its generation. Three things influence a generation: an important event‚ an important person‚ and an important part of the culture. From the ‘80s there are three lasting definitions: Reagan’s “Berlin Wall!” speech‚ Ms. Howe (a progeny of the age)‚ and the popular music of the decade. The “Berlin Wall” speech is the most notable event of the decade‚ and its impact on global politics

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