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    Muslim sect urging a return to fundamental Islam of the Koran The group aims to become a theocracy under Islam and promotes violence against those who do not abide by its own strict interpretations of the faith‚ even practicing members of the religion. In the past few years‚ ISIS has been expanding in size and increasing its prevalence in the news cycle in order to increase the reach of its influence. ISIS has targeted the West‚ including the United States‚ for potential recruits to the group through

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    Weak and failing states need the international communities’ attention because it acts as an important problem for international order. These failing states create danger for the international community because they can breed terrorism‚ create regional chaos‚ increase crime‚ diseases and environmental catastrophe (Mazarr 2014‚ 113). Successful conflict management can allow failing states to change for the good. To reconstruct weak states many different diplomatic components of conflict management

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    In regards to death and dying‚ the United States‚ historically‚ has inadequately acknowledged the existence of death‚ the process of dying‚ and the appropriate ways in which individuals should and must grieve. The fear of death and loss in the United States is so overpowering‚ it has permeated into our culture and the language we use surrounding death and dying. Additionally‚ our tremendous fear has fundamentally shaped how‚ we as a society‚ perceive and treat those with terminal illnesses. As a

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    What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? I would define a citizen as someone‚ who was born in‚ or to a certain place‚ who is guaranteed certain rights in the place that they were born in. Citizenship in the United States means that a person is a legally recognized member of the nation. Each citizen has equal rights under the law. All citizens have certain rights‚ privileges‚ and responsibilities. Americans who are not citizens have many of the same rights‚ privileges‚ and responsibilities

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    to studying local universities. They have own reasons to study local or abroad. But in my view‚ studying locally can bring several advantages than studying abroad. One of the advantages is can save the cost. Of course studying local universities can save the cost compared to studying in abroad universities. Both of the countries have different currency rate for example Brunei money change to US dollar. When we change Brunei money to United State dollar‚ the amount will become smaller

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    Over the years Feminism has grown and taken the turn to pay equality and equal opportunity. A great example of this is the United States Soccer Teams. The Men’s soccer team is payed more per game than the Women’s team‚ even if they lose. Recently when the Women’s team won the World Cup‚ more people tuned in to watch the final than they did the Super Bowl. This brought in a monumental

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    The United States of America and Mexico compare and contrast their differences when it comes to education‚ homeless rates‚ and their overall standard of living. The U.S and Mexico compare when it comes to homeless rates seeing as the numbers are increasing each year. As for education‚ Mexico lacks standard education‚ where as the United States has a higher standard for education. The overall standard of living in both countries is probably the biggest difference the two countries have. Mexico has

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    lives of many people in the Unites States. As a country that once allowed slavery‚ the United States has been a place in where inequality base not only in skin color‚ but gender‚ class‚ and ethnicity has always been present. Although we are now living in a country that had abolished slavery and has laws against discriminations‚ inequality still affects the lives of many people. In order for individuals to succeed and socially and intellectually develop they need to have access to important social resources

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    Week 6 1. James A. Tyner‚ “The Geopolitics of Eugenics and the Exclusion of Philippine Immigrants from the United States‚” The Geographical Review‚ 89‚ no. 1 (1999)‚ 54-73. In this article‚ Tyner explains the pseudoscience and logic behind the discrimination against Filipino immigrants during the early 1900’s. Using eugenics as justification‚ the government made it clear that America was to remain a white-dominated country with little tolerance for immigrants. A prime example of this anti-immigration

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    Apple versus the Government of United States: What is Happening? Summary Apple’s move to release new encrypted iOS 8 for its iPhones‚ iPod‚ and iPads has received the maximum possible criticisms from both users and governments. While users are thanking Apple for the initiative‚ the U.S. government is not too thrilled about the same. Most of the iOS 8 coverage focuses on the visible features that users can interact with. But the one big change in new OS that has sparked happiness and rage in equal

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