the Ayatollah Khomeini‚ the leader of the Iranian government‚ issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s death due to the insult of Islam and the dishonoring of the prophet. Rushdie was forced into hiding for a decade in matters of his security. Why was The Satanic Verses so controversial? The novel offended many Muslims because of its satirical image of Islam that is portrayed
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most people in America which had and still has monumental significance today. Socially at the time the vietnam war was divisive and caused protests and marches.Also economically it was just too much money in the wrong place.My third reason for why the war was so significant historically is vietnam syndrome a non medical yet political term referring to Americas aversion to overseas conflict due to the vietnam war.My final reason for the vietnam’s historical significance is politically with the drop in
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Africa is the world’s second largest continent and the second most populated continent behind Asia. Africa is the poorest and the most undeveloped continent in the world‚ and is commonly referred to as a ‘Third World Continent’. The term ‘Third World’ came around during the Cold War to classify countries/continents that remained self-governing with a capitalist or communist government. This definition allows us to categorise the nations of the world into three groups based on social‚ political
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is important because you shouldn’t judge a person from rumors and made up lies. Near the beginning of the book‚ Jem says “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall‚ judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrel and any cats he could catch‚ that’s why his hands were bloodstained -- if you ate an animal raw‚ you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged
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While reviewing the student sample summary essay of Dan Heaths‚ Why Change is So Hard: Self-Control is Exhaustible‚ it became apparent to me‚ that the student author had a clear understanding of the concept of the piece. In a well put together summary‚ the student was able to briefly and effectively give a non-bias and accurate account of the key points given by the author of the article. The student author was knowledgeable about the article and delivered a concise‚ well-written summary. The
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STARR GOODE English 1 Essay 3 10/29/2012 Why L.A. used as setting for most disaster movies. Through decades of disaster films‚ Los Angeles has been targeted by aliens‚ toppled by temblors‚ sunken by tsunamis‚ leveled by lava‚ and a rogue tornado once took out the Hollywood sign. Even though in real life los angels is not such a disastrous it nonetheless faces constant destruction in movies‚ on television‚ and in books; in the collective imagination‚ the city burns
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Why is mount Everest so Dangerous? Mount everest is considered dangerous because of the many avalanches is has‚ and the way that these avalanches have killed many people trying to climb. “On April 18‚ 2014‚ an avalanche caused the greatest loss of life on Mt. Everest in the history of the fabled peak.”[Source one]. My clam to this event is that everest should be probably closed off to the public until this avalanches are dealt with. One reason is that some people had concerns about Mount
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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and Why It’s So Important What is privacy and what would your everyday life look like if you didn’t have it? Privacy is defined as the condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. When it all comes down to privacy and national security‚ I strongly believe that privacy is more significant because it puts a limit on power‚ it gives people the opportunity to change‚ and it gives people the right to not having to justify themselves. To start off with‚ privacy is so important
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Mad Men‚ liked equally by critics and viewers‚ is one of the most popular TV series of the past few years. A fictional story set in the 1960s‚ it revolves around six men and women working for an ad agency: Don Draper‚ Pete Campbell‚ Peggy Olson‚ Joan Harris‚ Roger Sterling‚ and Bertram Cooper. The agency produces advertising campaigns for various products. The plot begins with Draper joining the ad company Sterling and Cooper. A few years after Draper joins‚ a British company tries to acquire
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