Joseph Waweru Why do Middle Eastern and North African countries lack democratic governments? Is it the Arabic language or the Muslim faith? Columbia University scholars‚ Alfred Stephan and Graeme B. Robertson‚ seem to have the answers. In regards to Arabism and Islam‚ the duo classifies nations associated with the former as democratic “underachievers” and the latter as “overachievers”. A state’s classification as an overachiever/underachiever is based upon their Gross Domestic Product Per
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Notes The Forgotten War President Truman‚ politicians‚ and most Americans believed the Korean police action would be over in a matter of weeks. It could be as simple as the United Nations (UN) passing a resolution to have North Korea return to its territory. No one‚ including the UN‚ Soviet Union‚ Communist China‚ or the United States and its allies‚ wanted an all-out war. However‚ the conflict in Korea became much more than just a police action. Thousands of military personnel and civilians
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Why words matter? Words are no longer simple like what we hear‚ write or read because of the tremendous effect of them are incredible. In fact‚ words are powerful since they can hurt or ease pain‚ build or destroy a person‚ end war or start one and so on. Therefore‚ choosing our words wisely is very important. First off‚ confusing words make people misunderstand which can cause to a serious problem. For example‚ at the end of World War II‚ the Allied Power sent a message to the Japanese in demand
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forget why you do what you do and who you do it for‚ and make sure everything you do honors that. What I’ve seen happen often times (especially in… yup‚ you guessed it: the education reform movement)‚ is that intentions start out good but the sword starts to swing the other way when money‚ power‚ and statistics are valued over the lives and humanity of students. “Kids first” and “For the kids” becomes merely rhetoric‚ as people jump to enact radically dangerous and untested policies that do anything
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Gabriel García Márquez and Flannery O’Conner both demonstrate in their works‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and “Good Country People” the importance of theme. Marquez and O’Conner’s themes prove good versus evil when making judgement based on appearances. In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” the old man who comes to the small town looks unordinary to the people living here. “After the discovery of the stranger‚ six interpretations of his significance arise within the story‚” (Slomski
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apart. Cilantro grows rapidly. Many gardeners recommend a harvest-and-ignore technique in which you let the cilantro do the work. Cilantro should be harvested while it is low‚ and then let it grow on the next cycle to drop seeds to restart the cycle. You can harvest the leafy stems near the ground level‚ most will be 6-12 inches long‚ but avoid cutting more than 1/3 of the leaves in order to keep the plant
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Why should people travel? This is the story of a woman‚ who travelled the world to find that the best place is home. However‚ the journeys took her across continents over oceans. This story began when a little girl was sitting on her porch watching the pedestrians fleeting by. When suddenly a huge noise jolted her out of her day dreaming‚ and all she saw was a metal bird flying overheard. The noise made her shudder and she ran into the house screaming for her Dad. Running into his arms‚ with no
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transparency‚ ensures better governance and reduces inefficiency and corruption. Information gives people the opportunity to make informed decisions‚ participate in the decision making process that affect them‚ and hold their leaders to account. This Saturday (28 September) is International Right to Know Day. ARTICLE 19’s regional teams are holding a series of events across the globe to highlight why and how access to information can change lives and transform societies. Our case studies from the
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Why are some countries rich and other countries poor? Introduction- In today’s society‚ money is more consequential than ever. There are more billionaires today then ever before. However the reality is that most of the world still lives in complete poverty; an estimated 40% of the world still lives on less then 2$ a day {1 (January 2013 Written by Anup Shah)} and almost 75% of children world wide do not get secondary level education. However 200years ago‚ the average income around the world was
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Europe: Ireland‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Denmark. Generally‚ these countries have poor preservation conditions‚ but the bogs are an exception to the rule. Most bodies found show severe trauma from a violent death. The scope of the article encompasses Europe during the Iron and Bronze periods. It is difficult‚ frequently impossible to distinguish between ritual behavior towards bodies after death and outright sacrificial killing. Why were the bodies interred in these locations? Were they brutal murders
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