Essays on Syria

Introduction

The Syrian civil war has progressed for about six years now. There have been various adverse effects of the war. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than a million injured and tens of millions have fled the country. The war is yet to end, and more effects to the citizen should be expected (Schmid, 2015). This paper will evaluate the repercussions that would result if the United States government was to intervene in the war as Russian government did. The paper will also evaluate a comparative analysis on the impact of war the international security if ISIS wins ...

On January 27th, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending visas for travel to the United States from a number of countries with Muslim minority populations such as Iraq, Iran and Syria for a period of a hundred and twenty days. This order also blocked refugees from the ongoing war in Syria from receiving asylum in the United States. The stated goal for this was to “protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals.” The order went into immediate effect and over the weekend led to hundreds of travelers to the US being unexpectedly turned ...

Introduction

Since the dawn of human civilization annihilation of millions of people has been occurring. After the two World Wars, this annihilation took place through many civil wars fought within the nations all over the world. The Genocide or the mass killing of a particular ethnic group has been a common phenomenon in civil wars. In 1990s, the Kashmiri Hindus were expelled by Muslim terrorists through severe massacre. The question is whether mass massacre is the answer to any problem. There is a universal agreement that genocide is immoral and unethical (Jones, 1999). Still even after the horrified consequences of ...

The terror threat has existed for many decades in many nations. One of the primary cause of past, present, and future of terror threats is the political interest with the aim of violating democratic values of people in a country and violate the right and freedoms of people in a country. The causes have been the same over the years. However, a current cause of terror threats is the attempt of the counter terror attack by other groups thus leading to terrorist activities. However, in future, causes would be the conflict of interest among groups claiming other nations discriminate ...

Introduction

The word culture has been commonly used in the current society. However, it is worth noting its true definition. Biagetti & Lugli (2014) asserts that if one made an inquiry of its meaning from anthropologists whose sole responsibility is studying culture, then it is common knowledge that he would receive a variety of answers from them. Despite the different definitions, most of them put emphasis on same aspects. For this discussion, therefore, the definition of culture will be given. Also, the article will provide its five primary characteristics, and the overview of the physical geography, military conflict and its impact ...

Rituals

Rituals can be described as a sequence of activities that involve gestures, objects, and words that are performed in a sequestered premises following a predetermined manner and sequence. Rituals may be dictated by the traditions of a certain community which may include a religious community. Characterization of rituals is majorly done through traditionalism, formalism, sacral symbolism, rue governance and performance. On the other hand, rituals are not defined by these factors. From time immemorial, we find that rituals have always been a feature of each known society. Rituals include rites to worship, sacraments of organized religions that extend to ...

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Poverty is defined as lack of access to the resources necessary for survival due to low level of income earnings in a household. The different countries have different thresholds for defining the poverty. UNDP accepts people who earn less than 1 dollar a day as the poverty threshold and the Millennium Goals of the United Nations aim at reducing the number of people earning less than 1 dollar a day (UNDP, 2017). Recently, sustainable economic development is discussed among the academicians and the professionals. Fast economic growth has been the main aim of many emerging economies in the last ...

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The war between Israel and Palestine presents an important moral paradox and tragedy of this age. This is because on one hand, several innocent lives are being lost and, on the other hand, it is a war that must be fought by all means and has proven that it cannot be fought morally. In this regard, therefore, it may be said that the war is collateral for a better future. That stems from the justification and necessity that Israel had in waging war against the Hamas. Israel acted on self-defense since Hamas continued bombing Israel’s territories and its ...

Oil Prices Fluctuating In the Middle East

Introduction Oil being a commodity is subject to high levels of fluctuations as opposed to the stable investments like bonds and stocks. In particular, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plays a significant role in influencing the prices of oil across the globe. As a result, OPEC controls around 40 percent of the global supply of oil by setting the production levels that caters for the world demand and it can determine the prices of gas and oil by reducing or raising the levels of production. At a particular point in time, OPEC vowed to maintain the prices above $ ...

The global refugee crisis has sparked widespread concern as millions worldwide are forced to leave their homes in search of a safe haven. In this essay, we will explore the background of the global refugee crisis and the response to it by developed nations, focusing on the vital role they play in providing aid and resettlement opportunities. These contributions are of paramount importance due to the resources, influence, and capacity developed countries possess to address the challenges posed by the crisis. By analyzing their role in providing aid and resettlement, we can gain insights into their impact and identify potential ...

Strengths

Shabestan Restaurant enjoys a pool of qualified staff headed by acclaimed chef Mohammad Hosseini. The success or failure of a restaurant is determined by how better and qualified their staff is. For Shabestan, the restaurant hires the most qualified personnel from all over the world to ensure that the dishes prepared are as per the quality and quantity demanded in the market. The second strength of Shabestan Restaurant is the wide range of dishes it provides. The dishes have a Persian touch which blends with the culture of the people of Singapore. The blending of the cultural heritage within ...

Singapore

Detail Economic Facet. From the point of view of a country’s economy, certain freedoms are essential to attract immigrants. Singapore is one of the best countries to emigrate as the country ranks among the best in terms of labor freedom, fiscal freedom and investment freedom. In terms of labor freedom, Singapore match the standards set by the United States of America (both score 80-100 in the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom) (Index of Economic Freedom). But, Singapore provides much better fiscal freedom (Singapore scores 80-100 and US scores 60-69.9 in the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom) and investment ...

Hamas movement has been perceived over the years as an Islamist extremist terrorist movement. This perception has been informed by the mission behind the formation of the movement which is in a nutshell, the obliteration of Israel and the ultimate establishment of a Palestinian state. Besides, the perception derives justification from the religious ideologies such as fundamentalism and radicalization often associated with Islamism and adopted by the Hamas in addition to several terrorist activities that have been carried out by the movement (Pettersen, 2009). However, this paper seeks to portray the Hamas as a movement in pursuit of self-determination ...

Qualitative Research

Brief Description The interview was conducted among two people on the topic “Interpretation of the migration crisis”, which turned to be quite challenging due to the sensitiveness of the topic. First of all, it was problematic to find participants, as the majority thought that the answers may affect their social or professional life, even though I made it clear that the participation is anonymous. Secondly, one of the respondents refused to continue answering the questions in the middle of the interview without explaining the reasons. However, as this option was discussed before the interview, it did not affect the ...

Introduction

Tobacco smoking is considered to be a major health issues around the globe and is also claimed to be the most preventable cause of death in current time (Borgan, et al. 2014). Tobacco smoking is associated with 6 million deaths per year around the globe and is considered as one of the biggest public health issues by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Behbehani, et al. 2014). Based on current evidence and a report published by the WHO, 5 out of 6 million deaths are associated with direct tobacco smoking while nearly 600,000 deaths are due to non-smokers exposed ...

Introduction: In the twenty-first century America’s military has reached its grip and influence all over the world. From Africa, to Asia, to the Middle East, America has intervened in a number of domestic situations that did not directly affect their own interests. For this reason, America is often seen as a policeman of the world, because it sees itself as a power to regulate the internal affairs of other nations and the globe as a whole. Thesis Statement: America is a policeman of the world because they intervene and regulate the affairs of other countries that they are ...

In the recent past, terrorism has become a dangerous threat to the international security due to the negative publicity, economic impact and devastating casualties to the affected countries (Smith, 2012).As noted by Smith (2012) terrorism refers to a deliberate, politically motivated aggression perpetrated against innocent civilians so as to influence an audience. Primarily, terrorists use terrorist acts to convey an ideological message or express a political objection through the destruction of properties or violence. A series of well coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, whereby three suicide bombers lodged attacks during a football match near ...

Introduction

Mustard gas, or sulphur mustard is a chemical term for an agent that causes burning of the skin, respiratory tract and eyes. Mustard gas can be captivated into the body via ingestions, inhalation or by getting in touch with the school or students with the eyes or skin. Mustard gas is delivered in a vapour or liquid form, and it burns the skin, windpipe, eyes, and lungs. The physical result depends upon the exposure level and might appear after few hours or in some cases it is sooner. Although mustard gas is lethal in high volume, blister agents are ...

Introduction

Under a merger, two business entities come together and become a new business with a new name. On many cases, the mergers bring together firms, which are equal in size and stature. On the other hand, an acquisition involves a larger and more powerful company buying another business; a smaller business. The purchased business may be fully absorbed by the parent company or in some occasions, may be operated as a subsidiary. The use of mergers and acquisitions may take place during any economic environment meaning that it may take place when the companies involved are both performing well, ...

The Middle East history has a high number of full-scale, inter-state wars, such as the wars due to Arab-Israeli conflicts, Yemen war, and Iran-Iraq war. The Arab-Israel conflict has two elements to it, which are the Israeli-Palestinian element and the Israeli-Arab element. At the end of the 1800s, the Promised Land was set up so that the Jewish people can overcome the anti-Semitism and persecution and the migration of Jews to the Promised Land created issues. During WWI, the British convinced the Arab Leaders to revolt against Ottoman Empire as they support Germany, in return for which the British ...

Chapter 6

Question 1 There was one occasion when I made my opinion quite quick, without evaluating the evidence. It was about the news of the war in Syria. I was watching the most popular international news channels, and they were broadcasting people in Syria. According to them, people were complaining about their government. It was at the beginning of the war. The news conductor who was there in Syria said that they were complaining about their government and wanted a change. They showed images of people on the streets with pamphlets and flags singing songs. Of course, I could not ...

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Throughout its history as an independent nation, the America has adopted both interventionist and isolationist policies. From its early years, America has largely stayed away from “Old World conflicts” (Office of the Historian par. 1). However, Woodrow Wilson argued for the US intervening in the First World War by mentioning that it would be in the best interest of the country if it became involved in the war since it will help in “maintaining a peaceful world order” (Office of the Historian par. 1). Nevertheless, the negative experiences of the First World War caused many ...

Essay #2

Introduction There are different portrayals of the same character in the story “The last days of Muhammad Atta” and the film “The Hamburg Cell.” The report below examines both the text and the film and provides a comprehensive comparison of the portrayal of characters and terrorist motivations. This is achieved by examining the different perspectives used by the author, as well as, the filmmaker in telling the story of America’s 9/11 attack and the individuals behind its planning and execution. Furthermore, the report examines the different character traits portrayed in both sources. It is clear from the analysis ...

Business managers in Nigeria lack understanding of the business development process needed for successful growth in quarry in Akamkpa, Nigeria.

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Introduction

A quarry is like an open pit mine from where minerals are extracted that are mostly used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering works. Quarrying is a part of mining but is slightly different as it has a close connection with the society because different builder of a region requires material that is extracted in order to complete their work. There are not many restrictions for quarrying as it is open for all the contractors. Due to this reason all the managers and developers at different levels need to ...

Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

Throughout the course of modern history, numerous events have revolved around the Middle East, affecting the cultural perspectives of the people living there. For instance, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent political maneuvering by Western/Arab nations spawned decades of bloodshed in the region, destroying both an entire generation of people and the viability of a nation. The creation of Israel in 1948 created a massive power shift in the region, as the Arab nations attempted to retake the territory but were soundly defeated, and again in 1967. The Second World War engulfed the North African Muslim countries, ...

The article states that some prominent international personalities have claimed that the conflict in Syria has its roots in the long-running drought that the country has been experiencing. The drought has caused people to move toward the cities and other urban areas in search for livelihood. However, this theory has been set aside by many experts, averring that the civil conflict in Syria has been caused by several factors, among them the social and political conditions present in the country at the time of the conflict (The Guardian: Is Climate Change Really to Blame for Syria’s Civil War?). ...

Abstract

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau is a lone attacker who launched a terrorist attack in Canada in 2014. Zehaf-Bibeau is believed to have been experiencing mental issues as well as a drug problem. Several years after his conversion into the Islamic religion, Zehaf-Bibeau became radicalized and started finding ways through which he could join other foreign fighters in Syria. The Canadian government had placed strict regulations at its border which led to the invalidation of his passport, an act which is believed to have provoked him. Following his displeasure with Canada's new foreign policy to deploy its soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

“According to the DPS (Disaster Prevention for Schools), millions of school students are affected by disasters, and as a result may be excluded from formal education in the long-term; some never return to it” (Arslan, Raţă, & Kocayörük, 2014). Environmental tragedies have substantial, mental, educational and reasonable consequences upon young adolescents. While this research essay concentrates on the emotional effects of environmental tragedies and emergency response strategies, the scanning technique has utilized to get the pertinent data. Inside the works in this area, numerous investigators have concentrated upon the consequences of environmental tragedies on psychological health, and it ...

Idealism

The US foreign policy needs to stick close of Idealism in the coming future as the past decade has revealed several mistakes by shifting moving astray from original American value of idealism. Idealists consider that America can influence global affairs without making any intervention via their powerful resources. In the last decade, America has intervened in several countries and the costs of these interventions have been too heavy for the American economy. Under the leadership of Barack Obama, American has reduced ground troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Idealists also believe that interventions are needed when important human values need ...

History-The new world power

What drove the US to become more engaged in global alliances and overseas involvement? As addressed by George Washington during the first farewell speech, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world”, alliances were meant to trigger rivalries and be the reason for most quarrels. According to him, considering the stable political and geographical circumstances of America, they seem to be not necessary. However, the situation changed later and U.S. intervened globally to serve various social, political and economic interests. During the late 1940’s, the U.S. began to ...

Abstract

The demise of the Soviet Union has been a major cause of controversies on the relevancy of NATO in the contemporary world. Many of these controversies are informed by a superficial understanding of its roles in light of the emergence of the US as a world superpower. Admittedly, the role of NATO has been pivotal in restoring order and tranquility in Europe and Western bloc. NATO’s military interventions in places such as Afghanistan and Syria have been crucial in restoring order in the world. With its revised rules that include global war on terrorism, and drug trafficking, it ...

Vital stakeholders in advocating & protection of children's rights

The current global society faces several challenges one of them being the increase in the number of orphaned and abandoned children. In war-affected regions such as the ongoing war in Syria, several children have been left to fend for themselves after the death of their parents/guardians. In other cases, early marriages have been the cause for the increase in the number of abandoned children. According to recent statistics from UNICEF, the number of orphaned children in 2016 is 132 million (Grovogui, 2016). The same organization reports that there are over 30 million children forced to live away from their ...

Essay2 Kairos

Why Violence Works? This article,” Why Violence Works?" has been taken from The Chronicles of Higher Education and was published on August 12, 2013. The Author wants to present the fact that world history is full of examples, which tell about the use of violence by common people and even the rulers and the governments to get the submission of the others. The main purpose of writing this paper is to make people aware especially the youth about the role that Violence has actually played and is playing in the political scene. The things that triggered author to write ...

The purpose of this paper is to outline a six-week program intended to deliver a basic heart health education program to adult Syrian Refugees. A well-delivered health education program supports preventive medicine, reduces health care costs, and helps save lives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.) . The reason for choosing Syrian refugees is because at this point in time, they represent a vulnerable population (Strong, Varady, Chahda, Doocy, & Burnham, 2015). As a group they have been under the stress of civil war for at least five years and are likely to have been displaced internally or externally. ...

The general assembly of UN approved an arrangement for dividing Palestine in 1947, which offered a chance for the establishment of Jewish State, as well as Arab State and Jerusalem, left under worldwide status. The Jewish and the Arab States rejected such an arrangement. The United Kingdom dropped its mandate or control on Palestine, which led to the proclamation of Israel state. As a result, the Palestinians with the help of Arab States declared war on Israel (Koops et al., 2015). Israel also fought many wars with other states; however, this paper focuses on factors causing internal conflicts within ...

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Syrian refugees are citizens of Syria who have fled the country because of the Syrian civil war, which has begun in 2011. Currently, Turkey is the largest host country, in which as of 2016 there are more than 2.7 million Syrian refugees. About 1 million Syrians have sought refuge in various countries, in particular in the neighboring, such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, as well as in the European Union (EU). In February 2016, UNHCR collected contributions by various countries to resettle and provide the necessary living conditions for the 170,000 registered refugees. The work of human rights organizations ...

For almost a decade, the United States has been in a continuous armed conflict with Islamic terrorist states and more recently with the ISIS terror group. These Islamic terrorist groups have been constant enemies against the United States and its close allies. According to Bruneau (2015), the United States has experienced a nearly 13 years of armed battle conflict against the Al Qaeda terrorist Islamic group that led to the adoption and use of force authorization against these groups. The Obama administration is passing a new AUMF policy similar to the 2001 AUMF that was in response to the ...

Any company with the aim of making a huge impact on the globe is willing to work in any setting provided they are making the right sales and revenues. It is critical for a company to make the right choice that will champion for the company’s position within that society. It becomes hard to sanction such provisions while making the ideals means of addressing the sales as they arise within the society. KFC is looking for new ways of delivering its products across the world, hence, opened shop in Damascus Syria in 2006. This was good, but the ...

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The Fighting in Syria and Iraq has been pronounced since 2013 with concurrent warfare at the hands of jihadists in sectarian enclaves fighting to protect their areas, but failing like the Iraqi, and Syrian government to reclaim national territories from ISIL rule. Jenkins (2015) mentioned that there is a connection between the civil war in Syria, the perpetual conflict in Iraq, the breakdown of Al Qaeda, and possible connection to the Islamic State, and threats of terrorism that have been posed by jihadist foreign fighters who have joined jihadist groups that have become active participants ...

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Tan, Carol. The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Conflicts In The Making. Culture & Society. In IE Med.

The paper by Tan explores the growth of Syrian refugees as a result of the Syrian Crisis, the host countries of refugees from Syria, the effects of Syrian refugees on the hosting countries as well as the factors hindering the adequate solving of problems presented by the influx of Syrian refugees in those countries. The war crisis in Syria is in its fifth year since it arose thus attracting a lot of attention from international communities .The attention from the human communities is due ...

Since its very inception, the Syrian conflict has become a threat not only for the local residents and neighboring countries, but also for the whole world. The IS militants crossed all limits in their radical methods of waging war against a number of Syrian and Iraqi peoples; moreover, "the Islamic State’s rise has shaped the battlefield in Iraq and Syria, as well as shifting alliances between the United States and countries in the region" (Phillips 351). Kurds, taking into account their minority over other nationalities, have become one of the main targets of the ISIS' troops. Kurds have ...

Modern international relations have significantly increased the influence of American presidents. Three in particular served with similar events playing out: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. The terms of these presidents were denoted by tumult in Iran and a resurgent Russia, and as far as foreign policy is concerned, their legacies may not be pristine. Jimmy Carter faced significant challenges in regards to Iran, whose revolution in 1979 instilled a theocratic regime devoted to Islamic law. The Ayatollah blamed the West for many of the region’s issues and when Carter allowed the deposed Shah to receive medical ...

The Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant, abbreviated as ISIL is the same organization known by the name Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS is an Islamic militant group that has taken responsibility for terror and destabilization in the middle-east states of Iraq and Syria, forming what they term to be restoring the Islamic caliphate which operates across the borders of the two countries from which it draws most of its members. The USA and Russia have been at the forefront in helping the Syrian and Iraqi troops to fight the ISIS by bombing them from ...

The civil war in Syria continued for the last five years have five different aspects for the Syrian immigrants, and the host countries’ people: social aspect, security aspect, economic aspect, and political aspect. In 2013, 583,000 Syrian immigrants ran away from their countries, and most of the Syrian immigrants preferred the closest destination to save their lives. However, the political situation got deteriorated in Syria, and more and more Syrians had to move away from their countries. In the following years, many of the Syrian immigrants preferred the countries from which they could pass to the developed countries ...

Introduction: Overview & Thesis

According to a PBS report in 2011, commenting on Middle East rooted terrorist group attacks, “While these extremely violent religious extremists represent a minority view, their threat is real” (Moore, “Evolution of Islamic Terrorism”). Today, of course, the most commonly popularized terrorist group gaining worldwide headlines in the news are the jihadists known as ISIS. Ever since ISIS has gained center stage internationally, there is hardly a human being who is not aware of the group’s presence on Earth. Currently it has been written that the contemporary world in the Middle East has been socio-politically changed, and the ...

Introduction

It seems difficult to analyze democratic transition from the standpoint of international dimension both theoretically and practically because not so much literatures that discuss about what the external environment actually is and how it might contribute to domestic change (Cavatorta 2005). However, it does not mean that international context will be ignored in the analysis process because international factors might have impacts on the transition process through their connections with domestic actors particularly in terms of distribution of power and resources, which in turn have effect on how they will act (Cavatorta 2005). One thing to remember is a ...

This work was an ethnographic study of the significance of music, as it relates to culture in modern Syria. The study was based on data collected by Shannon in the field, predominantly in the 1990s, which centered around traditional Arabian music, with special focus on the music found in the city of Aleppo. The question was posed, could these traditional musical elements be traced into modern Syrian musical construction, as evidence of a sound that is uniquely or authentically Arab. This became specifically interested in what makes a musical performance authentic, as it relates to the modern audience and ...

The article dated 25th January 2016 on The Cairo Review of Global Affairs by Nabeel Khoury talks about the Syrian peace negotiation efforts fronted by the United Nations. Khoury gives reasons why the peace talks are destined to fail based on the current situations in Syria. Among the reasons is the continued offensive by the Assad’s regime with support from Russia airstrikes and Iranian forces. Lack of unity and coordination of strategies within rebel forces also complicate the negotiations. Besides, the US and Russia are almost always at loggerheads. Observing the current situation in Syria, it is right ...

The Russia-US agreement on the Syrian ceasefire has brought up several issues that remain unaddressed. The idea encompasses a great vision for the Middle East but it needs to be developed further and become the foundation of conflict settlement (Almonitor 1). The cessation of hostilities faces many obstacles such as: identifying the terrorist groups in Syria, areas where they should attack and whether Russia and US can control their proxies. Moscow suggests that Kurds should be a part of the Geneva peace talks. The Syrian opposition is in agreement with the idea while Ankara understandably opposes the idea. The ...

Introduction

Contemporary academic analysis is concentrated on the issue of states’ emergence. The former is analyzed in different social, political, and economic contexts. Such state of affairs can be explained from the practical point of view, meaning nowadays there are many players at the international level which have recently appeared. However, in order to understand the nature of the aforementioned processes, the historical analysis is thought to be of great importance, since lots of contemporary phenomena took place in the previous centuries. Thus, in this paper, the correlation between the Sykes-Picot agreement, formation of the Palestinian identity, and creation of ...

Interview and Proposal on Syrian Refugees

In the current world, there are many fights between governments and the within the nations. The conflicts have increased the number of refugees, and Syria is one of the countries that are currently experiencing the challenge. The issue needs to be solved to ensure the citizens live comfortably.

The government of Turkey opened its doors to the refugees from Syria to seek a temporary protection in the country. Before May 2014, over two hundred and twenty thousand refugees had crossed into Syria and were hosted in multiple camps along the border. As the number of refugees has continued to ...

Immigration to Europe started after World War 2 and the rate continued to increase over the years into the 20th century up to date (" Debating Europe"). Western Europe experienced quite a significant percentage of immigration, especially after the World War 2. Currently, there are a sizable number of immigrants consisting of both Europeans and non-Europeans, who are defined as both illegal and legal immigrants. In 2004, the percentage even grew further after the European Union granted a permit for citizens to move freely within the EU nations ("Debating Europe"). The aspect of immigrations has received different reactions; some people ...

Abstract

All people watch media and nowadays people with nonconventional sexual orientation are shown more and more. In various communities of the world the attitude towards homosexuality is differently. Society can accept or not accept it, condemn or endorse. This research was done to obtain the information about the influence of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the media on society and their thoughts and attitude towards sexual orientation. Research was done by direct observation and comparison. Homosexuality, bisexuality and heterosexuality are words that denote sexual orientation, that is, indicate to which sex a person experiences a sexual attraction. The ...

Islam is a religion, which started in the 7th century in the Arabian Peninsula, precisely in Mecca. Its believers trust in the existence of Mohammad. It is believed to have originated from Prophet Mohammad, who was visited by Angel Gabriel for about 23 years. In this period, he received revelations with which the Quran is composed. In general, the Islam religion is revealed to mean ‘the one who submits to Allah' (“What Is Islam? - Political Islam”). Most importantly, they believe in the five pillars of faith, prayer, giving, fasting and pilgrimage. It is also a monotheistic religion, but ...

Looking back a couple of decades ago the Middle East used to be a region that was represented by a singular ruling aspect. The Islamic dynasty or kalifate as they are called in Arabic is the king that rules with justice in God’s name. Taking that into perspective the historic circumstances of the region countries are highly correlated with one another due to the region being socio-politically connected. After the European imperialism of the region the separation of regions within the Middle East to create individually controlled countries, a new reality to a once united region. Due to ...

Nowadays the Internet is full of memes that became newly designed media tools. At the moment, our society is just beginning to truly interpret the real concept of memes. Susan Blackmore in her article “The Power of Memes” gives the definition of them: “Memes are stories, songs, habits, skills, inventions and ways of doing things that we copy from person to person by imitation.” (Blackmore, 52) They gradually burst into our life as funny pictures, jokes, funny videos and phrases, but their purpose is much more global. An unknown person, who created a meme of a good quality and ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

China and Russia are two significant members of the group known as the BRICs. The other members are India, Brazil and South Africa. While China seeks to use its economic influence in buying world power, Russia seeks to regain its lost political influence by challenging the United States and Western Europe. This paper seeks to examine and explore China’s use of economic incentives in the form of cheap loans to gain influence in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also examines Russia’s constant antagonism with the United States and its allies in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The argument ...

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Thesis Statement: Water and its scarcity will continue to fuel conflicts among nations. Water will become a potential flashpoint for future regional and possibly global conflicts. In the position of Australian Council Future Fellow and University of Adelaide associate Professor Sarah Wheeler, the future global water crisis is the most significant threat that will challenge international peace and order in the next ten years. This holding is supported by the findings of the “Global Risk Perception Survey,” outpacing the spread of contagious illnesses, “weapons of mass destruction,” regional and inter-country conflicts, and failing to address the problems ...