Essays on Terrorism Benjamin Kuipers‚ PhD‚ Professor‚ Computer Sciences‚ University of Texas at Austin The following three essays discuss the causes and cures for terrorism. They were written at particular points in time and include references to specific events‚ but the principles they describe are timeless‚ I believe. “How to Defeat Terrorism” was written in May 2004‚ at a time when the U.S. occupation of Iraq could see no light at either end of the tunnel. “Identifying Terrorists as a Diagnosis
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Case Study: Ordinary Portland Cement INTRODUCTION • Cement – Is a material with adhesive and cohesive properties which is capable of bonding mineral fragments into a compact-solid whole • Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) – Is a hydraulic cement. It is used in the making of concrete with property of setting and hardening‚ of which when the chemical properties reacts with water. OPC Does not disintegrate in water as it sets and hardens in water • Reason of widely usage in Malaysia – Is because
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An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow This poem‚ written by Les Murray‚ reflects upon all aspects of the human condition‚ from the fear of change to the need for conformity‚ uncovering the ultimate truth of the universal desire to belong. Set in a society which significantly resembles today’s world‚ where feelings and emotions are kept hidden and people are caught up in their busy lives‚ it explores the realms of acceptance and the ways in which societal norms shape a sense of self. Although not quite an
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Sometimes Ordinary is Extraordinary Toilet paper. To some‚ it is just a thankless object‚ but to me‚ it is a precious commodity. Years before I discovered a blank canvas and paintbrush‚ toilet paper was the medium I used for my artistic creations. You see‚ my mother would allow only one Barbie doll‚ and this doll had only one outfit. A boring Barbie doll was not acceptable to an imaginative 4-year-old girl‚ so I came up with a clever solution! I started to design my doll clothes using omnipresent
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recorded by Roger Whittaker. In the movie ‘Beaches’ the song is used‚ however it was re-recorded to perform a female rendition by Bette Midler. Bette Midler’s interpretation of ‘Wind beneath my wings’ is more suited to the atmosphere captured in the movie ‘Beaches’ through the analysis of the musical elements‚ timbre‚ dynamics‚ duration and compositional devices. The timbre in Bette Midler’s ‘Wind beneath my wings’‚ portrayed a variety of moods and an overall thematic idea‚ but the timbre can be best described
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I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people‚ because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated‚ when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone‚ so she tried to find a way to hurt herself‚ she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood‚ began to smoke‚ and stealing. As she is telling
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Ordinary People How I relate to Conrad garret is if I got in a fight I wouldn’t feel bad about the situation because I would have had a reason to fight back and not just let someone get away with what something the other person did. I’m just not the type to let shit go and then feel bad afterword sim more of if I win the fight I would feel like I’m the shit after not go upstairs and cry myself to sleep like that’s just not going to happen because in a man’s nature its ok to have feelings but after
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Memoir 9th Sept 2013 Not the Ordinary Birthday Celebration It was the morning of February 20th‚ 2007‚ my great grandmother’s birthday! The agenda for the day was to first finish packing up the house because move in day for our new home was just hours away. Once that was all done and the truck was locked and loaded us as a family would head to TGI Fridays to celebrate my great grandmother’s birthday as we did every year since
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Bartholomew’s story Ordinary World- Bartholomew lived alone‚ with no friends and no family. He lived in the slums‚ where the streets were cold and violence was everywhere. His daily routine was to trudge down to the street corner and beg the rich‚ who walked by and only ate a few harsh rations a day. One cold and miserable day‚ Bartholomew was at his usual spot when he heard the rumbling of the nearby patrolling Roman soldiers in the distance. Bartholomew would always get made fun of by the Roman
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No Ordinary Hero is a movie about a deaf TV star‚ Tony‚ who is frustrated by the poor treatment of other deaf actors. Tony’s TV character was Superdeafy‚ a superhero that is able to sign and goes on whacky adventures with a insensitive cop. It also centers around a deaf boy‚ Jacob‚ in third grade whose father insists that he attend a hearing class instead of the deaf class the school offers. The father and mother have a constant struggle between how to best raise Jacob. The mother believes that he
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