both sexes. In Babylon The Ishtar Gate was built to honor the goddess Ishtar‚ and to give the civilians a sense of security (Bernard‚ Daniel) . This Gate was the 8th gate to enter the city (Bernard‚ Daniel). The Gates walls were covered in lions‚ which represented the Goddess of love‚ war‚ and fertility- the Goddess Ishtar (Bernard‚ Daniel). The civilians believed that they were the chosen people; they were they group the Gods and Goddess ’ adored. Being overtaken once by outsiders was a drastic moment
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Many Greek gods and goddesses make up the stories we know about the most famous constellations of stars we look at every night. One of which is the goddess Athena. While not a constellation herself‚ she?s a key character in many of the stories. Athena was the goddess of crafts‚ war‚ and wisdom. She is very unique in lots of ways‚ some of which are her many names‚ how she came about‚ and her very own city. It was said that she was to carry out deeds that Zeus could not do but would want to do. She
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ISIS: The Next Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Angela Nixon HLSS320: Intelligence and Homeland Security March 13‚ 2016 ISIS‚ which stands for The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria‚ has become one of the largest threats to the United States. In addition‚ it has become a terrorist organization that exploits various sources of intelligence collection methods to include open source intelligence (OSINT)‚ human intelligence (HUMINT)‚ imagery intelligence (IMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT). Each
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U.S Combating Method for fighting ISIS Despite US efforts ISIS has learned to coexist within the US instead of perishing. The Islamic State was first started after the death of Zarqawi. Zarqawi was the man who formed Al-Qaeda which later created another organization called The Islamic State (ISIS). The Islamic State is known as a very violent organization.The reason being is because their actions within the organization is ruthless‚they are willing to do anything to get their point across.With
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89) President Obama was referring to the relationship between al-Qaeda‚ a well-established terrorist group‚ and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Shaam)‚ a terrorist group that has recently grown within the last couple of years. This statement suggests that ISIS and al-Qaeda are working together and has led to much confusion on the relationship between al-Qaeda and ISIS. The rise of ISIS is different than that of al-Qaeda due to the success of its leadership‚ the establishment of the ‘caliphate’
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ARTEMIS was the great Olympian goddess of hunting‚ wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth‚ and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage. Her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disease--Artemis targetted women and girls‚ and Apollon men and boys. In ancient art Artemis was usually depicted as a girl dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting
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without hearing stories about terrorism‚ radical groups and the war on terror; all of which are linked to Isis‚ but what is Isis? Isis stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. This group began in 2004 as al Qaeda in Iraq‚ and a couple years later was reintroduced as Isis. They were disowned by al Qaeda in 2014 and have proved to be very effective at controlling its territory (Greene). ISIS has a lot of control in the Middle East and are taking over their economy. They forced people out of their
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Haram but‚ there is one that is different from them all and strikes fear the most. ISIS is different from the rest‚ what makes this organization more powerful than the rest is they organize along with practicing tactics no other group has done before. ISIS is more than a group; they have structure and order‚ control and conquer while liberating those that don’t believe in their views of Islam. Even though ISIS does not confront military forces‚ they engage in ways terrorist groups cannot because
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coming back from visiting the wonders of Egypt‚ heading towards St. Petersburg‚ Russia. Most people of Egypt were shocked about this incident. Fortunately‚ the plane did not have any explosives‚ as this is a counterexample regarding ISIS claiming they caused it. Apparently‚ ISIS wants more attention around the globe to scare people. Intelligent analysts claimed that the plane was hit by a missile‚ but new information says that it was an in-flight structural malfunction which caused an explosion on the
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losing sovereignty is Iraq’s primary motivation behind their fight against ISIS. However‚ defeating ISIS in Iraq will only be possible if the government can successfully ameliorate the social‚ political‚ and economic discrepancies that plague the nation. This can be done through economic development through foreign investment‚ widespread social inclusion‚ and unity among the people (Al-Maliki 2014). As stated above‚ ISIS was able to form in Iraq due to the power vacuum created by the removal of
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