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    fanatics" really want‚| |writes a leading political scientist in Ethics and International Affairs‚ is "the end of corrupt‚ arbitrary‚ and unpredictable | |rule and the imposition of the rule of law and responsible government." The new Islamic fundamentalism should be seen "for what it| |is‚" concludes a former intelligence analyst in the Washington Post‚ | |a movement that is historically inevitable and politically "tamable." Over the long

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    region‚ though not the root cause it perpetuated the turmoil. Through the literary rich work‚ Persepolis‚ Satrapi seeks to provide truth into the Iran Revolution by contrasting the stereotypes of common Iranians‚ exploring the motivations for fundamentalism‚ and a rational for Iranians acceptance of a dogmatic

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    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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    Questions around the themes Fundamentalism Is Changez a Religious (Islamic) fundamentalist‚ or does he become one in his rejection of American society? Is Hamid implying that America is guilty of economic and political fundamentalism? Is Changez rejecting the ‘fundamentals’ of Underwood Sampson- maximum profit etc? Nostalgia When does nostalgia become destructive? Changez compares nostalgia to crack cocaine- How powerful is it really? And to whom? Identity What is the relationship between personal

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    greater legal equality‚ Equal pay act‚ this made working more worth while. Over the years marriage have decreased significantly‚ the decline in marriage may be due to change in social attitudes in which marriage is not seen as socially desirable‚ secularisation and an increase in cohabitation. Cohabitation has increased significantly over the years‚ a survey showed that in 1979 in the UK there was 3% of the women cohabiting but by 2005 there was 12%. Patricia Morgan (2003) sees cohabitation as a trend

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    Analysis of Data As previously demonstrated‚ the data collected was graphically represented in order to highlight trends or anomalies. Figure 1 (Fig. 1) begins by showing that 36% of our sample supported same sex marriage‚ whilst 64% did not. Since non-support of same-sex marriage is used as our indicator of homophobia‚ approximately two-thirds (( 2)⁄(3 )) of our sample is considered homophobic. Whilst this suggests that a substantial proportion of our population is supportive of homosexuality‚

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    Division of Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Southville International School and Colleges TITLE (It should be ALL CAPS) Submitted to: Rex L. Llonora Assistant Professor Basic Economics with Taxation and Land Reform Submitted by: Channing Tatum Michael Phelps Bachelor of Science in Business Economics February 22‚ 2014 (exact date of submission) Note: Contents and arguments written in this sample research paper are incomplete. Introduction (Ideal number of words for Introduction

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    After the war‚ the American people made the change from "old" ways to "new" ways. Many factors‚ such as new technology‚ fundamentalism‚ new looks and church led to tension between the old and the new. The 1920s were a time of conflicting viewpoints between traditional behaviors and new and changing attitudes. New technology in the 1920s attributed to the change. Inventions such as the radio helped improve communication. Court trials‚ conventions‚ and meetings were broadcasted. Electrical appliances

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    movement‚ and that these elements live up to Juergensmeyer’s perception of religious nationalism‚ but the movement as a whole does not conform to that perception. Rather‚ I would argue that Juergensmeyer’s idea of national religion should be seen as ’fundamentalism’. He does acknowledge that it would be easy to characterize it as such‚ but rejects this on three

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    Assess the view that changes in the law are the main cause of rising divorce rates (16 Marks) Over the years people’s opinions of divorce have changed rapidly. The divorce rate has increased since 1940. Many argue the divorce rate has increased because of the change in society or the rising expectations of marriage. Whereas others disagree and argue that it is because of the changes in law that divorce rates have increased. Divorce has become more socially accepted and there is less social disapproval

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    Mariama Ba Woman

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    Oppression based on race‚ religion‚ and gender‚ and caused by fundamentalism and extremism‚ exists everywhere today. Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter and Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero focus on the oppression and subsequent suffering of women by mainstream patriarchy. People respond to adversity in a multitude of ways‚ including further hostility and moderate protest. Woman at Point Zero’s Firdaus exemplifies the former method‚ while So Long a Letter’s Ramatoulaye elucidates the latter‚ more

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