Libya is considered the eighteenth largest oil exporter holding around 46.4 billion barrels of oil reserves. Even though Libya exports mostly in Europe‚ there is a certain percentage that comes to the United States and certainly its political and economic situation affect the prices of oil and the U.S stock market as well. The latest situation in Egypt and other Middle East countries where anti-government protestors demanded that longtime dictators resign their positions have encouraged Libya to
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Libya‚ an oil-rich nation in North Africa‚ spent more than 40 years under the erratic leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011 after a six-month struggle. On Oct. 20‚ Colonel Qaddafi was killed as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime finally wrested control of his hometown of Surt. The country was formally declared liberated three days later by the provisional government‚ the Transitional National Council‚ setting in motion the process
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE EAST-WEST-CONCEPT IN FAMILY THERAPY ABOUT THE COURAGE TO RISK A TEST A king put his court to a test for an important post. Powerful and wise men stood around him in great numbers. ’’You wise men‚" said the king‚ "I have a problem‚ and I want to see who of you is in a position to solve it." He led the men to a huge door‚ bigger than anyone had ever seen. The king explained‚ "Here you see the biggest and heaviest door in my kingdom. Who among you can open it?" Some
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Clinton and Obama both supported the path to legalization for illegal immigrants that would include learning English and paying taxes. Both President Obama and Former Senator Clinton have experience in working in the government. Their leadership are very much similar to each other. Clinton’s and Obama’s leadership style are of leaders who believes in the common good and to make sure their people are getting the things that they need. But leaders believe in fixing any problem and given everyone an
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Tharasymachus’ has been listening to the discussion and has been eagerly waiting to interupt‚ he is convinced that he alone has the answer of what justice is. He states that justice "is in the interest of the stronger party" and its a virtue only intended for the weaker members of a society. According to Thrasymachus‚ the just man leads a good life because he is fearful of the repercussions of his actions and the unjust man is not fearful of these repercussions because he is stronger and more intelligent
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- When men are no longer bound together by caste‚ class‚ corporate or family ties‚ they are only too prone to give their whole thoughts to their private interest‚ and to wrap themselves up in a narrow individuality in which public virtue is stifled. Despotism does not combat this tendency; on the contrary‚ it renders it irresistible‚ for it deprives citizens of all common passions‚ [ix] mutual necessities‚ need of a common understanding‚ opportunity for combined action: it ripens them‚ so to speak
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“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment” (Gandhi). To me‚ this quote means power through generosity and kindness is longer lasting and more genuine than power gained by terror . The first part of the quote‚ “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love” (Gandhi) means that a person
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When thinking of an idea for this assignment ‚ King Afonso IV was a topic I wanted to talk about. I find the whole King concept interesting. Being a king had to come with some much work‚ in a way it’s like being the president over here in the United states. So much responsibility. Basically an King is the head man of the state back in medieval time period. In this paper I will be getting into the the life of King Afonso IV. Just imagine growing up in a household where everyone is famous‚ To me that’s
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2) The essential attribute of the macho—power—almost always reveals itself as a capacity for wounding‚ humiliating‚ annihilating. Nothing is more natural‚ therefore‚ than his indifference toward the offspring he engenders. He is not the founder of a people; he is not a patriarch who exercises patria potesta; he is not a king or a judge or the chieftain of a clan. He is power isolated in its own potency‚ without relationship or compromise with the outside world. He is pure in communication‚ a solitude
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include fear‚ hatred‚ the belief that one is superior to another‚ lack of control‚ and self-destructive patterns. Within the reason category‚ there are the physical aspects of personal gain‚ and the rise and quest for power. Two great philosophers‚ Machiavelli and Francis Bacon‚ write of the destruction through man. Machiavelli’s writing of “The Qualities of the Prince‚” and Bacon’s writing “The Four Idols‚” show their views of human nature and how it can become a destructive force. The quest for power
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