strength of our Constitution” and “the promise of our democracy”. He also noted‚ seemingly in a nod to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ that “what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin”. Surely‚ the remarkable historical arc from the Civil War to civil rights to the nations’ first black president was in the forefront of President Obama’s mind as he gave his second inaugural speech. Perhaps it was for this reason that Obama imbued his speech with the sense that progress – that is‚ what he
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interesting artwork that was appealing was "War Never Ends" by Mathew Monahan‚ and when visiting the LACMA the most interested artwork that was appealing to me was "Mountain of the Holy Cross" by Thomas Moran. Through proper analysis of each of these artworks and artists‚ it will help show a better understanding of each artist as an individual and their mindset when creating artwork. The first artist is unknown and his name is Mathew Monahan with his artwork titled "War Never Ends." Monahan was born in
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The Australian airline industry 2. The External Environment 2.1.1 Demographic Changes Momentarily‚ there is a growing‚ but also aging population in Australia. The Generation Y represents about 4.5 million of the 20 million people living in Australia. This group is reported to be setting and influencing spending pattern trends (Ben Wyld‚ 2005). . 2.1.2 Socio-Cultural Forces Socio-culturally speaking‚ we can see an ongoing trend for greater environmental concerns. Especially people
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The Syrian conflict‚ for or against? Prior to beginning this assignment‚ I must admit that Syria was not one of my priorities‚ nor had I given thought to which direction our government should take in its dealings with them. However‚ after much “educating of myself” on the conflict‚ I definitely have personal views on the course of action as well as the problems behind the situation. It is most certainly my opinion that the U.S. should simply stay completely and fully out of any course of action
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diminishing during this coalition. Reports suggest that the voting behaviour of coalition MPs show that rebellion is at a post war high. Similarly the last Labour government towards the end had major difficulties from backbenchers‚ with 112 Labour backbenchers going against the government at least once. Backbench rebellions have been more frequent than any since the Second World War and for some MPs rebellion against the coalition is becoming a habit. Backbenchers have even refused to sustain the government
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only could convince someone who knows little about politics or his views and past statements. As everyone in America knows‚ our country is in a crisis. The United States is at war with Iraqi and Afghani terrorist groups‚ and anyone that has followed Obama’s campaign knows he is all for pulling troops out of Iraq. The country’s economy is in bad shape; people are losing jobs and their homes and can’t pay for their own healthcare. Obama says‚ “These are the indicators of crisis‚ subject to data
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Habit Formation Because of Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches In February 2003‚ I deployed to Iraq with the 887 Engineer Company‚ 326 Engineer Battalion 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell‚ KY. On the flight there‚ all I could think about was my family and how they would be and what was in store for me in a new country full of hardship and war. I knew that I was definitely not entering into a Utopian society. It would be filled with problems and I was in charge
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inhumane conflict for the past five years. Syria’s civil war was set off by Arab spring protests in 2011‚ against the regime of President Bashar Assad. As a result of this revolt‚ a huge breakout of violent Islamic groups began going around many parts of the country and gained power. Furthermore‚ many Syrians have been displaced all around and brought into refugees into certain countries such as Lebanon‚ Turkey‚ Jordan‚ the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Egypt‚ holding a total of four million Syrian refugees
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Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia were two very imposing dictators who ruled their nations cruelly and powerfully. Their tactics worked in the short run to superficially hold together ethnic tensions. However‚ both countries violently imploded from decades of internal repression after Tito died in 1980 and Saddam was captured in 2003. Saddam Hussein was born in 1937 into a very troubled household. His brother and father died shortly before his birth‚ and his mother refused to
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America’s Image in the World. For many decades‚ America is known as the most powerful and rich country in the world. It’s known for its freedom‚ its democracy‚ its influence on other countries‚ its international universities‚ its high values and for its charity. However‚ America’s portrayal through others lenses around the world is varying from positive views to negative ones. America’s positive reputation was more popular many years ago. After September tragedy‚ the position has changed. According
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