A VAST MOUNTAINOUS REGION As a physical region‚ the Cordillera — Gran Cordillera Central‚ to be complete — is a row of great mountain ranges occupying half of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. Its rugged mountainous backbone contains many peaks exceeding 2‚000 meters in height‚ with rolling hills and stretches of river valleys along its flanks. Around 230 km long and 120 km wide‚ with an irregular shape‚ the mountainous region’s estimated total area is about 17‚500 square km. Thus‚ the Cordillera
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the history of the Syria‚ sections of the pentagon papers and review how United States foreign policy has failed handle the threat ISIL. History of Syria’s Succession Hafiz al-Assad died on June 10‚ 2000 after 30 years of rule over Syria. Before Hafiz al-Assad‚ Syria had underwent 15 successful coups between 1949-1970. Al-Assad is credited for slowing down the disturbingly harsh domestic political disturbance
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(ALS Case Study) A 51-year-old woman developed an unusual gait related to "calf stiffness." After several months of progressive weakness‚ she developed a right foot drop. Within 15 months‚ she also described difficulty in writing‚ weakness of the right hand and arm‚ and diffuse muscle twitching with painful muscle cramps. Assessment confirmed weakness of all limbs‚ more marked on the right side‚ with muscle atrophy. Reflexes were hyperactive and fasciculations were observed in the right leg.
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Al-Qaeda had been seen as the most powerful and relevant threat to the United States‚ specifically since the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. But appearing on most subject matter experts and intelligence community personnel is the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ better known in the press as ISIS. This is a Sunni group that has become more vicious and powerful than any other terrorist group known to us‚ even more brutal than al-Qaeda itself. This is why it is
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not traditionally part of the Middle East but their cultures cause their placement in this region (such as Pakistan). Afghanistan Algeria Azerbaijan* Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel** Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen * The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region‚ even twenty years after independence. In this listing‚ they’ve been placed where most appropriate
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Arkansas is a unique state that has been divided into six regions: the Ozarks‚ the Ouachita Mountains‚ Crowley’s Ridge‚ the Arkansas River Valley‚ the West Gulf Coastal Plain‚ and the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The six regions of Arkansas are all different in their own way‚ but they are what make our state beautiful. Each region has gone through good times and bad times which gives them a history. The six regions of Arkansas have a different economy‚ population‚ and topography. Today‚ I want to
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How scholars criticize the practice of bay’ al-Inah in Malaysia Islamic Banking Bay’ al-Inah is a sale contract with immediate repurchase. It takes place when a person sells an asset in credit and immediately buys back the asset in cash at lower price. This practice has gained some popularity in the South East Asian region‚ despite the fact that it has been rejected outright in almost all other Muslim countries by the Islamic scholars. The classical jurists were in disagreement in assessing the
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Who is Al-Shabaab? Darryl Everett Excelsior College Who is Al-Shabaab? The creation of life‚ the desire to remain plentiful and enjoying the fruits of the Fertile Crescent has caused wars due to rightful inheritance. This may sound like gibberish‚ but the Fertile Crescent area is also known as the cradle of civilization and has a history of being the birthplace of man; as well as‚ it is the home to many religions. Many of these habitants of this region
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The Atlantic Region (also called the Maritimes) Provinces and capital cities: Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s) Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Nova Scotia (Halifax) New Brunswick (Fredricton) Around 2.3 million people live in the Maritimes. The region is known for fishing‚ farming‚ forestry‚ and mining. Aside from its natural coastal beauty‚ the area is also rich in history‚ with Nova Scotia known as the gateway to Canada‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador as the oldest colony of the British
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Document-Based Question: New England and the Chesapeake Region Alec Brevé AP US History September 13th‚ 2011 7th Period The Chesapeake Region and New England both started as English colonies‚ but by the 1700’s they had already become two completely different societies. The so-called “Chesapeake Region” was born with the foundation of Jamestown in 1607‚ the first English colony in the New World. In the area of New England‚ it all started when the colony of Plymouth was founded in 1630.
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