War and Peace in Mindanao Murray Smith In December 2006 I had the chance to visit the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. Mindanao and the surrounding islands rarely make the headlines except when some Western tourists are kidnapped. But Mindanao has been the scene of an ongoing conflict that has now lasted for more than 35 years‚ as the Muslim Bangsa Moro people have fought for self-determination. To date the conflict has claimed 120‚000 lives‚ many of them civilians. More than
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Pakistan–Taliban peace deals 19 The reconciliation process in review 23 Expert views 23 Key challenges 32 Messaging the Taliban 34 Prospects for dialogue – nothing significant to report? 34 Better use of communications 36 Practical measures 37 Options for engagement 38 Defence and Security Studies at DIIS 41 3 DIIS REPORT 2013:06 Abbreviations ANA The Afghan National Army ANP Awami National Party APRP Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation
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Led Zeppelin‚ ‘Bring it On Home’ Led Zeppelin’s ‘Bring it on Home’ was released in 1969 as the somewhat monstrous concluding track of their album ‘Led Zeppelin 2’. Led Zeppelin are undoubtedly one of the most legendary and most famous rock bands in history; created by the former member of the yard birds Jimmy Page in 1968‚ the band have sold 111.5 million certified units in the US and over 200 million records worldwide. At the closing of this decade‚ a time when the prominent racial segregation
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exist? Let’s go back to the definition of peace and war. Peace is commonly referred as an era without conflict‚ when people live in harmony. War is usually defined as a time when people fight for honor or their country. Although these definitions are quite accurate‚ it does not adequately explain what is peace and war‚ and I doubt the simplicity of these two words. What is the cause and effect‚ the balance‚ between these two “words”‚ if there is one? Peace and war does not always have to refer to
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D.H. Lawrence is a complicated example of how a poet might think. The speaker in "Piano" is proud to be a full grown man‚ yet he loves remembering his happy childhood; his nostalgic attitude causes him to feel guilty as if he had betrayed his present state of being. Through effective imagery‚ Lawrence is able (to describe an image) to help the reader understand the speaker’s nostalgic attitude. The diction and tone used in this poem reveal the speaker’s struggle as his feelings mix between his desire
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World peace is an idea simple in principle but difficult to achieve in practice because‚ as individual members of our species‚ we have not found peace within ourselves. Societies cannot be peaceful societies until the members of the society look peacefully toward each other. But‚ it is impossible to look peacefully toward each other under constant threat for one’s survival. The quest for peace must be carried out on many fronts‚ the most important of which is for each of us to contribute our portion
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A Separate Peace In his book A Separate Peace John Knowles communicates what war really is. He uses a number of complex characters in a very complicated plot in order to convey the harsh‚ sad‚ cruel‚ destructive forces of war. The Characters Gene and Finny are used as opposing forces in a struggle between that cold reality of war-that is World War II in this story-and a separate peace. A peace away from the real war and all of the terrible things that come with it. Through their relationship‚ that
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While watching the video Try‚ Colbie Caillat is trying to let women know that they don’t have to be afraid to be themselves. In Colbie Caillat’s music video Try she is trying to convey women to have self-confidence in themselves‚ be your own you‚ and actions last forever. The Try video conveys women to have self-confidence in themselves. When all the girls took off their makeup‚ hair extensions‚ and wigs they then realized that they look like themselves without all of it on them. When the women took
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The Family Law (Scotland) Act and 2006 is structured with several points‚ the main four points of this act being; Divorce‚ Civil Partners‚ Co-habitees and Gender Recognition. These four points are going to be covered and analysed throughout this report. This report will widen understanding of family law and the different aspects that come under the act. Divorce Divorce and how the legal position of the 1996 act has altered and changed by the 2006 act‚ also the Divorce Scotland Act 1976. This will
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John Knowles’s separate peace is not a classic example of a novel‚ because the book was not analytical or explanatory. I believe Knowles’s goal was to create an impression of good vs. evil‚ and to communicate social values. A separate piece had many symbols and underlying themes in it‚ which right away is a tip off that Knowles has more than a classic-definition novel here. Knowles used impressions like evil always wins‚ again going against the theory of a classic novel. By focusing on our right
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