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    Persian Gulf

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    Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is an expansion of the Indian Ocean‚ situated in western Asia which separate Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. The Persian Gulf’s wide is 55 kilometers and 989 kilometers-long inland sea. The Persian Gulf States include Iran (Persia)‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast‚ Bahrain on an island‚ and Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest (Reynolds‚ 1993). The Persian Gulf has wide coral reefs‚ and numerous pearl oysters‚ and plenty of

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    The Persian Expedition

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    Xenophon’s account of in The Persian Expedition displays the adventure 10‚000 Greek men and soldiers embarked on following Cyrus‚ the younger brother to the Persian king Artaxerxes‚ deep into the Persian Empire. Xenophon displaying the history of battles and situations the Greeks faced along with elaborating on how their motivation and emotions stayed strong while also glorifying himself and his involvement. He shows the reader how everyday life was for an ordinary man during the journey and shows

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    Persian Cats

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    Persians and Himalays Com 107 September 6‚ 2010 Dr. Phillip Johnson Abstract Persians and Himalayans This paper will explore the differences between Persian and Himalayans cats with the respect to the color and different healthcare and where they originate from. These cats are alike in many ways‚ Himalayans are Persians and some are not Himalayans are essentially a cross between a Persian and a Siamese‚ but among the Persian they have striking marks as Himalayan. Himalayans trademarks

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    Persian The Movie

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    with slavery and death. Oh‚ I’ve chosen my words carefully‚ Persian. Perhaps you should have done the same.” Moments later he executes the king’s messenger and his people by kicking them into a deep well. Behavior such as this would be a direct act of war‚ nonetheless‚ the Spartan King refused to allow for he and his people to be ridiculed by a foreigner. This scene is extremely appealing to viewers because it is a moment that exemplifies a strong king‚ a man who possesses a great deal of honor and

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    Persian Empire

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    The essay about the Persian Empire The particular history-achaemenid The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). Persia’s earliest known kingdom was the proto-Elamite Empire‚ followed by the Medes; but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called "Persian. The first record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them

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    Persian Stereotypes

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    is a country located in the middle-east. However‚ it’s not an ARAB country and the people speak persian(farsi) NOT arabic. They are well known for being rich‚ educated‚ and good looking. They are also famous for their cats and hand-made rugs. Physical features: Persian women are said to be some of the most beautiful women in the world. They are famous for their exotic looking eyes. In general‚ Persians have black hair‚ brown eyes‚ and light brown skin. However‚ this is just a generalization and it

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    The Persian Empire

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    The Persian Empire was a vast empire; it stretched from Egypt to Turkey past Mesopotamia to the Indus River. It was located in what is now Iran. Around the fifth century B.C.E. it had become the largest empire on Earth. Although the Persian Empire did well‚ due to some poor emperors decisions‚ it disappeared just as fast as it appeared. There were a lot of nomadic tribes that did not have a police force or law makers. But some tribes would collect different tribes all under one leadership. “The

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    Baron de Montesquieu was a French philosopher who lived around the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. This was before the French Revolution. He believed strongly in Thomas Locke‚ who was another French philosopher. Montesquieu also wrote many books that greatly influenced the society he was in at that time. Although Montesquieu was thought to be fair‚ he believed in slavery. Other ideas that he had were that women were not equal to men‚ but could still run government. He believed that

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    What guides the decisions of the Governor when he executes certain powers bestowed upon him and his position through a particular document? According to Waluchow’s article on Constitutionalism‚ and looking at the excerpt‚ we can see that constitutionalism in the richer sense is the document of the country that defines the implementation of powers and not the individual himself or herself. Therefore‚ the limitations placed on the sovereignty of the constitution will be one of those deciding factors

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    Persian Cats

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    Summary of the Film and Research “No one knows Persian cats” is an Iran rap art firm‚ and this film depicts Iranian city life with a variety of music language. Meanwhile‚ the film also shows how two young people struggle with their dreams‚ even though the way to reach their ambition was really hard. Since the Islamic revolution‚ the government forbade the all movies and music that inconformity to the Islamism. Hence‚ “No one know Persian cats” expressed the thinking of music culture. Under the advocacy

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