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    For over 2 centuries, Afghanistan has known virtually no time without war. Beginning around 326 B.C. with the conquests of Alexander the Great, to the Persians, British, Russians and most recently, America and our NATO allies, Afghanistan has been cultivated into the country that it is today through a trial by fire. Regardless of this relentless onslaught of foreign military power, the Afghan people have tirelessly defended their homeland with no outside power ever being able to subdue them completely

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    you respect my gun?” The answer is: “You don’t have that gun, there’s no way we’re having this conversation.” Ultimately, Bishop obtained a gun and wanted to get the juice by holding up the local corner store. On the other hand, the protagonist Q, Omar Epps, is an aspiring DJ who wants to make it out of his circumstances. He didn 't want anything to do with the stick up and focused on a DJ contest at a local club. However, Bishop took on the revenge, eat or be eaten mentality, and pestered them into

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    It is important to note that the Taliban was a Pashtun Islamic Fundamentalist group in the 1990’s. It was started by Islamic fighters who resisted the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1979 to 1989. Not only was it comprised of Islamic fighters but also were joined by younger Pashtun tribesmen who had studied in Pakistani seminaries. The Taliban gained support in the beginning during the post-Soviet era by promising to stabilize the country of Afghanistan along with the rule of

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    Omar Dupree works in a school, but he’s not a teacher. He can be a fun person to joke around with, but when it come down to doing work, he expects his players and students to be focused. Coach Omar is not a fancy person. He is a tall black man with a small patch of gray on the left side, but he’s young, just 33 years old. Unlike teachers that have to wear professional clothes, Omar wears sport clothing because he is a coach. When he finished high school, Omar applied to 6 colleges: Goucher, Elizabethtown

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    an elaborate printed script. The phrase read ‘Tamám Shud.’ Frank Kennedy, the police reporter for the Adelaide Advertiser, recognized the words as Persian, and telephoned the police to suggest they obtain a copy of a book of poetry—the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. (Dash, “The Body on Somerton Beach”). The “Tamán Shud” note in the man’s pocket supports the suicide hypothesis. The Rubaiyat contains poems about living life to the fullest and not being sorry when it’s over. The meaning of the phrase, “ended

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    proverbs and the Rubaiyat is the theme of carpe diem. In fact, the author of the Rubaiyat wrote these four line poems with this particular theme in mind. The author, Omar Khayyam was born in Persia, and during the time he was alive the Seljuk Turks annexed the Persian empire, and instituted an iron-fisted government and harsh religious rules. Omar composed poems to oppose the Turk’s authoritative rule; he wrote them with the consistent theme of living for today and not worrying about tomorrow. On the other

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    Mosquito- Man It was the year 2050 and America was losing World War 3, and it was up to the scientist to create a super weapon that will help them when the war. No one had any good ideas besides Brock. Brock had an idea to infuse mosquito with a radioactive chemical called SNS-11 which he made, and release the mosquitos into the enemy bases and put them the enemies to sleep while soldiers enter the base and find launch codes, and any other things that will give them an advantage. But Brock decided

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    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Textual analysis and translation. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is known worldwide and it is one of the most well-known and admired eastern poetry in the Western World. It is the work of a Persian poet Omari Khayyam that was translated into English language in 1859 by Edward FitzGerald and ultimately won worldwide acclaim. However, the poetry of Umar Khayyam is considered an enigma, meaning that his poems are understood differently by different individuals. There is,

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    Mist of Avalon breaks through many stereotypes but also strengthens some in some ways. One stereotype that was torn down was that women are not as strong as men. This is proved to be wrong when they have Morgaine fighting men and actually being victorious. This movie also breaks the stereotype that women can’t be in power. Most women in this movie hold very high positions. For example, Viviane is the high goddess of Avalon. Also Morgaine is her second in command. Although this movie breaks

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    Confidence in the principle of universal equality of educational opportunity is difficult to maintain when one views the breadth of the educational landscape in America. When viewing two schools that fall on opposite sides of the spectrum in nearly every measurable aspect, it is crucial to make sense of where such disparity is founded so that the education system can be altered to better society. One such example of a tremendous educational gap is found in the 3.6 miles that span between the Nashville

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