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Brazil and Saudi Arabi Brazil and Saudi Arabia are countries in different continents. They are modern countries; however, they have different societies, governments systems, and transnational issues. In Brazil, the population is 204,259,812 as the estimation of July 2015 states. In addition, the population growth rate is 0.77% with 14.46 births per 1000 population and 6.58 deaths per 1000 population. These people talk many languages, but the Portuguese language is the most widely spoken language…

First some basic facts on Gibraltar. At just under three square miles in total area, Gibraltar is a British territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and guards the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Gibraltar became a part of the Great Britain in 1703 after The War of Spanish Succession. Gibraltar’s population is 32,217 and has the 5th highest population density out of any country or territory in the world. The demographic breakdown of the territory is a bit of a melting pot. 27%…

Over the past decades, America has become the guardian of the world. Being a first World Superpower, the United States is able to reach out and touch people or countries who are dangerous to themselves and more importantly to the U.S and its interest. Everywhere there is any kind of conflict, America has been there to exert its influence and the Middle East is no different. Americans should care about the current state of the Middle East for numerous reasons. Some of the reasons Americans should…

USA and Saudi Arabia Each nation in the world has a unique feature or ability for which it is known for. While some are known for their economic and military prowess, others are revered for their rich cultural histories and vibrant people and natural resources that they have in abundance. As such, the uniqueness of each country can be exhibited through a detailed comparison between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and U.S. have some similarities and differences…

Africa in the World, part four, starts with the chapter “Crazy Soup”, about the defeat of the Triple Alliance of American groups by Cortes. Juan Garrido, “an African turned Europea turned America”, became an agent of the Columbian exchange when he planted three kernels of bread wheat on American ground. The freedom that Garrido had wasn’t experienced by all Africans, with a majority of slaves doing back-breaking work to produce Portugal’s best cash crop, sugar. This country soon grew into an…

Persian Gulf War The Persian Gulf war had affected the whole world in a negative way during after 1991, influencing around 30 nations to join and fight in the war, it also affected U.S.’s economy, and many oil wells in Kuwait were lost due to Iraq’s temper towards their enemies. Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq was in debt because of the previous war with Iran and this, along with Iraq’s greed for oil influenced Iraq to invade Kuwait and take over their rich oil plants. This incident was not…

Timothy was a man in his late 70's. He was born in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands. Timothy died on an Island in the Caribbean Sea. He died during a massive Hurricane. Soon after Timothy was born he was abandoned at the residence of mister & Misses Smith. Mr. & Mrs. Smith took Timothy in but were killed due to the following winter. Timothy was alone yet again until he was found by a young farmer when he was 8 months old. Timothy grew up with him and helped him with his farm. He learned my…

Prior to going to hear Dr. Shirin Ebadi’s ‘Role of Women in World Peace’, I knew nothing about the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Which I now deeply regret because Dr. Ebadi is an incredible person (to put it VERY lightly). She was Iran’s first female judge and first Muslim women to receive a Noble Peace Prize. Even though she was dismissed in 1979, because of the Khomeini’s revolution, she opened her own practice for people who were persecuted by the same authorities that discriminated against her…

Many historians agree that the United States’ entrance into Iraq during the second Iraq war benefited oil companies and thus the US alike. After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein many oil companies, like Shell and ExxonMobil began attempts to move into Iraq. As these US companies benefited from the oil that was present, the US enjoyed cheaper oil prices. The price prior to the Iraq war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein for a barrel of oil was $40 USD. However, after the war oil prices dropped to…

Postmodernity is generally describes the economic, social and cultural condition of society which is said to occur after modernity. Postmodernity also called as late modernity (Giddens 1991), reflexive modernity (Beck et al 2003) or late capitalism (Harvey 1992). The era of postmodernity began in the late 20th century as many theorists had come out with their own taught and perception in explaining the ideas of postmodernism. Moreover, the theorists also link the idea of postmodernity with some…