Baghdad

Introduction During 2000 BC the Indus Valley was alive with trade. This area flourished economically as it was a hub for many surrounding areas. Throughout history a vast and diverse amount of artwork has been unearthed within the Indus Valley. In particular an art form known as Seals. Seals served many purposes during the Indus Valley Civilization. However one major purpose of Seals were their ability to represent local economic and political powers. This research paper serves the purpose to…

During the 13th century, a nomadic tribe known as the Mongols roamed around the Asian Steppe. The Mongols, ruled by Kublai Khan, extended their land across Eurasia, including China and Ancient Persia. Although the Mongols didn’t have permanent homes, or a set living style, they eventually became the most powerful empire of their time. The government affected how the Mongols and others lived because they expanded trade, they had religious tolerance, and their adaptability led their empire to…

Which political system is better for a country? Each country have different needs, cultures, history, strengths and weaknesses to take into account in order to find the appropriate system. The aftermath of war in Iraq, when talking about politics, was focused on asserting control over the country, the next step in order to rebuild the country is establishing a representational system, the majority believe that democracy is the system to follow, since a democracy is not a unknown concept for…

Thesis: In Islamic architecture, the mosques embody the formal art and system of order that Islamic society uses to create the experience of a building. In every mosque, there is evidence of Roman components, which make up western architecture, molded and elaborated on by western society. Islamic architecture is considered western architecture because Islamic architecture contains the formal order that had begun from Rome. Western architecture began with Rome when the formal order of spatial…

In Adam Braun’s memoir and life guide “The Promise of a Pencil”, the speaker relates his journey of creating Pencils of Promise and the lessons learned along the way. He employs the rhetorical technique of flashback in a way that is both elucidating and memorable, establishing mood of unwitting self-indulgence in a tone that is both austere and sophomoric. Any college worth its salt has a motto, something to aspire to. At FIU it’s “Hope, Knowledge, Opportunity”. While sounding great in…

we know of him comes from IS propagandists. For example, the 45-year old was once monikered the “invisible sheikh” for hiding his face behind a mask while addressing battlefield commanders. He reportedly holds a doctorate in Islamic Studies from Baghdad University, which should make him an authority on religious discourse, but he utterly ruined his scholarship by proclaiming “Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting.” For my money, anyone who distills something as…

Music has always been a great way to voice out one’s thoughts in regards of worldwide events. Past and future musical artists seized the opportunity to use their musical abilities to reach out to their audiences―trying to get their listeners to support what they may believe is morally correct at the time. Thus, it is no surprise to hear of past artists like Joan Baez who used music to stand for what she, and many others believed, to be morally and politically correct. Joan Baez was born on…

Although veterans go to war to fight for the United States’ independence, they are not always treated with the respect and honor they deserve or given the help they need after returning home. When veterans come home after war, they bring a lot of baggage with them. The way society treats veterans and the kind of medical or mental treatment they receive will help them to deal with that baggage and learn how to adapt to society. Unfortunately, over time, the way people in society have treated…

We have all been a witness to death in some way or another, have we not? You may have mourned the loss of a loved one, you may be personally facing a terminal illness, you may have secretly anticipated someone’s death in a movie, you may have read about the dearly departed in the obituary section of the newspaper, or you may have even survived a horrific automobile accident. Many of us have survived throughout some ghastly times, when others were not so fortunate. While death is inevitable, this…

its history. During Chavismo, The policies and idiologies of Hugo Chávez (Oxford Dictionary, n.d.), the number of homocides had reached an unimaginable extent. Reports indicate that during an average weekend there are more deaths in Caracas than in Baghdad and Kabul combined, also giving Carcas a title as the most dangerous capitals in the world, and also the most dagerous cities. Within A Surge to the Center, Michael Shifter states that The number of violent deaths in Venezuela has overtaken…