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    Rashid Khalidi wrote “Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Past in the Middle East” to talk about what he believes the reasons of the Bush administration invasion and seizing of Iraq were. This is an important book for Americans, especially those who aren’t really aware of the past, or ignore it. Khalidi brings up information that people are too scared to talk about. Khalidi talks about certain events that people know and then points out the wrong in these events that…

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    What if people were fish and someone put oil in our homes? When the oil went into the water, all the fish and other sea creature’s home were ruined. Does the Gulf oil spill affect humanity? Is the Gulf oil spill harmful to the water that we drink today? The Gulf coast, marine life, and human communities were all affected by the oil spill. To people who experienced the oil spill, they know that it is one of the most tragic oil spills in the history of the United States. There were cameras…

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    The Florida Keys The winds howled and a waves crashed up against the bridges as the workers hurry to finish the bridge before the hurricane arrives. In 1909 a category 5 hurricane hit land in the keys, the winds reached speeds of up to 185 mph. The hurricane destroyed much of Henry Flagler’s near completed railroad, however his workers continued building the bridge. “There has never been anything worth obtaining without grief, or suffering, and disappointment” - Henry Flagler. The hurricanes of…

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    (Smithsonian Natural Museum of Hihttp://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill) In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, which was owned by the British Petroleum Co., blew up and spilled more than 200 million gallons of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The leakage from the rig lasted about 87 days, which made it the biggest oil spill in American history. The Gulf coastlines the American states of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and a bit of Alabama. The oil spill affected many things, it took the lives of many…

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    Hurricane Andrew It is August 16, 1992 and a tropical wave is beginning to form off the west coast of Africa. The scene looks safe and not something to worry about until hours and days have passed. Twelve days later, it the 28th of August and the wave has not died off, but has grown into something stronger, something greater, something we today call a category 5 hurricane. This powerful hurricane was given the name Hurricane Andrew. In the Greek language the name Andrew means “strong”…

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    In 2003, the United States launched a full-scale invasion on Iraq, only two years after the attack on 9/11. This lead to war almost immediately between Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan against both the United States and the United Kingdom. For eight years, the American government tried to subdue Iraq, ruled by Saddam Hussein at the time, because of an assumption that the Iraqi government was in possession of nuclear weapons and to stop Saddam Hussein’s aggression against his own people, thus attempting…

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    In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. This storm was a natural disaster especially for New Orleans. The hurricane caused flooding, death, displaced residents, damages and a decrease in the population. Hurricane Katrina and the levee’s failure increased the stress levels for the individuals living New Orleans. In the documentary “Troubled the Water”, it appeared disturbing, chaotic and there was doubt and anger. These individual experienced something that would probably bring repeated…

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    American Hypocrisy Essay

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Discussion a. An overview i. The present threat: The Islamic State b. The American hypocrisy in the war with terror c. Birth of the Islamic State and the Iraq war d. The Current Scenario and roadmap 3. Conclusion 4. Recommendations 5. Bibliography 6. References 7. Appendix List of illustrations 1. Independent Article Snapshot, December 1993-Page 4 2. Bar graph, Civilian casualties in Iraq war 2003-2013-Page 5 3. Line graph, The rise of global…

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    Over the past several weeks dozens of terrorist attacks occurred throughout the United States. While they occurred in many places, each one involved a suicide bomber who wore a burqa. With thousands of people injured and/or killed, local law enforcement and intelligence agencies started an investigation. The agency found that all suicide bombers were non-citizens of the United States, and were originally from Syria, Saudi Arabia, or Canada. Section 1 of the new PROTECT-US Act 2017 states that…

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    appointed the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development 2007 promoted to Vice President of Marketing 2008 promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer 2013 promoted to President and Group Chief Operating Officer of the Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies (Cumberland Farms, Inc., 2015, pg. 8). Haseotes has a “vision to convert 80 to 100 stores annually over next five years” (Pool, 2009). “Cumberland Farms Prototype store configurations will focus on food, other…

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