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Iraq: Oasis of Conflict At the heart of the only planet in our galaxy known to harbor life, lies a land known in the bible as the “Empire of Man”. This land is where the great ark of Noah was built, and not far from there was the fruitful garden of Eden. This area is Babylon, Land of Shinar and Mesopotamia. Not many know the origins of some of these great stories and history of humanity. The current name of this part of the world in which change and chaos is the norm, is Iraq. The name…

It’s a common saying that you shouldn’t “fix what isn’t broken” and I want to prove that these decisions were very self-interested by the elites of the governments, and were made on behalf of personal monetary gain by the wealthy. I found some statistics that support my argument that Latin America was much better off before the United States jumped in, and the choices made by a newly elected official were to his benefit, not to the benefit of the citizens. When looking at something very…

Why Donald Trump is not qualified to be the next president of America America is the greatest Nation on earth and cannot to be kept on a big risk by somebody that is disrespectful, promoting hate, and encouraging diversification of the American people. America needs a president that is compassionate and just and possesses good qualities as a leader. I believe Donald trump is not is not qualified to be the president of the United States because he doesn’t really understand what it means to…

Discuss the relationship between energy and society. The principle question to ask when examining the relationship between energy and society is whether society drive changes in energy or energy stimulates societal change. The most common answer is that as society innovates and grows more forms of energy are harnessed and so our use of energy changes. However, at a more fundamental level, every major change in human history has been caused by the availability of energy in its various forms. The…

the debt they owe to kuwait, for the favor kuwait did for iraq during the war. Kuwait declined and this later on became a split between iraq and kuwait. For a year they tried to solve the financial problem but failed. next , iraq asked all members of OPEC, also known as organization of the petroleum exporting, a governmental organization group consisting of 12 of the world's important oil-exporting nations, to lower oil production so the price of crude oil would increase, therefore this method…

According to Abramovitz (2014), the post-World War II welfare state was the “golden age of capitalism” (p.4). During this period actual income and living standard rose for everyone, the inequality gap between poor and rich become narrower, the middle-class dream of a good job and a good home became more of a reality, more employment and equal opportunity were created, better wage and good benefits were introduced for the workers and sexual equality and civil rights movements were steady. “The…

The United States has been considered the world’s police for more than one hundred years. The founding father’s originally sought to keep American interest secular and to be solely concerned with it’s own well being. World events since that time have caused the United States to involve itself in the affairs of other countries, some for the benefit of that country and its people and others for U.S. interests. President Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine “asked the Europeans not to increase their…

The continued support of Israel by the United States led to the 1973 Oil Embargo because the encroachment on Arab sovereignty through the strengthening of Israel instilled a sense of solidarity amongst Arab states, so that they would unite in order to impose an effective retaliation against this perceived form of imperialism. The United State’s support of Israel led to the emergence of shared anti-American feelings in the Arab world because Israel was seen as an extension of colonialism.…

2013). Texaco, as well as the prominent Gulf Oil Corporation, began to drill for oil in the Oriente region of Ecuador (Solano, 2013). However, it was not until 1972 that Texaco began to drill for oil in the Lago Agrio Oil Field, one year before the OPEC Oil Crisis of 1973 (The worst case of oil pollution on…

Israel and its supporters, mainly the United States, are seen as an extension of colonialism. In the Middle East, European colonialism obliterated Arab sovereignty through its political and economic takeover (Alnasrawi 7). The epicenter of this perceived encroachment of Arab autonomy by the West was found in the Jewish state of Israel. The colonial legacy of the British and the French occupations in the Middle East led to the perception of Israel as another imperial force that would infringe…