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    Geography of Guinea Guinea has a relatively tropical climate. The temperatures range from the seventies to the hundreds during the day, and forties to fifties at night. However, the placement within these temperatures is determined based on the dry and wet seasons. Near the cost, the temperatures tend to be lower and more rainfall occurs annually. In the northern parts of Guinea, it is drier and slightly hotter due to the Sahara winds. Guinea is also rich in mineral deposits. These deposits…

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    about how the country was ruled from him. My family had ruled Egypt for 300 years. Even though my family ruled Egypt, we were actually Greek descents. I grew up speaking, reading, and writing Greek. Besides knowing Greek, I also learned many other languages including Egyptian and Latin.My Father Died When I was eighteen years old. He left the throne to both my younger brother and I, Ptolemy XIII. My brother and I married and were to rule Egypt. Since…

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    Santiago learns through action that by traveling, watching and paying attention the world will help him find his personal legend. While giving the six sheep to Melchizedek he tells Santiago “god has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.” (pg 31-32) That is exactly what Santiago does therefore seeking his personal legend. Santiago also learns that giving up on one’s personal legend can be easy. He learns this when his money is stolen in the…

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    The Alchemist Book Report

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    sycamore tree that grows from a ruin of a church, he has a recurring dream about a child who tells him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago met a gypsy woman who interprets his dream. She tells him to go to Egypt and when he finds the treasure, she must get one tenth of it. An old man named Melchizedek, who claims to be the King of Salem, seems to able to read his mind. He convinces Santiago that he must pursue his Personal Legend. He then gives…

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    without the protection of a tribe. A tribe was like a big family were everyone had to protect the other from outside danger. An attack on a member of a specific tribe was considered as an attack on the entire tribe itself. Finally the traditional religion of the time was polytheism. Each tribe had their own set of idols that they revered and offered their prayers to. In fact, certain tribes established allegiance with one another through the reverence of a shared idol. Although pre-Islamic…

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    The Sub-Saharan Africa

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    The sub-Saharan is located in Africa that lies south of the Sahara desert. The sub-regions of sub-Saharan consist of Somalia, Dijibouti, Comoros, and Mauritania. The offical federal republic of somila is a country located in the horn of Africa. Ethopia is to the west, Dijibouti to the north east, the gulf of aden to the north, the indian ocean to the east, and kenya to the southeast. Somila's population consist of 10.8 million people, and most of those people are muslims. The offical republic…

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    Mevlevi Influence

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    made themselves so important within the upper elites of the Empire that ended up paying off dividends in the end. “The Mevlevis were known for their close affiliation with the literati although their influence could be equally felt in the halls of government. In fact the [Chelebi] was given the honor of girding the new sultans with the sword of their forebear […] ”. By filling this position, the two different groups, the Mevlevi and the Ottoman elite, gained various things. Symbiotically, the…

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    Social Rainforest

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    Social unrest began in Tunisia on December 17, 2010 and quickly spread across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, most notably in Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Libya and Morocco, forming what is known as the Arab Spring. Many of these demonstrations evolved into revolutions resulting in the overthrow of longstanding authoritarian governments. However, in other countries, social unrest peaked and then dwindled, either as a result of suppression by the government or softened by…

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    God had given Samson, an Israelite hero, phenomenal strength to protect his people of Nazareth with one condition: to never cut his hair. One night, Samson’s lover, Delilah, had betrayed him by calling a man over to cut Samson’s seven locks, in which the Philistine enemies easily captured and imprisoned Samson, whose power was lost with his hair. Hair, especially facial and body hair, is perceived as a masculine trait that signifies dominance and maturity. As the industry of modern sanitation…

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    Operation Diamond Paper

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    The success of Operation Diamond, regarded as one of the most brazen operations conducted by Israel, was directly related to the thorough intelligence gathered by the Mossad and timely manner in which it was executed. “Operation Diamond was one of the most complex and sensitive operations ever conducted by Israel. An exceptional [example of] cooperation between the air force, and the intelligence and special task organization (the Mossad) brought to the landing of an Iraqi MiG-21 at an Israeli…

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