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    The movie “Shake Hands with the Devil” is a true story about the brutal history of the Rwandan genocide. It is originally a book that was written by Romeo Dallaire; who is a Canadian humanitarian, and retired senator, that served as a force commander of UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda). The movie shows tragic scenes of how the feud between the Hutus and Tutsis affected their way of living harshly. Overall, the validity of the film is quite high, however, it contains…

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    Death Doesn’t Ask for Permission Everyone knocks on your door when they enter; unless it’s a thief then they use a different way. But what 's worse is death, with no previous warning or cracks on the door it takes you. That angel of death is very intelligent. Looking back to a heartbreaking experience I had to endure. I can promise death for sure doesn 't ask for permission. I have come to understand the cycle of life and death, and how one can leave this world unexpectedly. Until this day, I…

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    students are known to be involved. Briefly describe a non-academic pursuit (such as service to community or family, a club or sport, or work, etc.,) that best illustrates who you are, and why it is important to you. (/250 word limit) The president of Yemen rushes through the door in a disheveled suit. “The Houthis have Aden surrounded. If you don’t send help within the next five minutes, I’ll be captured or killed!” As the room breaks into a clamor of gasps, questions, and speculations, King…

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    Prior to 9/11 the idea that Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group al ‘Qaeda could devise and carry out such a devastating attack on the United States was almost unthinkable. However, we know now that the United States severely underestimated bin Laden’s declaration of holy war on the U.S in 1991. Despite the U.S having knowledge about threats made by al ‘Qaeda, they were able to follow through with their plan that fateful day and the U.S learned just how serious and dangerous al ‘Qaeda could…

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    1984 is a fictional novel written by one George Orwell. According to BBC history, “Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on 25 June 1903 in eastern India, the son of a British colonial civil servant. He was educated in England and, after he left Eton, joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, then a British colony. He resigned in 1927 and decided to become a writer.” Nineteen eighty-four centers around a man named Winston Smith, a Party member, who works for the government in the book erasing and…

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    Every year, between 600,000 and 800,000 people, eighty percent being women and children, are victims of human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as ”the recruitment, transport and receipt of people across borders by improper means for an improper purpose, such as forced labor or sexual exploitation." Human trafficking generates about 32 billion dollars each year and is the third largest source of illegal trade, behind guns and narcotics. Human trafficking has a traumatic…

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    that might affect the university investment and the negotiation. Political factors: Politically Oman has presented itself as a stable country, free of conflicts and a country that is working for peace and recently it played the role of mediator in Yemen and Syria. In addition, it played a very good role in the mediation talk between Iran and the United…

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    I remember a time when I was four, playing in the backyard with my sister and dog, carefree because the world is a safe place and nothing could hurt me, except maybe a house fire or a tornado. Not anymore. The world is not what I thought it once was. The world I once knew was full of loving, accepting families and compassionate people. But it is actually full of ignorance, hatred, and bigotry. “The world is a dark, scary place,” I have been told that throughout my life and I refused to believe…

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    The group is another Islamic terrorist group. Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama Bin Laden in the late 1980s. Their first attack happened on December 29th, 1992 in Aden, Yemen. The bombers targeted two hotels, killing two Australian tourists. The most destructive terrorist attack caused by Al-Qaeda was the September 11th attack. Four planes were hijacked and two were crashed into the World Trade Center and one hit the Pentagon…

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    I decided to be a doctor in the later years of high school when I completed my physiology and biology courses. The complexity of the human body and its functions intrigued me, so I began researching more outside of the classroom. My uncle was a resident in Internal Medicine at the time, so I spent every spare moment I could in the hospital watching his every move. Since those times, medicine has grown from an interest into a passion. That drive grew exponentially through working in the…

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