Japanese Writer Haruki Murakami ___________________________________________ Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹 Murakami Haruki?‚ born January 12‚ 1949) is a Japanese writer and translator.[1] His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards‚ including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others. He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature. The Guardian praised him as "among the world’s greatest living novelists" for his works and
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several terrorist attacks carried out by Armenian and Sikh extremists‚ including a bombing of an Air India flight originating in Toronto‚ which exploded off the coast of Ireland‚ killing 329 people (White‚ p123) The 1995 Sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult in a Tokyo subway marked a new threshold in international terrorism. For the first time‚ people began to realize that similar groups could use weapons of mass destruction or plan attacks to inflict maximum casualties. The long-term
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A WRITE UP ON PREVENTION OF MORAL DWARFISM (TERRORISM) AND REVIEW OF ‘UNITED 93’ BY TEAM ‘TYCOONS’ MORAL DWARFISM The term dwarfism was restricted to the field of medicine. But in today’s scenario we find that our society as such is a dwarf‚ morally. Anti-social elements and activities have become the top most concern‚ because of their undue influence on the society. The gloomiest of all anti-social activity is the act of ‘TERRORISM’‚ the word which the world hates
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NUCLEAR TERRORISM INTRODUCTION Nuclear terrorism denotes the detonation of a yield-producing nuclear bomb containing fissile material by terrorists.[1] Some definitions of nuclear terrorism include the sabotage of a nuclear facility and/or the detonation of a radiological device‚ colloquially termed a dirty bomb‚ but consensus is lacking. In legal terms‚ nuclear terrorism is an offense committed if a person unlawfully and intentionally “uses in any way radioactive material … with the intent
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C H A P T E R 1 What Is Terrorism? After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to • discuss the most universally accepted definition of terrorism‚ and competing definitions of terrorism proposed by various scholars and institutions; • explain the history of terrorism and the different types of terrorism today‚ comparing old terrorism with new terrorism; • discuss the fifteen causes that explain why people resort to terrorism; and • describe the various facets of the terrorist’s identity
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Fundamentalist: The Fine Line between Religion and Cult In the case of the Church of Latter Day Saints‚ fine lines are drawn in the societal perception of this group of people. Their doctrines and practices make the American public debate whether they are a religion or a cult. The largest factor in the decided public perception lies mainly in their belief of polygamy. While the Church of Latter Day Saints denounced the practice in the 1890s‚ fundamentalist sects formed over the subject continuing
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uncertainty is that people might judge based on stereotypes and pre-determined frameworks (Dai‚ 2009). Although these stereotypes can be both positive and negative‚ it often comes with a stigma and creates stresses for the individual. It is tightly linked to AUM because as mentioned‚ anxiety can be caused by conceptions for oneself. Through successful communication cross-culturally‚ it does not only allow for the individuals to have a positive identity‚ but also
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CHAPTER 6 Smallpox: A Primer Brenda J. McEleney Smallpox‚ is a virus that plagued humanity for millennia. It was the first and only disease ever intentionally eradicated from the face of this planet‚ a scourge defeated in a remarkable‚ never-before-attempted campaign of generosity and cooperation by the nations of the world. Its eradication was a triumphant symbol of science and dogged persistence winning over nature. Moreover‚ its eradication was a gift of man to all mankind. Yet‚ is it possible
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of meditation takes its absolute form. His seated posture is similar to the posture one sits in while they are meditating. The sound “AUM” that is repeated over and over again‚ is meant to express ultimate reality in the cosmos‚ in the Lord of Yoga - Shiva‚ and in the individual. The quote “His sound is the reverberating the syllable AUM” (1.26)‚ suggests AUM is the Lord of
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Commentaries Why Should We Be Concerned About Biological Warfare? There is a widespread tendency to think about defense against biological warfare as unnecessary‚ as someone else’s responsibility‚ or as simply too difficult. Unfortunately‚ however‚ the dangers posed by biological weapons did not disappear when the United States began to unilaterally dismantle its own offensive program in 1969. The dangers did not vanish with the signing of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1972‚ and
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