and those seeking to overthrow it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011‚ with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. Syrian Protesters requested the end of Ba’ath Party rule‚ which began in 1963 and the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad‚ whose family has held the presidency in Syria since 1971. The main event that sparked several attention within this crisis was the the Ghouta chemical attack which occurred on 21 August 2013 during the Syrian civil war. Syria‚ were struck
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Country: Syria 1. Previous History of Systemic Acts of Violence The Syrian breakdown began in 2011 when Syrian President Bashar el-Assad began a brutal crackdown because of the peaceful protestors of the country. The attacks escalated when a civil war broke out between the Assad Regime with allied militias and opposition groups against the protesters because a group of kids under the age of 15 sprayed a wall with graffiti‚ demeaning the Assad Regime‚ which was considered a crime against the
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repressive regimes. Bashar al-Assad’s father‚ Hafez al-Assad who came from a poor family‚ took over the control of government in the early 1970’s. He became a dictator and ruled very strictly. He even jailed or killed his enemies. Bashar Assad presented himself as a kinder ruler and promised changes for the better when he succeeded his father in 2000. But critics said nothing changed. Everything was a show. Syria’s turmoil or chaos began with protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in
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Syria. According to United to End Genocide‚ “[t]he Syrian crisis began in early 2011 when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a brutal crackdown on the growing peaceful protests through out the country.” This “brutal crackdown” was made possible with the use of tanks‚ helicopters and artillery‚ as well as torture and killing of children. To retaliate‚ the Sunnis‚ who were protesting about Bashar al-Assad being in office‚ as they wanted to “overthrow the Alawite Assad Regime and to create a Sunni Arab
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power‚ and not his people‚ the people he should be protecting instead of bombing. Yet‚ being number three should not mean that what he is doing is less horrible than what the others are‚ even though that is almost exactly what it is supposed to mean. Bashar al-Assad is a horrible person who needs to be stopped‚ but there are also people who are fighting back‚ who are trying to stop them. The parties at play here are not all innocent‚ but even then chemical bombing is not the way to
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reasons that could have caused the total conflict in Syria. Foremost‚ the conflict could have begun because of political repressions. Without question‚ the political system of Syria resembles monarchy. The family of the current Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been ruling the country for 45 years. His father became president in 1970. Since that time‚ the country has not seen any political reforms and changes. The current president came to power in 2000. Doubtless‚ al-Assad has not done anything
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“The Prince” is an extraordinary work by Nicolo Machiavelli that is timeless in its discussion on ruling nations. The fundamental question branches out to much of the discussion in “The Prince” is whether it is better for a ruler to be feared or loved. According to Machiavelli‚ it would be desired for a ruler to be able to balance his or her level of love and hatred from the country. However‚ Machiavelli believes that the nature of man is “ungrateful‚ fickle‚ false‚ cowardly‚ [and] covetous.”
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Do you like traveling or meeting new people? Most yes‚ everyone likes to travel‚ but some people are unique. Some of them devote their time in traveling to gain new experience and knowledge about different places around the world. Similarly‚ Paul Salopek‚ the writer of “Out of Eden Walk”‚ an excerpt from National Geographic has planned to devote seven years of his life to travel from the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia to tip of South America. Paul Salopek about his journey and the most common that
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Question: Should Bashar and Hafez al-Assad have paid more attention to Machiavelli’s “The Prince”? What critique and advice would Machiavelli give them? Syria is trapped in the hands of Fortune. The current Syrian regime led by ‘president’ Bashar al-Assad‚ within the next year‚ can easily be eliminated by foreign powers or can easily prosper as an authoritarian government. Fortune has the jurisdiction to decide. But one may ask‚ why is Syria in this current unfortunate state? No
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Syria: The Story of the Conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19331551 This article talks about Syria and how tens of thousands of lives in Syria have been lost because of the conflict between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those who go against his rule. Due to this threat‚ hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been moving across the county’s borders and its leaving their own nation separated and torn apart. The crazy bombing‚ massacres and bombardment have been
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