Bibliography A diverse variety of papers and books were chosen for my research strategy. Some gave a solid back-drop to significant events‚ and others a historical aftermath - each equally valued. Two journals gave an in-depth review of historical manuscripts and argued varied topics. Three books gave a broad picture‚ important for a full spectrum of events starting from the formation of Portugal all the way through to the English occupation of India some 800 years later. Through these sources
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It is a fact universally acknowledged that an age is defined as a distinct part of history‚ and what sets an age apart is its generation. Three things influence a generation: an important event‚ an important person‚ and an important part of the culture. From the ‘80s there are three lasting definitions: Reagan’s “Berlin Wall!” speech‚ Ms. Howe (a progeny of the age)‚ and the popular music of the decade. The “Berlin Wall” speech is the most notable event of the decade‚ and its impact on global politics
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To detach from the familiar and to immerse into the unknown is a familiar process to human beings. From leaving a mothers womb to attending college‚ human beings are constantly confronted with change. However‚ persistent change does not facilitate the process required to assimilate. In the novel‚ A Street in Marrakech‚ Elizabeth Fernea embarks on a journey to Morocco and is met with resentment and belligerence. Her tale as an outsider‚ searching for the essence of Marrakech that is concealed to most
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The situation in the Middle East is a stark one. Terrorists groups have been appearing since the turn of the century and wreaking havoc across countries in the Middle East. Innocents are dying and the governments of the Middle East are becoming corrupted by the influence of radical jihadists. Since 9/11 the United States has truly taken it upon itself to put a stop to the spread of this terrorism (Bergen and Tiedemann 12-18). Today the United States’ weapon of choice against terrorists is the
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------------------------------------------------- Geography of Antarctica The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and‚ thus‚ by ice. The Antarctic continent‚ located in the Earth’ssouthern hemisphere‚ is centered asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle. It is surrounded by the southern waters of the World Ocean – alternatively (depending on source)‚ it is washed by the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean or the southernPacific‚ Atlantic
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World War finished in 1945 Germany was divided in two parts‚ the east part‚ the German democratic republic was under the influence of the URSS. The west part was formed by the zone liberated by the USA army during the war and also west Berlin ( berlin was in the east part nevertheless the west part was a lander of east Germany and was separated from the rest by the famous Berlin wall) it was a real democracy and a capitalist country. East Germany was a socialist country; The GDR was governed between
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on the Western Front was a static war. In order to end the war faster the British needed to open a new front to try and tie down troops of Germany or one of its allies. Many of these attempts to open up a new front were made in the Near and Middle East. The campaign at Gallipoli‚ where ANZAC troops landed in 1915‚ failed miserably and after early successes Indian divisions also suffered defeats in Mesopotamia against the Ottomans. In search for a new way to break open the war the British decided
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the Middle East and it’s surrounding areas from both the past and present. However its also a term commonly used to refer to Raqs Sharqi or "belly dance" and its various styles‚ offshoots‚ and predecessors. Many scholars believe that Raqs Sharqi stems from older dances. It has been called the world’s "oldest dance‚" with theories linking it to ancient dances in Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ Greece‚ Persia‚ India and other ancient civilizations. There is no way to know for sure just how far back the roots
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ORIGIN AND EXPANSION OF THE BANTU Bantu is used as a general label for the 300-600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak the Bantu languages‚ distributed from Cameroon east across central Africa and eastern Africa to Southern Africa. The bantu family is fragmented into hundreds of individual groups‚ none of them larger than a few million people (the largest being the Zulu with some 10 million).The bantu language-Swahili with its 5-10 million speakers is of super-regional importance as tens of millions
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The Asian societies successfully restricted the Europeans in terms of Christianity and some terms of trade by isolation and banishment but they were unsuccessfully restricted by means of trade with the Mughal India and South East Asia. The Christians were banished from Japan and China and the others refused to conform to Christianity. The Christians did not have much success anywhere spreading Christianity. In Saint Francis Xavier’s letter on the missions to India in 1549 he discussed his unsuccessful
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