Syria‚ condemning its actions‚ China and Russia vetoed all resolutions to safeguard their own personal interests. Because Syria’s former malignant president Bashar Assad was not brought to justice he was able to proceed with enlisting the help of Hezbollah‚ an extremist Shiite Muslim group with close links to Iran. Currently‚ Syria is home to yet another prominent terrorist organization‚ ISIS‚ the Islamic State In Syria. Every veto made by the P5 is felt worldwide. Because of vetoes made in self-interest
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The linear probability model‚ ctd. When Y is binary‚ the linear regression model Yi = β0 + β1Xi + ui is called the linear probability model. • The predicted value is a probability: • E(Y|X=x) = Pr(Y=1|X=x) = prob. that Y = 1 given x • Yˆ = the predicted probability that Yi = 1‚ given X • β1 = change in probability that Y = 1 for a given ∆x: Pr(Y = 1 | X = x + ∆x ) − Pr(Y = 1 | X = x ) β1 = ∆x 5 Example: linear probability model‚ HMDA data Mortgage denial v. ratio of debt payments to income (P/I
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they may consider taking the issue into their own hands. In which can cause harm to many people. Also terrorists may cause harm because the difference in race‚ nationality‚ or religion. Major terrorist groups are the Palestinian Liberation Army‚ Hezbollah‚ and Al- Qaeda. Al- Qaeda is best known from being under leadership of Osama Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden was behind the hijacking of the planes that flew into the World Trade Center on September 11‚ 2001 and also the attack on the USS Cole. Many innocent
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Josh Zemsky Professor Russo Engl 101 5/5/10 Israel V. Palestine Ever since the biblical days of Abraham‚ the city that is known today as Jerusalem has been considered the holy land. It is the birthplace of Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. God promised this land to the Jewish people in His covenant with them. The Jews are God’s chosen people. The need for a Jewish homeland was a direct outcome of the Holocaust. In 1948‚ the Holocaust had recently come to an end‚ and
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A Direct Order from the Lobby Since 1948‚ the U.S had initiated an alliance with the state of Israel and built a relationship that remains secure to this day. This “bond” that is shared by both Israel and the U.S has been visibly strong throughout the years and has placed the U.S in a supportive position. The United States has been providing Israel with the sizeable amount of approximately $3 billion a year in direct economic and military foreign aid since the October War of 1976 and receives significantly
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Fatima Al Karbi Contemporary Islam and IR Professor Shadi Mokhtari Analysis of Qatar’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East Introduction Qatar is located in Arabian Peninsula in boarders with Saudi Arabia‚ with only 225‚000 citizens in a population of 1.7 million. Qatar follows a conservative religious ideology‚ Wahhabism. While some refer to Qatar as the “ Second Wahhabi Emirate‚” it is traditionally known as “the most boring place in the gulf” or “the country
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In 1996 the U.S. Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The first pro about the HIPAA law is that it protects yours or a patient’s security and privacy rights. Every patient must read and sign that hit the consent form which will allow the patient’s medical records to be released. The patient will also have access and complete control over their medical records. The second pro in the HIPAA law is that it allows Health Care providers to check the patient’s
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North Carolina to high-tax Michigan. It was a major coup for the Bureau of Alcohol‚ Tobacco‚ and Firearms (BATF). But the bureau was shocked when it realised where the profits of the syndicate were diverted to: designated terrorist organisation Hezbollah. The bureau quickly stepped up its focus on the ties between cigarette
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If Israel attacks Iran‚ the repercussions of carrying out such an immense deed will not only affect Israel but will definitely affect the United States and maybe even the world. Even if Iran gets bombed‚ it does not stop their ability to make bombs and Iran will be even more inclined to use them. An attack from Israel or the United States on Iran will surely have three dire consequences: it will not stop Iran’s nuclear program‚ it will cause Iran to rally against the United States‚ and it will affect
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advancement. Furthermore‚ terrorist organizations are not tied to any specific area of land surrounded by well-defined borders that are protected with conventional military forces. This is not to say that terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and Hezbollah are entirely devoid of the motivations on which traditional nation-sates act like the desire for power‚ wealth‚ and security; because‚ to at least some degree‚ they must possess these to continue their mission‚ but it is reasonable to assume that
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