Secessionist Discourse

With v. 15 we come to a critical juncture in the discourse. To this point Jesus has referred to general signs that would characterize the period preceding Israel 's collapse. Here in v. 15, though, he refers to one sign that unmistakably signals that the prophesied destruction is at hand. It would serve to alert the people of that generation as to the proximity of Jerusalem 's ruin. In response to the question, "When will these things be?" Jesus now answers "When you see . . ." (v. 15).

How do speakers use construction and rhetoric to emphasise the importance of a shared vision?

Preformulated Illustrations Have you ever imagined something to be extremely great, but it actually turned out horrible? Did you ever make up your mind about something from using somebody else opinion, instead of using your own? This actually happens a lot more than you think. To guide you and help you perceive what I’m trying to get at, Percy elucidates this and I even sum his essay up to make it easier to decipher and understand it.

Cold was the night as lightning danced across the sky. The storm swept across the feild without warning. The barn blew over as if hit by a wrecking ball. I could do nothing as the debree rushed toward me, frozen in fear I braced myself. Bam! Everything went black and the still silence seemed to last forever, then I saw a light. My entire life I had stood in the same place. Always watching over the vegtables and keeping them safe from the

“If I cooked you, I’d be able to survive on your meat for over a month.” This was not the welcome I had expected on my first day at the British School in Phuket, Thailand. I wondered if my fellow students here would be as kind as they were in America or would they be rude and brash, as this insult implied? Would the curriculum be an academic challenge or an intellectual breeze? I had no idea what to expect.

10,887 square kilometers of territory, lying in the heart of the Balkans, has been a powder keg of conflict since the fourteenth century. For it is this place where two competing nationalisms, Albanian and Serbian, simmered for centuries until eventually boiling over in 1998 with the Kosovo War. The ‘Kosovo question’, as referred to by scholars, examines what level of statehood or control should ultimately be consigned to the territory of Kosovo. Serbian intellectuals in the late 20th century and even today would argue that the ‘Kosovo question’ has nothing to do with race, blood, or biology (Harzl: 148). However, from the onset, these three things fundamentally fueled the conflict.

One of the main differences between humans and animals is our stream of conscience. Our stream of conscience contributes to our ability to speak and form language in a powerful way, which overall contributes to the ability to function successfully within a society. Many philosophers built on the philosophies of the

Flere’s journal investigates the social aspect of the dismemberment of the former Yugoslavia. He proposes that the break-up can be explained by examining certain structural and processual factors (political and cultural) which served as the perfect means of creating all the nations from the former Yugoslavia. Hence, because Yugoslavia was a melting pot of many ethnicities the conflict(s) that arose separated all of the states in such a fashion that it functioned as the perfect nation-building event.

‘$40 for smokes in Mal’s tax slug’: A Critical Discourse Analysis Norman Fairclough’s theoretical concepts regarding critical discourse analysis aim to analyse and reveal power relations implicated in discourse. This essay will identify and analyse the discursive tools utilised by The Daily Telegraph journalist, Simon Benson, in his March 2016 article outlining the possible decision of the Liberal government to increase tobacco excise in order to increase revenue.

Although it has been more than two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Soviet values still linger in Russia. While the totalitarianism, socialism and oppression instilled by the USSR has subsided, many believe that the attitudes it established have not. As Richard Arnold puts it, “Ethnic Russian nationalism has been growing since the fall of the Soviet Union, along with attempts by the regime to commandeer it.” Considering this longstanding nationalist attitude, this argument suggests that the invasion of Crimea was an imperialistic action that was part of Russia’s greater plan to reclaim former Soviet territories. However, some believe this historical framework did not instigate the annexation of Crimea, and that Russia was primarily motivated to invade because of the potential threat that NATO’s expansion posed. This argument proposes that Russia viewed the fall of ‘Russian-friendly’ Viktor Yanukovych as an opportunity for NATO to expand, and subsequently contain Russia. NATO’s official testimony on the matter states that “NATO and Russia have profound and persistent disagreements; however, the Alliance does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia.” Conversely, this argument deems that the confrontational actions of Russia in

Throughout history, one of the most important things in life for men has been “power.” Having the power to control over the others, having power to keep order among people, and power to be the supreme. So there comes the controversy on what sovereignty actually means? Sovereignty best fits

MPP 195. Term Paper—Conflict in Crimea Jiewen Zhao Introduction The Crimea Peninsula, located between Kherson of Ukraine and Kuban of Russia, is a major land mass almost completely surrounded by the Black Sea, providing it an extremely important geopolitical position in Eastern Europe. Because of its special geopolitical position, Crimea always has strategic significance to Russia. In history, Crimea was annexed to the Russian Empire in 1783 and, following the Russian Revolution of 1917, became a republic within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in the USSR. It became the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within newly independent Ukraine in 1991. As a result of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Russia annexed Crimea through a combination of military occupation and democratic procedure, leading to a serious crisis in international relation. The crisis has caused the most serious tension between Russia and the Western World since the end of Cold War and brought profound and lasting influence to international society. A deep understanding of Crimea Crisis is an

Design 1: Secession 16 by Alfred Roller (1902) Heller, S., & Ilic, M. (2001). Genius moves: 100 icons of graphic design (First ed., p. 12). Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books. The design is a poster designed as a part of the 16th exhibition of the Viennese secession (1902). The design is a poster,

In this essay, I used the case of the Kurdish diaspora to prove my point. As I mentioned earlier, the concept of transnational politics entails three important features. First, there is interaction between societal actors of different nation states. This was the case as the Kurdish diaspora is scattered all over the world, but kept in contact. Second, it bypasses the institution of government. This is also the case, because the Kurdish diaspora do not have a homeland and consequently no government. Third and last, the interactions affect government and states. This requirement is also met because of the possibilities the Kurds have to influence their homeland and host countries’ policies. Thus, due to the fact that the Kurdish diaspora meets the three requirements it provides a perfect example of transnational politics and is a good example of the difference between international relations and transnational

Aѕ dіѕсuѕѕеd elsewhere, self-determination was оrіgіnаllу соnсеіvеd as a vеhісlе through which thе people соаlеѕсе to соnѕtіtutе the nation thаt еxеrсіѕеѕ sovereignty оvеr thе ѕtаtе whоѕе power over a clearly dеfіnеd territory is рrеѕumеd unchallengeable both frоm within and without the dеѕіgnаtеd gеоgrарhісаl ѕрасе. In раrtісulаr, thе nаtіоn-ѕtаtе іѕ premised on thе соngruеnсе of thе роlіtісаl, cultural, lіnguіѕtіс, and есоnоmіс and physical security community. Aсhіеvіng ѕuсh соngruеnсе has proven рrоblеmаtіс іn thе Afrісаn reality, thus fоrсіng people, nаtіоn, and popular