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    The Christian worldview is the most radical and counter-culture belief in the world. Christianity adopted this position of radicalness by its main teach Jesus Christ. One of the major examples of this is when it comes to how Christianity views people who have other beliefs. In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus commands his followers and disciples (like Matthew) to love their enemies instead of hating them. This is apparent when he says “I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew

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    Eleanor Wellik Hour 5 11/21/2014 Beat Generation’s Effect on Music Many years from now counter culture through the ages Cultural movements serve as massive forces of change for not just the members of those movements, but entire nations. The counterculture movement of 1960s America was a drastic shift in ideals among the youth of the U.S. that paved the way for breakthroughs in American culture. These waves would ripple through the next decades with the young adults and their music as the main

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    Canada’s counter-terrorism strategy is failing. From the 2014 attack on Parliament hill to the January massacre at the Quebec city mosque, it is clear that terrorism is an imminent threat, both to Canada and to the world. Backlash against Western culture provides ammunition to extremist Islamic groups globally, which is only exacerbated by the West’s disproportionate military responses to legitimate and perceived threats through drone strikes or other military operations. Anger towards domestic policy

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    could have access to a global mechanism of protection and support. However counter-terrorism has dismantled these ideals and replaced them with suspect and presumed guilt. The position of human rights in the international community has been seen as dispensary to the higher priority of achieving security through counter-terrorism. Faced with the exposure of the weakness to its homeland, the US opted for a military based counter-terrorism approach, resulting in the deployment of military forces into

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    the Church is significantly important as it was during these times when Europe was all but mired by Protestant movements. This revival has often been referred to as the Catholic Counter-reformation, as a response against the Protestant Reformation. Christian humanism found expression, putting emphasis even on the pagan culture and philosophy. Controversies with the Protestants also gave way to the revival of scholasticism, giving way to a reformed papacy with its emphasis on spiritual life and service

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    Scintillation counting Based on the material used for scintillation , there are two main types of scintillation counting 1. Solid scintillation counting (SSC) 2. Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) Scintillation material (scintillator) can be of 2 types: 1. Inorganic 2. Organic • Inorganic scintillator Many of the inorganic scintillators are made of halogen compounds. Single crystals of Sodium iodide with an activator (e.g. Thallium) is the most commonly used inorganic scintillator.

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    Documentary Assignment The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter Reformation Watch the following videos in the order they appear and answer the following questions. Please submit in the space provided or attach as a file where prompted: What was life like in the Middle Ages? What role did the Catholic Church play? The Church was a major overarching power that had a grip on the vast majority of Europe that at least helped to inspire better times in the minds within a melancholy continent.

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    the eyes of constructivists, is a social construct. Berger and Luckman (1966: 76) suggest that an individual constructs reality on every level which begins with self; in face-to-face interactions; in small and huge group; with their own cultures and other cultures. Turk puts an emphasis that terrorism does not come into

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    9/11 Security Factors

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    These attacks have prompted the implementation of legislation, policies and practices globally. This is because the nation’s security needs to balance with individual rights. These include access to information, protection of personal information, personal, intellectual and academic freedom. The ongoing attacks have led to publications attempting to reduce terrorism. For years now, a number of works has been dedicated to the theoretical and empirical study if terrorism and national security concerns

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    Introduction Whenever Al-Qaeda is mentioned in the United States, terrorist attacks flush in people`s mind. The organized crime group poses a threat to this country. The history of this threat dates back to the year 1998 when Al- Qaeda pioneered the bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi (Kenya) and Dar es Salam (Tanzania). As if not enough, the group proceeded further to plan the September 11th attacks were four United States commercial airlines were hijacked and crashed in different areas within

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