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The creation of the United Nations (UN), the largest organization in the world introduced a new reform for collective security around the world after the failure of the League of Nations. Such a reform is vital for the international community as it zealously promotes concord and security, which is the most important goal in the 21st century. Thus, has the UN been successful in promoting international peace and security? To an extent, they have been when it comes to certain economical, humanitarian

The book, The Dobe Ju/'hoansi is a great example of an ethnography. It is a very detailed description of every aspect of the San people's life. From the environment they inhabit to the food they eat, the book goes into great detail on how these people survive. More importantly, the book describes their personal relationships with each other and other band level societies, marriage and sexuality topics, and how they solve disputes. Personally, I feel the attention directed towards their interpersonal

Blue Whales are endangered and their numbers are slowly going up but it doesn’t mean that they are also getting killed. This animal is found North Pacific, Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. The blue whale is currently endangered, and it weighs approximately 300,000 pounds or 150 tons! The blue whale is carnivorous and it can eat about 8,000 pounds of krill a day. The blue whale’s life span can be up to 80 to 110 years pretty similar to humans. The blue whale can be up to 100 feet long but they

The following wars have been divided between 1.) Wars caused by ethnic issues and 2.) Wars not caused by ethnic issues. After determining the cause of war, I will focus on particular aspects of the war predominantly the death toll, how long the war lasted, if core states got involved in the conflict and if so how far removed were they from the region of conflict. Finally and most importantly, I will compare and contrast the two types of wars (1.) Wars caused by ethnic conflict and 2.) Wars not caused

The Republic of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Southern Rhodesia under British colonial rule, obtained independence in February of 1980 through free parliamentary elections, formally recognizing the country of Zimbabwe as an independent sovereign state. The orchestrators of the revolutionary rebellion of Black Zimbabweans against minority rule were the two major African nationalist groups: Zimbabwean African National Union (ZANU), lead by Robert Mugabe, and Joshua Nkomo’s Zimbabwe African People’s Union

Following the European countries notion of the scramble for Africa; the events that occurred in DRC during the 1990’s include the civil wars characterised by genocide and the conflicts between the Rwandans, Burundians, Ugandans and the Congolese which were rather awful and created a distorted images of the state and its citizens Dunn (2001). The political conflicts began as early as the 1960’s which witnessed the external regional division emerged particularly between Rwanda and Uganda (Dunn, 2001)

NANDO’S SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE ‘LOCAL GONE SUCCESS STORY global’ With casual dining chain Nando’s about to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Thabang Ramogase, Marketing Manager, spells out the brand’s expansion plans. By Ian Armitage 20 www.southafricamag.com Nando’s FEATURE hat the world’s appetite for spicy chicken is growing is evident from the fact that South African casual dining chain Nando’s continues to expand. Nando’s is one of South Africa’s most enduring and risque brands

“Among true worshipers of God those wars are looked on as peacemaking which are waged neither from aggrandizement nor cruelty but with the object of securing peace, of repressing the evil and supporting the good”. This quote by Thomas Aquinas describes the moral reasoning of why war and killing would be permissible in circumstances of promoting peace and “good” values. Since this is generally accepted, it may appear to be counterintuitive that armed humanitarian intervention is rarely pursued in

outbursts—there are many more factors that come into play when it comes to domestic violence. Abramsky et al., interviewed a total of 24,097 women from 10 different countries using standardized questionnaires—the countries of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Japan, Namibia, Peru, Republic of Tanzania, Samoa, Serbia, Montenegro and Thailand. The questions asked were in regards to IPV with the women’s past and present partners, “whether they experienced specific violent acts, and if so whether this had happened in the

Sustainability is gradually becoming one of the tourism industries greatest focuses. To achieve proper sustainability we must find a balance between the growth of the tourism industry and the preservation of culture or “meeting the needs of the present tourists and host regions whilst also protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future” (UNWTO 1997). As the old paradigm that the natural environment is a commodity or resource that can be exploited for human benefit has shifted to that of a more