War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

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    is that Boko Haram is not doing these bombings out of complete hatred for non-religious Nigerian Citizens but that they are doing this for a more complex reason, that they are part of a movement of using these bombings and conflict to create civil war and recruit people to create a wider Islamic State as a more ultimate goal. Boko Haram is allied with ISIL and shows that they are not just doing this out of pure rage but that they are serious about reaching their goal of a new Islamic state in Nigeria

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    A Rough Past: The History of Nursing Homes One thing every living organism has in common on this planet-- age. No one wants to age or face the fact that aging is inevitable. However, since it’s impossible to beat the never ending time clock that is life; everyone wants to be as comfortable as possible when age finally does catch up with them. When the majority of people think of comfortability in old age, they think of living in their own homes and being surrounded by their loved ones. Not many

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    1911 and February 12, 1912 lead by revolutionary leader Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Revolution of 1911 finally came to an end with the abdication of the throne by the Qing emperor Puyi and his royal family, thus bringing the Qing dynasty to an abrupt end (2). As the Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party) rose with the fall of the Qing, its program was clear – China seeks allies only with those who respect its absolute independence and treats it as their equals (3). As China formed new alliances, many more foreigners

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    1990s the world as we know it would change, the Internet would arrive and introduce the era of the information age. The ushering in of this new era would not only change the way people behave, but it would shake the foundations of the bingo industry. Taking bingo out of land-based halls and putting it online, during the 2000s online bingo would gain serious momentum thanks to free bing offers. Millions would migrate to the new format, as its benefits became immediately clear to the world. The reason

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    earlier, most obviously because the groups now involved with it are unafraid of being killed. In fact, their religious ideals urge them to kill themselves in order to destroy the lives of people who do not agree with their views. This has created a war against an enemy that cannot be easily identified, can kill with no warning whatsoever, is well organized, and

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    According to the World Bank Data, 93% of the world’s energy resources is supplied by fossil fuels. One of the problems is that fossil fuels are non-renewable. They are limited in supply and will one day be depleted. Fossil fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of million of years ago died and were gradually buried by layers of rock. Fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas. Oil powers most of the transportation sector. Coal and natural gas power most of our electricity

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    Women and Their Role in the Civil War

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    With the advent of the 1920s and the signing of the Nineteenth Amendment came a rapid movement toward women’s rights. It sped up with the beginning of World War II where six million women went to work in military factories, producing ammunition and other military goods for the sixteen million troops fighting abroad. The end of the war brought the realization that American women could work just as hard and efficiently as American men. Thus the idea of feminism was born. From here, the momentum continued

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    [1] or April 4, 1957[2]) is a Mexican drug lord who heads the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed. Known as "El Chapo Guzmán" ("Shorty Guzmán", pronounced: [el ˈtʃapo gusˈman]) for his 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) stature, he became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and is now considered "The most powerful drug trafficker in the world," by the United States

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    emphasize and give birth to each other in the natural world. Being a human means experiencing both negative and positive emotions and seeking a balance between the two. I would call that balance a conscious happiness, a state when one is tolerant of negative emotions and analyzes them to find the meaning and transform Yin (darkness) into Yang (bright). A consciously happy person differs from an unconsciously happy one who looks at the world with rose-colored glasses, neglects the complexity of life

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    future, in order to analyze the trajectory that this group is in, we must first understand the group’s history in the United States and in territories that would become the United States. In addition, we must look at the origins of the most recent wave of Latino immigration in order to understand their current effect on American society and the intersection between both minority and majority groups. Finally, we get to the apex of this investigation: what lies in the future for Latino Americans in

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