It too had to start from the bottom of the chain, and work its way up to the greatness of today. ... These difficulties were because her husband traveled often due to responsibilities that took him away from home. ... By blessing his name she is not angry with him, and has a sense of peace regarding this situation due to her faith in God and her religion. ... She was separated from her husband, and kidnapped with her three fairly young children. ... In order to understand Mary Rowlandson, we must understand the reality of the hardships that she faced like carrying her dying daughter days bef...

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Henry Kissinger's quote, "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" has been depicted throughout history. ... Until the 20th century, countries frequently relied on military powers in order to attempt to conserve peace. ... The relationship between hard and soft power cannot be viewed from only one perspective. ... But this only led to more demands from Hitler, until he proceeded to invade Poland (McDonough, 2002). ... These examples show that even though hard and soft powers can exist separately and have been proven to work for some duration, they are only short-lived. ...

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Luther felt that to preserve God's word, religion needed to be separated from politics, because he felt that during the 16th century, the aristocracy, clergy, and military were too intertwined; with one body corrupting the other. ... Luther believed that, while the realms are to be kept separately, because secular rule is ordained by God, it must therefore be followed. In this society, Luther argued, the sword, a political tool, is only introduced to protect Christians, preserve peace, and restrain the wicked. ... Machiavelli sees history as a way to learn from the figures that came befor...

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This was coupled with a separate undertaking in the study of the "ideological origins of the Revolution". ... (p 20) This theory of separate functioning branches of government was what preserved liberty of government. ... Although this theory sounded great and seemed to be maintaining peace, the reality in England was far from it. ... First, the government of eighteenth century England played "a very restricted role in society", acting only when forced to. ... The Craftsman was published weekly or semi-weekly for a full decade, from 1726 to 1736, and then ...

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This often leads to a state response which can vary anywhere from diplomacy to all out war. ... Researcher Goetz Nordbruch explains that Palestinians identify themselves as separate from the Israelis in a couple of ways. ... The group's popularity has soared recently, following the demise of the peace process and general sense of despair." ... Recent attempts to further cooperation between the two groups have met with limited success, though, as the above quote demonstrates. ... The Palestinians believe there can only be a purely Palestinian state if the settleme...

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"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. ... It was if I Macy knew when deciding to open her book with the quote from Roy that I would be in need of hearing these words for I was in need of not only hope but guidance. ... She separates each concept into individual parts that make up the entirety of her book "World as Lover, World as Self ". ... "Trying to escape from something that we are dependent on breeds a love-hate relationship "(21), these words reminded me of a time in class where we also discussed this strange but common phenomenon where people were consciously separ...

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One person who attempted to examine religion from an objective, scientific perspective was Karl Marx. Marx's analysis and critique of religion is perhaps one of the most famous and most quoted by theist and atheist alike. The most famous quote from the work of Karl Marx (and one of the most controversial statements in all of philosophy) is his frank assertion that religion "is the opium of the people" (141)*. ... As a functionalist, Marx insisted that religion does not exist independently, but only operates "to satisfy other needs or conditions" (158)*. ... For Marx, religion serves onl...

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The following is a quote taken from an article by Dr. ... On a separate note on violence due to pre-election tension, since the independence of Bangladesh, the country has not being able to hold a single national election that was violence free. ... While in Bangladesh, hartal after liberation was only to out throw the government instead of supporting each other parties in order to hold fair election. ... The communities in this region trace their inheritance from these major religions as well as from several other races of the world. ... The number of Bedays (Muslim river gypsy) as per the es...

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Historically, Huntington describes the transition from "the Peace of Westphalia" (Huntington, 1993) to the French Revolution, quoting R. ... Huntington states the "most important conflicts of the future will occur along the cultural fault lines separating" (Huntington, 1993) what he identified as eight specific civilizations: "Western, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic-Orthodox, Latin American and African" (Huntington, 1993). ... Further, Fox stated that the combined results of his and these researchers efforts provided "at best, mixed support for o...

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The drama of revolution is a political text through and through, but it cannot separate the political from the theatre; the drama of revolution is in search of a form, a meta-theatre, in which the overcoming of an order is thus first and foremost the attempt to suspend the law of genre. ... At its loosest, it can have a varied application ranging from community theatre to consciousness-raising by groups with a specific identity such as women's, black or gay companies. ... (Chambers 2002) Common themes developed " for peace against war, for democracy and justice against exploit...

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Its leader, Fred Phelps, staged three protests that day at separate locations, conveying a similar message and displaying predominantly the same signs at each demonstration. ... The picketing directly disturbed the funeral proceedings only by forcing the funeral procession to be rerouted from the main entrance to a side entrance. ... "The decision was unanimous, although Judge Shedd did differentiate himself from the majority opinion. ... Snyder from physically proximate harassment at funerals. ... Restrictions discouraging direct contact with grieving family members (and the potential for phy...

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It built on the work of activists around the world who set up shelters, counseling centers, and batterer treatment programs, often borrowing from each other and adapting ideas from one context to another. ... The first meeting, held in Mexico City in 1975, focused on equality, development, and peace. However, attention gradually shifted from peace to human rights, with a growing interest in defining violence against women as a human rights offense expressed in the 1980 Copenhagen and 1985 Nairobi meetings. ... The Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies developed in 1985 identified reducing vi...

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After quickening, the expulsion and destruction of the fetus without due case was considered a crime, because the fetus itself had manifested some semi-balance of a separate existence: the ability to move (pg3). ... A knowledge of various drugs, potions and techniques was available from home medical guides, from health books for woman, for mid-wives and irregular practitioners, and trained physicians. ... Samuel Jennings quoted Dr. ... The first wave of abortion legislation in American history emerged from the struggles of both legislatures and physicians to control medical practice rather tha...

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After quickening, the expulsion and destruction of the fetus without due case was considered a crime, because the fetus itself had manifested some semi-balance of a separate existence: the ability to move (pg3). ... A knowledge of various drugs, potions and techniques was available from home medical guides, from health books for woman, for mid-wives and irregular practitioners, and trained physicians. ... Samuel Jennings quoted Dr. ... The first wave of abortion legislation in American history emerged from the struggles of both legislatures and physicians to control medical practice rather tha...

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There was no one factor that led to troubles in Northern Ireland, but was rather a culmination of circumstances and events stemming from the dominance of Protestants in the region. ... The Special Powers Act of 1922 was the envy of the racist South African government and allowed the abuse of Catholics by British forces in particular by giving them the authority to "take all such steps necessary for preserving the peace," including internment, arrest without warrant and permission to search and seize property. ... Marching in the Six Counties was something that the Orangemen did of ...

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Boko Haram portrays itself to be a violent military group that has its own interpretation of Islamic rules derived from the Quran and its distinct guidelines. Both Wahhabi theology and Boko Haram's ideologies share a common interest which is to prevent Muslims from practicing Islam the wrong way.28 29 Another commonality between Wahhabi ideology and Boko Haram's ideology is that both believe their faith is the only right way. ... If Boko Haram's goals were to be accomplished, Nigeria would implement a legal system and government based on a strict interpretation of Islamic laws d...

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