 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
By some estimates, there are more Buddhists per 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
Whatever you do, don't feed your voracious appetite
Scoop.it!
History, map and timeline of Ancient Rome, in 200 bc the city state of Rome has now become the leading power in the Mediterranean. Via Rod Powell
Scoop.it!
From
io9
Music scholars are recreating ancient Greek songs that haven't been heard for thousands of years. The results aren't very inspiring, but we're finally getting a sense of what the ancients were listening to. Via Rod Powell
Scoop.it!
Grammar, Plagiarism, and Spelling Check; Free Online Proofreading; No Downloads...Allows you to find those pesky mistakes and correct them before your teacher does... Via Nik Peachey
ella88's curator insight,
January 29, 2014 5:09 PM
Many studies have addressed the issue of identifying the different dimensions of culture. In the presentations concerning culture by Madlin Reck and Anne Tornow the ways in which national culture may influence management processes, including Hofstede’s dimensions of culture have been discussed extensively (Luthans & Doh, 2012). 
Darlene Stark's curator insight,
May 13, 2014 9:39 AM
Kirby Mack Mrs. Stark Desktop Publishing 4/25/14 Afghanistan and the Taliban: Before, After and Now The Kite Runner was set in the years 1975-2001. Everything during these years went from being peaceful, to bad, to even worse. The Taliban during these fateful years have taken control of Afghanistan and its government. They were thought of as heroes to the people of their once peaceful country, but their way of controlling their government is sadistic. In the present, they are even involved in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. During 1975, Afghanistan was a quiet place to live. There were economic hardships, but the residents of this pleasant country got through it. Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan. It had the most economy problems in the country. Most of them were poverty difficulties. The president of this country at the time was Daoud Khan. Then, when winter came along, resistance towards communists began. Amir from The Kite Runner even knew of these communist attempts to rule his country. “Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended.” (Hosseini 36). The Afghan Islamist part of the resistance was favored by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States instead of the Afghan traditionalist and royalist parts. The uprising has just begun for the communist takeover in Afghanistan. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Even Amir from The Kite Runner even knew about this before it all happened. “And then in December 1979, when Russian tanks would roll into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew”(Hosseini 36) The Taliban during this time were thought of as refugees and were part of a resistance movement to expel the Russian troops from their country. The United States and Pakistan provided financial and military support so the Afghans could win against the Soviet soldiers. Despite the fact that there were civilians in Kabul, the Afghans did not care and used missiles, provided by the United States, to drop on the city resulting in civilian casualties and killed Soviet troops. In 1989, Ahmed Shah Massoud, took over Kabul as new leader. They ended up overthrowing President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah, who headed the Afghan government. In 1994, the Taliban were more powerful because Pakistan favored them and did everything in their power to support them. “Pakistan support for the Taliban is based on strong religious and ethnic bonds between the Taliban and Pakistan” (Amghar, Web 6). The militants of the Taliban are Sunni Muslim Pashtuns. They are thirteen percent of Pakistan’s population. They are basically most of the Taliban in general. In 1996, Osama Bin Laden moved from Sudan to Afghanistan and met with Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban’s leader. “Bin Laden was involved in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998” (Amghar, Web 6). On September 11th, 2001, Bin laden prompted the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This resulted in the United States asking the Taliban to immediately hand over Bin Laden. General Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, told the U.S. that he would support the capturing of Bin Laden. Instead, they couldn’t take down Bin Laden and Al Qaeda because of the ethnic and religious ties with the Taliban. Basically, Pakistan let the Taliban do what like to the people in there cites by robbing them and raping women. “The Taliban were exceedingly ignorant, which made them cruel” (Arbabzadah, Web 1). The Taliban used to be heroes to the people of the country, but now they are just plain evil. In The Kite Runner, Amir’s friend Farid said the Taliban would look for any excuse for violence. Amir bought a fake beard because it is considered a sin to shave and that all men should have beards. He saw Kabul during this time and was unfamiliar with it as it is not how it used to be when he was a kid. Afghanistan is just plagued by the Taliban with no hope for escape.
In conclusion, the Taliban before, after, and now are a deadly force to reckon with. I have to say that religion has a strong connection with them as they think of most things as sins. Amir from The Kite Runner depicts Afghanistan as a peaceful state. Now, he thinks of it as a wasteland that is ruled by a stubborn government with a false sense of religion. In my opinion, as much as I hate the Taliban, they must be removed from Afghanistan and Pakistan because they can cause a lot of trouble for those countries and can stir up many civil wars within those countries.
Works Cited Amghar, Adderrahim. "Home." The Resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan. Nazareth College, 2014. Web. 01 May 2014. Arbabzadah, Nushin. "The 1980s Mujahideen, the Taliban and the Shifting Idea of Jihad." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 01 May 2014. Bai, Laxmi. "Security Research Review." : Volume 1(3) Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Afghanistan. Bharat-Rakshak, 2005. Web. 01 May 2014. Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003.
Scoop.it!
"Inflation is taxation without legislation." -- Milton Friedman Why does your monthly rent today cost just as much as the down payment your grandparent's put...
Scoop.it!
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
Scoop.it!
Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb -- from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.
Scoop.it!
Partitions divide countries, friendships find a way (Use captions to translate the film in 9 languages including French, Malayalam and Urdu) The India-Pakist...
Scoop.it!
PPP is one tool that compares the costs of goods and services of one country with another. Learn how effective it is or is not. (Source: Bloomberg)
Scoop.it!
What's the difference between GDP and GNP? GDP (or Gross Domestic Product) and GNP (Gross National Product) both measure the size and strength of the economy but their definition, calculation and applications are different from each other.
Scoop.it!
A Greek exit from the euro has become a bomb fizzling at the heart of the eurozone. What could happen if it explodes?
|
Scoop.it!
I explain the 3 steps of the Socratic Method and give 8 practice activities (with answers). I then explain the value of the Socratic Method.
Scoop.it!
TimeMaps Interactive History Maps, World History Atlas, Lesson Plans and a blog about world history. #historyteacher Via Rod Powell
Scoop.it!
The National Jukebox is a Library of Congress project. It launches with over 10,000 recordings from 1901-1925 from the by the Victor Talking Machine Co | National Jukebox LOC.gov Via Rod Powell
Scoop.it!
A fun, free, and informative SELECTSMART.com comparative world RELIGIONS selector-quiz addressing poignant theological questions and contemporary issues. Search your soul. Find a faith. Choose a religion.
Scoop.it!
A Social entrepreneur of Philippines has come up with an indigenous solution for lighting problems in the low income areas. He use Plastic bottles to lighten...
Scoop.it!
Widowed and divorced women have historically been shunned in areas of India. So imagine the nation's surprise when jeweler Tanishq celebrated a second marriage in its new ad.
Scoop.it!
"Just as you shouldn’t trust everything you read or see on television, you should never blindly trust information just because it is on a map. All maps posit arguments. Maps present information about how something is. All maps posit arguments. Maps present information about how something is. Just as there are no unbiased arguments, there are no unbiased maps."
John Slifko's curator insight,
November 23, 2013 5:09 PM
Map skills are vital in the study of democratic place and space. 
Ignacio Garrido's curator insight,
November 26, 2013 1:09 AM
Exercise 14 :
Read the news and answer the questions:
a.What is the news talking about ? b. There are two maps.Maps that is down has these questions ( Answer them ) : Who made the map?What is the purpose of the map? That is, what is the map attempting to communicate?Who is the intended audience? (It is important to remember that the map may not have been designed for you, but a more specialized audience.)Does the map effectively achieve its communication goals? Does it present an interesting story or argument?c.Sum up the news ( five sentences in english ) d.Choose another map ( of Internert if you want ) and answer the questions 1,2,3 i 4. Add the map.
Send by moodle.Good luck¡
Scoop.it!
In this RSA Animate, celebrated academic David Harvey looks beyond capitalism towards a new social order. Can we find a more responsible, just, and humane ec... (Econ Anthro, Globalization, Capitalism time in Intro to Cultural Anthropology.
Scoop.it!
List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaList of countries by tax rates Tax revenues as %GDP Albania · Algeria · Argentina · Australia · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Bahamas · Bhutan · Canada · China · Colombia · France · Germany · Greece · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Japan · Kazakhstan · Lithuania · Taxation in Namibia · Netherlands · New Zealand · Norway · Pakistan · Palestinian territories · Peru · Russia · Singapore · South Africa · Sweden · Switzerland · Tanzania · United Kingdom · United States
|
