Essays on Dissidents

Protests have been occurring in Iran for decades, but recent developments have brought them to the center of global attention. In this essay, I will explain why the Iran riots started, their origins, development, and essential points, as well as why understanding them may be crucial for the American public.

Reasons Behind the Protests in Iran

Protests in Iran are happening for a variety of causes. Economic difficulties make up one of the key factors. For years, the Iranian economy has struggled due to foreign sanctions and mismanagement. Inflation is on the rise, while unemployment is widespread, particularly among the young. Many Iranians are struggling to ...

During the time of the conquistadores, exploration was based on a very specific set of needs: the need to expand the empire, to seek out wealth, and to gain glory. The conquistadores landed in the New World with weaponry far beyond the scope of anything that the Amerindians had ever seen before; the diseases they brought were also far beyond the diseases that the Amerindians had ever experienced. It was easy for the conquistadores to issue a proclamation that demanded adherence to a strict set of rules; if the Amerindians failed to comply, they would be subject to enslavement ...

Iran Revolution of 1979

Abstract The Iranian Revolution of 1979 involved the popular uprising in Iran against the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. This paper examines many of the leading explanations for the uprising, including the rise of militant Islam, structural weaknesses of the Shah regime, the coalition of three important social groups (e.g. woman, youth, and the intelligentsia), the composition of the reform movement, and the effect of the Shah’s policies of accommodation and repression, to name a few. This paper also draws on leading theories in social movement theory, contemporary field work involving discussions with the Mullahs and their ...

Socio-political conflicts often give rise to civil unrest or civil war. A number of countries that have plunged in civil war often depend on foreign aid as a response to humanitarian needs. Arguably, since the population is in civil conflict, the nation may not have time to concentrate on economic activities. The consequences war includes civilian casualties that are in need of humanitarian assistance and lack of economic development among other factors. A considerable number of studies seem to point on both positive and negative consequence of foreign aid in peace and war (Kang and Meernik 147). A school of ...

Introduction

The Internet is known for its vast access to information. However, not all kinds of information are suitable for viewing and reading by all kinds of audiences. Content containing such information tend to offend the beliefs and disturb the impressions of users. Thus, it has become a practice by website owners and web administrators alike to conceal specific kinds of information, explained or unexplained, in a move currently known as censorship. Censorship, however, is not a viable means of preventing websites from offending and disturbing users, as such could result to the misrepresentation of information that can be deceiving to them. Given ...

How the Bahamas was able to prove to Britain that it will able to sustain itself if independence from Britain was granted? (1/2 page down from top)

Dr. Robert Nash & Sydnee Viray (All double-spaced)

Introduction:

The Bahamas officially known as the Commonwealth of Bahamas is an island country consisting of more than 700 islets, cays and islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies to the north of Cuba and Hispaniola (The Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is North West to Turks and Caicos Islands. To its South East lies the U.S. State of Florida and to the East ...

In her book, "My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power", Lu Hsiu-lien details a long history of Taiwan, one that is primarily dominated by Chinese Empire. She states that much of Taiwan's history was developed in the shadow of its large neighbor to the northwest, China. In her book, she paints a picture of present-day Taiwan as well and maps a course for the future of the small island nation. Taiwan's traditions are rooted in Confucianism, a type of philosophy that can trace its origins to China about three millennia ago, a philosophy promulgated by Confucius which underlies ...

Question 1

The AIM leaders and dissidents of the Oglala took on the US government because the community was being marginalized in their own country. The Oglala people had been tortured and killed by security officials in the US government. They had also been displaced from their own native land that they had connected with for a long period before the arrival of the Europeans in North America. The Aim leaders felt that there culture and spiritual life was being taken away from them by the US government. These leaders were of the view that the Oglala people were being stripped off ...

How serious is the threat from abuses in the use of new technologies?

The recent days have realized new technology gradually becoming part of our daily lives. Many sectors have not been left out as the nations of the world consciously or unconsciously strive to be modernized. The sad part of this is that alongside this cutting edge conveniences and technology comes a number of downsides. Today, many nations have embraced the new surveillance technology such as the recently developed HD closed –circuit television (CCTV) that has gone overboard, interfering with the many attempts to monitor infringement of individual’s privacy. Such is the case that high definition cameras with the ability to ...

Maria Del Carmen Feijoo and Monica Gogna

The feminist movement in Argentina sought to have democracy and the rule of law instituted and implemented. This culminated after the forced disappearances of their husbands and sons and other relatives. The women not only agitated for women’s rights, but pursued to have the government respect the general human rights. In what ways were these women movements successful in their quest for justice and advocacy for human rights? What were the main factors encouraging the women to actively and courageously pursue their quest for justice and reforms despite all the terror and suppression they encountered from the government?

Women’s rights are human rights

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In the 1985 film Kiss of the Spider Woman, a political prisoner and an effeminate gay man live out their stay in an Argentinian prison. Both of these characters have their own demons to overcome, but their imprisonment is a result of their government's dissatisfaction with their activities. In this way, their struggles are very representative of the trials and tribulations these same kinds of people encountered in Brazilian culture at the time, but in many ways it is a dramatic departure.

Luis Molina, the effeminate gay man, was imprisoned because of his homosexuality; the military dictatorship that ruled until the year ...

The articles related here are from The New York Times and the Guardian. The New York Times article has indicates that the IRA movement has died a slow but sure death. The report referred to in the article further indicates that the Irish Republican Army does not pose any threat in Northern Ireland (“Irish,” 2011). The report indicates that the terrorist group has quietly disbanded owing to the inactivity in the past years. On the other hand, the article on The Guardian indicates that the terrorist group has re-emerged (Townsend & McDonald, 2011). This follows the seemingly silent past of ...