... 't cooperate, though some officials in these institutions reaped multiple material merits at the individual level. The monopolization of the power for an everlasting period had been a major factor of the Arab awakening. In Tunisia, Ben Ali seated in the presidency for 22 years since 1989; Mubarak totalized 30 years since 1981 when he took the power in Egypt; Gadhafi spent almost 42 years ... as the president of Libya. In these 3 countries where the revolutions were mostly emphasized, the absolute monarchy of these leaders were characterized by corruption, poverty, human right violations,...

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... Norman Fairclough and Teun van Dijk were chosen to support the theoretical background of this study. In this chapter the concepts of discourse and their detailed specification are provided. The second chapter outlines the cultural-historical background of United States' involvement in the Middle East. It primarily describes the history of relations the U.S. has had with Iraq and Egypt. The third and ... the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced and resisted by text and talk' (van Dijk, 2001, p.352). The central concept of the CDA is power. As stated b...

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... 's Prudhoe Bay and miles of coastline are marked by evidence of oil exploration and production, including oil derricks, gravel roads, and 850 miles of pipe that makes up the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. This drilling has already caused significant environmental destruction in the area; the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history, dumped 11 million gallons of oil into the ocean ... . As a result of rising gas prices and foreign oil issues in the Middle East, there has been new interest in expanding the drilling in Alaska ... ...

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