... am going to talk the Princeton Model United Nation (better known as MUN), that I attended in the winter of 2013. It was one of the most important and rewarding experiences of my life since it not only enhanced my English proficiency, but also provided me a chance to communicate with ... My topic was decolonization in Western Sahara. To be honest I never heard about this country before, and I had no idea how to start with. Originally the reason I applied for this conference was I have never been to America before, and it was a good chance to visit. I only did fundamental research and .....

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... born in Ghana, on the 8th of April 1938, and assumed his current post in January 1997, and was reappointed in January 2001. His career highlights have been a mission to ensure transfer to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1998, brokering an agreement between Libya and the UN's security council concerning responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing in 1999 and he organised an international ... helping his organisation cope with war in Iraq. While remaining strictly neutral in the conflict himself, he made strong efforts to try and ensure the continuation of weapons inspections under Hans Blix i...

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... act. On top of this, the U.N has also suggested its concern in saying that, "It would not be in our national interest, however to take action in Korea which would involve substantial risk of general war" (National Security Council, Sept. 1950). The U.N's security council is claiming ... the very moment with America driving the invasion force of the North out of the South that the U.S can contain the North. This containment could lead to a Korea, "We could eventually tolerate for a certain period of time provided this state of affairs were brought about gradually and not too conspicuously...

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... , however, that the USA cannot stay neutral. The army appears from nowhere demonstrating its power to frighten the other countries, then it tries to make profit from others sufferings, and, worst of all, it tries to weaken other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the ... America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not only uses its army, but its political power too. The army m...

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... example of a confrontation that was solved diplomatically, when it would have otherwise ended with the colossal damages of nuclear warfare. In 1960 Khrushchev wanted to gain a sphere of influence within the bounds of America's own western sphere. Cuba signed a $100 million trade agreement with the Soviet Union ... , and a great embarrassment for John Kennedy's new administration. Although in 1962 the Soviet Union assured Kennedy that there were no threats intended to the United States, they continued arms supply increase in Cuba. On October 14, 1962 and American U-2 flying over Cuba photo...

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... ineffective in its peacekeeping tasks on some occasions. This is because of the limitations that the UN faces. It is true that the Un sends its "blue helmet" peacekeeping force to troubled areas. This international force comes from member contries. Consent from the UN members and the countries in the conflict must be given before the peacekeeping force can be sent ... . Sometimes the countries concerned to not welcome the UN's help and so when persmission is finally granted, may lives would have been lost and much destruction caused. The peacekeeping force also cannot side with any ... ...

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... Adolf Hitler came into power because of the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act granted the government the right to decree laws for the following four years. The Enabling Act gave the regime free rein to pursue its politics through terror and compulsion. In addition, the Enabling Act also gave the regime full ... power over the government states. Also, the boycott of all the Jewish owned stores helped Hitler in his gain of power. They used these powers to destroy the other political parties. Hitler claimed the German people only needed one party. Hitler violated a few things while he was in p...

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... , however, that the USA cannot stay neutral. The army appears from nowhere demonstrating its power to frighten the other countries, then it tries to make profit from others sufferings, and, worst of all, it tries to weaken other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the ... America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not only uses its army, but its political power too. The army m...

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... right under the United States" (and the rest of the world) nose. Not until recently have nations begun to notice. September 11, 2001, and events following, has opened everybody's eyes to the very real threat of terrorism. The US and other countries have built up tremendous nuclear arsenals, but is it ... attack or war? All decisions about nuclear weapons have been made largely in secrecy with little involvement from the public (Cadlicott 9) Taxpayer money needs to go into strengthening the economy and helping those who are most in need. Disarmament should free up resources and create con...

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... weeks, collecting evidence from both the Jewish Agency and the Arab Leagues. However, the issue of the Jewish displaced persons had become the main priority of UNSCOP. During UNSCOP's visit to Palestine, coincidently, one incident was particularly significant. The members of the committee had developed sympathetic feelings for the Jewish such as the callous treatment of Jewish displaced persons who arrived ... further justifies that it is a primary source. The source is a translated letter and informs the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Hungary with such suggestions and warnings of the ...

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... on May 28th, 1945, just twenty days after his proposal of an "Unconditional surrender." On May 8th the president gave a much more precise definition to the phrase unconditional surrender. Our blows will not cease until Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. Just what does unconditional ... the Japanese people? It means the end of the war. It means the termination of the influence of the military leaders who have brought Japan to the present disaster....Unconditional surrender does not mean the extermination or enslavement of Japanese people. Jap...

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"How successful was the League in the 1920's?" Order of the Leagues objectives: • to improve the living and working conditions of people in all parts of the world • to encourage nations to disarm • to discourage aggression from any nation • to encourage countries to co-operate, especially in business and trade During the 1920's the League of Nations was thought of as a relative success. ... that a treaty through the League might be passed. In 1923, the leagues first attempt at a disarmament treaty was rejected by Britain, acting in their personal interests. The league also tried to ar...

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... ICTR's reconciliation and information centers. The Rwandan National Commission was created to conduct research into the circumstances that lead to the genocide in order to ensure that such an event will not happen in the future. This was an effective action by Rwandan citizens that also influences and leads to a wider education about how to avoid and discourage genocide and other crimes against humanity from occurring ... . The media has also had an impact on the effective response to genocide through educating the wider community, and spreading awareness about the need for ongoing assis...

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... standards, it also includes indicators of health, education and environmental quality. Globalisation has affected the economic development and the quality of life of different economies in vastly diverse means. To measure a country's relative economic development, there are several indicators which are used universally. GNI (Gross Nation Income) is the sum value added by all resident products in economy ... gap between rich and poor nation, with trade flows becoming more exclusive and protectionism in the agricultural sector prominent amongst MDC's. Countries who have profited the most f...

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... to an end. How is this end of any use in developing nations? Education for the young in developing nations is vitally essential, as it will provide them with a more promising future. This education is limited to these children, as they don't have reasonable access to it. Education more a less acts like a protection. It helps pave the way to ... less than one in five children go on to secondary school in the least developed countries. This is worrying as it shows how unavailable education is to these children. Worse still on a global scale more than 113 million children have never been to ...

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... time that genocide occurs among other countries that someone else steps in and stops the genocide before countless lives are lost. The international community needs to better communicate on the Genocide Convention on how many lives have to be lost before the mass murders can be considered genocide. Once these strong forces begin the mass killings of a race, stopping them will not be ... easy. The international community needs to keep some sort of media connections among other countries, so keeping tabs on a possible genocide would be easier allow easy access to see how many lives are lo...

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... Nobel peace prizes. He also explained that the United Nation was created because the sense of common humanity, a saving grace. But most importantly, Kofi Annan explained how our day to day life is connected the works done by the United Nations. The United Nations consisted of many different agencies and organizations that operate in the United States. The ... California's major expects. The International Telecommunication Union is an agency that helps to connect national communications infrastructures into global networks. It is to say that the International Telecommunication Union manag...

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... Individual political rights have been a concern for a very long time. Most societies have always had some form of legal recognition and protection of human rights, but definitions as to what constitutes human rights, and who should have them have varied considerably. Human rights became a matter of international concern in the 19th century. Most international discussions today combine the ... constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ownership and trade, and freedom of expression, religion, and assembl...

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... Individual political rights have been a concern for a very long time. Most societies have always had some form of legal recognition and protection of human rights, but definitions as to what constitutes human rights, and who should have them have varied considerably. Human rights became a matter of international concern in the 19th century. Most international discussions today combine the ... constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ownership and trade, and freedom of expression, religion, and assembl...

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... CULTURE Rapid changes in technology in the last several decades have changed the nature of culture and cultural exchange. People around the world can make economic transactions and transmit information to each other almost instantaneously through the use of computers and satellite communications. Governments and corporations have gained vast amounts of political power through military might and economic influence. Corporations have ... English words and have contact with American cultural exports such as brand-name clothing and technological products, films and music, and mass-produced ...

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... mass destruction. While these challenges pose a real threat to non-proliferation efforts, there are methods that the United States can confront and curtail these threats. The United States needs to construct a new security paradigm, and remove useless, counterproductive treaties. In addition to a new security regime, the United States needs to improve and enhance conventional forces and provide extensively for their ... own national security. The withdrawal of North Korea serves as the first challenge to the NPT. Korean officials claimed that their ... the strength and capabilities of ...

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... After the 2002 discovery of secret Nuclear facilities by the UN, Iran agreed to allow UN inspectors inside the Plants, where evidence of highly enriched Uranium was discovered. This prompted a tightening of Nuclear restrictions by the UN and accusations from the US that Iran was attempting to construct Weapons of Mass Destruction. The effectiveness of sanctions in negotiations is again evidenced ... here, providing the UN leverage to offer economic breaks in exchange for cooperation. Amidst the nuclear threat in Iran, greater emphasis on European powers has been ... introduced their f...

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... role and functions of the diplomat in the world today. Some would side with Sir Henry Wotton's (1568 - 1639) much quoted definition that he is: " an honest man sent abroad to lie for the good of country." Others would be less cynical and view diplomacy simply as " the conduct of official business by trained personnel representing governments ... to reach agreement within a framework of policy." With countless embassies stationed right across the globe and continued conflicts taking place, many doubt that they have served their objective: peace and cooperation. ... global village we li...

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... whole world may be destroyed because two nations didn't get along. If I could invent something that could just swallow up an atom bomb and make it disappear without any harm to anything on the earth, the whole world would be a better place. I would invent this because, everybody in the world lives in fear. Fear of being blown up every time some ... swallow it up. Thus saving many lives and making it so there is less tension in the world. The United States in particular wouldn't have to worry about infuriating these small terrorist groups that would do anything to destroy our freedoms. T...

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... between member-states that is dubbed ironically the "United Nations."" A while back there was a vision to emulate the actual conflict between member-states under the guise of cooperation between nations. Thus the Model United Nations was born and the forum for conflict between role playing students was also conceived. This time ... the battlefield was Tustin High School as it hosted it's annual Model United Nations Conference. And so I stood silently upon the steps of the High School with my standard of Black Red and Gold fluttering in ... forth by the opposing Bloc and held it up as i...

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