... will deal with consequences for democracy as seen by Benjamin Barber. This theory will then be used to elucidate the current situation in the Middle East. The role of the elite will be explored both through Snyder and Barbers perspectives. Furthermore, some of the ideas and theories purveyed throughout ... conflicts can be analyzed through Barbers opposite and competing forces. The conflict that will be analyzed in detail for this paper will be the Middle East conflict. This conflict was chosen because it presents the clearest example and the epitome of all the ills put forth in regards ...

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... 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, specifically to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), part of the National Park ... day and would account for less than four percent of the nation's daily petroleum demand. With widespread attention on the escalating issues in the Middle East after 9/11 and the current war in Iraq, this issue was brought to public attention. Proponents of drilling see the area as an ... (wit...

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... According to Said, Western culture has proven to be the most ethnocentric culture because of "anthropocentrism in alliance with Europocentrism." (Said, 98). Said was born and raised in the Middle East (Jerusalem) and received his degrees from Princeton and Harvard, making him a liminal figure in the academic realm. Although such experiences grant him authority on the topic of the West ... distorted lens called the Orient. Inspired by the Baconian assumption that knowledge is power, Said believes that this view has altered the reality of the people and culture of the East, inadvertently s...

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... rapidly, so are the Christians of the global south. People just don't realize it as much because of the spotlight that has been on the Middle East for the past decade. Islamic mosques are sprouting up all over the world, especially in areas that Christians are also active in. This thought is truly ... areas there is a high potential for religious wars, just like in the past. This can already be seen in present history in areas in the Middle East, and also in areas of Europe. Only time will tell what will become of the small spaces they presently, and will in the future, occupy. ... con...

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... rapidly, so are the Christians of the global south. People just don"t realize it as much because of the spotlight that has been on the Middle East for the past decade. Islamic mosques are sprouting up all over the world, especially in areas that Christians are also active in. This thought is truly ... areas there is a high potential for religious wars, just like in the past. This can already be seen in present history in areas in the Middle East, and also in areas of Europe. Only time will tell what will become of the small spaces they presently, and will in the future, occupy. ... con...

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... Saddam's regime is not disarmed of their weapons of mass destruction, Saddam will use his cover of his nuclear weapons to try to forcibly unite the Middle East to confront the Western alliance. I chose article number three, which is "The war against Iraq is also the war against global terrorism- and ... Australians are very much in the firing line-. "If not disarmed, Saddam will use the cover of his nuclear weapons to try forcibly unite the Middle East to confront the West-. "It is true Saddam is not the only homicidal dictator in the world, though he is unequivocally one of the worst. ...

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... who are believed to oppose the regime by smashing their teeth in, breaking their bones etc ) to his, own people, but to stabilise the whole of the Middle East. Why would we want to stabilise the Middle East? Well in 1967 three Arab nations (Egypt, Jordan and Syria) banded together under one man named Gamal Abdel-Nasser who started a war against Israel. For unknown ... reasons Israel defeated all three Arab nations. Now this isn't a history lesson on the Middle East but it does give you some indication of what can happen when a Nationalist Arab leader such as Gamal Abdel-Nasser can do, j...

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... as his particular people and be especially mindful of them.1 To think about a people who have suffered and been scorned through events like the bondage in Egypt, persecution in the Middle Ages, the Holocaust and a continual struggle for existence without a homeland, bears an incredible amount of respect for the Jewish people's commitment to that covenant made several thousand years ago. Even ... up to the events of today with daily unrest in the Middle East the Jews could very easily fail to remain true, but their actions are quite contrary. Although my Catholic religion is very similar...

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