...Hebdo and 12 others murdered in Paris office”, “ISIS burns Jordanian pilot alive”. These were the screaming headlines in leading newspapers around the world recently. Such acts of violence seem a regular occurrence nowadays. Will there ever be peace on earth? Why is the world we live in such a violent place? In 15 years’ time, I will no longer be young. One change I would like to see taking place is for the world to be more peaceful. Other changes I would be eager to see is a greener environment with more sustainable practices as well as the eradication of poverty. Is World peace an illusion? Or can it be achieved one fine day? There seems to be conflict everywhere. Everybody is fighting over something and everything. Iraq invaded Kuwait for their oil in 1990. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. All these large-scale conflicts have a high death toll and the impact is disastrous. Hopefully, in 15 years’ time, countries can settle the disputes between them peacefully, without any need for aggression. Can we ever stop this attitude of getting “an eye for an eye”? If this practice goes on, we run the risk of the making the whole world blind, because fighting will only bring harm upon many around us. I feel that if people or countries are so competitive and calculative, going to war over just a small conflict, it will make our world miserable. In wars where soldiers and civilians die, there can be no victor. Even if a country wins a war, it can only do so with the lives of its...
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...Coach Company Analysis Recommendation: Sell Coach The current recessionary environment has had a strong negative impact on individual income levels, consumer spending and consumer credit availability. As a producer of high priced luxury goods Coach stands to suffer from the state of the economy as conspicuous consumption is frowned upon and consumer frugality is in fashion. These are factors that significantly impact Coach’s financial outlook as the company has experienced declines in both same store sales as well as earnings from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009. Coach’s gross margins are also shrinking as the company has had to increasingly rely upon its factory outlet stores to sell its products[1]. This also presents the problem of brand dilution. From a valuation perspective Coach’s P/E ratio, currently at 18.23, is well above the apparel industry average of 3.26, which suggests that from a relative valuation perspective the company may be overpriced[2]. Furthermore, the DCF analysis indicates an intrinsic value of approximately $35.00 while the current share price is $38.27 (3/11/10 close). Based on this quantitative data the stock is currently overpriced and has very little upward potential within our investment horizon. The stock’s price has increased over 200% in the past year and has been fluctuating between $34.00 and $37.00 since October (please see Appendix 1). The alpha from this stock was fully extracted in 2009 and the Coach holdings have run their course...
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...LUCELE D. PASINAG, MAED-EM INTEGRATING PEACE EDUCATION IN THE PRESENT CURRICULUM “Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education is not to produce mere scholars, technicians and job hunters, but integrated men and women who are free of fear; for only between such human beings can there be enduring peace. * J. Krishnamurti Facets of Peace Education I. Knowledge * Conflict * Students should study a variety of contemporary conflict situations from the personal to the global and attempts made to resolve them. * Peace * Students should study different concepts of peace, both as a state of being and as an active process, on scales from the personal to the global. * War * Students should explore some of the key issues and ethical dilemmas to do with conventional war. * Nuclear Issues * Students should learn about a wide range of nuclear issues and be aware of the key viewpoints on defence and disarmament. * Justice * Students should study a wide range of situations illustrating injustice. * Power * Students should study issues to do with power in the world today. * Gender * Students should study issues on discrimination based on gender. * Race * Students should study issues to do with discrimination based on race. * Environment * Students should have a concern for the environment welfare...
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...BUILDING CIVILIAN CAPACITY BY ARMED FORCES OF BANGLADESH FOR PEACE BUILDING MISSIONS IN UNITED NATIONS 1. Bangladesh stepped into the family of 'Blue-Helmet' through participation in UNIIMOG (Iraq-Iran) in 1988 with 15 Military Observers from Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force joined UNPKO in 1993 while Bangladesh Police joined in 1989. Till now Bangladesh has contributed in 54 UN peacekeeping missions in 39 countries, where 1,13,169 Bangladeshi peacekeepers have participated of which 1,02,794 are from the Armed Forces. At present with strength of 9,111 peacekeepers (7,197 from the Armed Forces), Bangladesh is the highest peacekeepers contributing country in the world. Being the largest troops and police contributing country for UN peace keeping missions, Bangladesh holds a large UN experienced work force. The experience of such a large work force can be utilized effectively in peace building role even after they retire from the government service. 2. Peace building in countries emerging from conflict is a huge, complex undertaking as it happens in an insecure, politically fragile and therefore challenging environment. There is always a challenge to match the crucial response time with the availability of experienced civilian workforce to be deployed for peace building missions. In this respect UN has rightly focused on building civilian capacity in members states. Creating a national database as a tool of human resource system is surely a need of...
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...DEFINING THE STRATEGIC CULTURE: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE Intro 1. A nation exists to lead the way of better living. Strategic Culture (SC) of a nation generates strength that shows the path of prosperity. It is the attitude of a nation in conduct with the others. A nation, big or small, offers many positive attitudes and conducts which are admired, nurtured and cherished by others. It is good for any nation to have the SC articulated, even more imp is to prac and fol them appr. 2. In search of prosperity and accomplishment, nations maintain rich SC. The good, the bad and the odds of the society usually come out from it. If the internal environment of a country is good and if there is maturity in politics, the SC becomes sustainable. While if the internal environment of the country ebbs and flows, the SC shows up accordingly. Born in 1971, BD is yet to define its SC. It has something to offer and many things to be derived from the others. From that perspective, this paper will first define the subj, then disc the SC of a small nation. Then the paper will try to accumulate the SC that BD demo so far and suggest some cultures to be articulated. Aim 3. The aim of this paper is to articulate the SC for Bangladesh. Definition of SC 4. SC has been defined in different ways. Colin S. Gray defined it as “… consists of the socially constructed and transmitted assumptions, habits of mind, traditions and preferred methods of operation—that is behavior—that are more or less specific...
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...Maria Wright Module 1 Assign 2 Peace According to the Webster’s dictionary, peace means "freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility." The definition that I can relate to most and appears to be most appealing is, “the occurrence of harmony characterized by the lack of violence." This definition explains best what we as individuals might mean when we say, all we want is peace, or an occurrence of harmony in our lives. Before this assignment, I always thought of peace in terms of war around the world and the lack of peace amongst countries fighting each other. I thought of it as the absence of fighting at home. I never knew how big the Peace Movement was. I did not realize it was a "movement", I just thought that people came to accept that we did not live in a world that could come to consensus as to what peace looks like. I recall a time where I called a co-worker oriental because it was what I was taught to call people of Asian descent. She got very insulted and called me all sorts of names. For me it was a common terminology used by everyone I knew, but on the contrary it was a stereotypical name and offensive to my Korean friend who stops speaking to me for months, as I did not feel I had to apologize because I did not know. One word caused high tensions in an office where we worked in every close quarter. One word caused such a huge disturbance of the peace we once knew. In his speech at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's 7th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture...
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...Eleanor Roosevelt once said " It isn't enough to talk about peace, one must believe it. And it isn't enough to believe in it, one must work for it." In other words, this quote defines the meaning that we, all the people should not only speak about peace or put full faith in it but instead we must undertake and effectuate it. Every day I see around me leaders from the world are getting together, talking, passing resolutions for peace. United Nation is constantly speaking about changing the world with peace. America has strongly built peace in our hearts and minds so we envision a future full of tranquility. Every time I watch the news, there's not a single day that goes by without saying anybody has been killed or hurt. When I wake up everyday I have this little tiny sparkle of hope saying" today is going to be a better day." But how can our world get better if we don't bring peace to our hearts and mind? What does building peace in our hearts and mind actually mean?...
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...Imagine your ideal world. It may include ending poverty, hunger, or discrimination. This utopia may differ from person to person, but most will also include an element of world peace. Technically, peace is a state in which there is no war or fighting. When I think of peace, I think of the stereotypical flower children of the 60’s and 70’s nonviolently protesting the Vietnam War and spreading lyrics of love and harmony through mellow music. Though a focus on world peace is something we usually associate with past times, I believe peace is still a relevant theme in our modern society and will continue to be forever. A quote from the quintessential hippie of the 60’s, John Lennon, perfectly summarizes how our society should view peace today: “If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60’s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.”...
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...TOPROMOTE PEACE” |Peace Education | http://missmakanani.blogspot.com/2007/07/50-ways-to-promote-peace.html 1. Make friends with someone of another race, ethnicity, age, ability, or sexual orientation. Appreciating and embracing diversity helps to promote peace. 2. Get to know your neighbors. It’s hard to reclaim peace without a sense of community. 3. Take an adventure to neighborhoods of your town or country that are ethnically focused to appreciate diverse cultures. Cross-cultural understanding is key to building peace. 4. Travel to learn. Get first-hand experience in how things happen in other places and bring home questions about how you do things at home. 5. Drive with patience and tolerance. Keep the peace on our streets and highways. 6. Listen more. Really listen, without giving unsolicited advice. The validation of being heard is often more important than solving the problem. 7. Spend time with a youngster. This can often remind us of the meaning of a peaceful world. 8. Practice the art of patience. Be careful not to rush to judgment or action. 9. Start peace conversations...
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...Global Peace and Justice Begins at Home. Wars are everywhere. Wars define destruction. Not only does it destroy the Earth and whatnot but what a lot of us, naive people do not realise is that it also destroys the pure innocent minds of the little, chaste children. Many of us people misunderstand the concept of opening the minds of the kids to wars. The main reason why we do so is to make sure that the kids would not start any wars and let the peace on Earth sustain. Without realising the consequences, the erroneous thing that people do now is to open the minds of these children to the basic ways of starting a war. Global peace is a personal choice, hour by hour. Ask yourself, "Am I going to add to the fighting in the world? Or offer up something greater?" If you want to obtain peace, then start changing the world by changing the ways you teach these children. They are supposed to be playing hopscotch, filling in colouring books, having pets, playing hide and seek. What happened to that? I no longer see kids doing these things. Based on what I see on the Internet, parents are starting to neglect their responsibilities and instead of teaching their children good things, they are literally teaching them stuff like how to use a gun and how to use army knives. Despite the fact that these kids are still too small to be carrying out these type of activities, they are also too gullible to barely even think about the ramification of learning these stuff. Parents who train their...
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...EMMERGING ROLE OF UN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FUTURE CONFLICTS INTRODUCTION Since the end of cold war, the world has been in a constant flux of changes, resulting into serious security risks. These risks range from border disputes to ethno-religious conflicts, most of which are likely to cause regional and global destabilization. In today’s unipolar world no single or group of states has the capacity to counter balance by themselves and therefore, the world is looking more towards United Nations (UN) for establishing World peace. The Collective power to shape the future is greater now than ever before. The world needs a new vision that can mobilize people everywhere to achieve higher levels of cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The foundation of UN some fifty five years ago was an expression by world leaders towards a new world wherein the international behavior and governance was about to begin. The domination of power blocks and less respect for use of UN forum for vested interest has curved the UN role. The potentialities of international organization led by UN are immense in this regard though not utilized to its full potential. At this new millenium every ones expectations are of more peaceful world order. But the natures of conflicts in future days are likely to be more diverse and complicated to be handled by UN. The causes of these conflicts will be mainly of race for nuclear power, global militarization, prolong economic sanction on...
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...Essay Title: Is Global Civil Society an answer to War? Introduction War is not a modern phenomenon but as old as human existence itself. Wars are not like natural calamities or phenomenon but are very much part of human existential dynamics that seeks both peace and ability to survive acknowledging its natural competitive behaviour which unlike realist assumptions is conditioned and not natural. However, realism has dominated the field of international relations since the end of World War 11. It dominates political thinking, with exclusive emphasis on the state as the primary actor in world politics. Realists display a very overt pessimistic view of human nature, advocating with religious conviction that selfish human nature drives international relations into conflicts subjugating state to resort to organized violence and wars in order to gain upper hand and to always resort to wars to resolve international conflicts. Thus resulting in a system framed to maximize state’s military power in a predominantly anarchical environment. As a distinct school of thought, Realism emphasizes separation from domestic to international with little or no democratic structures within its sphere. Consequently, warfare has remained an institutionalized social order against the predatory behavior of others and consequently a legitimate instrument of survival. Moreover, growth in the size of armies and the development of weapons technology has led to an increase in the frequency of wars resulting...
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...HOW PEACE MAY PREVAIL IN MY OWN PERSPECTIVE’’ DOCUMENTATION PRESENTED BY EZEJI GODWIN IKECHUKWU FROM DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS IN PEACE STUDIES AND DIPLOMACY AT SIAM UNIVERSITY ON 24TH SEP. 2011 = UN PEACE DAY. Fellow citizens of the world, lets make the world a better place for you and for me, for this is and should continue to be the cardinal reason for our coming together. Society is formed when people as social animals, live in group. The person that exercises the state power is known as government. The government issues rules and laws and regulations to govern the realm as well as relationship with other nations, bilaterally and multilaterally. economic, social and religious interest are factors that affects the making of these laws, rules and regulation and its interpretation and implementation locally and internationally which often results to conflict and war hence there comes need to proffer solution for peaceful coexistence in this world we have found ourselves. Peace can be said to be an ideal freedom and happiness within all people and nations. It is a state of non-violence either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. Peace therefore means cessation of all sorts of hostility by all persons and nations. In certain cases, world peace has been seen and argued as unattainable because human by nature is violent hence rationally men choose to be violent. It remains also a proven fact that human being can change even...
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...TERRORISM, WAR, PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS FACULTY GUIDEBAC 445 FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY OPTIONS BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY STUDIES COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will explore ethical, theoretical, and practical questions relating to terrorism, the engagement of war, cultural and ethnic conflicts. This course will explore why we wage war, the development of terrorism and its impact on societies, society’s quest for peace and the methods attempted to achieve peace. This course will also explore the concept of human rights and how terrorism and war impact these rights. © Copyright Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO, January 2007. COURSE OVERVIEW TOPICS • Historic and philosophical positions on war • Contemporary moral foundations on war • Human rights • Terrorism • Humanitarian intervention and preemptive war • Religious positions on war • Toward a theory of just peace COURSE OVERVIEW INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO FACULTY The subjects of war, peace, terrorism and human rights are daily fare in the media. While people form strong opinions on these matters and tend to regard them as right or wrong, many do not have the skills to analyze and clearly articulate a rationale for their positions. The purpose of this course is thus twofold: to equip students with the ethical theories needed to make a judgment...
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...Raechel Huizinga Mr. Dempsey ENG 2D April 4, 2014 The Quiet Door One of the hardest tasks to accomplish in life is obtaining a sense of peace. In a disordered world that circles with fear and confusion, it is difficult to find. The concept faced and feared by all is the idea of death. It is not the act of dying that humankind desires to avoid, but the unknown beyond it. It is obvious through culture how the world fears death; movies, literature, and general behavior prove it. However, there are few who contradict the idea that death is dark and forbidding. In a poem called ‘Death is a Door,’ the author, Nancy Byrd Turner, writes, “Death is only a quiet door / in an old wall” (11-12). Some believe that death can be approached peacefully, rather than unwillingly. In the poem ‘Let Evening Come,’ Jane Kenyon uses various poetic devices, such as imagery, repetition, and symbolism, to create a peaceful mood. The peace the reader feels while reading the poem is the peace that can be adopted when crossing the threshold into death. Imagery is one of the most important literary devices a writer could use. Imagery allows the reader to become a part of the story and to interact with characters. Without imagery, there is no picture or setting, only empty words and actions that cannot be understood. The mood of a piece of writing can be created using imagery. In ‘Let Evening Come,’ Kenyon instills a peaceful mood by creating peaceful, comforting images in the reader’s mind. “Let the cricket...
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