The Syrian conflict began in 2011 with anti-government protests that turned violent as the government cracked down on dissent. Over time, it evolved into a civil war between government forces backing President Bashar al-Assad and various opposition rebel groups. The conflict has devastated Syria, resulting in over 220,000 deaths and displacing millions of refugees. Peace efforts led by the UN have failed to make progress, as neither side has been able to gain a decisive victory and the rise of extremist groups like ISIS have further complicated matters. With no solution in sight, the Syrian conflict remains a devastating ongoing war.
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This week we look at political courage from several different perspectives – citizen courage, the courage to go into politics, and courage in political leadership.
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A growing number of Israeli soldiers are banding together in the United States to tackle PTSD — using each other as a bridge to do so. The brotherhood that exists among veterans is a bond like no other. Initiatives and groups from the East to West Coasts are bringing Israeli and American soldiers together in an attempt to heal through fellowship.
The Art of Living Courageously Week 11: Political CourageRoz Savage
This week we look at political courage from several different perspectives – citizen courage, the courage to go into politics, and courage in political leadership.
Wounded Israeli & American Soldiers Heal Through FellowshipJeff Greenstein
A growing number of Israeli soldiers are banding together in the United States to tackle PTSD — using each other as a bridge to do so. The brotherhood that exists among veterans is a bond like no other. Initiatives and groups from the East to West Coasts are bringing Israeli and American soldiers together in an attempt to heal through fellowship.
An essential Info-graphic about the crisis in Syria. Learn about the Syrian civil war, use of chemical weapons, President Assad, support for Syria, response from UN, Britain and USA. Also find facts & stats about US military strikes in Syria.
IAI seminar on "The Fight against ISIS and the US Policy in the Middle East", with Daniel Serwer, Middle East Institute and School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Rome, 19 March 2015
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Presentation given to primarily high school students about the life and legacy of Ed Carter-Edwards, WWII veteran and survivor of Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
A simplified presentation describing "Why we are here" and What makes the World Work". The essence of a purpose driven life derived from my book released electronically in 2012 called "Compete and Empower". To get a copy on your iPad, Kindle or Nook go to www.competeandempower.com
An essential Info-graphic about the crisis in Syria. Learn about the Syrian civil war, use of chemical weapons, President Assad, support for Syria, response from UN, Britain and USA. Also find facts & stats about US military strikes in Syria.
IAI seminar on "The Fight against ISIS and the US Policy in the Middle East", with Daniel Serwer, Middle East Institute and School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Rome, 19 March 2015
Ed's Legacy: Canadian Air Force Vet and Concentration Camp Survivor - Presen...Craig Carter-Edwards
Presentation given to primarily high school students about the life and legacy of Ed Carter-Edwards, WWII veteran and survivor of Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
A simplified presentation describing "Why we are here" and What makes the World Work". The essence of a purpose driven life derived from my book released electronically in 2012 called "Compete and Empower". To get a copy on your iPad, Kindle or Nook go to www.competeandempower.com
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2. Content
• How did the conflict begin?
• How did it become a war?
• What role has UN had when it comes to war crimes?
• What role has UN had when it comes to
humanitarian crisis?
• The rise of IS
• Peace effort and possible solutions
3. Thesis
With nether side able to inflict a decisive
defeat on the other, there is is no
solution to the Syrian conflict.
4. How did the conflict
begin?
• Uprising turns violent
• Pre-democracy protests
• President Bashar al-Assad
5. How did it become a
conflict?
• Descent into civil war
• Damascus and Aleppo
• 220 000 deaths, march 2015
• IS
6. What role has UN had when it comes to war
crimes?
• Both sides
• ”indiscriminate employment of weapons in
populated areas”
• 6 000 civilians
7. What role has UN had when it comes to
humanitarian crisis?
• 4 million fled
• 12,2 million in the need of help
• 8,4 billion dollars
• 202 billion dollars
8. The rise of IS
• Outnumbered
• Rebel fighting
• Al-Qaeda
9. Peace effort and possible
solutions
• International community
• Geneva Comunique
• Ban Ki-moon
• Rejected
Given all that why was America acting directly
only only against the Islamic State (IS) and other
jihadists about whom it has particular concerns?
Are they worse than Bashar Assad’s use
of chemicals, barrel bombs and torture to
suppress the Syrian opposition, both
armed and civilian?
Will anything we have
done up until now make
the crimes of either any
more likely to stop?
