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In this article I argue that in Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott creates historical analogies between Saladin's taking of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade, on the one hand, and the Israeli-Palestinian question and American-led 'War on Terror', on the other hand. I maintain that Scott pictures the one-state solution in which both the Israelis and the Palestinians can coexist peacefully as a feasible settlement. By presenting the idea of a shared Jerusalem under the Crusaders' rule in the past, Scott wittingly promotes through a contrived historical analogy to contemporary Western interventionism in the Middle East. Crucially, Scott goes beyond Samuel Huntington's essentialist views of Muslims. He provides variable representations of Muslim characters, fluctuating between characters that are superstitious, on the one hand, and characters that are capable of rational thinking, on the other hand. Nevertheless, Scott seems to be highly convinced about the myth of religious violence, as suggested by William Cavanaugh. This myth suggests that secular violence is rational and useful whereas religious violence is irrational and dangerous. Moreover, Scott proves to be swayed by the idea of the 'just war' according to which the use of force can be legitimate. In Kingdom of Heaven, Scott pictures the ongoing 'War on Terror' as an incarnation of earlier centuries' European (colonial) 'civilising missions' towards the 'less-civilised' nations.

The decolonization process set in motion by the spectacular change of government in Lisbon in April 1974 produced a geopolitical earthquake across all of southern Africa. Its repercussions were deeply felt in the Republic of South Africa, where the government was forced to undertake a fundamental reassessment of South African relations with Mozambique, with Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and with Namibia (South West Africa).

The transition to distance education has led to deterioration in the health of teachers and students. The purpose of the study was to identify controlled factors of the educational environment, the impact of which in an emergency situation due to a pandemic on infectious disease can be influenced by the administration of general secondary education institutions. Material and methods: 339 teachers and 828 parents of general secondary schools of Mykolaiv region (Ukraine) took part in research from May to June 2021. The research tool was a self-administered survey questionnaire.The study found that social networks were the leading source of information on the COVID-19 pandemic situation for educators. The vast majority of educators indicated that they follow certain rules of conduct in order not to get sick. Most respondents admitted that they experienced weakness, mood swings, depressed thoughts, anxiety and tension due to the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. Mostly more fatigue, hypodynamics and impaired vision were considered by teachers as manifestations of deteriorating physical condition. Manifestations of psychological deterioration, according to teachers, were greater aggression, agitation, signs of depression and emotional instability. The key factors in preventing the deterioration of teachers' health in the event of an infectious disease pandemic, which can be influenced by the administration of general secondary education institutions, include: reducing the workload of teachers during distance education; conducting professionally oriented education of teachers in the field of health technologies; increasing the level of information competence of teachers; improving the technological base of schools for distance learning.

Race, difference, and disadvantage: the politics of non-racialism and multiracialism -- Biodiversity: species differences and human domination -- Cultural diversity: difference without domination -- Differences in sexual orientation: flying the rainbow flag -- Gender differences: the struggles around needs and rights -- A feminist perspective on understanding difference and disadvantage -- Conclusion: the need for transformation

RESUMEN: La didáctica de la lengua, en su sentido general, debe entenderse como un campo de estudio con voluntad de cientificidad y como una actividad práctica diferenciada, pero complementaria, de la enseñanza gramatical. En Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato, la instrucción gramatical dentro de la didáctica de la lengua resulta esencial para lograr desarrollar la competencia lingüística, pero también para potenciar el desarrollo cognitivo. No obstante, a pesar de que existe cierta unanimidad en la defensa de esta última idea, existe al tiempo controversia en cuanto a qué metodología emplear o qué contenidos gramaticales escoger. Partiendo de una revisión de los distintos métodos tradicionales y los enfoques pedagógicos más novedosos (Gramática Escolar o Pedagógica y Gramática Orientada a las Competencias) y basándonos en el marco legislativo actual, la finalidad principal de nuestro Trabajo Fin de Máster persigue diseñar una propuesta didáctica que vincule las nuevas metodologías sobre didáctica de la gramática con los postulados más actuales sobre la variación lingüística. Nuestro fin último consiste en promover en los aprendices reflexiones metalingüísticas acerca de la diversidad y la realidad lingüística más cercana y trabajar las creencias y actitudes de los hablantes hacia la lengua para así mejorar su competencia comunicativa y sociolingüística. ; ABSTRACT: Language teaching, in its general sense, must be understood as a field of study with a desire for scientificity and as a differentiated but complementary practical activity of grammatical teaching. In Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, grammatical instruction within the language teaching is essential to develop linguistic competence, but also to promote the cognitive development. However, despite the fact that there is a certain unanimity in the defence of this last idea, there is also controversy regarding what methodology to use or what grammatical content to choose. Starting from a review of the different traditional methods and the most ...

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2008 Student Research Colloquium proceedings include the following: a schedule of the day's events, acknowledgement of research sponsors, the day's program, conference presentation abstracts, student presenter index, research sponsor index, planning committee, poster and paper presentation judges, registration desk, sponsors, and donors, map of Atwood Memorial Center. Invited Alumni Keynote Address: "Research in Action: Helping People" included the following SCSU alumni panelists: Keesha Gaskins, Executive Director of Minnesota Women's Political Caucus; Bob Goff, Co-founder and owner of Goff & Howard, Inc., a public relations firm; Amy Schultz, Geropsychologist from OPAL Institute, Oregon Passionate Aging and Living. These distinguished alumni will discuss how research helps them do their jobs. Panelists will describe their careers and answer questions about the secret to their success.

The article presents an analysis of the legal status, organization and powers of the special services of the Republic of Estonia. The author presents the mission and tasks of the Estonian Internal Security Service (Kaitsepolitsei), the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (Välisluureamet) and the Military Intelligence Centre (Luurekeskus). The article show the historical aspect of the Estonian special services and their location in the structure of state organs responsible for national security. In addition, the author presents a surveillance system on the activities of intelligence and counterintelligence services.

The author provides a descriptive and analytic examination of the nature, magnitude, and structure of U.S. trade with Muslim countries. From the U.S. point of view, two-way trade with Muslim countries is small in dollar terms: the U.S. is a more critical market to Muslim countries than the imports from Muslim countries are to the U.S., except for oil and gas. The U.S. imports roughly one-third of its petroleum from Muslim countries, whereas its non-petroleum trade deficit with Muslim countries is only about $15 billion. Although trade disputes with Muslim countries are rare, and several Muslim countries benefit from free or preferential trade agreements with the U.S., the author lists others whose exports cannot compete in the U.S. market against rival producers under present U.S. trade policies. Adapted from the source document.