Category: Conflict
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A Colonized Tongue Imprisons the Mind
A Colonized Tongue Imprisons the Mind: The English Language as a System of Disconnection and Enchanting it for Liberation The English language is the world’s most widely spoken language with about 400 million native speakers, and over 1 billion that have learned English as a second language. To truly understand the power words have to…
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The Power & Responsibility of Observing a Conflict: The Resolution and Quantum Superposition
Is there inherent power in the act of observation? Saul Alinsky (1971) stated that “Power is not only what you have, but what your enemy thinks you have.” The idea of perceived power is usually applied to the dynamic between parties, but what about the individual passively observing the power dynamics and the subsequent conflicts…
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Global Capitalism and the Perpetuation of Intractable Conflict
The Industrial Revolution marked a profound period in human history that witnessed economic, technological, and social innovations that led to cascading changes all around the world. The technological advancements such as machinery and steam engines modernized manufacturing processes that enabled the mass production of goods that was unlike anything ever seen before. The industrial improvements…
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Apartheid: Is Conflict Inevitable with a Two-State Solution?
Is conflict inevitable within a two-state solution? There has been nearly constant conflict between Israel and Palestine since the partitioning of Palestine into two states in November 1947 (United Nations, n.d.). This would divide Palestine into one Jewish state and one Arab state and was rejected by the Arab world as unfair and in violation…
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