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...With all reuse of others’ materials, it is important to identify the original as the source. This...helps avoid any accusation of plagiarism...
...Most of the products sold in Burma are produced by industries tied to the SPDC, and their purchase directly finances the government’s human rights abuses, because the SPDC uses much of its hard currency to purchase arms. As a tourist in Burma, it is impossible to avoid financing the corrupt, fiscally-strapped military regime. The entry certificates paid by the 500,000 visitors to Burma each year supply the SPDC with roughly $41 million annually...
After about two hours, Nancy got me to leave. We were staying with a friend who happened to have tickets to an improv show called War Babies. Going there was the last thing I wanted to do. But to avoid saying why I wouldn't go, I said, "Sure, sounds great." So we saw War Babies, and the cast was hilarious...
Despite his attempts to avoid direct political involvement, Said recently sparked controversy during a 2000 visit to the Middle East by throwing a stone across the Lebanese border toward an Israeli guardhouse. Columbia did not censure Said for the incident; a university spokesperson said that Said did not hurt anyone but was exercising his academic freedom...
...been able to gain entry to her residence hall room because students did not know about a history of violent crime on the campus and did not take precautions to avoid victimization, like not leaving doors propped open with pizza boxes. Students were never warned about this history of campus crime. They never even had a chance to protect themselves. Unfortunately, we did not find out about any of this until after Jeanne’s murder...