No matter what you call it: democratic, libertarian, non-totalitarian, self-governing, or self-ruling, people have been fighting for their freedoms since the beginning of time. They fight for their life, liberty, estate, and to be governed fairly. Democratic can be described as a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting, it relates to the idea that all people should be treated equally (“Dictionary”). It seems that since the beginning people have fought for certain freedoms they see as rights. Several civil wars have begun when being ruled by a single person with undivided rule or absolute sovereignty no longer works for the people under that rule. The current events in Syria, the Syrian Civil War are not much unlike the past events of the English Civil Wars. Both governments started fighting rebellions against their own people. Rebels are described as people opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler (“Dictionary”). Like most kings of his time King Charles the first believed in divine right, which is described as the right of a sovereign to rule as set forth by the theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people (“Dictionary”). This caused the English people to reject the ruling of their King. English philosopher John Locke writes about the rights of man, “Man being born . . . with a title to perfect freedom, and an uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of law of nature, equally with any other man, or number of men in the world, hath by nature a power, not only to preserve his property, that is, his life, liberty and estate, against the injuries and attempts of other men” (Craig). The English people gre... ... middle of paper ... ...02 Sept. 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. "Dictionary." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. Monajed, Ausama. "The Opposition Position." Foreign Policy Magazine. Foreign Policy, 3 Oct. 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. Stampler, Laura. "World Group Says Syria Death Toll at 115000." World Time. Time Magazine, 01 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. Stoyle, Mike. "Choosing Sides in the English Civil War." BBC News. BBC, 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. "Syria Civil War Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 31 Oct. 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. "Syria." Freedom House. Freedom House, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Tesch, Noah. "Syrian Civil War (Syrian History)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2011. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Wiersema, Alisa. "Everything You Need to Know About the Syrian Civil War." ABC News. ABC News Network, 31 Aug. 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the syrian civil war began in 2011, when children were punished for writing anti-government graffiti. the people rebelled against their government and president bashar al-assad.
- Opines that civil wars take a toll on more than just the people fighting the war. the media shows the devastation in great detail.
- Explains desk, news, "updated: your cheat sheet to the syrian conflict." pbs, 02 sept. 2013.
- Explains that people have been fighting for their freedoms since the beginning of time. the current events in syria, the syrian civil war are not much like the past events of the english civil wars.
- Explains that the arab league, european union, united states, and turkey have imposed economic sanctions against the syrian government. the syrian civil war has affected more than just the residents of syria.
- Explains that the syrian national council wishes to create a temporary government after the assad regime is gone.
- Cites cattermole, richard, b.d., and craig, albert m. (chapter 19).
- Analyzes monajed, ausama, and stampler, laura. "world group says syria death toll at 115000." world time.
- Explains tesch, noah, and wiersema, alisa. "everything you need to know about the syrian civil war."
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- States wiersema, alisa, "everything you need to know about the syrian civil war." abc news.
- Explains that the syrian civil war began in 2011 and has continued to tear the country apart ever since.
- Analyzes how syria's civil war threatens to destabilize the entire middle east.
- Quotes abdelaziz, salma, and susannah cullinane, "how do you get rid of syria's chemical weapons? private industry may help."
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- Explains that the arab spring brought about rapid change to many countries, for better or for worse. the revolution in syria is unlike the ones seen in the other arab countries.
- Explains that bashar's father, hafiz al-assad, took control of syria in 1970, and ruled until his death. many looked up to him as hope for a democratic syria.
- Explains that the death of muhammed bouazizi fueled protests in other arab countries. many people had high expectations for bashar al-assad when he took office in 2000.
- Explains that assad is responsible for the formation of the mukhabarat, a branch of syria's intelligence agency.
- Opines that the syrian revolution has cost many lives and produced many refugees, including women and children. militias kill many civilians and defend it by calling it ethnic cleansing.
- Explains that the syrian revolution is a bloody revolution. both sides commit war crimes such as torture, hostage taking, murder, and execution. assad has tried several times to suppress the opposition.
- Opines that the war is a proxy war fought between america and russia. the regime is not the only ones without powerful allies.
- Opines that the future of the revolution looks rocky, and obama will not intervene in syria due to media and critic backlash, but he will support any un actions.
- Argues that in the syrian revolution, the lines between good and evil are indistinct. change is disordered, unpredictable, and challenging to understand.
- Cites gritten, david, rodgers, lucy, and macguire emily. "syria: the story of the conflict". bbc news middle east.
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- Describes the 2014 unhcr country operations profile of the syrian arab republic.
- Analyzes why iran supports the syrian regime by primoz manfreda. about.com. middle east issues.
- Analyzes the arab spring as a detailed review of major events looking back at three years of arab uprisings across the region.
- Summarizes the syria civil war fast facts by cnn library.
- Opines that russia suggests syria surrender chemical weapons to avoid attack by dan friedman, joseph straw, corky siemaszko.
- Opines that the syrian war takes devastating toll on children by lisa schlein.
- Explains that the us is waging an all-out proxy war with russia in syria. business insider. geoffrey ingersoll.
- Explains that the syrian civil war has divided the country, from the fighting between secular and islamist to the conflict between the ethnic groups.
- Explains how the syrian civil war started from peaceful demonstrations inspired by arab spring uprisings in the middle east.
- Analyzes how russia, china, and iran support the assad regime in the syrian civil war.
- Opines that the proxy war is the answer to win the fight against the assad regime and the islamic extremists in syria.
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- Analyzes how the book "blood done sign my name" makes them think about how people get treated all the same and have equal rights to everything.
- Opines that life and death were struggles in both situations in syria and in the book which took place in oxford, north carolina.
- Explains that the violence in syria has gotten worse and worse each day because of all the civil war stuff and the mirroring broader division in society.
- Explains that protests in syria included in both the book and human rights. thousands of people were detained, children were being shot, and members of security were killed for refusing to fire on protesters.
- Opines that slavery shouldn't exist but sadly it does. if you want to things done right and quick, you might as well do it yourself.
- Opines that everyone should be treated equally and have the same rights as the other people.
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- Explains that america's involvement with countries in need is a helping hand. democracy is defined as "a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting."
- Quotes gentilviso, chris, on obama's syria deal with russia: "if diplomacy fails, the united states remains."
- Analyzes how obama's stand on syria impacts iran and n. korea. the times of israel.
- Describes the 5 reasons why the us is about to go to war with syria.
- Describes what's in store for syria’s revolution if the u.s. gets involved.
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- Analyzes how assad quickly changed his views of the government due to the strength of corruption inside. his narcissistic personality already wasn't in touch with reality.
- Explains that the united states has a much lower support for us-involvement in syria, compared to conflicts in iraq and afghanistan.
- Analyzes the political situation, the history of syria’s leaders, decisions made in syria, and the actions of the current president bashar al-assad.
- Analyzes how bashar al-assad wants to hold onto his power and wealth of his family, that his father spent 30 years building.
- Opines that syria continues to be an international problem, yet the daily news reports on syria have diminished due to the unpopularity of the situation in syria.
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- Explains that document a and e describe the war in syria of deaths and where war was heading. da'ash or isis allied with syrian army to february 2016.
- Describes the spread of isis in the second document. da'ash swept across northern syria waging war on rival militias.
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- Explains that the syrian civil war is a complex war of uprising against the bashar al-assad government, sectarian conflict, and outside country involvement.
- Explains the growing sectarian conflict in syria is causing even more problems to the syrian civil war.
- Opines that the sectarian conflict is not about alawis versus a sunni arab majority. both sides don't plan on backing down.
- Opines that russia's presence in the middle east should not be taken lightly, as they have a multi-billion-dollar agreement with syria and close economic and strategic ties.
- Explains that russia has a naval maintenance facility at the port of tartus in syria, which is the only military installation in the mediterranean region.
- Argues that china and russia are on the same side because overthrowing the assad regime would not benefit them, especially if a pro-western leader were in charge of syria.
- Opines that the rivalry between the assad regime and the free syrian army will continue to rise if the sectarian conflict and involvement of other countries progress.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the syrian civil war began in 2011, when peaceful rebels freed political prisoners and government officials charged in the crowd shooting protesters. the united states debated whether or not to intervene in syria.
- Explains that the civil war between citizens and government began in early 2011, when protests were demanding the liberation of political prisoners.
- Opines that the united states and international communities should intervene in syria to stop the bloodshed and commission for abusing human rights.
- Opines that if america and other international nations intervene in syria, will the nations be ready for any of al- assad’s counterattacks?
- Argues that u.s. strikes could weaken al-assad's position by directly damaging his military capabilities, convincing him that the cost of deploying chemical weapons is too high, and giving the insurgents a psychological boost.
- Explains that the war going on in syria has been referenced as a genocide because millions of deaths have been identified by the toll of death, but, it's considered civil war and not genocidal because the damages of war by both the syrians and the government aren't noted on the stages of
- Explains that classification is one of the most likely start of a genocide when people are judged for their ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality. syrians are fighting because they believe al-assad isn't accomplishing his duties as their president.
- Explains that symbolization doesn't play a role in syria's crisis. no one is being separated from others through objects or symbols that would classify them as different being compared to the rest of the population.
- Explains that organization is one of the eight stages of genocide that is usually conducted by the state using military forces. in syria, this war was never planned out.
- Explains that extermination doesn't occur in syria because both sides are killing each other; armed forces often murder their victims because they aren’t seen as humans. both sides have overwhelming supplies of weapons that would put an end to one.
- Opines that the united states must act quickly to recuse innocent lives from al-assad's dehumanization activities and end this three-year civil war for humanity, law, justice, and freedom.
1558 wordsRead More - The Syrian Civil War Analysisexplanatory essaySyria has gone through many adversities as a country and to this day struggles with the habitual effects of the Syrian civil war. The Syrian civil war began on March 15th, 2011, between forces who are loyal to the Ba’ath government and those who want to overthrow them. Multiple organizations are working together to defeat the Bashar al-Assad regime, some of these groups are the Free Syrian Army, Al-Nusra Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that syria is going through an uprising. the bashar al-assad regime and ba'ath government are imparting a strong front while being shattered from multiple opposition groups and terrorist organizations.
- Explains that syria has gone through many adversities and to this day struggles with the habitual effects of the syrian civil war. multiple organizations are working together to defeat the bashar al-assad regime.
- Explains that the free syrian army (fsa) is an opposition force that has been operating since the beginning of the syrian civil war.
- Explains that the al-nusra front is a terrorist organization that wants to create the pan-islamic state under the shari'a and reinstate the caliphate.
- Explains that islamic state of iraq and the levant (isis) made their way into syria in april 2013 and enforced shari'a law into a number of towns.
- Opines that the syrian civil war has brought numerous groups and terrorist organizations to the country.
- Explains that the relationship between syria and the united states has been significant to both countries for decades, but it has also been tense.
- Analyzes how relations between syria and the united states in the last ten years were once again strained due to syria's opposition to the iraq war.
- Explains that the u.s. embassy was attacked on 12 september 2006 by four men with guns, grenades, and a car bomb.
- Explains that syria has publicly condemned international terrorist attacks, has not been directly linked to terrorist activity since 1986, and provides passive support to groups they deem legitimate resistance movements.
- Explains that the u.s. treasury office of foreign assets control (ofac) has imposed numerous economic sanctions on syrian citizens or entities due to their participation in terrorism, acts of public corruption, or destabilizing activities in iraq and lebanon.
- Explains that president obama initiated a policy of rapprochement with syria and lifted the u.s. travel advisory for american citizens traveling to syria. however, relations have cooled since the commencement of the syrian civil war.
- Opines that the united states and syria will continue to have limited foreign relations as long as the president, bashar al-assad, keeps turning a blind eye to the opposition groups’ progression in the country.
- Opines that lebanon, iran, turkey, and israel have been known opponents of the current regime in syria.
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