Tigris Valley Region

The US-led invasion of Iraq sparked domestic changes in Iraq that produced more insecurity in the region. The US invasion removed Saddam Hussein from power, changing the leadership in Iraq. Using an individual-level analysis, this change had a significant impact on domestic politics. The idea of removing a dictator from power was appealing to the…

The results from the water footprint calculator say that I use 1,487 gallons a day. This is slightly lower than the US average of 1,802 gallons per day. This may be because I am living on my own and eating most of my meals at the dining hall. The water footprint network calculated that I…

The state of Massachusetts is still highly segregated despite the removal of segregation laws many years ago. Take Boston for example: according to census data, “two-thirds of Boston’s Black residents still live in” Dorchester, Roxbury, or Mattapan. The greater Boston area consists of suburbs that “are at least 90 percent white.” In a state that…

I had limited knowledge of the history of the Middle East, especially before taking this course. Before attending the Clark Forum, “The Beirut Barracks Bombing of 1983,” I knew nothing about this event that ties in so closely to our course content.  The presentation started with a background of the political and social circumstances that…

The New York Times report from 2004 covered a conversation between college students in Iraq and the United States. Seemingly the Iraqi and American students had similar “dress, hairstyles and polite manner.” Both groups spoke in English to one another about their lives. However, one notable difference between the Iraqi and American college students was…