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I hope to get a BA in international relations and to also focus my studies on South and East Asia. I also plan to major in Japanese, as a second major.

What kinds of things have you done or could do with an international relations degree?

Foreign service officer, business, etc?

I’m about to get a degree in IR w/ regional expertise in Asia and Latin America; speak 3 languages; minor in Geography and Asian Studies, etc etc etc

So far I’ve applied for such jobs as: Foreign Service Officer (took the exam last month, waiting for results in December), Regional Analyst for the military, Passport Specialist for the State Department, Mission Support Assistant for Homeland Security, and a few others that will take a while to get results from….you know how the government job selection takes like a year!

Anyway, point being…it all depends on what you’re interested in. If you have regional expertise you should try intelligence work. But there are unlimited options: International Logistics, International Marketing, International Sales, Foreign Affairs Officer, International Trade Specialist, etc.

Took me a while to research all that but I hope it helps you somewhat You never know, we may end up being colleagues or something one day (lol)

What country should lead the efforts against terrorism and what should the foreign policy be? For some reason I can’t come up with my own answer. I always say "United States" but I can’t come up with a reason why the states should lead.

Well, in ordinary times one might say that the United States should lead the fight against terror. But these aren’t ordinary times. The U.S. is in an awful economic situation and they don’t have any money to spare. So far, the only method the U.S. has for fighting terror is to launch large scale wars, such as the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. And those wars are simply too costly in terms of money. They cannot financially afford to keep fighting the War On Terror in that manner. If they are going to fight the War On Terror, they’re going to have to get much more creative. I’m not saying they should do it on the cheap. But they simply cannot get bogged down in costly never ending wars against an undefined enemy.

What are the democratic and republic beliefs on the Iraq war? How do they feel on the subject?

Dems want to surrender and let Iran take over the region, so we can have a bigger more costly war down the road. Repubs want to secure the region and create a stronghold in the middle east.

participatory culture refers to the media now available due to increased availability of communication technologies – this includes yahoo! answers, facebook, online libraries, blogs, wikis, etc.

Message boards have become popular, also comment and feedback messages. But I think the most appealing is instant messaging and when included on virtual store sites increases sales.

Because that’s the difference between the proposed tax rates on the top two income brackets between McCain’s and Obama’s plans. So just for my own edification, let me get this straight: When the rich pay 35% of their income in taxes, it’s good old fashioned American capitalism, but when they pay 39%, it’s socialism. Have I got it right?

Hey, you know what? If they want to define socialism (incorrectly) as "spreading the wealth," so be it – but by that definition they’re also calling Warren Buffett, Ronald Reagan, John McCain, and Sarah Palin socialists as well.

Why?

- Warren Buffett has come out publicly in support of Obama
- Ronald Reagan expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit (the single most wealth-redistributive policy in the history of our tax code); also, the highest tax bracket under Reagan was 50% – the highest bracket in Obama’s proposed plan (as you mention) is 39.6%.
- John McCain has publicly supported the EXACT same tax policy that he is NOW calling "socialist." See for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kYsF1MerAY

- Sarah Palin imposed a windfall profits TAX on oil companies in Alaska, and cut a $1,200 check to every Alaskan with the proceeds. If that’s not "SPREADING THE WEALTH," I don’t know what is.

The McCain campaign is depending on the ignorance and intellectual laziness of the American people. Without it, he doesn’t stand a chance.

I want to know how to become a Sprint cell phone company representative and/or product tester for Sprint.

Do well in school

Anyone in the Military? I just past 19 years in the Navy. Will be ready to retire in a few years. Currently in Kuwait. Waiting to go home.

Hubby just passed 18 years in the Army. We’re so looking forward to retirement. It’s been a good life, but we’re ready to move on. He’s now a Drill Sergeant and it should take him to 6 months out from retirement. We just hope and pray that nothing comes up that forces us to stay longer. However, after this much time, he’ll do his duty if he has to stay.

We want to find out what other people call "normal". We’re ready!!

Congrats on your service. Good luck with retirement and your future. Please stay safe and get home!!

I do live in Albania but I am Greek, part of the greek minority that lives in the area. I am 17. How can I get a scholarship from Cambridge University?

From what you wrote, it seems that your ordinary place of residence is Albania. Despite the fact that you are of Greek origin/nationality/ethnicity, you will probably be classed as a "overseas" (i.e. non-EU) student. This means that you will probably not be eligible for funding by the UK government.

You might be eligible for funding students from the Albanian or Greek governments. For information about the scholarships opportunities offered by the Greek state, have a look at www.iky.gr. The Greek Orthodox Church also administers a number of educational trusts, so you might want to ask them for information.

Cambridge University also offers financial help to students who were not able to secure funding from other sources. These funds, which are generally available to all students regardless of origin, are awarded on merit and tend to be very competitive. They fall into two categories, the University Trusts and the College Awards, depending on whether they are awarded by the University or a particular college. You will need to apply for each of award separately, AFTER you have secured a provisional offer at the university. You can find some information about these funding opportunities here: http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/international/costs.html.

Note that most of these awards only cover tuition fees (in whole or part) but do not include a stipend for living expenses. The latter will probably range between 7,000 and 8,000 GBP p.a.

Could anyone tell me what’s the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy in none sophisticated or hard vocabulary, I can’t seem to understand it.

Monetary policy – actions that directly affect the money supply (e.g., adjusting the bank’s reserve requirement, adjusting the interest rate at the Federal Reserve window, Gummint buying and selling US Treasuries)

Fiscal policy – actions that cause a financial impact on the economy. Raising/lowering taxes, adjustments to transfer payments, etc.

Heyy

Ancient Egyptians didn’t send love letters or emails to each other, so what did scribes and other egyptians use their hieroglyphic alphabet to write about??

Thanks

some rich ones actually did write love letters and stuff

they wrote curses to people who broke into their temples
praises of gods/pharaohs
lists of stuff needed (like "15 sheafs of wheat, 5 slaves, 30 cloves of garlic")
measurements
instructions (like "the book of the dead")
names (like nametags on belongings)

if you think about it it’s basically the same as what all civilisations used writing for