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         Throughout the Nineteenth Century many dominant empires were controlling the continents under the umbrella of imperialism such as Great Britain, France, the Hispanic Monarchy, and Portugal. Therefore, democracy, liberalism, and industrialization were these movements and trends that had been displayed along with this period, “The Age of Imperialism”; so in my point view, these trends were intentionally contradicted in establishing an empire on what pretext they have- “ to industrialize and modernize the world ” . For instance, this democracy that appeared after the French Revolution, which was applied in the internal government of these empires only, without the colonized states that were supposed to be ‘modernized’ ideologically; because of revolutions massacres by General Neill at Allahabad, the force selling of the Egyptian Suez Canal to France and Britain. Also, technology the descendant of the industrial revolution was contradicted by the controllin...

  شجر الأرز اللبناني أو السيدار يعمر لأكثر من ثلاثة ألاف عام، كما هو لبنانا صامد والهواء لا يؤثر عليه، ربما تذبل وتعتل أيامًا الشجرة لكنها تبقى   ثابتة إلى الأبد. تجددت الحياة فيكِ يا ست الدنيا، يا بيروت، يا لبنان، ونبتت في أرزكِ براعم الأمل من جديد.   Cedrus Libani or the Cedar of Lebanon lasts for more than three thousand years, as how our Lebanon is steadfast, and nothing can change him. This tree may wither and shrink, but it remains steady forever. O Beirut… O Lebanon… You! the phoenix; the rebirth and the regeneration; from ashes to fire.   Cedrus libani et Cèdre du Liban vit plus de trois mille ans, car c'est le Liban inébranlable et rien ne peut le changer. Il peut se faner et céder l'arbre pendant des jours, mais il restera stable pour toujours. La vie est renouvelée en toi, ô Beyrouth, ô Liban, a grandi dans tes pousses d'espérance à nouveau.