Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that the issue of peace in the Middle East has been a major concern for the West for decades, with the ongoing tension exploding from time to time into outright war. After presenting a background, the writer concentrates on the Annapolis peace process.

From the Paper
The Palestinian issue has been a source of major conflict in the Middle East since the partition of Palestine by the British in the 1940s. The existence of Israel in the region has been the major bone of contention, and the Palestinian question is part of that reality. The issue of peace in the Middle East has been a major concern for the West for decades, with the ongoing tension exploding from time to time into outright war that, fortunately, has not lasted that long as yet. For the most part, the West has come down on the side of Israel in these conflicts, though the Palestinian question does not break down into simple for-and-against

Tags:peace

Abstract
The paper explains that the Road Map for Peace plan in the Middle East formulates a complex process for recognition of Israel and the formation of another Palestine for displaced Palestinians. The paper looks at the Annapolis Conference's assessment of the peace process and shows how the process has had many roadblocks along the way. The paper concludes that for a lasting peace, Israel and Palestine must learn to co-exist and make sacrifices, which does not seem possible.

From the Paper
"The Road Map was adopted by United Nations countries (a quartet, referred to in the document), as a performance-based timetable to create a workable peace in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians. The plan was adopted in 2003, and still has not come to fruition. The document states, "A settlement, negotiated between the parties, will result in the emergence of an independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors" (Editors). However, this has not been accomplished, and there are impediments on both sides that seem to preclude peace occurring in at least the near future."

Tags:Annapolis, Conference, Israel, Palestine, settlements, territory

Abstract
This paper argues that James Madison's role in the creation of the U.S. federal government from the early Continental Congress to the Bill of Rights, including the Annapolis Convention, the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist papers and other contributions, was the most important among the Founding Fathers. The author contends that had it not been for the genius and foresight of James Madison, citizens would not enjoy the protection of several important civil liberties; indeed, without Madison's contributions, the country might not even exist as a sovereign republic today. The paper relates that Madison's constitutional vision of limited government set the base for the American liberty.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Madison's Role at the Annapolis Convention and Continental Congress
Madison's Contributions to the Bill of Rights
Madison and "The Federalist"
Conclusion

From the Paper
"According to one biographer, James Madison was "A giant in intellect, who convinced the squabbling states to send representatives to Philadelphia over 200 years ago to 'form a more perfect union.' For the Constitutional Convention, he prepared a scheme of national government untried in the world." This "untried scheme" was necessary because, on the national level, the Articles of Confederation had made the single-branched Continental Congress responsible for conducting the war, for administering foreign relations, and for handling other matters of national concern; however, they had not entrusted the Congress with the power to tax and provided no power to enforce its decisions. "In other words," McDonald notes, "compliance with its decisions was to be voluntary.""

Tags:limited-government, publius, separation-powers, contract, religion