Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the history of the “Jack-O ’-Lanterns.” Central Idea: Original Jack-O ’-Lanterns were carved from turnips‚ potatoes or beets. INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Getter) Did you know that the original Jack-O ’-Lanterns were carved from turnips‚ potatoes or beets? It originated in England‚ Ireland and Scotland when people started making their own spooky lights from various home-grown hard vegetables that were carved out and lit up with coal. II. (Reveal
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Welcome to our guide to India. This is useful for anyone researching Indian culture‚ customs‚ values and wanting to understand the people better. You may be going to India on business‚ for a visit or even hosting Indiancolleagues or clients in your own country. Remember this is only a very basic level introduction and is not meant to stereotype all Indian people you may meet! Facts and Statistics Location: Southern Asia‚ bordering Bangladesh 4‚053 km‚ Bhutan 605 km‚ Burma1‚463 km‚ China 3‚380 km
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INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ITS CONTINUING MONOPOLY Indian Railways abbreviated as IR‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial or utility employer‚ with more than
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PART B HISTORY COURSEWORK “Assess the significance of Indian Nationalism in the period 1845-1947 in changing Britain’s relationship with its Empire in India”. It is possible to say that it was a rising feeling of nationalism that led to the change in relations between Britain and India which is what led to the ultimate end of the British Empire since it came to a point where India was ungovernable. John Keay states that “India was convulsed by a crescendo of satyagrahas‚ swadeshi boycotts; strikes
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The INdian Womn This mentality leads families to treat them as objects who should remain pure and be controlled: women are their fathers’ property‚ and later their husbands’. Parents worry so much about "losing face" in the community that while boys have all the freedom they want‚ girls are constantly advised not to do anything that would "bring shame". This mentality explains why so many are forced into marriages‚ or even murdered by their own parents. It leads to mothers excusing away the heinous
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Navajo Indians The Navajo Indian culture is a very unique culture. Family‚ sense of belonging and helping one another is more than just a nice thing to do. For them‚ it’s a way of life. Being the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States this culture typically reside in the Arizona and New Mexico area. They speak their own language but English is also spoken fluently. Their beliefs and values‚ gender relations and how they handle sickness and healing are all major aspects that
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Features of Indian Society Society is group of people interacting with each other due to similarities among them as well as differences among them. Our Indian society is said to have “Unity in diversity”. Our preamble recognizes India as a Union of States only because of the vast diversity. some of the features of Indian society are as follows: Hindu way of life: Hindu religion is the indigenous religion of India. And it is said that tolerance and non-violence of Hindu way of life shape the nation
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Felippe Wancelotti Mrs. Amelkin AP Lang 10/4/2012 “Indian Education” Subject: Sherman Alexie delivers an essay portraying his life from a yearly view-point encompassing the 1st to 12th grade. Occasion: Indian misconceptions‚ mistreatments‚ stereotypes‚ and discriminations all affected Alexie on his educational highway and served as a basis for the writing of “Indian Education”. Audience: Alexie’s audience is primarily those interested in the lifestyle of Native Americans. Purpose: Alexie
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throughout India are approximately 500‚000 villages. The Census of India regards most settlements of fewer than 5‚000 as a village. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. Most Indian villages are small; nearly 80 percent have fewer than 1‚000 inhabitants‚ according to the 1991 census. Most are nucleated settlements‚ while others are more dispersed. It is in villages that India’s most basic business--agriculture--takes place. Here
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