History of third sex In all probability the pre-historical human societies had close to 5 or 6 gender identities‚ keeping with the nature of humans. Indeed some of the surviving ancient tribes (e.g. the Native Americans or the Bugis of Sulawesi‚ etc.)). When there were not enough gender identities‚ unlike present day west‚ these cultures accommodated all the possible shades of gender within the ones available. The feminine male‚ the masculine female and the hermaphrodite --- all were considered
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Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violence‚ conflict behaviors and the freedom from fear of violence. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility‚ peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships‚ prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare‚ the establishment of equality‚ and a working political order that serves the true interests of all. Etymology [edit] From the Latin pax‚ meaning "freedom from civil
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Definition of od interventions: An OD intervention can be defined as “the set of structured activities in which selected organization units engage with a task or a sequence of tasks where the task goals are related directly or indirectly to organizational improvement ” “A set of sequenced and planned actions or events intended to help the organisation increase its effectiveness”. In an od intervention the entire process of diagnosis‚ alternative generation and making action choices are jointly
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reflective metacommunication skills‚ indicate what communication decisions you would change if Assignment 11 had the purpose of creating‚ organizing‚ outlining‚ and delivering an effective persuasive appeal speech instead of an idea information speech. Refer directly to the first three steps of the communication decision-making tool‚ DECIDE‚ in your essay answer and integrate key concepts and key terms from lessons in this course. Refer specifically to decisions to make changes in your introduction
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word peace. I always thought of peace as a state of which our world got along‚ one country with another. I also thought of peace as a state of calmness between people where fighting or disagreement does not exist. I feel that today our country tries to solve issues and problems in a peaceful manner. However‚ the world will never be at peace since there are so many different opinions between world leaders. Another way of looking at what peace means is an internal peace within oneself. Peace could
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THE THIRD SPACE Four months to the elections and the idea of a third front has been floated into the political picture of India. “We are aligning non-Congress‚ non-BJP parties in both houses‚" JD-U chief Sharad Yadav said at a joint press conference of the ‘third front’. Indian politics stands at an emergent juncture. The dominant (in terms of seats) and ruling party Indian National Congress (INC) is drastically losing popularity after a plague of scams. Critically‚ mass media touts Bharitya Janta
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Building Peace is divided into two parts. Part one is an introduction to understanding contemporary armed conflict including defining current conflicts as identitybased and locating them more internally (intra-state) than internationally‚ with diffuse power and weakened central authority characteristics. Conflicts are protracted because they become lodged in long-standing relationships and are characterised by social-psychological perceptions‚ emotions‚ and subjective and cultural experiences. International
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Intervention means to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance. The diction expressing irrelevance and extraneous appearance undoubtedly applies to the concept of humanitarian intervention. Despite the proposed intentions of humanitarian intervention‚ it is often clear that it is not effective in creating sustainable long-term solutions to long-term issues. Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan outlines six priorities that all focus on imposing a democratic system. These
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Humanitarian Intervention as a World-Wide Controversy The issue of humanitarian intervention has become increasingly prominent in worldwide debates regarding its role in ethics and legitimacy in international relations. Uncertainty arises as to whether there are any moral obligation for humanitarian intervention and the concerning justifications of the violation of state sovereignty. In viewing the matter ethically and applying Immanuel Kant’s principle of cosmopolitan law from his 1795 essay
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Wasted: A Look Into Third Party Votes in 2012 Presidential Election While most of the country was tied up with the competition going on during the 2012 Presidential Election between the Democrat and Republican Presidential candidates‚ Barack Obama and Mitt Romney‚ many other Americans were rooting for the underdogs. The gap between Romney and Obama in the popular vote was more significant than you’d think. Growing support for third party candidates don’t have the major political parties worried‚ but evidence
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