Last night I was at the presentation of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize‚ at the National Portrait Gallery‚ where a young Angolan writer‚ José Eduardo Agualusa‚ was announced the 2007 winner for his novel The Book of Chameleons‚ translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. Set in contemporary Angola‚ the book is particularly notable for being narrated by a lizard. The judges this year were the poet David Constantine‚ writer and editor Jennie Erdal‚ Arts Council Literature officer Kate Griffin
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Foreign literature Point of Sales System I had been putting off changing from my trusty old cash register to a computerized point of sale system‚ as I was intimidated and daunted by the task. I kept telling myself‚ changing to a new system would not really benefit my business that much‚ and in any event‚ I don’t have the time. A friend of mine‚ who had gone through the process a year earlier‚ was kind enough to sit down with me and share how he had handled the changeover process‚ and some of the
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foods. Australia was so influenced by the American culture‚ that it is said that none of our culture belong to us and instead a reflection of the American lifestyle. Due to the technological advances‚ transmission of American products and ideas into Australian Society became less complicated. Therefore‚ it was easier for the American to have a cultural influences on Australia. During the 1950s‚ both British and Australia fell under the influence of American rock n roll music. People such as Bill
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It was in the year 1947 that both India and Pakistan were granted independence on the midnight of August 14-15 but Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15. Ironic but interestingly‚ Pakistan first independence day was celebrated as August 15 and later on it became August 14. Another reason was that British Viceroy Mountbatten‚ who chose August 15 symbolizing the surrender of Japan to Allies two years ago as the date‚ preferred to transfer power to Pakistan on August
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Walter Benjamin and Umberto Eco both present their views on imitation and authenticity in their respective works “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” and “Travels in Hyperreality‚” providing distinctive philosophies on the effects of reproductive technology on society. What are Benjamin’s views of authenticity? How does Eco take the “absolute fake” to be the hallmark of American civilization? Finally‚ does the “absolute fake” or inauthenticity pose a greater threat to today’s society
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FOREIGN LIT. “the ability to serve and help people is an obvious requirement for a successful career in food service. Rather than formal qualification‚ an adequate level of training is seen as being more useful.” Mai-Dalton‚ R. R.‚ G. P. Latham‚ et al. (1978). "Selection‚ Management‚ and Performance of Food Service Personnel: A Survey of the Literature." Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly 19(2): 40-45. “An outstanding résumé is the best way to stand out and effectively communicate
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How did America influence popular culture in Australia? The ’How’ in this question holds two meanings: how as in the Why‚ or method; and how as in a description of impact. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to account for both. How (as in method) did the USA change our formerly British ways? This was done in a 3-step process. Step one was initiation. In Australia’s case‚ WW2 was what initiated our relationship with America. During the war‚ we relied on America for protection (like we would have done
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Private foreign Investment Private foreign capital‚ whose presence in Indian industry was long regarded with concern and suspicion‚ is now touted as a panacea for India’s economic problems. This paper compares the relative performance of domestic and foreign-controlled firms in India‚ and evaluates the contribution of foreign investment over the last five decades. We assess the impact of government policy towards foreign capital‚ and outline policy implications for the future. Introduction
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even sinful. Jul 2 DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN POLICY The foreign policy of a country is influenced by so many factors Some of the important factors which influence the foreign policy of acountry or constitute the inputs of the foreign policy broadly speaking these factors fall into two categories‚ domestic and external. Domestic Factors 1.Size. In the first place the size of a state’s territory as well as it’s population greatly influences its foreign policy. Generally the leaders and people
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British alternative rock movement that was in the 1990s‚ the term "Britpop" had been used as early as 1987 but it wouldn’t be until 1995 when the term exploded and was used extensively. It was characterized by the appearance of bands that borrowed influences from 1960s and 1970s. Britpop bands were mostly influenced by the British guitar music of the 60’s and 70’s. The Rocker cornerstones were bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and their classic Mod contemporaries like The Who were very influential
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