Building Tolerance to Get Ahead Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ "If civilization is to survive‚ we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples‚ of all kinds‚ to live together‚ in the same world at peace." Unfortunately‚ this has not always been the view of society‚ especially during times of slavery; whites saw themselves superior to blacks‚ and saw nothing wrong with it. In the short story‚ Battle Royal by author Ralph Ellison‚ the protagonist is illustrated
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taught by my parents‚ teachers and relatives that our universe consisted of nine planets. Was this true? At that time‚ it was a universal truth because in those days astrologers‚ specialized people who study the movements and location of celestial bodies‚ had the supportive information gotten after a lot of studies showing this as a veracity. But some years ago‚ this universal truth was no longer true. With advanced technology‚ astrologers found out that Pluto (the ninth planet) should no longer be considered
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What is Chineseness? What is Chinese identity? Does a universal “Chinesehood” exist? These are questions brought to the fore when I read the essay “What is China? Who is Chinese?” by Colin Mackerras. They are important because the answers may well shed light on the Chinese identity in general‚ not just confined to the border of the state called PRC‚ but stretching to other Chinese-dominated communities that have doubts and debates on Chinese identity of their people‚ e.g.‚ overseas Chinese groups
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An Amsler universal testing machine with a loading capacity of 300kN was used to load specimens in compression. The test set-up is shown in Fig. 2. Pin ended support conditions using ball bearing supports were used for all the specimens as described by Liu and Hui [7]. Each support consisted of two 10mm parallel plates with 30mm diameter stainless steel ball seated between them on sockets suitably milled into the plates as shown in Fig. 3. The geometric centres of both top and bottom loading plates
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Moving towards Universal Health Coverage: Initiatives and Challenges Submitted by Mohammad Abdul Mannan Abstract Since the 2005 resolution of World Health Assembly‚ universal health coverage has been increasingly seen as a central plank in the articulation of new health-sector strategies in countries. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as it is conceptualized today‚ ensures promotive‚ preventive‚ diagnostic and rehabilitative health services without financial hardship. UHC is one of the
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SERVICE DOMINANT LOGIC: AN ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO The following paper aims to analyze a current conglomerate in the light of modern marketing theory‚ using the collection of articles provided by Jonathan Schroeder as a conceptual platform to make evident the application of theory to practicality. The Oxford English Dictionary defines marketing simply as the promotion or selling of products. However‚ the school of thought around this facet of business that has arisen over the
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freedoms regardless of race‚ religion‚ sex‚ language or any other status. Therefore‚ the framework of international human rights law is designed to protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of human beings without any form of discrimination. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The UDHR sets out the vasty majority of human rights which are also contained in other treaties which were adopted later‚ for example The Convention
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the opportunity. I will argue that the American Dream is unattainable because of lack of education‚determination‚ and discrimination. The universal American dream is defined as having personal freedoms‚ living comfortable and having equal opportunities
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first global human rights treaty that was formulated. The main driving force behind the formation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the Second World War‚ which in it course saw some of the worst human atrocities being committed on a global scale. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on the 10th of December 1948. The term "soft law" refers to legal instruments which do not have any legally binding force
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BASEL III AND ABOLITION OF UNIVERSAL BANKING MODEL – IMPLICATION FOR NIGERIAN BANKS Introduction: In the aftermath of the economic recession which pulled down many global banks and exposed multiple weaknesses in regulation and banking structures‚ the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new rules on the minimum level (capital ratio) and composite structure of Banks capital on the 12th of September‚ 2010. Broadly speaking‚ the new rules which are widely referred to as Basel III (and are
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