first century‚ as humans and citizens of our respective countries‚ we can see that many things have changed‚ and customs‚ cultures and traditions have all been evolved. Some countries have embraced the concept of Multiculturalism‚ while other countries have chosen to remain independent‚ and have maintained their stance on the traditional and patriotic principle of the Nation State. Opinions on which concept proves to be more beneficial for a country are often contradicted‚ and in order to fully understand
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Michael Jackson was born on August 29th‚ 1958 in Gary‚ Indiana. He started his professional performing career in 1964 as part of The Jackson 5 and began his solo career in 1971. Known internationally as The King of Pop he has been an icon in music‚ fashion and dance for over 4 decades. Michael Jackson had never taken traditional dance training; he learnt how to dance just by watching those around him and improving upon it. He was strongly influenced by James Brown‚ Fred Astaire‚ Sammy Davis Jr‚ Gene
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After spending 20 years in the England‚ Bertram Francis‚ the protagonist in Caryl Phillips’ A State of Independence‚ has begun to feel like an outsider. As the colonies of the British Empire began to become Independent‚ many migrants in the metropolis were faced with discrimination and encouraged return to their motherlands. However‚ upon his return‚ Bertram realizes that he is perceived just as much of an outsider in his homeland as he is in England because the islanders’ no longer accept Berman
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Managing Energy Independence in the United States Americans are disgusted with the increasing cost of oil and they no longer want to financially support foreign countries that attack the United States. They are fed up because politicians have been claiming‚ for over thirty years‚ that energy independence is within reach‚ yet little progress has been made toward any real energy independence. Mortimer B. Zuckerman‚ editor-in-chief of U.S. News and World Report and the publisher and owner of the New
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If I have a chance to change something in my country – India‚ then I would suggest increasing green areas in the country by planting more trees. Planting more trees helps the country in many ways. They not only give clean and fresh air to the country but also nice parks for the people. Trees and plants give clean and fresh air. Most of the cities in India are highly polluted. Pollution causes many diseases to the people. I have seen many of my friends suffering from allergies and breathing problems
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Nation and State Nation and State are two terms that are used interchangeably by many people. This is not correct. Nation is an abstract concept where there is a union of people based on similarities in linguistic pattern‚ ethnic relationships‚ cultural heritage‚ or even simple geographic proximity. State on the other hand is a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory‚ especially one that is sovereign. States govern a territory using their laws. Unlike States‚ Nations
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Moi University COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IRD 200: DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN ENSURING DEVELOPMENT IN A COUNTRY Submitted By: FRED WAICHERE M. FEBRUARY 2013 INTRODUCTION A state may be simply defined as a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Claude Ake (1992) defines a state as: The organized aggregate of relatively permanent institutions of governance. It is seen as a set of associations and agencies claiming control
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throughout life then the threat of legal punishment will be consider to be a strong deterrent. The first strategy is the general deterrence‚ the purpose of general deterrence is to discourage individual from committing crimes by setting examples of what will be consequence to deal with after committing a crime. However‚ children are punished less severally than adults. It is important that the threat of punishment to juvenile delinquency allows officers to reach out to such criminals in their schools
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Why are African States weak? There are many causes for state weakness‚ there are many causes for state strength. State legitimacy‚ corruption‚ homogeneous/heterogeneous societies‚ unstable governments‚ uneducated workforce have all been named as the reason why an economy of the country is not working‚ but there is never one single reason why something does not work There is not also always a continual growth‚ and some countries can grow much bigger and stronger in some years‚ only to be hit
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RThe Emergence of India 401550990 葉慈諭 The story of the book: Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle‚ written by Simon Beaufoy‚ and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India‚ the film tells the story of Jamal Malik‚ a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?and exceeds people’s expectations
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