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    Conventions of the Epic Poem with special reference to Mahabharata:In origin both ballad and epic have the same sources. Ballad is the simplest form of narrative poetry and epic is sophisticated and more complicated. R.J.Rees comments on this difference‚ “The difference between them is like the difference between two sisters both born in the same quiet‚ country place. One of them has stayed there and kept all the charm of her natural simplicity while the other has gone to the big city to find sophistication

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    VII. Impact of Speeches The impact of the 2016 DNC speech was left on the first night of the convention. According to Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post (2016)‚ there were more than 28 hours of live programming over the four days of the Democratic National Convention. Even though‚ the first lady’s speech came on the first night of the convention‚ “it held the championship belt against all other for the next three days’’ (Cillizza‚ 2016). She stood alone amongst the best of the politicians in

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    of the water is generally smooth and calm‚ when strong winds move across the water the surface moves. The winds most often associated with the creation of ocean currents are the Westerlies‚ which blow west to east and the Trade Winds‚ which blow east to west. Salinity – The higher the salinity of the water the more dense it becomes. With a high level of salinity the water will sink. This starts a convention current. A convention current is when the cold water sits on top of the warm water (depending

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    Following the Annapolis Convention‚ by mid- February seven states agreed to send representatives to Philadelphia and by February 21st 1787‚ Congress called upon the states to send their representatives to the meeting. These fifty-five representatives would be the delegates of the United States Constitutional Convention of 1787. An assorted bunch of politicians‚ the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were a motley crew of bureaucrats. The median age of the collective was forty-three

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    accounting is still the conventionally used method. What are Historical Costs? Historical cost is a generally accepted accounting principle requiring all financial statement items be based upon original cost. Historical cost means what it cost the company for the item. It is not fair market value. This means that if a company purchased a building‚ it is recorded on the balance sheet at its historical cost. It is not recorded at fair market value‚ which would be what the company could sell the building

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    Women’s rights have become a global and ongoing fight. There have been many advances that have taken place in the equalization of genders. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Woman (CEDAW) has been an affective and instrumental device in bringing about change in many countries around the world‚ including the U.S. However‚ despite this progress there are many areas that still need attention in order to create a more equal world for women. Globalization has

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    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969. Entered into force on 27 January 1980. United Nations‚ Treaty Series‚ vol. 1155‚ p. 331 Copyright © United Nations 2005 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 The States Parties to the present Convention‚ Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations‚ Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international

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    constitutional convention by providing them with two sources on the matter‚ one primary source and one secondary source. The reason I did one primary and one secondary source is because now my students have knowledge on the subject from someone who experienced these events first hand and they can see how similar or different that is from an historian’s perspective. On the board I had a model of what I wanted them to do with their bucketing worksheet so they understood what I wanted them to do and what I expected

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    1. Callicles claims that we only have to look at nature to find evidence that it is right for better people to have a greater share than worse people. How does Socrates respond to this argument? Who makes the stronger case? Why? Socrates firstly exposes Callicles’ use of equivocation‚ a rhetorical ploy that avoids acknowledgement of an undermining truth while not being literally false‚ itself. He then accuses Callicles of equating strength with superiority‚ highlighting an absence of semantic

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    Comic conventions in ’Educating Rita’ The 1980’s play Educating Rita by Willy Russel shows many of the main features of comedy. It involves two different societies clashing‚ for example. Rita‚ a hairdresser who comes from a working class family and is married to Denny whose aim in life is to have a baby‚ wants to get educated. She meets Frank‚ her tutor in the open University who comes from an upper class family. In the beginning‚ Rita appears to be the typical working class women. She is

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