China: Facing the 21st Century China’s history is quite extensive dating from at least 2200 BC. It is divided into clearly marked stages where important events and individuals contributed to what today is the second largest economy of the world‚ measured in nominal GDP (millions of USD)‚ according to the International Monetary Fund. One of the individuals that set the tone during the Dynastic China was K’ung Fu-tzu (Confucius)‚ who emerged as the first Chinese thinker to introduce concepts that
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Recreation is as much necessary for healthy growth as work. Life will be dull and unpleasant if there is no occasional amusement to cheer it up. Therefore‚ from the earliest limes recreation in different forms has been introduced in healthy and civilized society. Dance‚ drama‚ singing‚ puppet show and various other forms of entertainment have found favour with the people. Today life of man has grown complex‚ full of worries‚ cares and anxieties. The mechanized Way of life has bred monotony‚ therefore
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Advertising can be regarded as having two separate functions‚ one of persuading and one of informing consumers. Against some who claim that persuasive advertising using irrational means is moral as long as the product or service it represents is good or useful‚ this paper argues that by denigrating human reason such advertising is always immoral. On the other hand‚ advertisements which present information in a straight-forward and truthful way are always moral no matter what they advertise; indeed
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Benefits of Online Social Networking While there are risks inherent in online social networking‚ there are also many potential benefits. Social networking can provide opportunities for new relationships as well as strengthening existing relationships‚ whether your kids’ friends are close to home or across the world. It’s important to be vigilant when your kids are getting involved in online social networking‚ but it’s also good to encourage positive relationships through various avenues‚ including
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managing such a dilemma‚ it is more appropriate to create a culture where there is a balance of having the privilege to work from home and attend compulsory meetings‚ rather than brushing off the potential to utilise sophisticated gadgets to our advantage. When people work from home‚ they effectively eliminate travel time. This increases productivity and reduces the loss precious of man-hours in having to put up with congestion. Exponential rise in global population as well as an increased rate
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Does the world of photography‚ fashion and advertising still stereotype women in the 21st century? Underpinning photography‚ advertising and fashion‚ Voyeurism plays an important part in how we perceive stereo-types in contemporary society‚ and has done so for some time. From the Victorian angel of the house ideal‚ the domestic goddesses and pretty pin ups of the 1950s to the size zero catwalk models we see parading the fashion of today. The idea of ‘a woman’s place’ has altered somewhat over
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Advantages and disadvantages of using Internet. Nowadays almost everyone in the world have had a contact with computers. A great part of them has been using international computer’s net known as Internet. I think using internet has more advantages then disadvantages. First of all‚ Internet provides access to a lot of information. Some of them are very useful in your job other helps in your hobby. Searching the net with Google‚ you can find everything you want. You can also do shopping using Internet
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their lattes and cappuccinos. It had a bottom of the pyramid business strategy that reduced poverty and created fortunes. Starbucks sourced coffee directly from farmers‚ which enabled the company to provide coffee farmers with reasonable standard of living and company with a respectable profit. The reality of our world today and our aspirations for a better world tomorrow that gave arise to the need for societies to select leaders who can articulate a meaningful vision and guide them toward its realization
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Another disadvantage Judith had to endure was the inability to make her own decisions‚ including but not limiting‚ rights to the money which she had collected‚ and the husband in which she would marry. Woolf expresses the weight of Judith’s opinion about her marriage‚ “Soon‚ however‚ before she was out of her teens‚ she was to be betrothed to the son of a neighboring wool-stapler.”(47). Woolf explains what would happen if Judith were to refused the arranged marriage‚ “the daughter who refused to
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Causes of Air Pollution. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth and survival of life is the environment. The social and cultural conditions affect the nature of an individual or community. Having good environment condition in which people live and work is important‚ but sometimes the society and people attempt against harm the environment. In fact‚ several main causes of pollution can be attributed to human activity man. For example air pollution
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