and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive social institution of India. This objective is achieved by focusing on the process of caste enumeration in colonial India‚ the subsequent
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making a total reservation of 49.5% and remaining 51.5% for the general category in all government postings. Immediately the order was challenged in the supreme court. The court upheld the allotment with the order of excluding the ‘Creamy Layer’ among other Backward class (OBC’s) The present government has decided to implement the 27% reservation for OBC’s in institutions of higher learning like IIT’s‚ IIM’s AIIMS etc. And this is what that has created a great stir among the students‚ medical doctors
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In "My Other Self" the essayist takes the reader on a journey through a girl’s torturous emotional problems during a short period of time. The essayist believes that to each person‚ there is an "other self". This other self is a side of us that no else knows exists. I think it is created by the repression of our strongest emotions. <br><br>The girl in the essay is at a skating rink with her friends when one of the boys expresses a personal interest in her. When he asks to walk her home‚ the girl’s
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Being of Service to Others One of the most important virtues that a person can have is offering service to others without any reward or self-gratification in return. One of the greatest to have ever held this remarkable virtue was Mahatma Gandhi. He was one of the most prominent freedom fighters in the world inspiring many as he helped free his nation from the scrutiny of oppression. His non-violent actions that benefitted the common good of his people and his nation are vastly known throughout
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How do I see myself? I am skilled at making other people happy and doing whatever I can do to make people around me happy. I am skilled at listening to people and their problems and also I am skilled at making new friends. I have the ability to make people around me feel comfortable and friendly and I also have the ability to make people laugh. I have the ability to resolve arguments easily. I know things about others that make them happy. I am competent at doing things that make people feel friendly
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It might seem like “Wonder” and “The Other Side” are very different kinds of stories one is a story about a kid in the present and is different than all the other kids. The other one is about back in the day old times where people got separated because of their skin color. But if you look a little closer into the story you would see that they actually share a common theme in both stories. The authors show us just because you look different does not mean you can’t be friends. In wonder the author
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Is there life on other planet? The life in the Earth was created long before‚ even before the existence of human being. For many years‚ scientists have been researching if there is any life on other planets‚ or the Earth is only the planet that consist life. There is no sufficient evidence to prove that life on other planet exists‚ however‚ scientists have found some evidence of life on other planets like water on moon‚ old fossil‚ evideince of having some mocroscopic organism. Evolutionists have
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The Other by Ryszard Kapuscinski In his book The Other‚ Ryszard Kapuscinski effectively delineates the importance and social implications of identity. The Other is a collection of Kapuscinski’s final lectures exploring diversity and multicultural patterns. In his short but extraordinary book‚ Kapuscinski explores what it means to be a European‚ non-European‚ to be the colonizer or the colonized‚ or just to have or to impose an identity. Kapuscinski distinguishes the commonality among mankind
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David Garcia English III Mrs. Carroll A3 Accepting Others Accepting others is a very important part of life. Especially the way they are. If you can’t learn how to do that then you will miss out on a lot of friends in life. Life is hard enough and when people try to "fit in" with the cliques of life‚ it makes life much harder for them. When you go to school you always have to worry about the way you look or how you walk or who your friends are in order to "fit in". If you don’t
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How to communicate with others: 1.) Look them in the eye 2.) Pay close attention 3.) Introduce yourself 4.) Be courteous 5.) Smile If your goal is to fully understand and connect with the other person‚ listening effectively will often come naturally. If it doesn’t‚ you can remember the following tips. The more you practice them‚ the more satisfying and rewarding your interactions with others will become. Focus fully on the speaker‚ his or her body language‚ and other nonverbal cues. If you’re
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