The Padaung Custom In the wild mountainous regions of Burma (known as Myanmar there)‚ there lives a Padaung tribe‚ where the Padaung women are known by wearing brass rings around their necks for life. The name “Padaung” is derived from the Karen words pa‚ meaning to have round‚ and daung‚ meaning brass. The rings are added on every two to three years starting from a very young age until a certain age of twenty and above. The rings holds the neck stiffly that it restrict any movements of the
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US Army Customs and Courtesies A custom is a social norm stemming from tradition and enforced as an unwritten law. A courtesy is a respectful behavior often linked to a custom. A military courtesy is such behavior extended to a person or thing that honors them in some way. Military customs and courtesies define the profession of arms. When you display military customs and courtesies in various situations‚ you demonstrate to yourself and others your commitment to duty‚ honor‚ and country. And
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Traditions -necessary -we were all born into different social groups thus we find traditions necessary to bond us all as different people -Social‚ religious‚ political‚ racial -emerge from culture Traditions still serve a purpose Traditions inculcate morals but how many people follow it? Traditions teach history‚ culture‚ belief but how many people care? Traditions bring people together e.g. Chinese New Year provides opportunity
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colonies‚ such as Connecticut and Rhode Island‚ to form pseudo-independent governments and prosper with only as much as a charter. This period of benign neglect would develop the colonies culture of independence‚ recalcitrance‚ and liberty. After the British victory in the French and Indian Wars‚ a massive fiscal predicament developed‚ a £137 million debt. It seemed natural that after spending so much blood and gold protecting the colonies throughout the war‚ the inhabitants pay a minuscule tax to help
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------------------------------------------------- Custom Molds Inc ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 2 Thurday‚ May 23rd 2013 name: Sivaniha muralitaran student number: 500 385 923 What are the major issues facing Tom and Mason Miller? The major issues facing Tom and Mason Miller regarding the Custom Molds enterprise weighed heavily on the changing trends and factors in the market. The sales mix was changing due to changes in the electronics industry. During that same period‚ Custom Molds was also
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Custom Vans‚ Inc.‚ specializes in converting standard vans into campers. Depending on the amount of work and customizing to be done‚ the customizing could cost less than $1‚000 to more than $5‚000. In less than four years‚ Tony Rizzo was able to expand his small operation in Gary‚ Indiana‚ to other major outlets in Chicago‚ Milwaukee‚ Minneapolis‚ and Detroit. Innovation was the major factor in Tony’s success in converting a small van shop into one of the largest and most profitable custom van operations
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The Custom Duty in India is one of the most important tariffs. The custom duty in India is regulated by the Customs Act of 1962. The main purpose of the custom duty in India is the prevention of the illegal export and import of goods. The rates of the custom duty levied on the imported and exported goods are assigned in the Custom Act‚ 1962. The Acts under the custom duty in India: * Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases) Order‚ 1993 * Customs Act‚ 1962
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------------------------------------------------- The formation of custom unions can be beneficial to its member countries because of the new volume of trade created‚ but the net welfare effect depends on whether it leads to trade creation or trade diversion. Explain and discuss this statement ‘Customs union’ is the form of economic integration‚ which allows no tariffs or other barriers on trade among members (as in free trade area)‚ and in addition it adopts a common commercial policy toward the
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE. 1. INTRODUCTION The present-day Nigeria Customs Service is Paramilitary Organization‚ which operates under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Finance as an arm of the Nation’s Law Enforcement and Revenue System. It remains the most important sector (after crude oil) that generates substantial revenue for the development of the Nigeria economy. By virtue of the Customs and Excise Management Act No. 55 of 1958 (Cap. 84 of the
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preliminary to a customary marriage‚ a young man‚ by force‚ takes a girl to his home. Questions arise relating to the impact of constitutional principles upon customary law and practice. It is suggested that instead of a prohibitionist stance towards customs that seem to violate human rights norms‚ a benign accommodation of aspects that promote the positive aspects of culture be adopted. This approach leads to a conclusion that South African law should recognise those forms of ukuthwala where the requirement
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