The Narrator’s Perception of Cosmopolitanism in Amitav Ghosh’s “The Shadow Lines” “The whole world is a man’s birthplace.” This quote by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius shows us the basic idea of cosmopolitanism. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines it as “the idea that all human beings‚ regardless of their political affiliation‚ do (or at least can) belong to a single community‚ and that this community should be cultivated.” In other words‚ cosmopolitanism is the theory that
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and societies. Shadow Lines wakes us up to the furiously changing geo-political scenarios and governmental regulations that have led to the formation of the modern world as we know it. The process of othering‚ i.e. the creation of a certain sense of "us" and "them" has inevitably been created between nations and people due to the creation of boundaries or ‘Shadow Lines’ as Ghosh puts it. In this paper‚ I aim to analyze the feasibility or the desirability of these intangible lines that separate us historically
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This article aims to introduce the concept and significance of Triple Bottom Line (TBL) with relationship to Sustainable Development Principle (SD) and Sustainable Construction (SC). Construction industry is one of the biggest industries in the world which needs a lot of attention to monitor and achieve the goals for a sustainable environment. In this report a case study has also been included which will be examined based on Global Report Initiatives (GRI). Introduction Sustainability
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Identify and discuss different types of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies. Discuss the benefits of using xDSL technologies. Explain how ASDL works. Explain the basic concepts of signaling and modulation. Discuss additional DSL technologies (SDSL‚ HDSL‚ HDSL-2‚ G.SHDSL‚ IDSL‚ and VDSL). Digital Subscriber Line Introduction Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology is a modem technology that uses existing twisted-pair telephone lines to transport high-bandwidth data‚ such as multimedia and
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example‚ it makes a lot of difference if a square is located near a train station. Since 2005‚ the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (massDOT) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have been planning to extend the Green Line to Union Square and thus a new station is to be made. As massDOT (2011) noted‚ with a station in a square‚ we can expect “local and regional mobility‚ address longstanding transportation inequities . . . fewer automobiles on local roads‚ and help to
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Holland America Line has been one of the leading cruise lines in terms of sustainability and fuel efficiency for years. In this particular case‚ HAL backed off pursuing other sustainability practices in order to pursue wind turbine usage on their cruise ships. The company had set several goals in regards to sustainability and conservation of resources. Some of these objectives included using 7% less water between 2007 and 2009‚ as well as reducing fuel use by 20% between 2005 and 2015. Both of these
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New-type Automatic Quenching Production Line was Put into Operation Advanced heat treatment technology can effectively guarantee the quality of products for steel ball manufacturers. Our products are widely applied in metallurgy‚ cement‚ water coal slurry and other fields. Their hardness and corrosion resistance must reach certain standards. With the rising sales‚ the original 8 heat treatment can no longer satisfy the requirements of production. After company leaders carefully studied and discussed
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS Ang pagmamahal ko sayo ay parang assignment na kinopya… Bakit? Kasi di ko maexplain. With this statement‚ the conversation begins. It is actually called pick-up line. In pick up lines the speaker makes an introductory statement and the listener responds with “why” or “bakit” (Filipino) as mentioned in the above sample. Then the speaker attempts to express humor or whatever purpose by diverting to a different meaning of the term‚ phrase‚ or thought used
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UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION B. N. BAHADUR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES MANASAGANGOTRI MYSORE 570006 KARNATAKA‚ INDIA Seminar Paper on Financial Distress and Restructuring A Case Study of Air India Ltd & Kingfisher Airlines Ltd Submitted to Dr. B. Shivraj Professor‚ DOSBA‚ UoM Submitted by Mr. Prasad V. Daddikar MBA IV Semester‚ Roll No. 50 Reg. No. 10MBO102 INTRODUCTION Financial distress is a term in Corporate
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Company analysis Exam report in Introduction to Management Studies Bsc SeM Group 3 XB A Rikke Michelle Maibirk – 200792-2070 Josefine Elizabeth Bergenstof Laub – 310893-2200 Supervisor: Kasper Teilmann October 10th‚ 2014 Copenhagen Business School‚ 2014 The report consist of 36.298 characters on 16 pages Index 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Report structure 3 1.2. Delimitations 3 1.3. Empirical sources 3 2. Foundation of NCLH 4
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