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    RIGHT TO EDUCATION: REALITY OR MYTH ALBY JOSEPH In the year 2002‚ The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act was enacted by the Indian Parliament. This amendment provided for insertion of article 21A in the constitution‚ by which it was made obligatory for the state to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age six to fourteen years. This amendment envisaged a consequential

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    a. Imagine asking 100 strangers to describe a criminal. Predict whether those descriptions would be likely to focus on street criminals‚ or the variety of topics covered in this video. With everything that’s going on nowadays I would say that it’s a combination of both‚ although it is more likely that those 100 strangers will choose the street criminals. Most people don’t know too much about the white collar or corporate crimes until it happens and maybe because it something that affects

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    The concept of Chivalry has baffled countless medieval historians throughout the years. Chivalry was supposedly a code that knights and nobles lived their lives by. Similarly to other social structures that were in place in the past historians have struggled to draw conclusions as to the extent to which people lived according to chivalric principles. Sir Walter Scott believed that knights aspired to the code of chivalry‚ but that in the real world it was not carried out. This conclusion gives a

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    Henrietta’s personal and scientific history within the book. In chapter 21 Rebecca finally meets most of Henrietta’s children and goes through a test to see if she’s worthy of their mothers information but‚ while discussing with the family they go into the myth of night doctors ones whom they believe also experimented on their mother. The author used this chapter to let you sympathize with the family so you are able to finally see things from their eyes and to show how much information they lacked of their

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    of African languages. Concern has been placed on economic development and indigenous languages. The question that is being answered or addressed in this writing is whether the use of indigenous languages in developmental issues (economic) is a myth or reality especially in African states. It is of much relevance to note that various Afro centric views have been employed in the issue of African languages in development. Much-related examples have been drawn from the East in China and Japan and the

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    Is Chivalry Dead

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    Is Chivalry Dead Chivalry has never been real from the beginning of time. “Chivalry” was just a practice of being nice to women in ancient times. The world has changed a lot sense ancient times. Ancient times are called just that for a reason‚ they are ancient and in the past. Ancient times are based on ancient thinking that is even older than the times itself. To move forward in today’s world you have to think towards the future‚ not in the past. To think of chivalry as being “alive”

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    The Code of Chivalry

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    The Code of Chivalry The term chivalry has its origin in the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry and knighthood have been popularly studied by scholars. The term chivalry originates from the old French word chevalerie. This word itself derives from the Latin term caballarius that means someone on the horseback. Chivalry is not a legal or technical term‚ rather the word has its root in the vernacular of twelfth century. The meaning of this word as used in the French literature of the High

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    Is Chivalry Dead?! What do you think of when you hear the word “chivalry”? I can’t speak for everyone but I know most of us‚ when we hear or think about the word "chivalry‚" automatically we picture images of such figures as the legendary King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table‚ Prince Charming‚ Gawain and The Green Knight‚ castles‚ and images of heavily armor knights saving princess or the cliché-ic “damsels in distress”. Though myths and fairytales illustrate this picture of chivalry‚ this

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    Is chivalry dead? It’s a question that is asked every so often in the modern day‚ a time dominated by “hookup culture”‚ a time where social equality is celebrated and desired‚ and also a time where many believe that older custom that formed as staples to society such as manners and faith‚ are tarnished. But the meaning behind chivalry itself is well misunderstood in modern society‚ it’s not uncommon to run into a complainer‚ who spouts “Chivalry is dead” after they feel as they were mistreated‚ these

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    Myths are more comforting than reality Since the first known civilizations and cultures‚ up to the industrial revolution and sudden expansion of education‚ myths and legends have occupied an important place in human understanding of reality. With their help‚ people have explained not only everyday events that were difficult to conceive‚ but also the unusual and rare ones. They were the source of comfort at difficult times‚ restoring people’s faith in justice‚ stability and worth of ideals. Myths

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