consumption. In contrast‚ she believes that small businesses are good for America because they provide personal attention‚ foster community interaction‚ and make each city unique. But Taylor’s argument is ultimately unconvincing because it is based on nostalgia—on idealized images of a quaint Main Street—rather than on the roles that businesses play in consumers’ lives and communities. By ignoring the more complex‚ economically driven relationships between large chain stores and their communities‚ Taylor
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Science trivias There are 62‚000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8‚000 one megaton bombs Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion‚ billion‚ billion liters of alcohol Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in
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Terrorism in the Middle East has created numerous problems for the region as a whole‚ essentially creating a World Wide stereotype which made international relations with the West more difficult and tense over the recent years. However to say that Terrorism is the cause of all these problems can be true in some Nations and false within others. Many acts of terrorism can be seen as retaliatory measure with political matters being the main reason for certain groups committing terrorist acts. However
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"Democracy is the worst form of government except all others that have been tried‚" was said by Winston Churchill. This is an interesting statement that I partly agree with. Before agreeing or not‚ one must decide what exactly makes a "good" or "bad" government. The actual role of the government is very debatable‚ however in general all governments provide some degree of security‚ infrastructure‚ and organization of the State and is upheld by the social contract everyone signs metaphorically‚
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’Evolutionary and revolutionary socialists disagree about both ends and means.’ Discuss Socialism is a broad ideology which covers a whole range of different traditions and ideals. There are disagreements within socialism are most definitely between revolutionary and evolutionary socialist in terms of means and ends. Revolutionary socialism believes in the idea that a capitalist system will not easily fall and so the only way to remove a capitalist society is for a mass up rise and overthrow
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narrative. It is part of the culture of Afghanistan‚ and it is accordingly a fixture of the everyday life Amir describes. Amir creates a complex portrait of both the positive and negative traits of religion‚ with the negative always stemming from fundamentalists who use their beliefs as an excuse to carry out violence against others and to limit people’s freedoms. From what we learn of Baba’s feelings toward religion‚ this is not surprising. The first significant episode in the book involving religion
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The 1920 ’s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and conservative values on the other. In fact‚ some historians refer to the twenties as the first decade of the twentieth century. What accounts for this observation? How did some people challenge those changes?A major fact that contributes to the twenties being seen as the first decade of the twentieth century is that modern attitudes about labor and consumption began to develop. The system of Fordism‚ or mass
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bandh or hartal is announced by terrorists or terrorists supporting fundamentalists‚ it affects them severely. If they dare to run their business‚ they end up damaging their vehicles. Tourists transport business is also affected badly. When the terrorism is on the rise‚ people shy away from coming to Kashmir for tourism. Again‚ transport services feel the pinch. Classical example of this is 2010 agitation instigated by fundamentalists. Because of this large spread agitation Amarnath yatra was badly
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The History of Afghanistan during the Time of The Kite Runner The Kite Runner deals with the country of Afghanistan from the 1970s to the year 2002. Like all places‚ Afghanistan has a long and complicated history‚ but it came to international attention only after the coup of 1973. In order to orient ourselves‚ let us look at Afghanistan’s geography. The nation is located in Central Asia and is made up of thirty-four provinces. The country’s capital is Kabul‚ which is also the capital of the northeast
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Enlightened moderation Presentation Transcript * 1. Topic: Enlightened Moderation Presented By : Malik Ahzaz Ahmad: 2k4-Cp-19 Mohammad Akmal: 2k4-Cp-07 Ghulam Murtaza: 2k4-Cp-50 * 2. Definition: Enlightenment means to show a path to someone‚ whereas moderation means to tell the moderate path‚ i..e balanced path. Enlightenment and moderation are not just two catchy expressions‚ these also denote some appealing notions. We will discuss this topic from three critical views. They are Social
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