India is one of the most populated countries in the world. In the year 2001 India became the second country in the world after China to cross the one billion mark. About 1‚080‚264‚388 people live today in India. By the middle of the 21st century‚ India will have passed China in the terms of number of inhabitants. India’s population grew by 21.34 % between 1991 and 2000. If the growth continues in the same way‚ space might be a problem. Although India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area
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Why Abortion Should be Allowed in Every Country A couple decades ago‚ when abortion was illegal‚ thousands of women died because they did not want to bear an infant and attempted to terminate the child ’s life by themselves or with an unprofessional approach (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/ABORTION/Roe.html). After the 1973 United States Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision‚ which allowed women to have the choice of abortion‚ thousands of women were saved. However‚ there are plenty
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Stephanie Moreno Captain Daniel 2nd Period World History 11‚ March 2015 European Imperialism affected countries in many different political‚ social and economic ways such as modernizing and industrializing these colonies‚ changing the governments to follow European patterns by setting colonial rule‚ and replacing traditional ways. Cultural diffusion spread religion between colonies and European countries. The political effects of imperialism were both good and bad. Foreign European governments ran
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Country analysis Amsterdam‚ 04-11-2013 GROUP 13 Contents GDP The Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period‚ usually a year. It includes all private and public consumption‚ government spending‚ investments and exports minus imports that occur within a country. GDP is used as a measurement of economic growth and shows a country’s economic situation.
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India & China in early 50’s: Although India and China had relatively little political contact before the 1950s‚ both countries have had extensive cultural contact since the first century A.D.‚ especially with the transmission of Buddhism from India to China. Although Nehru based his vision of "resurgent Asia" on friendship between the two largest states of Asia‚ the two countries had a conflict of interest in Tibet (which later became China’s Xizang Autonomous Region)‚ a geographical and political
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1. British Museum The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone‚ the Parthenon sculptures‚ and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets. Tate Modern Sitting grandly on the banks of the Thames is Tate Modern‚ Britain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art. Its unique shape is due to it previously being a power station. Inside
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I would like to say if anybody comes in our country‚ it’s our duty to ensure that when they go back they say it was a good country to visit and the people were also good‚ helping and polite. So I will start by giving you some Moroccan specialties and show the way of life in Morocco. First‚ let’s begin with the gift-giving. Moroccans like to get to know you before giving or receiving gifts. You should wait until after the first meeting to present a gift. When you are invited to a Moroccan’s home
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Developed Countries‚ Poverty and Challenges to “Development” Jacqueline Yust Pittsburg State University World Regional Geography Dr. C. Hooey June 19‚ 2013 Many countries today face overwhelming political‚ cultural‚ economical and geographical challenges that lead to poor development. The world ’s poorest countries are referred to as less developed countries (LDCs). Today‚ there are 48 countries that are designated by the United Nations as the world ’s least developed countries‚ but many
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Many developed countries are paying increasing attention to the needs of the disadvantaged. How far is this true in Singapore? * In May 2011‚ Prime Minister Mr Lee realized the government’s need to "lend a hand to those hurt by globalisation and technological changes that have‚ among other things‚ widened the gap between the rich and the poor" * The government is not only focusing on monetary assistance programmes‚ but also a sense of reassurance‚ concern and empathy. * Government also
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Numerical: (1) North Country Auto-Transfer Pricing problem‚ Page 181‚ Book: MCS by Vijay Govindarajan & Robert N Anthony Solution: Facts of the case: (a) North Country Auto has departments/profit centre : (i) New & (ii) Used Car Sales‚ (iii) Parts‚ (iv) Service & (v) Body. (b) New & Used cars dept.: Headed by managers. They dealt in cars of Ford‚ Saab & Volkswagen. (c) Parts dept.: Manager was responsible for tracking parts inventory for the three lines & minimizing both carrying cost & “obsolescence
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