Introduction: In this twenty first century‚ one of the most widely discussed topics throughout the world is Millennium Development Goals (MDG). In September 2000‚ meeting at the United Nations Millennium Summit‚ the world leaders agreed to a remarkable document‚ the Millennium Declaration. The Declaration demanded that the world set its sights higher and aim for eight specific goals‚ most of which were to be achieved by 2015. What subsequently came to be known as the MDGs are - 1. Eradicate
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The third Millennium Development Goal is to promote gender equality and empower women by the year 2015. One of the main parts of this goal is to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education (UN MDGs). However‚ in order to do this the first goal‚ end poverty and hunger‚ must also be accomplished. Poverty is a major barrier to women who must choose between giving what little money they have to either their family or their education. Some countries‚ such as Egypt and Tunisia‚ have given
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and disease‚ a greater and higher survival rate of mothers and their infants‚ a world with better educated children‚ equal opportunities for women and finally a world where we have a healthier environment. In this essay I am going to discuss the millennium development goal 6 which is the eradication of HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and other diseases. This is a huge problem throughout Africa and especially closer to home in South Africa. I will be discussing the overview of the initial goal and discuss how the
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Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries: theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon‚ or march in a procession; however theatre did resemble the sacred mysteries in the sense that it brought purification and healing to the spectator
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The author attempts to prove that the pre-Romanesque relief on the facade of the parish church of St George in Keutschach (Hodiše) in Austrian Carinthia is a depiction of the Orion constellation. He justifies his theory with historical and art-historical facts. The main emphasis is laid on the fact that traces of late Classical astral mythologisation and deification are also recognisable in the Slovenian folk tradition. The relief‚ which is carved into a damaged plate of white limestone of irregular
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"CROATS AND SERBS: TWO OLD AND DIFFERENT NATIONS" Dr. O. Dominik Mandic PREFACE The constitution of present-day Yugoslavia generally recognizes that Yugoslavia is a multinational state in which there are several nations: Serbs‚ Croats‚ Slovenes‚ Montenegrins‚ Macedonians‚ as well as national minorities: Albanians‚ Rumanians‚ Hungarians‚ Germans and Italians. A separate republic was created in 1945 for every nation in Yugoslavia and allowed by the constitutional law to secede from the common
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In the art world today‚ the question of whether antiquities should be returned to their country of origin is both controversial and crucial‚ because museums in Europe and America own many disputed items in its collections. The most glaring example is the British museum‚ where the refusal to return the Elgin Marble to Greece has brought the issue to international attention. In response to the problem‚ James Cuno in Who Owns Antiquity? argued that although antiquities should be protected from looting
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Medieval English Literature (ca 700-1485) Those Who Pray‚ Work‚ and Fight |It is well known that in this world |and defend our land against an invading army. | |there are three orders‚ set in unity: |Now the farmer works to provide our food‚ | |these are laboratores‚ oratores‚ bellatores. |And the worldly warrior must fight against our foes‚ | |Laboratores are those who labor for our living;
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HIS220 September 12th 2013 - Medieval: o A period in between classical antiquity and modernity. o Seen as a nasty period. o Those living in that era saw themselves as living in the Middle Ages. • Between Heaven and Hell‚ a “Middle Earth”. - History o When/Where/Why did things take place? - Middle Ages + Romans divided Day into 2 12 hour periods. o Day and night o Equinox: Means periods are almost the same. o In January‚ the further north you are‚ the longer the nights. o Prime –
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Mathematics in Indian has a very long and hallowed record. Sulvasutras‚ the most ancient extant written sms messages (prior to 800 BCE) that deal with mathematics‚ clearly situation and make use of the so-called Pythagorean theorem apart from providing various exciting estimates to surds‚ in connection with the development of altars and fire-places of different forms and designs. By enough duration of Aryabhata (c.499 CE)‚ the Native indian specialised mathematicians were completely acquainted with
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