five Indian Institutes of Technologywere listed among the top 10 science and technology schools in Asia by Asiaweek The tradition of Science and Technology (S & T) in India is over 5000 years old. A renaissance was witnessed in the first half of the 20th century. The S&T infrastructure has grown up from about Rs. 10 million at the time of independence in 1947 to Rs. 30 billion. Significant achievements have been made in the areas of nuclear and space science‚ electronics and defense. The government
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Paper in JUAN osong Juan Wearing a Monkey’s Skin This Filipino story was recorded in English based on a Kapampangan (Pampango‚ from the province of Pampanga) version in the early 20th century. There is also a Bicolano (Bikulano‚ from Bicol) version of this story. Once upon a time there was a couple which was at first childless. The father was very anxiousto have a son to inherit his property: so he went to the church daily‚ and prayed God to give hima child‚ but in vain. One day‚ in his
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addition‚ these experiences give great insight into the personal history of the people‚ and of the time. Bread Givers is a source of cultural and social history because‚ even though it is fictionalized‚ it gives rich details of life in the early 20th century and illustrates many social conditions. For example‚ Sarah has the courage to protest at the restaurant when the cook gives her less meat because she is a woman. Aggravated Sarah questions “but you didn’t give me as much as you gave him. Isn’t
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The Changing Pattern of World Trade World trade is a moving target. The direction and composition of world trade is quite different today from what it was a generation ago‚ and even more different from what it was a century ago. Let’s look at some of the main trends. Has the World Gotten Smaller? In popular discussions of the world economy‚ one often encounters statements that modern transportation and communications have abolished distance‚ so that the world has become a small place. There’s
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Economies of scale are the main drivers of corporate gigantism in the 20th century. Economies of scale simply refers to the cost benefit achieved with an increasing output / product unit. Economies of scale exist due to the inverse relationship between quantity produced and per-unit fixed costs ; the higher the quantity produced‚ the lower the cost per unit. Economies of scale can be seen in an orange juice production. The more orders ‚ or the more fruits‚ the growers harvest‚ the more savings
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse- Pestilence‚ War‚ Famine‚ and Death- rode together during the 20th century to bring war‚ disease‚ and starvation to the world. It is estimated that around 88 million people perished as a result of the two world wars‚ with over half of the dead of WWII being civilians. The war machine residing over the world was anything but humane. It is interesting then that just a few decades later there is growing debate about how war can be made humane‚ with many proponents
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The effects of modern technology Since the beginning of the 20th century‚ Modern technology has rapidly changed our world. It improves the length and quality of life. Although modern technology brings an enormous number of benefits for mankind‚ it causes many harmful effects as well. At first‚ we need to mention self phones. If we use self phones so much‚ our memory will be seriously affected because radiations from self phones damage brain cells. This can lead to cancer. In addition
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Legislation of the 20th Century Juvenile Delinquency and Justice – CRJ180 Legislation of the 20th century The 20th century produced a number of important legislation and movements that shaped the way juvenile offender and delinquents were treated. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; is to be considered one of those important legislation. This act was one of the first federal legislation that helped shape states policies when dealing with the juvenile court system
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TMA02 Example: Theory of mind Block 2‚ Unit 1 – Psychology I have chosen to write my essay on theory of mind‚ because I found it interesting to see how a mind of a child develops an understanding of other peoples emotions and train of thought. My second topic is role play as this shows how a child builds relationships with family and friends. (Wimmer and Perner‚ 1983) carried out a classic psychological study. The experiment involved the use of two dolls‚ one called Sally and the other called
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Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)
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