In his 2006 Australia Day speech‚ Prime Minister John Howard said‚ “all Australian’s have the right to express culture‚ beliefs and participate in National interests” 1. This essay raises the question about whether assimilation will create a tolerant Australia. Or is it a case of how long does a free society have to tolerate the intolerable? Assimilation by definition‚ is “the acceptance of a minority population into a majority population on the condition that the minority takes on the values
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Freshers Day Speech by HOD Good afternoon everybody‚ My Dear colleagues and my dear students‚ You are celebrating Freshers’ Day 2012 in a very colorful way. My compliments to you all. At the outset‚ I would like to congratulate the freshers i.e. third sem students for a glorious task that they have done. That is choosing PDIT as your alma-mater. You have chosen a great institution for your education. You have chosen the Best Engineering College in the region. You have chosen us as your
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Imagine waking up and having no idea where you are‚ no idea what you did and no idea how you got there. That was the case for Jan Luedecke‚ a Canadian man who was accused of raping a young woman at a party. Jan had been drinking a heavy amount of alcohol while at the party and he passed out on a couch. The next thing he remembers is waking up on the floor. Upon further review‚ it was found that Luedecke had been suffering from parasomnia. Parasomnia is a condition in which people do unusual and odd
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sociological act was first explicitly articulated in a 1968 article on "Accounts" by Marvin Scott and Stanford Lyman‚ although it can be traced as well to J.L. Austin’s 1956 essay "A Plea for Excuses‚ in which he used excuse-making as an example of speech acts. Communications scholars have extended this work through the examination of strategic uses of excuses‚ justifications‚ rationalizations‚ apologies
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AP WORLD HISTORY - CHAPTER 26 - The New Balance of Power - Study Guide 1. By 1915‚ the U.S. railroad network was [A] built with the labor of African slaves. [B] designed by German engineers. [D] the largest in the world. [E] second only to Japan. 2. How was ocean shipping transformed by the mid-nineteenth century? [A] The average size of freighters increased from 200 to 7‚500 tons. [C] Propellers replaced paddle wheels. [D] Steel replaced wooden hulls. 3. The “annihilation of time and space
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------------------------------------------------- Jan Lokpal Bill From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Jan Lokpal Bill‚ also referred to as the citizens’ ombudsman bill‚ is a proposed independent anti-corruption law in India. Anti-corruption social activists proposed it as a more effective improvement to the original Lokpal bill‚ which is currently being proposed by the Government of India.[1] The Jan Lokpal Bill aims to effectively deter corruption‚ redress grievances of citizens‚ and protect whistle-blowers
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Chapter 26 VOCAB 1. Ottomans: Turkic people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans; unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in 1453; established empire from Balkans that included most of Arab world. 2. Mehmed II: Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire. 3. Janissaries: Ottoman infantry divisions that dominated Ottoman armies; forcibly conscripted
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Jan van Eyck Many artistic people show symbolism in many different ways. Jan van Eyck demonstrated an immense ability in this area. Although Jan Van Eyck’s date of birth is unclear‚ c. 1395 or sometime before this date is widely accepted as a best guess. For this time‚ he was one of the most advanced artists‚ especially because of the details in which he used. The specific type of art that Jan van Eyck did was oil paintings. Next to nothing is known about Jan van Eyck’s brother
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BIPOLAR: HUMAN BEHAVIOR OR DISEASE? Thesis Statement: 1. Bipolar disorder can affect an individual‚ most especially in socializing with other people and coping with the society. I. Introduction II. Bipolar Disease/Disorder A. Bipolar Disorder B. Bipolar Disorder Harder on Youngsters III. Symptoms of a person with a Bipolar Disorder A. Mood Mapping B. Bipolar Disease a. Symptoms b. Cause IV. Treatment to Bipolar Disorder A. Creativity Closely
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Jan lokpal bill 2011 The article describes the various salient features of Jan lokpal bill of Anna Hazare. It also states the corruption in India and the need for anti-corruption laws.It also tells the news and updates on the lokpal bill and how the Jan lokpal bill differs from the government lokpal bill. Why is there a need for anti-corruption laws? All of us are aware of the fact that the country‚ whom we love so much has been in the clutches and the diabolical jaws of the virus‚ called corruption
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