In Italy‚ France‚ and Spain it’s 16. In New Zealand it’s 18. In the United States it’s 21‚ and in places such as China and Portugal there isn’t one at all. But what is this I’m talking about? It’s the legal drinking ages of countries around the world. Many people argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 18‚ just look at our surrounding countries with lower drinking ages. Some argue that the United States has the most careless drinkers with little self-control when it comes to alcohol usage
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BUSINESS LAW. I SEM MBA ONE MRKS QUESTIONS: 1. What is void agreement Void means having no legal value and agreement means Arrangement‚ promise or contract made with somebody. So void agreement means an agreement that has no legal value. “An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be void”. [Sec 2(g)] A void agreement has no legal effect. An agreement which does not satisfy the essential elements of contract is void. Void contract confers no rights on any person and creates no obligation
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Nowadays unemployment is one of the biggest problems among all countries in the world. It is caused by many reasons and it is more complex than it may seem. People are mostly dissatisfied with their salaries. They feel they get not enough money for their work. As a result‚ they prefer to take unemployment benefits than take up any job. Another problem connected with unemployment is lack of workplaces. It happens when there are a lot of people interested for particular post. It demotivates and discourages
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A memorable day 1 The day that I witnessed the Celebration of Osun Osogbo shrine festival was a memorable day to me. I was living in the hostel of a school that was owned by a chief in Osogbo and the school was close to the place where the shrine rituals were performed‚ and the festival celebrated. That was the 30th year celebration which I witnessed‚ and indeed‚ it was a memorable day for me. When we were told to tell a story about a true experience‚ I
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What is air pollution? "Let’s go out for a breath of fresh air" is an often-heard phrase‚ but how many of us realize that this has become irrelevant in today’s world? The quality of air in our cities is anything but fresh. Air pollution is a serious problem in our society these days. We need to take action to help prevent air pollution before it is to late. To help prevent air pollution are; we could run cars on water or batteries which are environmentally safe or even car pool more‚ ban aerosol
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Several things caused the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a rough time in American history that started in 1929‚ when the stock market crashed‚ and it ended in 1939. During the Great Depression‚ around 6‚000 vendors roamed the streets‚ in their effort to sell apples for $0.05. The crash of the stock market is one factor of the Great Depression. On a day known as "Black Thursday"‚ around 13 million shares were traded. Five days later‚ over 16 million shares were traded‚ which caused millions
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There are many different definitions of rganizational culture. Most of them suggest basically the same principle‚ that the oganization ’s culture is the shared values‚ beliefs and assumptions of how the members should behave. The purpose and function of the culture is to understand how organizations function and gives meaning to the organizations way of doing things. It helps to foster internal integration‚ bring staff members from all levels of the organization much closer together‚ and enhances
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Benjamin Hastings April 10‚ 2013 Did Someone Move in Down the Street? An Exploration of Possible Extraterrestrial Life in the Universe‚ Perhaps Our Own System Other life in the universe just makes sense. Think about it‚ there are trillions of other stars in existence in our universe‚ and most of those stars have satellites‚ and those satellites have satellites. There are literally hundreds of trillions‚ if not more‚ planets or planet-sized satellites orbiting stars. To think that none of these
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"In the last years‚ we have seen the WTO being stuck‚ while regional & bilateral trade agreements gained ground‚ so how would you assess the role of the WTO in the upcoming decade and do you think that the WTO will need to adjust to this new environment‚ if so‚ how?" The proliferation of preferential trade agreements and regional trade agreements have in the global trading environment have seen has significantly shaped the day to day conduct of international business transaction since the GAAT formally
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Mediated Settlement Agreements and Judicial Discretion Texas‚ both through statute and judicial interpretation‚ strongly encourages alternative dispute resolution‚ in order to keep disputes peaceful and efficient both in terms of court’s time and use of parties’ resources. This is particularly true in family law cases‚ where tensions and conflicts have impacts far beyond a typical commercial transaction or civil dispute. As such‚ mediated settlement agreements are given much deference under Texas
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