Swadeshi movement The Swadeshi movement‚ part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism‚ was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency; Hindi: स्वदेशी svadēśī)‚ which had some success. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the revival of domestic products and production processes. The Swadeshi Movement
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While a number of prominent groups existed and were carrying out operations against the Sandinista government in the early 1980s‚ they were each acting mostly independently of each other. Beginning in 1981 the CIA began efforts to unify all resistance groups. To accomplish this‚ they set up a base of operations in neighboring Honduras
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Very little has been written about the visionary‚ predominantly British architectural movement‚ Archigram‚ since it first came to prominence in 1960. Of the scant texts available (of which many are in Japanese‚ as opposed to English)‚ the authors generally attempt to describe this radical form of architecture only in terms of its designers/innovators - Ron Herron‚ Michael Webb‚ Warren Chalk and Dennis Crompton - and the ways in which it differs from the pre-existing traditions. The fascination of
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Samantha Leavy Andrea Estepa 15 November 2015 Paper 2 Despair Leading to Development in the Labor Movement By the end of World War II‚ millions of workers were union members‚ and collective bargaining had captured the industrial economy . The displeasure of manufacturing workers coalesced with New Deal collective bargaining legislature‚ carrying mass production to striking distance. Nelson Lichtenstein claims in‚ “The Union’s Retreat in the Postwar Era”‚ that the number of unionized worked had begun
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The Umbrella Movement‚ also known as Umbrella Revolution‚ began in September 2014. After China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress‚ also known as NPCSC‚ announced its decision on the proposed electoral reform of Hong Kong. NPCSC made it clear that civil nomination is disallowed. The two student activist groups‚ Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism‚ began protesting outside the government headquarters on 22 September 2014 against the NPCSC’s decision. In the evening
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Bhakti movement is a Hindu religious movement in which the main spiritual practice is loving devotion among the Shaivite and Vaishnava saints. The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu and began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. The Islamic rulers were pressing public to convert religion from Hindu to Islamic. The Bhakti movement was counter to the prevalent caste ideology which was dividing Hinduism. So‚ the Bhakti movement has
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“The Case Against Tipping” was a well-written argument‚ yet there are many ways in which Lewis could fix his argument. Firstly‚ the essay was mostly based on opinion‚ with a fact or two sprinkled around. Lewis says: “If you are like most people (or at any rate like me)‚ you are of two minds about this plastic cup” (20). This usage of opinion to state that the audience was just like the author himself as well as repeatedly stating his own opinion thought the essay made his argument less believable
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The Paralympic Movement Sport is a very important and essential part of our life. Sport makes us happy‚ healthy‚ keeps us fit‚ makes us more organized and better disciplined. People all over the world are fond of sport and a lot of people are also fond of sports competitions. The most famous sports competitions are The Olympic Games. The Olympic Games are an international sports competition which is held every four years in a different country. Thousands of athletes from all over the world compete
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Running head: PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT History of the United States II Charles Tate Week II Bethel University April 23‚ 2012 Some forms of progressive movement are progressivism which embraces the widespread of many sided efforts to build a better society; scientific investigation the studies by the federal government of immigration; child labor; economic practices and social research by privately funded foundation; academic expertise to have the skills and knowledge about
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’The movement of peoples between 1750 and 1901 were carried out mainly against the wishes of those who moved.’ The years between 1750 and 1901 saw the movement of large numbers of people around the world. Most of these migrations were carried out against the wishes of the people involved. First‚ Native Americans and‚ later‚ Africans were kidnapped or sold into slavery in the Americas. Later‚ British convicts were transported overseas. Even voluntary migrants often had little choice but to seek
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