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    Jute – Historical Background of one of the oldest Industries For centuries‚ jute has been an integral part of Bengali‚ which is shared by both Bangladesh and West Bengal of India. In the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ much of raw jute fibre of Bengal were exported to the United Kingdom‚ where it was then processed in mills concentrated in Dundee (“jute weaver” was a recognized trade occupation in the 1901 UK census)‚ but this trade had largely ceased about by about 1970 due to the entrance of

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    Literary Background  African Literature         Despite the ignorance of most so called "literati" to the domain of African literature‚ African literature in fact is one of the main currents of world literature‚ stretching continuously and directly back to ancient history. Achebe did not "invent" African Literature‚ because he himself was inundated with it as an African. He simply made more people aware of it. The Beginnings of African Literature     The first African literature is circa

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    White Trash In America

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    Karly Mathias Professor Parker History 131 5 December 2016 White Trash. The 400-Year Untold History of Class In America. After typing “white trash” into the search engine‚ Google provided an informal and derogatory definition; “Poor white people‚ especially those living in the southern U.S. White trash.” No class or respect for the poor ‚ who have earned more than one term to describe their lifestyle. Nancy Isenberg‚ author of “White Trash” explores the years where labeling the less fortunate

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    The Impact of a Disadvantage Socioeconomic Background There are some concerns here at the Prestigious School of Atlanta regarding the behavior of an eight grade student who is now the subject of disciplinary actions which has yet to be determined. The student comes from a disadvantage socioeconomic background; he is very active and can be difficult to quiet down at times. He was caught beating up another student and the principal has determined the student best interest is to remain at the school

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    White-Collar Deviance John O. Temple Jr. SOC 443 Christina Scott November 2011 White-Collar Deviance So what is white-collar crime? According to the Meridian-Webster dictionary the word white is a stereotypical association of good character‚ marked by upright fairness‚ free from spot or blemish‚ free from moral impurity ‚ innocent‚ marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity‚ not intended to cause harm‚ a white lie‚  favorable‚ fortunate. And there is the infamous

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    White Teeth Summary

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    The book White teeth touched on a lot of issues that are somewhat common nowadays but are approached in a very universal way so that anyone from any background could understand it like myself. The book talks about what it’s like for families of different cultures to come together and live somewhere completely different from where they are from and try to teach their children to keep up with their family traditions. This can be very hard for immigrant families of every culture. Being from Cape Verdean

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    with them into public‚ I am not opposed to a testing‚ safety‚ and license process. I concur that background checks will not cover all situations‚ since nothing is a complete fix to the problem. Background checks serve a purpose and filter specific individuals from obtaining a gun. Tracking individuals‚ and qualifying them to carry their weapons into public is a measure I can

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    Company Background & Product Analysis 1.1 Briefly provide a background discussion on your company and their products/services. Identify which product you can have chosen to analyze and why? What category of new product is it? Nokia‚ the world’s largest mobile phone maker. It is the world leader in mobile communications‚ driving the growth of the big mobility industry. Nokia is dedicated to increasing people’s lives and productivity by providing easy-to-use and secure products like mobile phones

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    CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction In this advanced world of technology‚ many new ideas are continuously emerging that are very helpful to lighten the burden of people especially to those who are busy. Due to phenomenon‚ technology geeks come up with the idea of “Online Shopping”. An understanding of consumers’ needs and factors influencing their behaviors and intentions when shopping online is a valuable tool in creating effective interactions. Consumers may interact

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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The academic performance of any child cannot be separated from the home background in which the child grows up. A healthy home background offers emotional security to a child.  Agholor (2005)‚ This investigation that has adopted refined measure of family‚ influences have tended to show that they are related more strongly to academic outcome‚ than global measure of family background. The impact of family background on the academic achievement in

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