Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five metres high were reported in all parts of the country. The force of the waves caused widespread
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Lastly‚ Polaris only distributes thru independent dealers‚ in north America‚ Polaris sells to 1600 of these dealers‚ and other 43 distributors internationally. It doesn’t sell directly to consumers. 2. The Unique selling proposition of the Indian motorcycle is to provide the consumers with something that is extremely unique and has a lot of history and heritage while looking extremely stylish. This is something that no other bike seller provides. 3. The target market for Polaris would
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Frank’s treatment of the Indian women‚ it is when Wes finds out that Julian has known all along about what Frank does to his patients. Julian says ‘You know Frank’s always been partial to red meat.’ This is a realisation for both the reader and Wes because they find out that Julian shares exactly the same view of the Indian people as his son‚ thinking of them as animals. Racism is also portrayed in other ways throughout the text. Wes never directly says that he hates the Indian people‚ but he often hints
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Democracy has hampered India’s progress. Favour •Democracy definitely hampred the progress because the people who have chosen by the indian people are not educated enough and capable enough to run the government properly. •Democracy putting forward lot of restrictions on business to run it as profitable enterpise rther then it is becoming more like running for social causes. •In some sense yes. You know‚ becaus of the way the system is built‚ lot of regulations and formalities come into picture
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When judging the advancements of Native Americans to others one might look into the perspective of the surrounding environment of certain tribes. For example‚ many woodland Indians such as the ones on the Eastern Coast were more advanced as to making tools and trading with other local tribes. While other Native American groups stayed in a routine of making the same crops‚ and using the same weapons‚ others experimented with what they were given and used different techniques to aid in their success
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Reservation realism The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a young adult-novel written by the multi-artist Sherman Alexie. The book was published in 2007 and has since then been critically acclaimed‚ winning a National Book Award. In the novel‚ we get into the life of a fourteen-year-old Native American named Arnold Spirit‚ also called Junior. He lives with his alcoholic mother and father and a depressed sister on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Willpinit. Junior is‚ besides being a teenager
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French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? The French and Indian War‚ is a colonial extension of the Seven Year War that ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763. The French & Indian War most lasting impact was its political‚ economic‚ and ideological effect on the colonial people and Great Britain. These societal aspects and the relations between the two allies changed irreversibly in the wake of the French & Indian War. The
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The act of not judging before truly knowing is something that most people struggle not to do. In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold Spirit understands this thoroughly. He falls victim to others judging him too quickly but on the other hand he also does the same to his white friends. He makes decisions about them and their homes before he has any idea. If he hadn’t given up these false notions‚ he may have missed out on some quality people. He then
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that negatively hurts/affects people. It causes the victims to feel isolated from the world. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ racism lowers Junior’s confidence and it causes him to think negatively about himself. It gives him a form of sadness and regret on how he currently has to live his life. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie explores the existence and negative effects of racism against Indigenous Peoples. This is shown through Junior’s loss of
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ is about a 14 year old boy named Arnold Spirit Jr. He calls himself Junior. Junior lives on Wellpinit Indian Reservation. He is sick and tired of his poor and boring life at the Rez‚ as he calls it. He wants to do something with his life‚ not just be an “Indian boy”. Junior lives at an Indian reservation. The people who lives there are very poor‚ and Junior tells us in the book that it isn’t much to do there besides drinking. Junior gets bullied a
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