“This is a story based on legends. Some characters‚ events and places have been fictionalized for greater dramatic appeal. This film does not claim to be a complete historical account of Asoka’s life. It is an attempt to follow his journey.” (actual quote from Asoka) These are the words that launch Santosh Sivan’s 2001 historical drama film Asoka. Alas‚ this attempt has been wrongfully directed at one of Asoka’s love interests and later wives‚ Kaurwaki‚ and not at his actions following the Kalinga
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The second on the list of the five pillars is “Salat” daily prayers. They are expected to pray five times a day and it must be at dawn‚ noon‚ afternoon‚ evening‚ sunset and at night. The rhythm of the day is determined by these five prayers. They can be performed only at a clean place and it must be facing toward the Mecca. To help become one with Allah‚ these times of prayer help them found their strength and patience so that they can work with each other. They also have a mosque where all Muslim
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CONTROLLING AS A PILLAR OF MANAGEMENT Controlling consists of verifying whether everything occurs in conformities with the plans adopted‚ instructions issued and principles established. Controlling ensures that there is effective and efficient utilization of organizational resources so as to achieve the planned goals. Controlling measures the deviation of actual performance from the standard performance‚ discovers the causes of such deviations and helps in taking corrective actions. According to
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NHS The person in my life who I believe lives their life by the four pillars of NHS‚ is my older brother Keegan. I have so often looked up to him‚ and try to follow in his footsteps. My brother has achieved so much in life‚ and I hope that someday I can be just like him. Keegan has the best character‚ and you can really tell by the way he treats many of his friends‚ co workers‚ and elderly. He has a wonderful personality‚ a soft heart‚ and can make you smile even if you are not in the mood. Everything
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the honor society of Fairview Schools. I am now a third quarter sophomore and through my time so far in high school‚ I believe I have shown the qualities of a student in the Honor Society. I strongly adhere to the thought that I represent the four pillars of an Honor Society member. I have held my grades at a high percentage‚ helped my community and peers by doing service to them‚ lead those around me to become superior in their activities that I enjoy as
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Pillars Factor of Safety (FOS) calculation method: CMRI formula CMRI developed a formula for pillar strength taking into account the pillar w/h ratio‚ the uniaxial compressive strength of the pillar‚ the height of seam and depth of cover S = Pillar strength (MPa) σc = Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) (MPa) h = Working height or seam height (in m) H = Depth of cover (in m) w = Pillar width (in m) Obert-Duvall/Wang Formula (Obert and Duvall‚ 1967) It was derived from
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the supermarket‚ the pillars of National Honor Society: Character‚ Service‚ Scholarship‚ and Leadership‚ are meaningful to me. Using these pillars in an everyday setting has motivated me to not only become a better person for myself and my community but to become a better student as well. The pillars of National Honor Society are extremely important parts of my everyday life‚ attitude‚ and success as a student because of their vast meaning to me. I believe the first pillar of National Honor Society
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FAILURE: A PILLAR OF SUCCESS. “Failure is not fatal‚ it call be the stepping stone to success‚ if you call 11Iake ‘the failure’ to work for you.” “Failures are our best teachers‚ they are the mirrors who show us our real face. “ Every successful man fails at some time. Failure-tells you about your weaknesses‚ shortcomings‚ lack of preparations‚ lack of efforts so if you can manage to learn from failures‚ you will definitely reach where you started out to go. Making a mistake is not a crime‚ the
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In Pillars Of The Earth‚ ironic devices‚ such as‚ dramatic irony and hyperbole‚ occur very often throughout the book due to the transition from character to character and exaggeration. Since Tom Builder met Ellen‚ an outlaw‚ he has felt in somewhat of a trance like stage‚ “She was powerfully attractive‚ but those deep-set‚ intense eyes were intimidating...the spell cast by Ellen had not yet worn off” (52). Tom is fascinated by Ellen and exaggerates that he feels he is under a “spell” cast by her
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I happen to agree with you about the "weakest pillar" question. It seemed to me that the focus of Gerschewski was to point out that each pillar plays an important and relevant role within the stabilization of autocratic regimes. When it comes to Putin’s control‚ it seemed in my opinion that each pillar was in play. The first pillar refers to legitimation‚ in which the elite attempts to gain support from the public. This was done before Putin had even become the president. Putin was heavily involved
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