‘Assess the claim that the protection of the trade routes to India was the most important factor in determining British influence and expansion in Africa from 1868 – 1902’ There is much deliberation when deciding what the most important factor was for Britain and their determination for British influence and expansion in Africa. Although the trade routes to India were important there is still a vast range of other reasons to why Britain wanted to gain control in the North‚ South‚ East and west of
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Half Caste Girl - Judith Wright Half Caste Girl Little Josie buried under the bright moon Is tired of being dead‚ death lasts too long. She would like to push death aside‚ and stand on the hill And beat with a waddy on the bright moon like a gong Across the hills‚ the hills that belong to no people And so to none are foreign‚ Once she climbed high to find the native cherry; The lithe darkhearted lubra Who in her beads like blood Dressed delicately for love Moves her long hands among the
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The purpose of this project is explore how information systems helps organisations to make decisions at different levels to achieve set objectives and strategic advantages over competitors .The team carried out research and debate on various companies‚ and agreed to focus on British Airways. Through literature we found out‚ that BA is amongst the busiest premium international airlines worldwide‚ BA operates mainly from Heathrow‚ London city and Gatwick airports and flies over 35million people to
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DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA Dowry system is a main problem in our society and it has disturbed and made disgrace to our society. Dowry system is the main culture system where parents of the bride give lumps of money‚ expensive gifts and jewellery to the bridegroom. The dowry has been done by many ordinary families in the North India. The dowry is event is where there is a huge requirement the bridegroom get millions of money as a dowry from the bride’s family depending upon the qualifications and education
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intercultural universal concept defining what music might be. Music in India includes multiple varieties of folk‚ popular‚ and classical music. India’s classical music tradition‚ including Carnatic and Hindustani music‚ has a history spanning millennia and‚ developed over several eras‚ it remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their own languages and
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Mcelroy AP World History September 19‚ 2014 Caste System in India from 1000BCE- 500CE When the Aryan’s migrated to the Harrapan society bringing important and useful resources such as horses‚ chariots‚ iron‚ and the Sanskrit language they begin to slowly overpower the Dravidians currently settled there. Since the Aryan’s were the more people they decided they needed a system to help keep social classes in their rightful order. So they created the caste system. Although the development of the 1800 subcastes
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Hatshepsut was one of the very few women to rule Egypt. She reigned from 1479 to 1458 B.C.E‚ which was the New Kingdom. She was the only child of Thutmose I and Ahmose. When her father died and her half-brother Thutmose II ascended to the throne‚ she married him to keep their bloodlines pure. When he died‚ she became the pharaoh. Hatshepsut had many accomplishments. Some of her more notable ones were organizing an expedition to the land of Punt from which brought back foreign trees. She also portrayed
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Panchayati raj system of India Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. The village panchayats‚ in one shape or other‚ have survived in spite of all upheavals and changes in India. Panchayati Raj is identified as an institutional expression of democratic decentralization in India. These bodies had occupied a prestigious position and they were considered as the self-sufficient and small republics. Panchayati Raj Institutions have always been
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modeled very much after the British one. How did it get there? Why is it democratic? Why isn’t it included in the Chinese government? How did Britain come to play a part in a small country on the other side of the hemisphere? Ever since 1699‚ when the British East India Company made its first successful sea trip to the Hong Kong area. Hong Kong and Britain have depended upon each other as trade partners. After the Chinese defeat in the First Opium War (1839-1842)‚ the British were granted control
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BANKING SYSTEM IN INDIA Banking system in India plays a vital role in the economic development of a country. Banking system in India can be broadly divided into unorganized sector and organized sector. Unorganized sector mainly comprises of money lenders and indigenous bankers. The organized sector consists of commercial banks‚ co-operative banks and regional banks. Apart from these institutions which provide short-term credit to businesses‚ there are number of specialized term lending institutions
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