Should same-sex partners have the same right as heterosexuals? Marriage equality * Denying same-sex couples the right to marry is a violation of civil rights because marriage is a legal civil status. * Denying same-sex couples the right to marry is a form of discrimination. Most of the countries‚ such as Hong Kong‚ America‚ were built on the idea of equal treatment for both the majority and minority. The prohibition of same-sex marriage is in direct violation of this ideal. *
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What would be on the exam? Post War: UN: - An international organization - Aims are facilitating cooperation in international law‚ international security‚ economic development‚ social progress‚ human rights‚ and achievement of world peace - The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations - Stops wars between countries‚ and to provide a platform for dialogue FLQ: (1963-1970) - Front de libération du Québec (FLQ; English: Quebec Liberation Front) - Paramilitary
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does Achebe convey loss of cultural identity as a result of colonialism here. No Longer at ease is a novel written in the 1960s by Chinua Achebe originating in Nigeria and it tells a story of an intelligent‚ idealistic man called Obi Okonkwo. Throughout the novel‚ we discover many of his struggles with his split cultural heritage and beliefs as a result of colonialism in Nigeria. Because of this‚ he faces many challenges in his life making him segregated from the rest of the society. Achebe conveys
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For Canadians‚ the Cold War started with one man: Igor Gouzenko. Born in Rogachev‚ Russia in 1919‚ he studied at the Moscow Engineering Academy and the Moscow Architectural Institute before enlisting in the Soviet military (the Red army) at the beginning of Russia’s involvement in World War II. He caught the eye of the NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and trained as a cipher clerk for the GRU (Soviet military intelligence)‚ serving as an intelligence officer on the front lines during WWII battles
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Colonialism Achebe views colonialism as a destructive force which seeks to gentrify what it perceives as being a primitive people. Certain aspects of the igbo culture were becoming extinct through indoctrination of their people Achebe suggests that one effect of colonialism is that it views each one of the colonized as a tabula rasa‚ which in turn creates an confused pseudo-society . Aspects such as the tradition of the kola nut ritual. “As he broke the kola‚ Unoka prayed to their ancestors for
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ch6.qxd 1/28/98 9:08 AM Page 135 CHAPTER 6 The 1956 Suez Crisis On July 26‚ 1956‚ Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. The ostensible reason for the nationalization was to use the tolls to ‹nance the building of the Aswan Dam. Nasser’s action was an act of revenge against the British and the French‚ who had previously held control of the company that controlled the Canal. This con›ict precipitated an international crisis over ownership and operation
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tracing his development and changing preoccupations as a writer. His volume of poetry‚ on the other hand‚ spans a much shorter period and is unified by its focus on the civil war and the physical‚ social and psychological consequences of that war. Achebe wrote a collection of poems in which the first poem was named “1966”. It refers to the months preceding the outbreak of the civil war. “Benin Road” is another poem which takes up a related theme of the unexpected but inevitable convergence of fragile
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argument is backed up factually‚ the emotional side of the argument often shines through the pedantic fact based portion. It is the same case with An Image of Africa by Chinua Achebe‚ because the author was very familiar with the land and portrayal of Africa‚ and in turn‚ was deeply offended by Conrad’s writings. In fact‚ Achebe renounced Heart of Darkness as art altogether‚ due to the seemingly unfair portrayals of the natives and their homeland in the book as being savage. However‚ Achebe’s allegations
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http://www.elinxs.com/currentaffairs.asp Francesca Schiavone won the French Women Title2010 . (Italian) [pic] Australia’s Samantha Stosur won 2011 us open title Usa’s Serena Williams won 2012 us open title present Chairman of Infosys soft ware company N.Narayana Murthy world mother tongue day was observed Feb 21 company produces Electronic Voting Machines Bharat Electronics Limited‚ India named for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2010 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva president of Indian Olympics
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2011 Current Affairs at a Glance JANUARY The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ UPA’s flagship aam admi scheme‚ turned five on February 2‚ 2011. On January 14‚ the Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification revising the wage rates under the MNREGA from Rs 100 per day to between Rs 117 and Rs 181 (17-30 % hike) in different States. The revision under Section 6(1) of the 2005 Act‚ coming in wake of inflationary pressures on the poor‚ adjusts the wages by indexing it
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