In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States‚ the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1373‚ which‚ among its provisions‚ obliges all States to criminalize assistance for terrorist activities‚ deny financial support and safe haven to terrorist and share information about groups planning terrorist attacks. The 15-member Counter-Terrorism Committee was established at the same time to monitor implementation of the resolution. While the ultimate
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Change indicates development. In nature‚ if no species mature‚ life itself ceases. The same concept applies to culture. Cultural stagnation indicates a dying culture‚ but cultural conflict “stirs up the pond”. In Bharati Mukherjee’s American Dreamer‚ Mukherjee analyzes cultural conflict through her experience emigrating from Calcutta to North America. She describes individual and holistic responses and reactions to immigration that she discovers among several levels of society. Just as rose bush
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Impact of bribery and corruption on business Some companies manage to survive and get away with bribery and corruption while others get caught up in public scandals that cost them a fortune destroying their brands‚ defending themselves and ultimately losing out on business‚ a top bribery and corruption-buster said. Retired Judge Ameer Ismail‚ Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABC)‚ speaking on the topic ‘Bribery and Corruption: Impact on Business
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action‚ all of these‚ characteristics of his own persona. Hemingway was born on July 21‚ 1899‚ in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ to Clarence Edmunds and Grace Hemingway‚ both strict Congregationalists (Smith). Hemingway’s early years were spent largely in combating the repressive feminine influence of his mother and nurturing the masculine influence of his father (Hemingway). He spent the summers with his family in the woods of northern Michigan‚ where he often accompanied his father on professional calls (Hemingway)
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Patrick Blackett is known as the father of operational research and most of his work was done in and around Britain during the WWII era. During the years of 1940 to 1945‚ Blackett participated in many projects to aid the allied members in combating the axis powers. Some of his projects included creating the air-defense grid for Britain‚ improving ship convoy strategies‚ improvements to vehicle armor plating‚ as well as many other works. He was responsible for beginning the work that ultimately led
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Neoliberalism was first coined in post-World War I Germany and can be explained as a theory of political economic practices that proposes that to best advance human well-being the state must‚ within a framework of free trade‚ free markets and strong private property rights‚ liberate individual entrepreneurial skills and freedoms (Harvey 2005). Since the term was first coined it has been associated with various politicians. However‚ the rise of neoliberalism in 1970s is often related to British Prime
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In the TED talk “Art can Heal PTSD’s Invisible Wounds‚” Melissa Walker discusses what invisible wounds are and how they are caused. Invisible wounds or PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental illness that can be found after someone goes through a traumatizing and dramatic experience. This experience is usually a near death situation and the after effects is what mentally challenges the patient. However‚ some cases of PTSD can go unnoticed‚ sometimes even intentionally hidden by a patient
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Every day‚ thousands of people migrate to different sectors of the globe‚ to capitalize on opportunity or pursue better lifestyles for themselves. California is one such state‚ which prides itself in being able to accommodate diverse populations and cultures. Like many stipulated theories‚ immigrants chose the land to inhabit based on the desire to acquire better living standards for themselves. Immigrants that arrive in California for instance seek the warm natural scenery provided
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SUMMARY Sehar is an Indian Hindi language action crime drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik. Based on real-life incidents and individuals‚ the film depicts organized crime in the late ’90s in Uttar Pradesh and how the State Police worked to tackle it. It shows the turbulent journey of a newly appointed 31-year old SSP of Lucknow Ajay Kumar instrumental in bringing together a group of committed police officers under the aegis of Special Task Force (STF). At the tender age of 8‚ Ajay Kumar is traumatized
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Is Gambling a Social Problem? Gambling is an act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning. It also involves a significant risk as the material good (usually money) wagered in the game may be lost if the player does not win. Common forms of gambling include cockfighting (which usually results in the death of one or both roosters)‚ casinos (which has become a profitable business)‚ slot machines (convenient for those who want to play individually)‚ bookmaking (often used for predicting the
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