Said President Barack Obama during his interaction with 9th Graders of Wakefield High School‚ Arlington‚ Virginia on September 8‚ 2009. Today is ’Gandhi Jayanti’ - the 144th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2‚ 1869 – January 30‚ 1948) popularly known as ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ or better still as ‘Father of the Nation’. In 2007‚ the United Nations declared 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence‚ as a mark of respectful tribute to a person who dedicated his life practicing
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Indira Gandhi was our first woman Prime Minister. She had rare qualities of leadership and guided the destiny of a big country like India for about 15 years‚ from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984. India gained status of respect and strength in the world forum during her time. Our defeating the Pakistani forces in the Indo-Pak war‚ resulting in the creation of Bangladesh‚ won her name and admiration even from the opposition parties. She was regarded a highly skilled‚ far- sighted‚ aggressive leader
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The term "common law" originally derives from the 1150s and 1160s‚ when Henry II of England established the secular English tribunals. The "common law" was the law that emerged as "common" throughout the realm (as distinct from the various legal codes that preceded it‚ such as Mercian law‚ the Danelaw and the law of Wessex)[43] as the king’s judges followed each other’s decisions to create a unified common law throughout England. The doctrine of precedent developed during the 12th and 13th centuries
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in the years to follow his father’s trade. Paine didn’t do so well at that either and he experimented with other jobs such as a privateer‚ an excise‚ and finally a journalist. Paine became an important figure publishing many of his works including “Common Sense”‚ an influential piece that pushed for independence‚ which was published in 1776 and followed by “The American Crisis”. Later in his lifetime‚ he was arrested for not supporting the execution of Louis XVI and was put away in jail for some time
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Health care organizations financial statements are the key tools to show the economic stability of an organization and guide leadership in making informed decisions. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is basic assumptions‚ and principles of accounting to determine the financial position of an organization. These principles offer consistency across health care organizations‚ and businesses maintaining track of the organizations fiscal
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Tragedy of the Commons Have you ever read the Essay‚ The Tragedy of the Commons‚ by Garret Hardin? Although it was written in 1968‚ it is still quite useful today. The main point of Hardin’s essay is to show the conflict between the short term interests of individuals in society and the long term effects those interests have on society itself. Hardin hints to this very simply even in his title. The Commons were similar to a giant plot of land that a community shared as a whole. Everyone allowed
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Assignment On Common Law Submitted To: Dr. Simon Palmquist Word Count: 1‚919 Table of Contents Question 1................................................................................................................ 02 Question 2................................................................................................................ 04 Question 3...............................................................................................................
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THE” TRUE”STORY OF” FAKE LEADER” SONIA GANDHI Alias ANTONIA MAINO-By SATYAMITRA 88 Votes Who is Sonia? (By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy) Antonia is Sonia’s real name in her birth certificate. Sonia is the name given to her subsequently by her father‚ Stefano Maino [now deceased] following his return from Russia where he had been a prisoner of war. Stefano had joined the Nazi army as a volunteer. Sonia is a Russian not Italian name. While spending two years in a Russian jail
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“Tragedy of the Commons” The theory behind the “tragedy of the commons” is important to understand the destruction of our environment and to avoid this‚ we‚ as citizens of this planet‚ must change our moral values and human ideologies. There is no technical solution to solve this problem. We can avoid “tragedy” only by changing the way we live. The tragedy of the commons is explained through an example of herdsmen being able to own as much cattle as possible‚ which results in herdsman wanting
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The common cold has been plaguing humankind since the beginning of human existence. Even in these advanced times‚ there is no vaccine or cure. There are many symptoms that accompany the common cold. Some of these infamous symptoms are a runny nose‚ caused by inflammation of the nasal tissues‚ resulting in over production of mucus to trap the virus‚ and coughing. there are two different kinds or types of coughs that are common with colds. The first‚ is the less common dry hacking cough‚ these kinds
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