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    Corruption

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    In philosophical‚ theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. The father of the nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had once quoted: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Isn’t that what

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    Political Corruption: Causes‚ Effects and Remedies Introduction Corruption is like a parasite1; that resides in the body and feeds from the essential nutrients being given to the being. This parasite is growing at a rapid pace and is feeding on individuals and on society. There will come a time where in this parasite may grow into such a giant that living itself may become a challenge. It is surely beckoning our country India and we need to address this problem. At present there are only a few who

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    Rebecca and the Tell Tale Heart Comparative Essay Alfred Hitchcock successfully incorporates Gothic conventions within the film Rebecca‚ based on Daphne De Maurier’s novel written in 1938.Likewise‚ Edgar Allan Poe’s ability to incorporate Gothic themes within his short story ‘The Tell Tale Heart’‚ published in 1843‚ has been a success. Although both their abilities to create Gothic Compositions has been successful‚ their techniques used to incorporate Gothic conventions within them are both similar

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    Introduction – William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan Tragedy Macbeth and A Simple Plan by Sam Rami are surprisingly similar. The two tragedies illustrate two contented ordinary men‚ whose lives are irrevocably altered for the worse because the timely values of power‚ greed and desire for position. Macbeth and A Simple Plan delve into the idea of the obsessive urge to be in a position of power which causes them to lose their ability to discern truth from illusion. Shakespeare and Rami explore the consequences

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    CORRUPTION SCANDALS IN THE PHILIPPINES Nowadays foreigners and citizens alike say that the Philippines has the most corrupt leadership and economy. Corruption in the Philippines has become "a humanitarian crisis" and scandals increasingly seem to dominate the news. The worsening corruption has eaten up the right of every citizen to good governance‚ freedom‚ decent life‚ and more importantly his or her dignity. Corruption is a serious obstacle to the social and economic development of a

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    A Simple Design of Microstrip Patch Antenna and its comparative analysis Isha Grover1‚ Kapil Jain1‚ Niharika Gupta1‚ Nikita Gupta1‚ Niriksha Garg1‚ Nitin Tayal1‚ A.S.Gour2‚ Mukesh Arora2 1Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology‚ Management & Gramothan (Student) 2Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology‚ Management & Gramothan (Faculty‚ ECE) Email Id: groverisha27@gmail.com‚ kapillapik@gmail.com‚ nigupta90@yahoo.co.in‚ nikita16aries@gmail.com‚ niriksha.garg@gmail.com‚ er.ntayal@gmail.com‚ ajayecskit@gmail

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    Monsanto's Greed

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    Greed will be America’s downfall. The foundation of our politics‚ once founded on the public well being‚ has been interchanged with the corrupted stones of corruption and scandal. “We the people” had once powerful persuasive presence in legislature. Unfortunately‚ now‚ the government and the public opinion has been overshadowed by the upcoming presence of major corporations. American politicians have been caught in the dark entanglements of corporate affairs. With the food industries and companies

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    Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative

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    The Canterbury Tales

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    The Canterbury Tales is a piece written by Geoffrey Chaucer sought out to accomplish various goals. Chaucer wrote his tales during the late 1300’s.  This puts him right at the beginning of the decline of the Middle Ages.  Historically‚ we know that a middle class was just starting to take shape at this time‚ due to the emerging commerce industry. Chaucer was able to see the importance and future success of the middle class‚ and wrote his work with them in mind.  Knowing that the middle class was

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    FINAL PROJECT – CORRUPTION IN INDONESIA Before we discuss about corruption in Indonesia‚ first we must know what corruption itself is. In a common view‚ corruption is misused money which causes a deficit for the country itself. But‚ corruption itself has a broader meaning beside that‚ corruption itself come from the word “corrupt” which also mean defective. A misused of power can also be a definition of corruption. Based from oxford dictionary‚ corrupt has a meaning of “having or showing a willingness

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