Desperation in the Rural South Erskine Caldwell’s 1932 novel Tobacco Road is at once a brute force portrayal of the Depression-era poverty of the Deep South and an exaggeration of rural southern stereotypes. But the story serves as a potent reminder of the despair of the not-to-distant past‚ and how ordinary people were left to fend for themselves at the hands of an indifferent and predatory society that was undergoing seismic change. Caldwell’s book resonates loudly today‚ lest there’s a return to
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of years ago‚ such as the Royal Road of the Persian Empire‚ and of modern countries today‚ such as the Interstate Highway System of the United States. The presence of efficient roads enables a county to better defend its borders‚ have better access to trade‚ and also enables communication to flow freely. One empire in history best exemplified the effects that an efficient system of roads could have; this was the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire consisted of many roads that were built throughout its
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“What can you do to promote road or vehicular safety in the community?” Nowadays‚ our country is dealing with worst problems and it is because of the behavior of other people. They don’t know what discipline is. Everyday many people are involved in road accidents. Some are killed. So it is important for us to learn to use the roads properly and safely. If you look around these days‚ the number of road accidents occurs in our country is increasing day by day. That is the common problem
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Internship Report On [pic] (Silk Bank Ltd‚ Pakistan) Submitted to: Manager‚ Silk Bank Ltd‚ Lahore Submitted by: Name: Roll #: Contact # Date of Submission: Jan 15‚ 2013 ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD (Dept‚ of Business Administration) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Silk Bank maintains its position as Pakistan’s Premier Bank determined to set higher standards of achievements. It is the major business partner for the Government of Pakistan with special emphasis on fostering Pakistan’s
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Road Safety What can we do to improve road safety for children and adolescents? 1.2 million Die in road accidents each year. A child is killed in an accident every three minutes. Road safety is increasingly becoming a major killer and a worldwide concern‚ particularly for young people. What can we do to address the issue? The media has been a largely overlooked factor in creating road safety awareness. They would convey the message that safe driving is “cool” driving‚ and constantly reinforce
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Eurasian (Silk Route) | | |Social |The Silk Road separates China from Europe and Western Asia. It was a very dangerous route. Much of it| | |is taken up by the Taklimakan desert‚ one of the most hostile environments. There is almost no | | |vegetation‚ and very little rainfall. Sandstorms were very common‚ and killed many people. | |Political |The western end of the trade route developed earlier
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mysore silk indusarty It was established in the year 1912 by the Maharaja of Mysore province‚ Naalwadi Krishnaraj Wadiar. The silk weaving factory in Mysore‚ presently owned by KSIC. In 1980 the Silk weaving factory was handed over to Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd.‚ a Govt. of Karnataka enterprise and is popularly known as KSIC. Under the initiatives of KSIC modernization of silk industry started and still continuing. KSIC is the only organization in the country commanding the entire
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Lurking Decisions “Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I-/ I took the one less traveled by‚/ And that has made all the difference‚” (Robert Frost). What Robert Frost deals with in his poem‚ The Road Not Taken‚ is deciding which way to turn when forced to make a decision. How do you know which path to take? How do you know which way will take you a little closer to being the moral person that we should all wish to be? Sometimes you make the right decision‚ sometimes you make the decision right.
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Business Continuity and Sustainability: Avon Business continuity and sustainability are common terms used in the business world today‚ they both are important to the strategic plan and decisions in relationship to today’s business world. Business continuity is the activity of an organization looking at the business functions that relate to uniform and reliable practice and making sure all stakeholders are aware and have access to those activities. According to Merriam-Webster.com (2010)‚ sustain
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Throughout history‚ the Mediterranean has offered a vast amount of political transformations leading to both cultural continuities and variances. One of the main political changes that occurred in this area was the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire‚ which took place from around 200 C.E to 1000 C.E. While these empires consisted of roughly the same culture‚ they had different political structures which led to some differences. Other alterations that came up were the rise
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