a) Active Resistance is when people resist actively. When given an amount of time‚ things would need to get finished. b) In this lesson‚ an example of active resistance is when Nelson Mandela believed that military tactics were needed to oppose a violent government. c) Two more examples of active resistance are when the first organized civilian resistance in Nazi Europe occurred in which groups of citizens gathered together to resist actively‚ often through militant means‚ and when the Righteous
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Philip Emeagwali once said “The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.” Emeagwali was the oldest of nine siblings and worked as a nurse aide. He earned a moderate income and because of that he had to drop out of school at age 14 even though he was a mathematician. He set his goals high in life so he could go far in life and he did just like my dad. In 1970‚ on the day before Halloween my dad was born. Mae Beth‚ his mother had him induced so kids wouldn’t
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Economic Issues Associated with Communist China and their relationship with Africa as a Result. Introduction The importance of this topic is vast due to the fact that China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world‚ being part of the BRIC countries which are synonymous with emerging markets and economic growth. According to Chow (2002‚ p252) “the exponential rate of growth was 9.7%” in the time period of 1978 to 1998 which substantiates that China’s economy is one of the fastest growing
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Cultural Change Did you ever receive a great idea from a friend or family member? Maybe they taught you something and you decided it was a good idea‚ and continued to use it. This is just like cultural change‚ when Europeans came to Africa and changed their lives forever. Africans were at first hesitant to believe the strange and absurd teachings of these “white men‚” but soon liked European beliefs. As more and more people converted and more Europeans arrived‚ African culture became much
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Reflection Paper “Cultural Change and Persistence in China” This article revolves about culture change and persistence in China. Since the 1949 Communist takeover in china‚ the central government has initiated variety of changes. Many of these changes were literally forced; people who resisted them were often resettled or jailed. Ancestor worship was also declared illegal. Some of the investigators did their studies about variability and similarity of Chinese family life. Most of them focused on
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THE WORD CHANGE?????? Change is inequitable; not a respecter of persons. Change is for the better or for the worst‚ depending on where you view it. Change has an adjustment period‚ which varies on the individual. It is uncomfortable‚ for changing from one state to the next upsets our control over outcomes. Change has a ripping effect on those who won’t let go. Change is awkward -- at first. Change is a muscle that develops to abundantly enjoy the dynamics of the life set before us. Change calls own
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Managing Cultural Changes at Procter & Gamble In September 1998‚ the Procter & Gamble Company‚ Cincinnati‚ USA‚ announced a major global structural change programme‚ “Organisation 2005”. The mission of the programme was to take P & G’s global turnover from $ 38 billion to $ 70 billion by 2005. The objective was to raise profitability by changing the work culture at P & G. The change drivers identified were the attributes of Stretch‚ Innovation‚ and Speed (SIS). The structural changes
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A COMPARITIVE STUDY ON BOOM OF SERVICE SECTOR IN INDIA AND CHINA BY‚ R.SRIRAM ABSRACT Service Sector in India today accounts for more than half of India’s GDP. According to data for the financial year 2011-2012‚ the share of services‚ industry‚ and agriculture in India’s
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The difference between education in China and America Everyone must be educated‚ that is the basic duty of a good citizen. However‚ different environments involve different education. I was born in China. My cousin was born in America. We recently had a discussion about the difference between education in China and America. As a matter of fact‚ our discussion can be classified in three principal ways: the attitude of parents‚ the method of school‚ and the objective of education. The first
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ELECTRICITY HOTS Questions for Practice 1. Name a substance whose resistance almost remains unchanged by increase of temperature. 2. Name two special characteristics of heater coil. 3. A wire of resistance 4 ohms is bent to form a circle. What is the resistance between two diametrically opposite ends? 4. How does the resistance of a conductor change if its temperature is increased? 5. A current of 4A flows in a wire of resistance 60 ohms. Calculate electrical energy consumed in 2 minutes. 6. V-I
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