abilities to invoke supernatural powers-shamans‚ medicine men‚ and other religious leaders-held positions of respect and authority. Unlike the Christian world from which European newcomers arrived‚ Indian religion did not pose a sharp distinction between the natural and supernatural‚ or secular and religious activities. In some respects‚ however‚ Indian religion was not that different from popular spiritual beliefs in Europe. Most Indians and Europeans held that a single Creator stood atop the spiritual
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The Dutch and Indonesia The Dutch stayed in Indonesia for 350 years and during the time they stayed they had absolute power over all the nations of Indonesia. In terms of economy they applied three systems to rule over Indonesia’s spices trade‚ Mercantilism‚ Capitalism and Monopoly. However if anyone decides to think about how the Dutch managed to take over such a vast nation with millions of people only with a handful of soldiers‚ it would occur to them that this was a battle the Dutch couldn’t
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had commonality and worked as a unit loyal to its self. The Athenian laws were based on direct rule of the majority and did not guarantee that one was safe from mob rule. Athens promoted freedom of the citizen yet failed to effectively institute a system that was efficient and secured the rights of the individual. This is exemplified in the structure of the two respective governments. Sparta had thirty total officials while Athens had over a thousand. Spartan culture was rigid and difficult‚ but supported
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Difference between Human Resource Management and Personnel Management Human resource management involves all management decisions and practices that directly affect or influence the people‚ or human resources‚ who work for the organization. In other words‚ Human resource management is concerned with ‘people centric issues’ in management. The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities‚ and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use
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Language/linguistics: About 99% of languages spoken in Pakistan are Indo-Iranian (sub-branches: 75% Indo-Aryan and 24% Iranian)‚ a branch of Indo-European family of languages. All languages of Pakistan are written in the Perso-Arabic script‚ with significant vocabulary derived from Arabic and Persian. Punjabi‚ Seraiki‚ Sindhi‚ Pashto‚ Urdu‚ Balochi‚ Kashmiri‚ etc. are the languages spoken in Pakistan. About 69% of languages spoken in India are Indo-Iranian (sub-branch: Indo-Aryan)‚ 26% are
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Objectives Paragraph Uncertainty in the business environment is a major threat at each and every level of the supply chain. Every day new challenges and opportunities arise – rising cost of fue‚ implications of an organization’s carbon footprint‚ outsourcing regulations‚ tax incentives‚ and political fluctuation. Proactively monitoring the implications of such events at frequent intervals is crucial for an organization. By using a variety of Supply Chain modeling and mathematical tools‚ an organization
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Although the 1920s and 1930s only have a ten-year difference the 1929 stock crash in New York distinguishes the years very differently. Cinderella Man follows the story of James Braddock‚ a popular boxer during the Roaring Twenties‚ and the Cinderella Man during the Great Depression. The opening scene is of James punching Tuffy Griffith in the face at Madison Square Garden on November 30‚ 1928. James has a different life in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1920s the life of James is bright‚ in the 1930s
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backward-looking‚ while the utilitarian view is forward-looking. Retributivism pays more attention to the crime itself and what amends need to be made. Typically this results in harsher punishments. Immanuel Kant and Michael Davis both advocate for this system in their articles. However‚ they purposefully disregard how a punishment could affect society. For example‚ punishments for possession of drugs are retributivist in nature. They typically ignore rehabilitation and treatment for a possible addiction
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seem to be just fine while they abuse alcohol. Experts call these people “functional alcoholics” or “high-functioning alcoholics” (Bienvenu). These so called “functional alcoholics” can live life to the fullest‚ while maintaining a strong tolerance for alcohol. Even
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INTRODUCTION Microsoft Corporation started its work in Washington. Its co-founder is one of the successful persons in the world named Bill gates. Microsoft has many products ranging from windows operating system to internet portal (which provide all related services of internet) History of Nokia tells us that it hasn’t been a manufacturer of phones in past‚ this company made footwear‚ tires and paper products before it involved in mobile industry. In 1990 the company focused only on telecommunication
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