India is a land of great diversity. It described as a land of many religions and innumerable languages‚ it might well be described as a land of festivals as well. Indians love celebrating. Every little occasion from the harvesting of crops‚ welcoming the spring or rain‚ to seeing the full moon lends itself to joyous celebrations splashed with colors‚ music‚ folk dances and songs. Even the birthdays of divine beings are celebrated by connecting them with particular festivals. The Indian calendar
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Love of Things and Happiness The mind is a powerful device. It controls the way we think and do things. It also controls how much happiness or sadness we have. Famous Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy said‚ “Happiness doesn’t depend on outward things‚ but on the way we see them.” I completely agree with this quotation for it is similar to the quote‚ “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” We all see happiness in various ways‚ whether it being from money or from having family and friends.
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Transaction exposure Transaction exposure refers to gains or losses that can arise from settlement of transactions whose terms are stated in foreign currencies. The value of a firm’s future contractual transactions in foreign currencies is affected by exchange rate movements. The sensitivity of the firm’s contractual transactions in foreign currencies to exchange rate movements is referred to as transaction exposure. Transaction exposure can have a substantial impact on a firm’s value. It is not
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Body Language The Oxford English Dictionary (revised 2005) definition is: "body language - noun - the conscious and unconscious movements and postures by which attitudes and feelings are communicated [for example]: his intent was clearly expressed in his body language." "body language - noun - the process of communicating what you are feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body rather than by words kinesics - the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve
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Assignment No. 3 MGT400 Employee Motivation – A Short Case Study I‚ Ali‚ joined CVS Caremark project at TCS-Lahore in November after a successful stint at Aviva in TCS-Islamabad‚ where I had worked as a trainee. I had always wanted to go back to my hometown and live with my parents and when I got a transfer to Lahore I didn’t waste a single moment in saying yes to the new project and heading towards Lahore. Many of my friends were also moving out from Islamabad at the same time which only made
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TOPIC 7: DIVERSITY AND CONVERGENCE IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD. WEDDING CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE UNIT 1 THE TWO OF US Functions practiced: stating and justifying opinion. Vocabulary Area: arranged marriage‚ blind date‚ compatible‚ curfew‚ date (n‚ v)‚ double date‚ divorce (n‚ v)‚ fiancé‚ fiancée‚ get engaged‚ go together socially‚ infatuation‚ keep a maiden name‚ significant other. READING AND SPEAKING Pre-reading Take a few minutes to look at the
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RESERVATIONS: BANE OR BOON? Ever since the acceptance of ‘Mandal Commission Report’ by the Central government‚ the entire issue of reservations has come under close scrutiny of those who have remained reticent on this sensitive subject all these years‚ for reasons best known to them. The vociferous voices for and against the ‘policy of reservation’ are being raised by different sections of Indian society‚ for they fear class-war‚ caste-war and civil war if their respective view-points and stands
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Failure of the Weimar Republic and Rise of the Nazis Historiography Legacy of the War “There is little doubt that the stigma of the so-called “November Criminals” hung like a giant shadow over the period of Weimar Germany. ” McGonigle “The lament of so many decent …Germans about the burdens and cruelties inflicted by the allies on an innocent Germany….. undermined democracy….and facilitated the rise of Hitler.” Hugo Preuss Many Germans saw the Treaty of Versailles as “ a vindictive Allied
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Salem Witch Trials The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692‚ after a group of young girls in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. As a wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts‚ a special court convened in Salem to hear the cases; the first convicted witch‚ Bridget Bishop‚ was hanged that June. Eighteen others followed Bishop to Salem’s Gallows Hill‚ while some 150 more men‚ women
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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian prince as well as a writer who lived in Florence during the renaissance. One of his most famous wittings‚ “The Prince”‚ debates weather or not It is better for leaders to be feared or loved. Machiavelli’s book contains much evidence that shows how a leader who is feared makes a stronger leader. Others Interpret that “The Prince” describes that it is better for a leader to be loved. Although both positions have valid points I believe that there is more evidence
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