Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‚ OM‚ FBA (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice-President of India (1952–1962) and subsequently the second President of India (1962–1967). One of India’s most influential scholars of comparative religion and philosophy‚ Radhakrishnan is considered through his efforts to have built a bridge between the East and the West by showing that the philosophical systems of each tradition are comprehensible within the terms
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Jack Abramoff was born on 1958 to an upper middle class family. He graduated with a degree in English Literature and Opera at Brandeis University; it is also here where he began his political venture. He was the head of a statewide college Republic group that played big factor for Ronald Reagans winning of Massachusetts. This was the first time that a Republican president had won Massachusetts since 1953. He was later elected to be the national chairman of the college of Republicans. Under him‚ the
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R O A T N Explain the principles of operation of a screw-jack with neat sketch. Outside diameter of a square threaded spindle of a screw jack is 40 mm. The screw pitch is 10 mm. If the coefficient of friction between the screw and the nut is 0.15‚ neglecting friction between the nut and collar‚ determine (i) Force required to be applied at the screw to raise a load of 2000 N (ii) The efficiency of screw jack (iii) Force required to be applied at pitch radius to lower the same load
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Other critics link The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to a particular concern of the post-Darwinian world of the late nineteenth century: the fear that British society had become too civilized‚ too cultured. British men‚ it was feared‚ had become effete and no longer able to lead the British Empire. This fear that British men were not “manly” enough had the potential to destabilize England’s sense of leadership and cultural superiority. After all‚ the British defended their subjugation of
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History The Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement is usually called CAFTA-DR. It is a free trade agreement that includes the United States and the Central American countries of Costa Rica‚ El Salvador‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ and Nicaragua originally‚ and in 2004‚ the Dominican Republic joined the negotiations. Nearly all Central American exports to the United States were already tariff-free since the Caribbean Basin Initiative was first enacted in 1984. The agreement is a treaty
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Jack London’s “Credo” I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor‚ every atom of me in magnificent glow‚ than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live‚ not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them‚ I shall use my time.” – Jack London 1876-1916 Jack London was a man
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The setting of Jack London’s “War” is pivotal to the story’s plot and theme. “War’ follows the route of a military scout in the midst of war through rural lands. It is such writing with unspecified location and a unspecified setting- that is‚ the time and place- that subtly compel the reader to recognize how commonplace war is and has been since the beginning of mankind when they are unable to use the setting to deduce when and where the story is. In the short story “War”‚ Jack London works to
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discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna — the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas — and the Hindu caste system. He is also credited with providing a spark for the conversion of hundreds of thousands of untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Dr. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990. Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles‚ Ambedkar became one of the first so called "Outcasts" to obtain a college education in India. Eventually
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The ’ I have a dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King is a speech recognized as one of the best speeches ever given . Just a little over 40 years ago Dr. King set America into a moving blaze with his momentous Speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. His amazing rhetoric demanded racial justice. It also became a mantra for the black community and is now more familiar to younger generations as the Declaration of independence is. This speech has been described as poetry‚ and masterfully delivered
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Assessment of financial circumstances 2013/14 For parents and partners of students This form is also available from www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance SFE/PFF2/1314/C the student finance experts Who should complete this form? Complete this form if you are: • The student’s natural or adoptive parent • The student’s step-parent • The husband‚ wife‚ civil partner or cohabiting partner of one of the student’s parents • The student’s husband‚ wife or civil partner • The student’s
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