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    ______________________________ STRATEGIES OF RURAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES __________________________________________________________________________________ Title Aquaculture as a livelihood strategy‚ the case of Binfield Communities in the Eastern Cape Province. ABSTRACT Background and Problem Statement The study is based on the practice of aquaculture as an agrarian enterprise that is aimed to enhance diversification of livelihood strategies. The paper begins by an argument that there

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    A penitentiary is an institution established and controlled by the government. The penitentiary system in the United Stated has as its primary goal of detaining‚ housing and punishing individuals who have been convicted of felony crimes. Up until the 19th century‚ prison systems were not common. The common jail dates back to ancient times‚ but was used to detain persons temporarily until he or she was found innocent‚ fined‚ or subjected to corporal punishment. Generally‚ corporal punishment was

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    A Theory of the Origin of the State “Traditional theories of state origins are considered and rejected in favor of a new ecological hypothesis.” Robert L. Carneiro For the first 2 million years of his existence‚ man lived in bands or vil-lages which‚ as far as we can tell‚ were completely autonomous. Not until perhaps 5000 B.C. did villages begin to aggregate into larger political units. But‚ once this process of aggregation began‚ it continued at a progressively faster pace and led‚ around 4000

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    years and has provided significant benefits to the human race. Basically‚ liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights and so‚ the main theme of liberalism throughout the period of its development was that the purpose of state is the promotion and protection of human freedom and equality and ensuring of human happiness. Liberalism meant the removal of traditional distinctions that were imposed on people. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending

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    Louisville‚ Kentucky Visitors say they encounter shadow people‚ ghostly nurses and disembodied voices singing in the attic at this former tuberculosis hospital in Kentucky. 5. Eastern State Penitentiary‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania Investigated by many paranormal groups and included in numerous television documentaries‚ Eastern State is often called the "haunted house within a prison". 6. Saint Augustine Lighthouse‚ St. Augustine‚ Florida Ghost stories about the lighthouse have been around for decades

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    depth about different models of welfare states‚ it is important to define what exactly a welfare state is and what it means. ‘Welfare state denotes a democratic state that‚ in accordance with its constitution‚ not only guarantees basic rights and personal and economic freedoms (stated under the rule of law)‚ but also takes legal‚ financial and material measures to equalise social differences and tensions (up to a point). The principle of the welfare state to that extent is related to the goal of

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    extended to the federal government? The Constitution of the United States defines a government with three branches: executive‚ legislative and judicial. Each branch has certain powers‚ but those powers are also bound by specific limits‚ exercised primarily in a system of checks and balances by the other branches. This concept is known as "separation of powers‚" according to an overview on the website of the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ a term coined by Charles-Louis de Secondat‚ an 18th-century

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    How is Eastern Europe represented in Bram Stoker’s novel and Coppola’s film? The protagonist and story of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula have been widely adapted in films throughout many years. The legendary creature has mesmerized and frighten readers and viewers for nearly a century. Francis Ford Coppola however use the erotic romance of the original novel in order to illustrate a tragic love story in his film Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Bram Stoker has contributed a lot to shaping the modern conception

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    Is the intervention of one state in the affairs of another ever justified? Do states have a moral duty or a legal right to interfere? Where is the line drawn? This essay will observe some of the answers to these and other questions surrounding the interference of one state in the affairs of others. It will also distinguish between interference and intervention and consider the conflict between these issues and sovereignty. Furthermore‚ it will examine different types of intervention and pro- and

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    The purpose for this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences between The State of Nature and The State of War. Locke describes the state of nature as one of equality; everyone in this state is exactly the same as everyone else. There is no one that is better than anyone else‚ no matter what. Ranks‚ social standings‚ and other stigmas don’t matter in this state. What matters is the fact that everyone is human and deserves the same respect as everyone else. A quote that fits perfectly

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