The New York Convention at Age 50: A Primer on the International Regime for Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards By Stephanie Cohen The United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention” or the “Convention”)1 is a strong incentive to choose arbitration as a means of international dispute resolution. The Convention eliminates some of the uncertainties of transnational business by providing a uniform legal framework for the enforcement
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Alvin Cullum York was born in a two room log cabin near Pall Mall‚ Tennessee‚ on December 13‚ 1887‚[2] the third of eleven children born to Mary Elizabeth Brooks (8 August 1866 – 21 May 1943)[3] and William Uriah York (15 May 1863 – 17 November 1911).[4] William Uriah York was born in Jamestown‚ Tennessee‚ to Uriah York and Eliza Jane Livingston‚ both travelers from Buncombe County‚ North Carolina.[5] Mary Elizabeth York was born in Pall Mall to William Brooks and Nancy Pyle‚ and was the great-granddaughter
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English 203.1 1 April 2013 Seize the Day The metaphysical poet‚ Andrew Marvell‚ wrote the poem “To His Coy Mistress‚” which is considered to be a seduction poem on the surface‚ but Marvell’s poem is about seizing the moment in life. Marvell uses figures of speech like metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery to persuade the woman he loves to sleep with him‚ but he also wants to argue that life is short‚ and she should seize the day‚ both in life and sexually. The figures of speech that are in “To His Coy
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Earth Day is an annual event‚ celebrated on April 22‚ on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970‚ and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco‚ peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace‚ to first be celebrated on March 21‚ 1970‚ the first day of spring in the
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European History 29 August 2014 Throughout recorded history‚ women have generally been assigned a role inferior to males. In both the days of Rome (753 BC – 476 AD) and of Medieval Europe (~500-1485 AD)‚ patriarchy reigned. While acknowledging this fact‚ the question can be asked: What constitutes a better position in society for women? A better position in society is composed primarily of freedoms‚ rights‚ and education. Although women‚ both Roman and Medieval‚ were almost entirely subject to the
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World War I and maybe of the world was Alvin York. Through courage‚ determination‚ and God’s power he was able to save almost his whole battalion against heavy machine-gun fire singlehanded. A man from a small town who was against shooting humans and killing them became the greatest American hero of all time. His legacy and his impact still lives on today by people who have and will treat him with reverence until the end of time. Alvin Cullum York was born in Pall Mall‚ Tennessee on December 13
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Earth Day Earth Day is an annual holiday‚ celebrated on April 22‚ on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. In 2013 the day is 43 years old. It is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network‚[1] and is celebrated in more than 192 countries every year.[2] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco‚ the date proposed was March 21‚ 1970‚ the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature’s equipoise was later sanctioned in
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Labour Day On the first Monday of September every year‚ America positiveshonours pauses to honor its workers and the contributions they make to our nation’s strengths strength and prosperity. The notion thatworks its work is valued‚ and even noble‚ dates to the ancients. " Seest thou a man diligent in his labor? " the Book of Proverbs asks‚ . "He shows stands shall stand before Kings. " In the United States‚ the belief goes back well over a century. As a holiday‚ the Labour Labor Day celebration
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Women and Postcoloniality Stripped to the Bone in Meatless Days; discuss the statement. December 4‚ 2010 Sara Suleri’s Meatless Days rejects any ideological ease in cataloguing otherness. Forcing both postcolonial and feminist theory to circumnavigate the bounded yet contested terrain of identity and discursive formations‚ she embarks on her poetic voyage with the confident declaration that “leaving Pakistan was‚ of course‚ tantamount to giving up the company of women”. Suleri then proceeds
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INDEPENDENCE DAY "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru (on Indian Independence Day‚ 1947) “Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years of subjugation‚ our country gained its freedom.
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