The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature‚ 100‚000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88‚000)‚ making it eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey together‚ and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version‚ only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words‚ the Mahabharataresembles
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Andrew Wright‚ Phil and Film‚ Leaving Las Vegas Summary‚ February 12th‚ 2013 Leaving Las Vegas is an extremely powerful movie. It is somewhat slow-paced‚ but at the same time there is a great deal of suspense. The suspense stems from not knowing how the relationship between the two main characters‚ Ben (Nicholas Cage) and Sera (Elisabeth Shue)‚ is eventually resolved. After being fired from his job‚ Ben leaves for Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He runs into Sera‚ a prostitute‚ who decides
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Executive summary PEST Political Socio(?) During the early 90s‚ there was a sudden decline in the motorcycle market‚ which created a gap in the industry. This gap was identified by BMW and they decided to target this niche market segment by introducing the roadster concept. 3Cs Customer “The roadster product concept tests revealed high interest across a number of lifestage-defined segment‚ e.g. Generation Xers interested in unique image statements‚ men and women in their 40s who expressed
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RRSP Summary Setting up an RRSP: 1. Research different RRSP investments 2. Shop around 3. Choose the company you prefer 4. Fill out application form 5. Open the account and transfer your funds 6. Keep all your receipts and tax forms Contributing to an RRSP: RRSP Contribution Limits: Using the basic formula RRSP contribution room for the current year = Sum of: 1. Unused RRSP room from prior years‚ Plus 2. Lesser of: A. RRSP dollar limit for the current year (for 2012 this amount was
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Juan Arango Period 4 3/1/13 BUDDHISM SUMMARY Buddhism started c. 2‚500 years ago by a prince name Siddhartha also Known as the Buddha. When Siddhartha was born many miracles where happening such as when he was only 7 days old he started walking and every step he took flowers appeared under his feet as if they were protecting him from the ground. A saint came to see Siddhartha and he predicted he was going to be a great saint or a great ruler which in the end was correct. Siddhartha’s father
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A summary of Napoleon B. Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He has also been portrayed as a power hungry conqueror. He argued that he was building a federation of free peoples in a Europe united under a liberal government. But if this was his goal‚ he wanted to achieve it by taking power in his own hands. However‚ in the states he created‚ Napoleon granted constitutions‚ introduced law codes‚ abolished feudalism‚ and created efficient governments. Emperor Napoleon
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electrons. The Octet Rule Atoms form chemical bonds so that they have an octet of valence electrons‚ either by gaining‚ losing‚ or sharing valence electrons. When atoms bond together‚ they each want a set of 8 valence electrons. NOMENCLATURE SUMMARY OF RULES!!!! IONIC/ UNIVALENT 1. Full name of metal first. 2. Name of non-metal second‚ BUT change ending to IDE. I.E. NaCl Sodium Chloride IONIC COMPOUND WITH MULTIVALENT 1. Full name of the metal‚ write in the Roman numeral to
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In 2012‚ PCD and NSTDA conducted a research project to estimate the environmental benefits in order to communicate the benefits of GPP and promote it further. For the evaluation of environmental benefits‚ 10 products were selected from the list of 17 designated products/services for GPP. Using different methodologies such as; life cycle assessment‚ life cycle costing and others‚ NSTDA estimated the difference in impacts of conventional versus green products. In addition‚ it also established impact
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summary of TED talks Speech 1 Smart failure for a fast-changing world Eddie Obeng Oct 2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/eddie_obeng_smart_failure_for_a_fast_changing_world.html In Eddie Obeng’s speech‚ our world is changing fast‚ so we can’t follow our previous pattern to operate our new products. Therefore‚ a smart way to keep up with the fast-changing world is to make valuable failure. From what Eddie Obeng says‚ people are used to get a same answer based on their
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Hannah Smith 30 December 2012 Clinton Speech Summary The main idea of William J. Clinton’s speech “Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ” is that the United States is becoming more violent every day‚ many innocent children are dying every day‚ and that he wants the American people to start doing something about it. In his speech Clinton spoke at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. last delivered a sermon about freedom. Clinton used the opportunity to address issues of
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