National Geographic Cover Features Afghan Girl: In December 1984‚ Afghanistan was five years into a bloody civil war between the Soviet Union‚ which sought to maintain a Marxist government there‚ and anti-government Islamic rebels called mujahedeen. Millions of refugees were pouring over the borders into Pakistan to escape the fighting. National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry was in the region for a story on the refugee crisis. While touring a refugee camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan
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A parabolic antenna for Erdfunkstelle Raisting‚ based in Raisting‚ Bavaria‚ Germany. To direct microwaves in narrow beams for point-to-point communication links or radiolocation (radar)‚ a parabolic antenna is usually used. This is an antenna that uses a parabolic reflector to direct the microwaves. To achieve narrow beamwidths‚ the reflector must be much larger than the wavelength of the radio waves. The relatively short wavelength of microwaves allows reasonably sized dishes to exhibit the desired
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classmates‚ to our worthy opponents‚ and to my group mates‚ once again a pleasant afternoon to all of us. I‚ with my group mates‚ is going to defend that Dr. Jose Rizal deserves to be the National Hero of the Philippines. Let me give you the criteria in choosing a National Hero as set by the Philippine National Heroes Committee in 1993-1995 which follows: 1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation’s freedom. 2. Heroes are those who
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Nations‚ like individuals‚ have interests--derived from their innate values and perceived purposes--which motivate their actions. National interests are a nation’s perceived needs and aspirations in relation to its international environment. Categorization of national interests : 1. Survival(Critical) These represent the single most important interests for any actor. This is the very essence of the actor’s existence – the protection of its citizens and their institution from attack by enemies
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responses has influence for negative public relations‚ especially force many small retailers out of business and the low prices they pay UK farmers for their products. In other hand‚ to take responsibility for natural environment by carbon reductions policy is really
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National integration is the mean by which the people constituting a nation are brought together so that the whole people are unified by the leadership on the basis of their common system of symbols and institutions which these groups select‚ standardize‚ maintain arid transmit from generation to generation. National integration has two important aspects; firstly‚ the existing pattern of state and government and secondly; the formation and development of the character‚ mind and consciousness of every
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National service “Baris‚ baris sedia !” ‚ “Senang diri !” ‚ these are the familiar commands we usually hear in the campsite of national service . National service was proposed in the late of year 2001 and started in year 2004 in Malaysia. Trainees are selected randomly from a national database that includes all citizens registered with a Malaysian identical card‚ either born locally or overseas through a computerized process each year. National service with the aim of benefiting the youths comprises
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Unit 3: Sectoral Social Policies and their Implementation in India Social Welfare Policy Introduction Social Policy is the study of social services and the welfare state. In general terms‚ it looks at the idea of social welfare‚ and its relationship to politics and society. More specifically‚ it also considers detailed issues in * Policy and administration of social services‚ including policies for health‚ housing‚ income maintenance‚ education and social work; * Needs and issues affecting
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Unit 7 Social Policy LO1 Understand the significant historical and contemporary landmarks in social welfare provision 1.1 Outline significant historical and contemporary landmarks in social policy. Social policy is the study of social services and the welfare state. In general terms‚ it looks at the idea of social welfare‚ and its relationship to politics and society. More specifically‚ it also considers detailed issues in * policy and administration of social services‚ including
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Education Policies and Funding Of the Federal Government Haeeun Kim Political Science 1- 2624 Professor Antoine June 30‚ 2014 Education policies are the principles and the government policy-making in educational sphere‚ as well as the collection of the laws and the rules that govern the operation of education systems. U.S. Department of Education‚ which is headed by the U.S. Secretary of Education‚ is a cabinet-level administrative organization created in 1979 that administers
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