with the father as the trustee. Every member in the joint family works conforming to the well established socialist formula; each works according to his or her ability and gets according to his or her needs. 5) Avoids fragmentation of land: Joint family avoids the evils or fragmentation of land by holding the property in common. Joint family is almost like a joint-stock company. 6) An agency of social control: Another advantage of joint family is that it acts as an agency of social control. In joint
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ends‚ a concept that has come through many different forms‚ one of which being the advent of feudalism in the post classical age‚ specifically in Japan and Western Europe. Unlike in Japan‚ feudalism rose in Europe as a response to the political fragmentation and invasions following the fall of the Roman Empire; for the Europeans it was necessary for survival. Feudalism‚ a system based upon a mutually beneficial relationship between a lord and a vassal (or a daimyo and a samurai‚ as they were called
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ensure the health of the species that live there. In the water pollution lab‚ one of the water samples that we tested was from a rural setting. The Clean Water Act would help to monitor the herbicide/pesticide levels by testing the runoff from local farmland deposits into the water systems and working with the farmers to reduce the levels in the waterways. If the EPA didn’t enforce these rules‚ the levels of nitrates‚ metals‚ herbicides/pesticides and coliform bacteria levels would be left at unsafe
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A REVIEW OF THE FORMS AND PATTERNS OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE SIX GEOPOLITICAL ZONES OF NIGERIA BY POPOOLA‚ OLUWAFEMI OLATUNJI (URP/2011/046) RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING URP 307 OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY‚ IFE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING SUBMITTED TO DR A.A. ABEGUNDE OCTOBER 2014 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is located in West Africa‚ roughly between Latitude 4°N and 14°N and Longitudes 4°E and I5°E. The
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Ícaro Rocha de Almeida Word count: 516 Discuss the benefits to humans of biodiversity‚ and outline with examples the most important current threats to biodiversity. Biodiversity is an important topic in the modern globalized world; from its enormous potentials to its concerns. Biodiversity means: “The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat‚ a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.” according to the Oxford Dictionary; it influences
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healthier food grown by local farmers; and farmers are reaping better returns and helping to revitalize rural and urban communities by selling close to home instead of through distant markets. Local marketing has expanded beyond farmers’ markets and farmlands‚ although these are still popular and the number of US farmers’ markets is growing rapidly. New regional supply networks are linking farmers with their customers in innovative ways and taking advantage of opportunities for marketing to institutions
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The Peloponnesian War shook the Greek world so forcefully that Thucydides believed “it would be a great war‚ and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it”. It spanned nearly thirty years‚ as Sparta and Athens grappled for power over the Greek world. Its length can be traced to many factors‚ however‚ for the sake of brevity‚ I have narrowed it down to three main reasons. Firstly‚ Sparta and Athens underestimated each other and overestimated themselves. Secondly‚ Athens and Sparta were
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(Etchells 1999‚ 9). The company focuses on “produc[ing] witnesses rather than spectators”‚ as they feel this presents a greater opportunity to connect with the audience (Etchells 1999. 17). Forced Entertainment explores themes such as love and fragmentation. They examine sexuality‚ confessions‚ identity and obsession‚ ignoring performance and life boundaries and producing work that “pulses with the blood of different genres‚ aesthetic categories and political-philosophical dares” (Phelan in Etchells
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An Assainment on A search for the spritself in Derek Walcott’s poetry. Submitted by Md Aminul Islam MA in English Batch:10th Roll:155 ID.No.:WUB07/12/10/155 Submitted To Rakibul Hasan Lecturer in English WORLD UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH WORLD UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH An Assainment on A search for the spritself in Derek Walcott’s poetry. Submitted by Md Imtiaj Dhali MA in English Batch:10th
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transforming land to suit their needs by pushing out other species. Numerous actions of humans prove to be invasive in nature including deforestation‚ habitat fragmentation‚ and refusing actions of stewardship. Habitat fragmentation interrupts breeding habits of animals and is a major stressor to many species within the Amazon. Fragmentation and disruption of ecosystems can occur via development of new roads‚ new structures‚ and even the rerouting of streams. Stewardship typically involves the replenishment
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