or personal life and tons of reasons that they might not have the time for taking care of their parents. Thus‚ the only solution for them is to send their parents to old folk homes leads to the increase of number to admission of elderly to old folk homes. The table shows the numbers of people aged 60 and above placed in old folks homes from the year 2006 to 2010. Based on the table‚ in year 2006‚ there are total 320 males and females amounting 220 and 100 people respectively. In year 2007‚ the number
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Part 1: Nation and Identity Questions 1. What do some people believe is the difference between a country and a nation? 2. Define nation-state‚ international‚ and nationalism. 3. Explain how Canada can be thought of as both a country and a nation? 4. Why do you think some people believe that Canada is a multi-nation state? 5. What do you think forms the basis of a nation? 6. Is “Flames nation” an appropriate use of the term “nation”? 7. Define patriotism. 8. Do you think that dying for
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A multi national enterprise (MNE’s) is defined as a business‚ which owns or controls foreign subsidiaries in more than one country (Host nation). These are also called transnational corporations (TC’s). Multi national enterprises cover the entire spectrum of businesses‚ including manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ service provision and finance. These can be vast‚ well known companies or smaller specialist firms. There are three different types of MNE’s which all have different primary motives. Horizontally
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1. ‘For the nation to live‚ the tribe must die.’ Assess the validity of Samora Machel’s assertion with reference to examples in Africa and/or Asia. It has been estimated that there may be some 600 to 1‚000 different tribal groups or more in Africa. There are some whose territory may be 200 or 300 miles square. Inside each large territory may live more than a million people. The smaller tribes may have only two or three thousand people and some of the smallest have only a few hundred. Most tribes
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Some have argued that over the past nearly 150 years‚ Canada has matured and evolved into a "nation" in the sense that it has become "a community of the imagination." That definition sees a nation as a place where the people within its borders display a sense of common identity‚ and agree on certain values. I agree to this argument as applied to Canada’s evolution since 1867. Canada’s identity and values started out very weak after Confederation in 1867. We begin to fully develop a stronger Canadian
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Serbian and Czech Nations in the 19th Century Is a nation more than a group of people that share language and traditions? Miroslav Hroch defined a nation as being “not… an eternal category‚ but… the product of a long and complicated historical development.” In other words‚ the aspects that make someone identify himself as a Czech or Serb‚ go beyond the language‚ food‚ national music‚ or even geographic location. Moreover‚ the formation and development of the Czech and Serbian nations did not happen
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2. How would you describe your country or region and the people who live there? 3. Speak about one of the holidays celebrated in Great Britain/Moldova/ the USA in greater details 4. Do you think it is a dangerous thing to judge about a nation by existing stereotypes? 5. Choose one of the characters you remember well from your favourite book. 6. Can you name any place in Great Britain which is internationally known? What is it noted for? 7. Different countries have reputations
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THE YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING The young people may be inspired and encouraged to adopt villages or other suitable units of operation‚ where they may concentrate on the improvement of physical and social environment. This will lead to socio-economic progress and help to channelize the energies‚ enthusiasm and idealism of the youth in the task of nation-building. It is certain that the youth will make full use of the diverse opportunities offered to them. If would make the task of nation-building easier
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1. Absence Of Great Powers : It was unfortunate that the covenant of the League of Nations was made a part parcel of the peace settlement. It would have been better if it had kept separate. There were many states which consider the Treaty Of Versailles as a treaty of revenge‚ and were not prepared to ratify the same. By not retifying the treaty ‚ they refused to be the members of the League. The absence of the great powers from the international organization weakened her and was partly responsible
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Accomplishments of the United Nations: During its 60-year history‚ the U.N. has achieved many remarkable accomplishments in fulfilling it goals. The U.N. has peacefully negotiated 172 peace settlements that have ended regional conflicts and is credited with participation in over 300 international treaties on topics as varied as human rights conventions to agreements on the use of outer space and the oceans. The U.N. has been involved in every major war and international crisis since its inception
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