SIKKIM AFTER 25 YEARS OF MERGER IN INDIA King Palden Thondup Namgyal‚ the Chogyal of Sikkim was in his palace on the morning of 6 April‚ 1975 when the roar of army trucks climbing the steep streets of Gangtok brought him running to the window. There were Indian soldiers everywhere‚ they had surrounded the palace‚ and short rapid bursts of machine gun fire could be heard. Basanta Kumar Chhetri‚ a 19-year-old guard at the palace’s main gate‚ was struck by a bullet and killed-the first casualty of
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Past Events that have shaped the Present Kristy Schlak Axia College of the University of Phoenix Past Events that have shaped the Present Remembering our past is important; events that happened yesterday can shape next week or next year. The interesting thing about history is that it is not always recognized as important until much later. When Britain and France tried to appease Hitler with part of Czechoslovakia in 1938‚ the significance of giving into Hitler’s demands was not fully realized
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Over the past 50 years food has changed a lot. In this decade more and more foods are being genetically modified or soaked in chemicals than the last. Many people think food has changed for the better. I disagree with these people. I believe that food sources and diets are not as healthy today as they were 50 years ago. I conducted an interview with my 59 year old nana. I asked her things about the food she ate when she was younger. Most of the stuff she ate when she was younger came from the garden
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alright and that I still have all my loved one by my side. I have a lot of questions about the future and there are a lot that I wouldn’t want to forget about by the time I’m 25. I keep wondering about my best friends. Are we still best friends? Did we lose touch? Remember how close you were? Are still as close? Remember all your plans for the future? Did you fulfill them or were they lost as the years went by? Do you wish you never grew up? You keep asking your fifteen-year-old self this question
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every occasion‚ sport‚ work‚ leisure‚ and celebration. The design of shoes have varied enormously through time and from culture to culture‚ with appearance originally being tied to function. Shoes have been around since the 16th century and have changed so much since then. They changed over time with the first humans to wear shoes‚ to how shoes have changed since then‚ how life would be without them today‚ and why they changed. Everyone in the world wears shoes now and that’s why they’re such a big
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At the age of 18-25‚ Diné women use two sarcasm forms to cope with their lives. As women‚ we all use the two main different forms of sarcasm. They are raging sarcasm and polite sarcasm. I state this because I’ve lived with women throughout my life‚ every day I cope with them‚ and I am a women myself. As women we will sarcastically use these types of forms because most times‚ we will be annoyed at some point and out of the blues use these forms. Sometimes‚ it could be used as humor or being serious
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In recent years‚ there have been numerous milestones in technological advancements such as electronic word processing‚ social networking‚ instant messaging‚ Blue-ray‚ smartphones‚ search engines‚ Satellite TV‚ Wi-Fi‚ lithium rechargeable batteries‚ online stock trading‚ Bluetooth‚ DNA profiling‚ genetic sequencing and many others. These innovations help in our day to day lives especially in the fields of communication‚ medicine‚ banking‚ agriculture‚ transport and entertainment. One of the most
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For the last 50 years‚ world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before‚ and more rapidly than it is projected to grow in the future. In 1950‚ the world had 2.5 billion people; and in 2005‚ the world had 6.5 billion people. By 2050‚ this number could rise to more than 9 billion (see chart "World Population Growth‚ 1950-2050"). Anthropologists believe the human species dates back at least 3 million years. For most of our history‚ these distant ancestors lived a precarious existence as
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How Apple changed the way entertainment is sold and consumed Abstract This paper will examine how Apple’s concept of cheap online content influenced the growing trend of online digital distribution of entertainment and other media. It will attempt to asses the impact on consumers and businesses as the traditional methods entertainment retail are giving way to the new online distribution model. Introduction : In 2003‚ Apple introduced the iTunes store‚ a digital store from where customers
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Improvement and Innovation Past Year Mid-Session Examination Time allowed: 90 minutes‚ plus 5 minutes reading time Total of 50 marks • • • • • • • The candidate may NOT retain this paper This exam represents 25% of your total mark for this course This paper consists of THREE (3) questions of unequal value Answers must be written on the lines or in the boxed area provided – any other writing will NOT be marked. Answers are to be written in ink Answer ALL questions Some spare pages have been left for y our
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