What Makes A Nation‚ A Nation? No nation can exist forever. So what makes a nation‚ a nation? Milan Kundera’s essay‚ “A Nation Which Cannot Take Itself for Granted” examines this significant question. Published in June 1967‚ Kundera‚ a reformed Czechoslovakian communist writer‚ explores the sphere of culture and optimism of the Czech nation during the period of de-Stalinization in Eastern Europe. “The existence of the Czech nation has never been a matter to be taken for granted and
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1. INTRODUCTION This report is a critical analysis on tax disclosure of two selected companies—GD Express Carrier Berhad (GDEX) and Bonia Corporation Berhad (BONIA) which falls under trading/services sector and consumer sector respectively. Analysis is based on the annual report 2015 of each company (extracted in the appendices). All detailed calculations are performed in the footnotes attached. GDEX‚ founded in 1997‚ focuses on two business segments‚ namely‚ Express delivery and Logistics. Primarily
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rights to sovereign rule of a nation. The factors that result from the three elements of nationalism that contributes to the survival of the state are equality within people in the state in terms of the state being meritocratic and the administrative rights of the state. Nationalism results in two main factors that are essential for the state to survive‚ mainly‚ the administrative rights of the state and meritocracy. Hence‚ the state needs nationalism to survive. A nation‚ defined by Anthony Smith‚
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The Pledge: A Controversy During the time of World War II‚ when war was erupting in Europe and Asia‚ the United States was trying to create ways in which to unite its occupants by instilling a sense of nationalism and patriotism in the minds of fellow Americans. Two important court cases that have helped shape our society today arose as a result of this because of the injustices caused by some of the established regulations. The case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis successfully illustrates
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<GD TOPIC:”IS T20 CRICKETKILLING THE REAL CRICKETING SKILLS”??> NO!!! 1) Ian Chappell Feeds | Archives Former Australia captain‚ now a cricket commentator and columnist ‘If Twenty20 is to be more than a craze(dislike)‚ it needs to evolve and become more multi-dimensional‚ and balance the entertainment and the cricket better’.Thus‚he supports T20 cricket from his side. Likewise‚ me too support the T20 cricket and as you could guess easily ‚ I’m going to speak on “T20 is not a ban to
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“If friendship has an opposite‚ it’s war.”(183) Vietnam; Pledge Allegiance‚ by Chris Lynch is an action packed‚ death craving‚ full-of-friendships type of book. It is historical fiction‚ and I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an awesome war book. This book depicts from the Vietnam War about four friends who decide to join‚ and right now‚ it is Morris’ perspective. This is society vs. society‚ human vs. human. This is taking place right now in the town of Boston where four regular
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Here’s everything what you need to know about United Nations INTRODUCTION The United Nations (UN) is an INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION established on 24 October 1945 to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective LEAGUE OF NATIONS‚ the organization was created following the ECOND WORLD WAR to prevent another such conflict. At
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The Pledge of Allegiance was specifically made for showing off patriotism in the United States when it was originally written in 1892. This was until 1954‚ when President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Congress added “under God” to the pledge (Encyclopedia Britannica). This has started causing a stir in the United States. Some say it should be changed or maybe even removed. Some say it should stay. I believe it should be changed‚ but it is not required to be removed. No one country specifically has God’s
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The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States closes with the statement‚ “With liberty and justice for all”. For millions of refugees and immigrants‚ America represents freedom‚ safety‚ and most significantly‚ opportunity. The recent influx of illegal immigrants into America sparks debate over action and restrictions over the immigrants. Today in America‚ an increase in the presence of sanctuary cities brings forth an opportunity for low priority immigrants to remain in the country without the fear
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-Anecdotal Hook Our dollar bills have the quote of “in God we trust” and our Pledge of Allegiance has “one nation under God”. The Supreme Court now has a new judge who has strictly made decision based on his faith. Their faiths may not be the same as you and I profess. Your religion may not be the same as his and he may not have a religion at all. We have been taught about the US Constitution since we were in elementary school‚ I remember singing a song about James Madison writing about the Constitution
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