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    of statehood in the international area 2) Explain in detail what do you understand from the concept of statehood in the international area. Give one example of any state that has not matured into a ‘statehood’. STATE SOVERIGNTY 1) Briefly explain the term de jure & de facto. Explain three (3) concepts of sovereignty. – Part A & Part B NON STATE ACTOR 1) NSA play a very important role in the global affair today. Discuss the significance of NSA in the international affairs. 2) Explain

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    Kassidy Bizzotto July 1 2014 In the fairy tale Cinderella‚ there are many elements that contribute to the message of the tale. One element demonstrated in this tale it the good character. The good character‚ being Cinderella‚ is an example of kindness and she shows how being nice to even the nastiest people can get you far in life. Another element is magic and enchantment. This element shows how friendship can make even the worst situation a little bit better. Cinderella has an unloving family

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    In The Canterbury Tales‚ the narrator‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ warns of unmannerly conduct and begs for forgiving and non-judgmental readers in any instance of offense throughout the stories. Chaucer makes it clear that the stories told were not of his own views or words and were strictly re-written for the purpose of the book. The warning was necessary because the book itself contains many controversial events that may seem wretched to the reader. In the Miller’s tale‚ the narrator once again warns

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    The Tale of the Heike depicts the struggle for power between two rival clans‚ the Taira and the Minamoto. The main events of The Tale take place from 1156 C.E.‚ when the Taira first rise to power after the Hōgen Disturbance‚ to 1185 C.E.‚ when the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira in the events of the Genpai War. Following their victory over the Taira‚ the Minamoto create the Kamakura Bakufu‚ the first shogunate‚ establishing a feudalistic form of government. Although the Minamoto were ultimately victorious

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    “Consolidated vision” from culture and imperialism: It is an essay by Edward said published in 1993.Said tries to follow the relation between the culture and the imperialism during the last three centuries.This eassy influenced by his previous book Orinentlism‚ published in 1987. Said convinces the impact of dominant culture basically the British writers of the 19th and 20th century‚ for example‚ Rudyard Kipling and Jane Austen on imperialism and colonialism throughout three novels. He defines

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    Essay Test In The Canterbury Tales‚ by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ each character‚ such as the Pardoner‚ Wife of Bath‚ and the Franklin‚ epitomizes their spirit and reputation through the tales they tell. The Pardoner uses his tale as a gimmick to make money‚ because he is a greedy man. The way his tale illustrates each sin‚ every listener can relate to the three brothers and feel their guilt. The Wife of Bath’s Tale expresses her own values in the way the Knight is given a second chance after raping the

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    Juvenile DELINQUENCY For many young people today‚ traditional patterns guiding the relationships and transitions between family‚ school and work are being challenged. Social relations that ensure a smooth process of socialization are collapsing; lifestyle trajectories are becoming more varied and less predictable. The restructuring of the labor market‚ the extension of the maturity gap (the period of dependence of young adults on the family) and‚ arguably‚ the more limited opportunities

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    Chaucer begins The Nun’s Priest’s Tale by describing a simple widow and her two simple daughters. They own a barn where a magnificently handsome cock with a beautiful and accurate "cock-a-doodle-doo". Here‚ his seven wives also live; his favorite is the most beautiful Pertelote. He one day speaks to her about a dream. In this dream‚ a fox eats Chanticleer‚ the cock‚ and Chanticleer now worries that it may come true. Pertelote does not believe in this predestination and gives her argument. She

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    Many of the principles of Gilead are based on Old Testament beliefs. Discuss Atwoods use of biblical allusions and their political significance in the novel. ‘The Handmaids Tale’ is a book full of biblical allusions‚ before Atwood begins the text an epigraph gives us an extract from Genesis 30: 1-3 "And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children‚ Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob‚ Give me children‚ or else I die. And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said

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    In The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ A band of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury take turns telling stories. The main characters of each pilgrim’s tale face their reckoning and whether they are punished or absolved; their judgment is specific to the pilgrim who told the tale. The Knight from the Wife of Bath’s tale is judged and forgiven when and the three men from the Pardoner’s tale meet their end when they let greed‚ what the Pardoner calls the root of evil‚ impair their judgment. The

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