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    and India Introduction Developing country means the countries compared with the developed countries have lower degree of development of the economic and social aspects. Developing countries have a vast territory‚ large population‚ vast market and rich natural resources. There are many strategic places‚ in terms of economic‚ trade‚ or from the military‚ occupied an important strategic position. China is the largest developing country. Developed country Refers to a higher level of economic development

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    Humor and Healing: The Mind-Body Connection "As it is not proper to cure the eyes without the head‚ nor the head without the body; so neither is it proper to cure the body without the soul." —Socrates(Cousins‚ 56) The word‚ to heal‚ comes from the root word "haelen" which means to make whole. Bringing together the body‚ mind and spirit can be healing. The word humor itself is a word of many meanings. The root of the word is "umor" meaning liquid or fluid (Moyers‚ 221). In the Middle Ages‚ humor

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    Necklace” is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending‚ a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. In “Coarseness and Predatory Humor‚” John Cowper Powys goes off the beaten path. Instead of discussing Maupassant’s detailed writing style with twist endings‚ he writes about the underlying twisted humor in “The Necklace” and human’s odd infatuation with it. “The raw bleeding pieces—each‚ as one almost feels‚ with its own peculiar cry—of the living body of the world

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    In our daily life‚ we all live with humor. Humor is a very essential part of our life. Nevertheless everyone doesn’t perceive humor in the same way. Man and woman have different views toward humor. That’s why some people say that humor has a connection with gender. In his article Christopher Hitchens has mentioned various reasons for women not being as funny as men. I believe Hitchers has captured most of the fundamental truths about humor and gender. Men are funnier than women because they want

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    In a study conducted by Boyle & Joss-Reid (2004)‚ the effect of humor on health was investigated. Data was collected from a sample of 504 individuals who were divided into three groups (community group‚ university students‚ and respondents with a medical condition). RAND 36-Item Health Survey (Hays‚ Sherbourne & Mazel‚ 1993) and Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (Thorson & Powell‚ 1993) was completed by the participants. RAND Health Survey yields eight dimensions of Health-Related Quality of

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    Black on Black Violence & Injustice of the Death Penalty Case Black on black violence has been on the rise in the recent years. 1 in 146 black males are at risk of violent death‚ whereas the ratio for white men is 1 in 189. What do we mean by “Black on Black crime?” It may be described as anytime a Black person inflicts violent harm on another Black person. The effects of this violence in the Black community are tremendous. Violence is very much part of what it means to be Black in America

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    and that have inspired other authors. The humor that he created thousands of years ago is still found funny today‚ and this gives insight into Roman society. Moments that the Roman audience would have found humorous are still humorous today. This shows that even though these two different societies are separated by geographical distance and time they still have a similar sense of what is funny. In his plays Plautus employs irony‚ asides‚ and physical humor to create comedic moments. Plautus was able

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    United States. They bring their cultures and their dreams to come here to make them come true. This country is known as the land of hope and freedom. But right now‚ immigrants’ dreams are affected by discrimination‚ especially black immigrants. This is the twenty-first century‚ but people still treat other people based on people’s color. In the article " Story of a Black Immigrant from a Shithole Country‚" Karla Thomas presents her own story to give a different look towards immigrants of color. First

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    only a developed country but a world super power. India has the potential of becoming a super power & it can become so if the following fifty steps are taken by the Indian government. India is a rapidly developing country but at the same time it is facing lot of problems both internally & externally & India can become a developed country & a world Super Power only if these problems are eradicated. Following are some of the ways which can make India a developed country & a super power

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    Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy set in Illyria during the Christmas season. The article analysis is a critique on the elements of folly and foolery in Shakespeare’s twelfth night. As defined in the critique‚ a fool can be “a silly or foolish person” or “one who professionally counterfeits folly for the entertainment of others‚ a jester‚ a clown”. In the analysis of the subject in twelfth night‚ the writer highlights that although Feste is the only professional fool in the

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