INTRODUCTION: Goa‚ a former Portuguese territory‚ for more than 450 years is often described as ’The Rome of the East’. It has over the past decades‚ become the dream holiday destination‚ for many a foreign tourist. More than 40 years after the departure of the Portuguese‚ Goa is perhaps the most westernized of all the states in Modern India. One of the things that make Goa unique‚ are the laws‚ a legacy that the Portuguese have left behind. The common civil code‚ confers equal status to all religions
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The Kargil Conflict In recent situations‚ U.S. dissuasion has been more effective. During the Kargil conflict‚ from May to July 1999‚ U.S. diplomacy was a critical factor in the Indian decision to limit the fighting to one isolated sector of the Line of Control in Kashmir. When Pakistani troops crossed the line in the early months of the year‚ India had the option of opening new fronts elsewhere in Kashmir or‚ potentially‚ along the international border with Pakistan proper. The decision not to
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Michaellia Crebbs Professor Vidmar English 102 17 September‚ 2013 Christopher Columbus; Hero or Villain In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus‚ discovered America. More than 500 years later Columbus Day is a national holiday. Statues are up‚ even in Pueblo‚ and thanks are given for what he has done for us. We learn about him in grade school and we are told of his brave adventures. However twenty years later in my first history class another picture is being painted of Columbus; not from my History
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question – should we refer to our teaching as a vocation or profession? Teacher = Professional 1. Meeting standards 2. Performing professional tasks 3. Staying professional = CPD “A commitment to CPD is an essential part of being a professional” (Armitage et al‚ 2007) According to Hattie... Deep knowledge of learning process (+ subject integration) = Expert teacher = Excellent teacher = Professional teacher .. and is required of IfL membership (Petty‚ 2009) What CPD? – Continued/Continuous
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Recent developments in the professionalisation of teaching have emphasised the importance of values. In the light of your own experience examine the extent to which personal values support or conflict with professional objectives. In this paper it will be necessary to look at what professionalisation and values are‚ what they mean‚ and if they have any relevance within teaching in todays Further Education system. To fully understand the above statement and explore it further‚ it is necessary
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interested in wars of conquest or of territorial aggression. His interest in expansion was “to make the United States first in international commerce and as a means to implement its humanitarian and democratic goals” (Faragher‚ J.‚ Buhle‚ M. J.‚ & Armitage‚ S. H. ‚2008‚ Out of Many‚ A History of the American People‚ 6th ed.‚ Vol. 2‚ p. 561). McKinley would eventually be forced to act in a humanitarian effort for the people of Cuba and to protect America’s interest against Spain’s domination of Cuba
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The Importance of CCTV CHAPTER I The Problem and its Background Introduction CCTV‚ Closed Circuit TeleVision‚ is a TV system that does not broadcast TV signals to public but transmits them over to limited monitor(s). CCTV system usually utilizes CCD video cameras (to produce the video)‚ cable or wireless transmitters/receivers or Internet (to transmit the video)‚ and monitors (to see the video). CCTV system is not only applied to the security and surveillance purpose but also to the
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The son of a prosperous lawyer‚ Stevens attended Harvard as a non-degree special student‚ after which he moved to New York City and briefly worked as a journalist. He then attended New York Law School‚ graduating in 1903. On a trip back to Reading in 1904 Stevens met Elsie Viola Kachel (1886–1963‚ aka Elsie Moll)‚ a young woman who had worked as a saleswoman‚ milliner‚ and stenographer.[1] After a long courtship‚ he married her in 1909 over the objections of his parents‚ who considered her lower-class
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It is common for Americans to think that Hollywood is the largest film industry in the world. The truth of the matter is that Bollywood actually is the largest film industry. It would be nonsense to consider Bollywood one of the most underrated film industries in the world‚ because it is very popular all over the world except for in the United States. Bollywood has a very wide fan base in places such as Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. Considering that Bollywood makes over 800 films a year‚ its strange
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The story of a knight going out on an unbelievable quest is nothing new‚ but the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight may be one of the most interesting examples of a Knight going out to face his foe and his designated destiny. The long poem full of wonderful narration and tongue twisters was first written by an unknown writer in the 1400 in the northern part of England . Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was not necessarily an instant hit‚ understandably so‚ at its birth period was not the high
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