The modern period of Indian history begins with the Mughal empire which was comparable in size with some of the ancient Indian empires but was totally different from them in its internal structure. It was a highly centralised state based on the extensive control of land revenue and of a military machine which could rival that of contemporary European states. In fact‚ the size of the machine was the reason for the final collapse of this empire which could not meet its financial needs. This was then
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snakes. They kept down the rats and the frogs.” The narrator’s hint at the importance of the ecological food chain in the lines cannot be overlooked. We find the narrator referring to a large group of animals portraying the exotic reserve of the highlands. We note the mention of not only snakes but also that of black scorpions‚ rats‚ frogs‚ hyaena‚ elephants‚ somber stag‚ python and simultaneously that of the domestic goats
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Language change is the manner in which the phonetic‚ morphological‚ semantic‚ syntactic‚ and other features of a language are modified over time. All languages are continually changing. At any given moment the English language‚ for example‚ has a huge variety within itself‚ and this variety is known as synchronic variation. From these different forms comes the effect on language over time known as diachronic change. Two linguistic disciplines concern themselves with studying language change: historical
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Wetlands are areas of marsh‚ fen‚ peatlandor water‚ whether natural or artificial‚ permanent or temporary‚ with water that is static or flowing‚ fresh‚ brackish or salt‚ including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters. (Millennium ecosystem assessment‚ 2005). Wetlands provide significant economic‚ social and cultural benefits. Like primary products such as pastures‚ timber and fish and support recreational and tourist activities. Wetlands also help reduce
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sea level on the LangBiang Plateau in the southern part of The Central Highlands. It is a symbol of Central Highlands‚ known as "City of thousands of pine trees" due to its specific sights which are pine with twisting road and tree marigold blossom in the winter. Dalat was developed as a tourist destination after Yersin‚ who discovered it in the late 1890s‚ persuaded the French colonial administration of its value as a highland resort. Because of that‚ many visitors called it "Little Paris." Moreover
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Metamorphic and Igneous Rocks of the Hudson Highlands 3rd Field Report Abstract The entire region of the Hudson Highlands underwent high-grade metamorphism‚ and at a series of locations different intrusions occurred during the Grenville Orogeny. Certain evidences to help back up this claim are the presence of gneissic rock and index minerals such as Siliminite and Garnet. Since the mineral composition indicates granulite facies‚ then its protolithic content is pelitic‚ meaning shale/mudrock. Also
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Response Training with Water Safety and Survival Skills. Our batch was October 5‚ 2012 that was held at Boso-Boso Highlands Resort and Convention Center. The training and topics covered are regarding Obstacle Training‚ Rappelling‚ Bandaging‚ CPR‚ First Aid Training‚ Proper Wearing of Life Vest/Jacket‚ and the Water Survival Techniques. All students venue before going to Boso-Boso Highlands Resort and Convention Center was in STI College Caloocan. At exactly 5:00am‚ but since other students are not
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energy resource in Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Berhad operates three hydroelectric schemes in the peninsular with an installed generating capacity of 1‚911 megawatts (MW). They are the Sungai Perak‚ Terengganu and Cameron Highlands hydroelectric schemes with 21 dams in operation. A number of Independent Power Producers also own and operate several small hydro plants. Sungai Perak hydroelectric scheme‚ with 1249 MW installed capacity: Sultan Azlan Shah Bersia Power Station 72
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Madagascar is the worlds fourth largest island located 20° N and 47° E‚ just off the shore of Mozambique (Southern Africa). The area of the island is 587‚040 kilometers "‚ with 4‚828 kilometers of coastline‚ and it is slightly larger than twice the size of Arizona. Madagascar is a high plateau with a narrow coastal plain and mountains on the top. Their main natural resources consist of graphite‚ chromite‚ coal‚ bauxite‚ salt‚ quartz‚ tar sands‚ semiprecious stones‚ mica‚ fish‚ and hydropower. The
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Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation that exists on two sides of the South China Sea‚ splits into Peninsular Malaysia which covers the southernmost point of Eurasia‚ and Malaysian Borneo (East Malaysia)‚ which is on the island of Borneo. Malaysia is bordered by Thailand on the peninsula‚ and Indonesia and Brunei on the island of Borneo. Malaysia covers an area of 329‚847 square kilometers (127‚355 square miles). Malaysia is divided into two regions‚ with a total of thirteen states based on Malay
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