CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Disasters in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean‚ Island Paradise and more recently‚ A Land like no other “. Words such as hazards and Disasters were very rare in Sri Lanka and people lived with seasonal floods‚ droughts‚ landslides and cyclones as if they are part of their lives. Perceptions of people on natural hazards were of a little suffering‚ which they had to overcome with their own methodologies. However a significant change has
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Mercy Killing or Just Plain Killing: The Euthanasia Debate For as long as people have been around‚ we have been dying. While this very well may seem to be pointing out the obvious‚ so many of us forget that we‚ as humans‚ are mortal beings. Our life span is definitely finite‚ and it should be. Just think what would happen if nobody ever died. Even though we are mortal‚ we try to hang onto our lives as long as we can. Fear of death and wanting to live forever are‚ after all‚ part of human
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HONOUR KILLING INTRODUCTION: To understand completely or in view of the trends in Honour Killing‚ in order to remove the epidemic of honour killing from the society‚ one should have complete knowledge and understanding of what makes these murders unique. Honour killing is an ancient ritual in a modern world. in simple terms it can be defined as the killing of a relative‚ especially a girl or a women‚ who is perceived to have brought dishonor on the family. Victims of honor killings are killed
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Killing Myself Chelyn Torejas Diverse people from diverse places have once come to colonize our country.Literatures and pictures stand as a witness of how we endure‚ struggle and fight that yields forth of what we regard today as history. At the heart of our country carves an era that manifolds through the regimes of Spanish occupation‚ Japanese conquistadors‚ American colonialism onwards to the Birth of World Wars. And the fruit of all these is my unique individuality. I am the child of the
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HONOR KILLING | | What is Honour Killing? * An honour killing (also called a customary killing) happens when a person is murdered by a family member out of the belief or suspicion that the victim has brought shame to the family‚ clan or community.Murdering the person is believed to salvage the family’s honour. * An honor killing or honour killing(also called a customary killing) is the killing of a member of a family or social group by other members‚ due to the belief of the perpetrators
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Mercy Killing Pros and Cons Weighing mercy killing pros and cons against each other is the best way out if you are finding it difficult to take a stand on this issue. Continue reading for some important points of mercy killing debate which you can’t afford to miss out on. Mercy Killing Pros and Cons"Right to live or death with dignity? The entire controversy surrounding the practice of mercy killing revolves around this very question - with each side putting forth strong arguments for and against
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Contents: Introduction 5 I. WESTERN GENRE ANALYSIS 7 1. Possible Pathways 7 2. Guns‚ Horses and Cactuses – Defining the Genre 10 3. White Cowboys and Other Key Features 15 4. The Milestones in Hollywood Western’s History – A Short Genealogy of the Western 17 5. The Structure of Western films – Plot Variations 20 6. Stereotypes 23 6.1. The Hero 24 6.2. The Anti-hero 25 6.3. The Villain 26 6.4. The Woman 27 II. Cowboys Enter
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“Macbeths murder of Duncan has horrible consequences for Macbeth himself and for Scotland “. After the killing of the king‚ which we do not see are horrible consequences for both Macbeth and Scotland. There are many consequences for Macbeth over the murder of the king one of which is the effect of this crime on his soul. At first before the killing of Duncan Macbeth was uncertain about the deed that was to be done he questioned himself and thought about the consequences of his actions which turn
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EA Misinterpreting The Act of Killing: Why Joshua Oppenheimer’s Demands Lack Contextualization “‘War crimes’ are defined by winners. I’m a winner. So I can make my own definition.” -Adi Zulkadry (A mass murderer featured in The Act of Killing) Adi Zulkadry’s belief in the notion that his direct involvement in the mass killing of communists make him a “winner” is just one of a number of chilling moments in Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing. In this 2012 documentary‚ Oppenheimer
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Even though the death of Ikemefuna was told to Okonkwo’s tribe‚ I don’t think he should have taken part in his killing. Okonkwo raised Ikemefuna for three whole years since he was taken from his tribe. He basically became Ikemefuna’s father figure‚ since he originally never knew one. Because of this‚ he shouldn’t have taken part in his extermination. Even Ogbuefi Ezeudu‚ the oldest man in Umuofia‚ tried to talk Okonkwo out of it. “That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death” (Achebe
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