During the Sata Yug‚ the Kathmandu valley was a huge bowl of placid water‚ cradled by hills and mountains. The lake was home of the Naags‚ the serpent gods. Then one day a God descended to the lake and cleaved a pass through the mountains with his sword. The pass is called Kotwal‚ Kotbar or Kotpal. The water gushed out‚ emptying the lake and leaving behind a fertile valley. This valley would eventually be the site of not only kings but also great spiritual and religious activity for centuries to
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Americans owned slaves and they did not treat their slaves as the Americans or Europeans had. Slavery existed in Africa before the arrival of European traders on the coast. In most sub-Saharan African societies wealth was measured in persons. A wealthy lineage or state had large numbers of dependent people. In exchange for a share of theirproduction and protection in times of famine or war‚ dependents provided
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Introduction In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and Gotra means ‘cow-pen’. Cow was supposed to be the valuable commodity and the family were recognised by the cow-pens and later the term was linked with the family group and its lineage. In the ancient world as well as the modern society‚ people tend to form cohesive groups based on Language‚ Castes‚ Culture‚ Gotras etc. In Hindu society‚ the term Gotra means clan and it broadly signifies the descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor
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Australian Anti-Discrimination Legislation Australia is a muti-culture country‚ there are a lot of immigration came from the world everyday. Thus‚ avoid the conflict among individuals with different background is significant in Australia.Discrimination is one of the conflicts occurs frequently. In General‚ Australian anti-discrimination legislation is very effective in some ways as it addresses the different areas of discrimination- race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability- with specific laws
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Answer 1(a) Unwritten law is law that has not been enacted by the legislature (Parliament and the State Assemblies) and this law is not found in the written Federal and State Constitutions. This law is found in cases‚ which have been decided by the courts and local customs. Unwritten law is mainly comprised of: 1. English Law English law forms part of the laws of Malaysia. English law can be found in the English common law and rules of equity. However‚ not all of England’s common law
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during the 6th to 12th centuries‚ and until the 20th century Rajputs ruled in the “overwhelming majority” of the princely states of Rajasthan and Saurashtra‚ where the largest number of princely states were found. They are divided into three major lineages. The Rajput empire spread in many countries: Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ Nepal‚ Bangladesh‚ India‚ Southeast Asia and some parts of Tibet. The four Agnivanshi clans namely the Pariharas (Pratihara)‚ Solankis (Chalukya dynasty) Paramaras and Chahamanas
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In the book ‘Homegoing” the Author Yaa Gyasi reveals the theme of culture throughout her novel by showing how the characters strive and adapt to these various oppressive environments and the different struggles that they face due to either‚discrimination‚heritage or slavery. For the descendants who continue living in Africa‚ parts of Akan culture must be protected from Western interference. Effy end up marrying James Collins a white man and lives in the Cape Coast Castle.Culture especially appears
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CHEMICAL MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION Cell derived mediators Mediator | Source | Function | Vasoactive amines | Histamine | Mast cells‚ basophil‚ platelet | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability‚ endothelial activation | Serotonin | platelets | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability | Eicosanoids | Prostaglandins | Mast cells‚ leukocytes | Vasodilation (PGD2‚PGE1‚E2 & PGF2-α)‚ pain (PGE2)‚ fever | Thromboxane A2 | | Promotes platelet aggregation‚ vasoconstriction | Prostacyclin
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Constitution mentions that governor‚ deputy‚ and major have to be elected democratically. On the other hand there’s Law no. 13 of 2012 regarding Distinction of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta which regulates that the governor of DIY will be elected based on lineage. Law no. 13 of 2012 regarding Distinction of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta is theoretically is the opposite of what stated in article 18 of 1945 Constitution. But using the principle of Lex Speciali Derogat Legi Generali‚ the law regarding the distinction
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marry his mother. In fear‚ King Laius and Queen Jocasta sent the baby Oedipus off with a slave to be killed. He was never killed‚ but rather was given to a childless king and queen which lovingly raised him. Oedipus was never factually told about his lineage. Later in his life‚ Oedipus was confronted by several unknown men while traveling. Upon confrontation‚ Oedipus killed all but one of the men in self defense. Unknowingly‚ Oedipus had begun to fulfill the prophecy for one of the men had been his birth
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