Throughout the history of Western civilization‚ evolution of leisure has been linked to societal and political changes as well as to technological advancements. Aristotle defines leisure as “a state of being in which activity is performed for its own sake or as its own end” (Grazia p.13). The Greeks came up with the concept of leisure. They believed that a state could not flourish without leisure. Aristotle says‚ “The life of leisure was the only life fit for a Greek”(pg.19). The Greeks found leisure
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The poem “South” by Kamau Brathwaite is a nostalgic poem. It focuses on everyday themes such as the longing for home‚ the idealization of childhood‚ the dislocation of people due to oppression and social unrest and personal conflict. The speaker is nostalgic‚ reflective throughout the poem as he speaks with a longing for and pride‚ joy and enchantment about his birth place. The title of the poem‚ “South”‚ refers to the southern hemisphere‚ which includes the Caribbean islands‚ South America and the
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SWOT SOUTH AFRICA Price inflation The steps taken by the Reserve Bank to bring down inflation are working. Inflation was 9.8 in 2008 and to average 4‚9% in 2009. Inflation should return to the target range in 2010 (forecast: 6.1) aided by a substantial output gap and the feed through of past rand appreciation. Some factors were still of concern‚ necessitating continued vigilance in the application of anti-inflationary policy. These included: * high and volatile international crude oil prices
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During the time period of 1825-1850‚ ideals of equality‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness that defined democrat were inculcated into the masses of America through a series of reform movements that emerged in the antebellum era. Based on the desire to make America a civilized‚ utopian society and religious revivals adequately expanded the democratic ideals by bettering the moral standard of common men‚ while movement among women and slaves tried to put principle of liberty on the table. Ranged from
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References: Diseko‚ L‚ (2010)‚ “South Africa’s brain drain generation returning home”‚ Erasmus‚ B‚ Van Wyk‚ M‚ Schenk‚ H‚ (2003)‚ “South African Human Resource Management - Theory & Practice (3rd Edition)“ Formeset‚ Epping‚ Cape Town Faul‚ M‚ (2013)‚ Accessed on: 03/08/13 Government Gazzette South Africa‚ (2007) [Online]‚ Accessed on: 12/03/13 HRPractice‚ (2011)‚ [Online]‚ Accessed on:12/02/13 Itano‚ N‚ (2003)
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1. Is this a good property for Laflin to acquire? NPV From Exhibit 4 the NPV is about $1.5 million. There initial investment is $400‚000. Without included debt payments this appears attractive. However‚ the NPV should include the debt payments for a useful NPV. This reduces the NPV significantly. The investors double their money and the investment appears viable. Comps At a price of $18.80 per square foot ($1‚500‚000/80‚000 square feet)‚ the deal seems in line with recent sales in the
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Reconstruction and The New South Chapter 15 The aftermath of war and emancipation Southern towns and fields ruined‚ many whites stripped of slaves and capital‚ currency worthless‚ and little property. More than 258‚000 confederate soldiers that died in the war constituted 20 percent of the white male population in the region. Mourning of the dead and the old south brought southerners to romanticize the “lost cause” and reinforce many whites to protect what remained of their ruined world
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South Africa Water Treatment technologies in SA Compiled by: Jonathan Lincoln Swiss Business Hub South Africa (SBHSA) Pretoria‚ December 2011 Download: www.osec.ch 1/9 Overview and trends Water supply and sanitation in South Africa is characterized by both achievements and challenges. After the end of Apartheid South Africa’s newly elected government inherited huge services backlogs with respect to access to water supply and sanitation. About 15 million people were without safe
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South African museums and art galleries are found throughout the country‚ from Aliwal North to Shoshanguve. The country’s 300 plus museums are housed in prestigious historical buildings‚ in cutting-edge modern constructions‚ on university campuses‚ in the form of cultural villages or house museums‚ or as aspects of the natural landscape. They are dedicated to an endless range of subjects - history‚ culture‚ transport‚ sport‚ photography‚ gold‚ medicine‚ entomology‚ palaeontology and anthropology
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For the Latin American region‚ this demographic tipping point took place in the early 1960s. According to United Nations estimates‚ the number of people living in urban areas globally will increase by over one billion between 2007 and 2025. In South American the urban population increase over this time period in a much smaller way – 127 million – but this still represents a 28 percent increase in the region’s urban population in less than 20 years. II .The Urbanization Process During the last
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