this paper discuss what role does the caste system play in India today? The word “caste” finds its origin in the Portuguese word “casta” which means “race” or “breed”. Thus caste basically means people belonging to the same breed. According to E.A.G. Blunt‚ ‘caste is an endogamous group or collection of endogamous groups‚ bearing a common name‚ membership of which is hereditary; imposing on its members certain restrictions in the matter of social intercourse;
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I awoke on a beach‚ completely soaked‚ with salt water up my nose‚ and sand in every uncomfortable place imaginable. Drenched black hair obscured my sight. Cold sea air chilled my bare back. If I didn’t move soon I would die of hypothermia. I stood on my trembling legs. The cold wind bit at my chest. The sky was dark and it was clear that it would rain soon. Broken boards and scattered crates littered the shore. Clearly I was on some kind of ship‚ but where I was or where I came from was lost to
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Youth Speech delivered by Barbara Streibl and Fatih Oezcan‚ Ban All Nukes generation Ambassador Cabactulan‚ distinguished delegates‚ ladies and gentlemen Today at this historic NPT conference more youth are present than ever before. We came from all over the world to this year’s Review Conference with a great notion of hope. This is a message we want to spread and gain momentum. We believe it is crucial that this positive and enthusiastic atmosphere will be maintained and transformed into a positive
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Sofia Nicholas’s gave a “Mind Over Matter” speech about how can the brain unconsciously and subconsciously control the body. She did that by demonstrating four examples to help prove her point which where monks and yogis‚ placebo effect‚ nocebo effect‚ and the UCLA–Caltech experiment. Sofia started with an attention getting introduction as she referred to her personal experience in having body reactions from nightmares which resembled the reason behind her interest. She was also able to list her
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The Filipino Today By Alex Lacson‚ 2010 After the August 23 hostage drama‚ there is just too much negativity about and against the Filipino. "It is difficult to be a Filipino these days"‚ says a friend who works in Hongkong. "Nakakahiya tayo"‚ "Only in the Philippines" were some of the comments lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles received in her Facebook. There is this email supposedly written by a Dutch married to a Filipina‚ with 2 kids‚ making a litany of the supposed stupidity or idiocy of Filipinos in
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Introduction: IT Doesn’t Matter was an article written by: Nicholas G. Carr for the Harvard Business Review Magazine in 2003. The article outlines a situation‚ not quite as its title suggests‚ that IT is less relevant that it used to be in terms of a competitive advantage in Industry. This essay will consider what the point of view of Mr Carr is and whether it is a fair and accurate reflection of the reality on the ground. With the benefit of 9 years of hindsight‚ It’s more of a case of what lessons can be
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Attitude Theories 05/6/12 Among many of the subjects of interest in the field of social psychology‚ is the study of attitudes. Earlier social psychologists believed that attitudes were composed of three components‚ which are: cognitive‚ affective‚ and behavioral. This concept is very good at categorizing attitude into three different categories‚ but as later was discovered not all three of these components need to be present in the formation of a specific attitude. Social psychologists changed
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“It is a mark of great philosophers that they cannot be rebutted simply by the discovery of errors‚ however egregious‚ in the theories they espouse” (Welchman‚ 57). A figure from the past‚ no matter how major was‚ if it is recalled‚ only in footnotes‚ should have been at the center of discussion‚ or rebutted by different opponents at his time. This was also the story of Bernard Mandeville. He was the author who became more famous from the critics about his book “The fable of the Bees‚” than from
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TEENAGERS TODAY The earthquake that hits Japan reminds me how fast things can change. The situation that Japan had to face now is just the same as Malaysia handling teenager’s issue. The Japan government has to spend around 48 billion to build up all the buildings that collapse due to the earthquake. At the same time‚ Malaysian government has to spend millions of money for teenagers recovery planned. Malaysian teenagers change their lifestyle as the world becoming more modern. Teenagers in 1940s
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all are development of science. our life has become very comfortable only for the development of science. without science life today is impossible. although there are some disadvantages of science‚ but with the advancement in every sector esspecially in science and technologe ‚ information technology the world is developing rapidly. with the invention of various machines today tough work is made possible to do within very short time. with the help of newspaper‚ radi‚ TV etc we can get the news of the
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