Forthcoming: International Organization (2006) Women and Globalization: A Study of 180 Countries‚ 1975-2000 Mark M. Gray Georgetown University Miki Caul Kittilson Arizona State University Wayne Sandholtz University of California‚ Irvine A grant from the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California‚ Irvine supported this research. An earlier version of this article was presented at the 2004 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association. The authors
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for the court to make a fortification removal order‚ in order to deal with OMCGs’ heavily fortified premises. In March 2009‚ Anthony Zervas was bludgeoned to death in a brawl at Sydney airport between members of the Comanchero and Hells Angels motorcycle clubs. Following the incident‚ on 2 April 2009‚ then NSW Premier Rees introduced the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Bill 2009‚ which commenced on assent on 3 April 2009. The legislation is based substantially on the SA legislation and provides
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I’m a hopeless romantic‚ if I have to say the least about me. Robert M. Pirsig‚ in his Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance‚ classifies people into two types: romantics and classics. I’m the romantic. In the bluntest of terms‚ romantics are creative thinkers and classics are logical thinkers. Of course both types would have interchangeable qualities‚ but on a macro level‚ romantics dream up while classics drill down. Now that I’ve established a basic‚ arguable nonetheless‚ definition of the
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I used to think that I knew what quality was. But after reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance‚ I realized I hadn’t even scratched the surface as to what quality really is. As Pirsig has said‚ quality cannot even be defined since it precedes every intellectual construction of it. Although this may be true‚ I will attempt to do so for the sake of this paper‚ both in terms of romantic and classical viewpoints. In reading my paper‚ I hope people can better understand where they stand on the
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Automotive Industry Analysis The development of the automobile came from many different people from different countries. The development stated in 1769 in France‚ with the invention of a three-wheeler that was powered by steam (Gale‚ 2003). Then in 1800’s the first internal combustion engine was created in Belgian and the first gasoline powered vehicle was constructed in 1885 in Germany (Gale‚ 2003). Henry Ford built the first car in 1896 (Gale‚ 2003). He then revolutionized the industry with the
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of parenthood. Looking to make things right‚ the agent struggles with his new role in life and appears to make it work out. The murder case the NCIS team looks to solve this week has the agents working against the clocks. A rowdy motorcycle rally has two major motorcycle clubs in town. With issues in the past‚ neither gang is friendly to the other. The friction could cause trouble as the murder of a sailor is suspiciously looking
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The Motorcycle Diaries has evident features of ‘construction of nation’. The main character Che Guevara is one of the most significant figure in Latin American history and he actually regained the Cuban nation from the dictatorship. Hence‚ featuring him would already give a sense of revolution and independence from domination. Although‚ the young Che Guevara is not the revolutionist ‘Che’ yet in the film; he is just a medical student Ernesto. Through the journey‚ he finds the reality of the Latin
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Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a 17-day motorcycle journey across the United States done by the author (though he is not identified in the book) and his son Chris‚ joined for nine days by John and Sylvia Sutherland‚ a befriended couple. During this novel‚ I also went on a journey filled with a countless number of insightful‚ philosophical discussions the author stirs up. This story makes you think and ponder questions just as the main character is doing. The story
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Automobile Industry‚ India Automobile Industry Following India’s growing openness‚ the arrival of new and existing models‚ easy availability of finance at relatively low rate of interest and price discounts offered by the dealers and manufacturers all have stirred the demand for vehicles and a strong growth of the Indian automobile industry. The data obtained from ministry of commerce and industry‚ shows high growth obtained since 2001- 02 in automobile production continuing in the first
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ride this graveled Ozark ridge on my SR 500 Yamaha motorcycle with a tent and a sleeping bag strapped behind me. Goodbye‚ Antweiler farm‚ three miles from Jefferson City in central Missouri. In four days‚ hello Black Hills‚ in western South Dakota. Washboard bumps bounce the bike‚ jarring my muscles and joints. I shift from third gear to second. The road smoothes out. I shift back to third. I congratulate myself—deciding to take a long motorcycle ride again was a blinking-on-light-bulb idea. It came
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