Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)‚ Pakistan-administered Kashmir‚ and Gilgit-Baltistan. Historically‚ the dominant role played by Punjab‚ which is home to over 55 percent of the population and provides the bulk of the army and bureaucracy‚ has caused much resentment among the other three provinces. There had been little support for the independent state of Pakistan among Sindhis‚ Balochis‚ and Pashtuns; in fact NWFP and Balochistan had resisted incorporation into Pakistan. Ever since‚ Pakistan
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Obesity as a Social and Medical Problem Obesity has become an epidemic in our over indulgent North American society. In addition to body image issues‚ obesity causes significant health issues. Society often views the word obesity to be a disease when it is actually a sign of a disorder; genetic or environmental. The percentage of our population that is growing overweight is increasing every year‚ and can become a very serious issue if it is not dealt with more urgently. Problems relating to self-confidence
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of smartphones and tablet computers has fuelled the problem. The extra capability for playing games and browsing the Internet on smartphones means they tend to be used for longer periods. And unlike laptops‚ tablet computers are often placed flat on the lap‚ meaning you crane your neck over to view the screen. Knee and hip replacement surgeon Dr Kaushal Malhan says‚ "Technology has made life easier‚ but at the same time brought in newer problems. The easy accessibility to almost any information
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Men during their evolutionary course‚ with main purpose the improvement of their life conditions‚ confronted various difficulties of social‚ political‚ ethical or even mental "content". The way of solving those problems each time differs from generation to generation‚ fact that has as a result the known "generation gap". Main role in the analysis of the phenomenon has the clear definition of the term "generation gap". With this is meant to be difference in ideas‚ perceptions and attitude between
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Afghanistan‚ the Bamiyan Valley opens out into a large basin bordered to the north by a long‚ high stretch of rocky cliffs. The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley comprise a serial property consisting of eight separate sites within the Valley and its tributaries. Carved into the Bamiyan Cliffs are the two niches of the giant Buddha statues (55m and 38m high) destroyed by the Taliban in 2001‚ and numerous caves forming a large ensemble of Buddhist monasteries‚ chapels and
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Diwali festival is also known as Deepawali which is celebrated throughout India with great enthusiasm. Information on diwali includes‚ Diwali festival is one of the most popular festivals throughout the world. It is celebrated on the Amavasya day‚ that is the 15th day of the Kartik month. Kartik is the month according to the Hindu calendar that falls in October/November according to the English calendar every year Diwali festival is celebrated as the festival of lights. Throughout the world‚ Diwali
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Kindertransport (Holocaust). Kindertransport was the name of rescue efforts between 1938 and 1940 which transported thousands of refugee German and Jewish children from Nazi Germany to safer countries in Europe and across seas (Rescuing). The first event that caused these efforts to begin is Kristallnacht‚ or ‘night of broken glass’. This was a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Germany on November 9-10th. All over Nazi Germany‚ Jewish synagogues were burned‚ and Jews were brutally beaten
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Teenagers are often exposed to all sorts of social problems‚ as teenage years are vulnerable years. Some of these problems include gangsterism‚ vandalism‚ alcoholism and young relationship among youths. However the most pressing problem involving teenagers nowadays is young relation among youths- dating. The term ‘dating’ refers to two teenagers that are having an intimate relationship with each other. Teenage dating can effect their study‚ religious belief and facing financial constraints. When
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Social problems facing Feminism This paper examines the gap between theoretical feminism and practical feminist activities. It looks at how a global movement needs to change male attitudes and how whole social systems need to be understood. The writer suggests that the examination of case studies could help create a number of workable models‚ separate from mere ideology‚ oriented towards raising women’s basic status‚ reducing women’s suffering‚ and seeing that women come to be appreciated as equal
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Full name SOC-220 Social Problems October 21‚ 2011 Instructor name Sociology of the Workplace We might have been equal around 200B.C. but those days are over. Political control‚ unequal income and unequal status changed the way American families had to break away for economic independency due to the massive industrialization. Jobs and careers are a core value in American society (Macionis 2008). Two revolutions‚ Industrial and Information‚ changed the workplace for most Americans‚ creating
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