India’s Challenges in the 21st Century Towards a more Equitable‚ Inclusive and Sustainable India India Facts and Achievements India is a country of continental proportions and rich cultural heritage. The civilizational history of India goes back to more than 5000 years. In ancient times India was considered as one of the leading lights of the world and its glory was spread far and wide all across the corners of the earth. Throughout its history‚ India has evolved and reinvented herself. India
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Professor Collett Tracey English 21st April 2014 Canada: A Racist nation has not changed Racism in Canada is one of the least publicised problems modern Canadian society has faced in the Twenty First Century. With the majority of the Canadian and world public holding the census that Canada through its lax immigration policies and political reform‚ is far from a racist state. This belief is a falsehood that has either been achieved through white lies from history textbooks or a lack of endeavor
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The Education System of the 21st Century “Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ~Malcolm X While watching television recently‚ I came across a commercial for an older episode of the Oprah Winfrey show. This particular show was to address a documentary entitled‚ “Waiting for Superman.” I sat and watched the 45 second commercial and became so engrossed I wished I could have called my mother. Coming from a family of Native and African
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The perks of living in the 21st century Society’s deranged. There is no way to put it lightly‚ because it is. Between the mind numbing reality shows about partying‚ to the 80-pound model on every magazine we pick up. These crazy things have distorted our minds and have become our society’s norm. 90% of women are unhappy with their bodies‚ and 95% of teen girls think they’re fat. Is there not something wrong with that? For years and years our lives have been run by unrealistic role models and
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EVERY NATION FOR ITSELF ‚ B Y IAN BREMMER – A BOOK REVIEW 5 D ECEMBER 2 013 Who is in Charge in the 21st Century? Every Nation for Itself – Winners and Loosers in a G-‐Zero World‚ by Ian Bremmer A BOOK REVIEW ABSTRACT STEPHANIE LINGEMANN The world’s powerhouses‚ the US‚ the
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21st Century Problems: Deforestation Senator Bill Brady stated‚ “Every time I have some moment on seashore‚ or in the mountains‚ or sometimes in a quiet forest‚ I think this is why the environment has to be preserved‚” but unfortunately in our vast society‚ the environment is having a hard time finding a place in our competitive resource era. Acres of forest are being mowed down by companies to feed their ever growing corporate empires and without being conscious about the problem that leads
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Chomnapas C. (Amp) Outline some of the main issues facing higher education in the 21st century. To what extent is higher education an effective means of both obtaining employment and learning the basic prerequisite skills for global workplace? Since educational level has been essential in global society‚ there is an increase of higher education’s demands in labour markets. These are affecting both new graduates and existing workers who are looking for jobs. In addition‚ various companies today
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China: Facing the 21st Century China’s history is quite extensive dating from at least 2200 BC. It is divided into clearly marked stages where important events and individuals contributed to what today is the second largest economy of the world‚ measured in nominal GDP (millions of USD)‚ according to the International Monetary Fund. One of the individuals that set the tone during the Dynastic China was K’ung Fu-tzu (Confucius)‚ who emerged as the first Chinese thinker to introduce concepts that
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Smart Houses in the 21st Century By PURE FILTH A Report on the advancements of smart homes for care of the aged and impaired in Australia. Made for the minister for health and ageing: The Hon Nicola Roxon‚ MP Abstract There are many different applications of smart homes‚ from power saving solutions‚ increases in convenience and comfort‚ greater peace of mind due to their security features‚ the ability to process medical essential medical information and passing said information on to the appropriate
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Does the world of photography‚ fashion and advertising still stereotype women in the 21st century? Underpinning photography‚ advertising and fashion‚ Voyeurism plays an important part in how we perceive stereo-types in contemporary society‚ and has done so for some time. From the Victorian angel of the house ideal‚ the domestic goddesses and pretty pin ups of the 1950s to the size zero catwalk models we see parading the fashion of today. The idea of ‘a woman’s place’ has altered somewhat over
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