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    the curriculum at every level. The educational institutions and curriculum will be purged of every kind of sectarian‚ regional‚ linguistic and sectional biases and hatred. For the effective implementation of educational reforms educational devolution scheme will be enforced in the department of education. Efforts made for the spread of education in the private sector will be encouraged at every level. Information technology will be promoted at economic‚ educational and industrial levels

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    actions of the Scottish kingdom towards Edward I and England within the time period of 1286 – 1292 has provided a basis of great scrutiny and speculation over the years. With the death of Alexander III‚ Scotland was plunged into a Succession Crisis‚ from which a guardianship was formed to provide governance over the kingdom of Scotland. During the time following Alexander III’s death‚ Edward I became an influential and involved constituent towards this guardianship. However‚ can the Scottish kingdom’s

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    Scottish Nationalism & the Scottish Music Scene (1990 – 2012) Scottish Music in Tourism‚ Culture & Heritage By Scott Burrell Introduction Scottish Tourism bloomed in the 1990s due to major cultural changes in society. Scotland began to create a new identity through the use of media that promoted the social and cultural attributes of the country. Scotland’s home-grown artists were used as a voice at the forefront of the promotion of Scotland’s culture and heritage to world tourism

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    Influences of Economic and Political Power COML/ORGL 506 Gonzaga University John Doe COML/ORGL 506 Professor Walker June 10‚ 2014 Abstract The following paper discusses how economic and political power influences immigration and policy decisions. Immigration is a strongly debated topic that is difficult to simplify as it multi-faceted and provokes strong emotional positions. The research focuses on the impact of Mexican immigration into the United States because of the

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    sector accounts for 18% of its international exports‚ especially Scottish whiskey which experiences high demand overseas (Scottish government 2013a). Oil reserves‚ as stated by White paper 2013‚ is forecasted to last well into the next half of this century‚ and

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    As the lines of Scottish and English infantry clashed right over the Bannock Burn stream‚ Scottish king Sir Robert the Bruce was sighted by the English warrior and noble‚ Henry de Bohun. Sir Bohun charged the Scottish king‚ lance pointed down and steel helmet blending into the thick fog. What happened next would go down in history as one of the greatest battles for independence ever fought. The Battle of Bannockburn‚ which was a key cause for Scottish independence in the years to follow‚ is now the

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    Scotland which include the highest mountain Ben Nevis. The chief rivers are the Clyde‚ the Tay‚ the Spey‚ the Tweed‚ the Forth of Firth. The major lakes are the largest Loch Lomond and Loch Ness‚ a long lake which extends for 23 miles (35km).Scottish lakes called lochs are long and narrow‚ in the past all those lochs joined the sea. Scotland has important commerce‚ mines of iron and coal‚ cotton‚ woolen‚ linen‚ jute manufactures‚ whisky distilleries‚ shipbuilding ‚ oil and gas refineries

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    especially for the nobility. The importance of the benefit to the nobility is highlighted by the Scottish Marxist historian Dickson who argued the reasons behind the union were ‘thoroughly bourgeois.’ He further argues that continued wealth accumulation through exports to England and her colonies and the expectation of military protection for mercantile activities made the treaty the rational choice for the Scottish aristocracy. Though while he Ferguson largely supports the claims of Dickson‚ he refuted

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    was due in part to Charles’ obsession with creating a unified Kingdom based on his strongly held Laudian religious ideas. Without understanding the Scottish plight he brashly introduced the prayer book‚ triggering a Scottish backlash against not only against religious reforms but Charles’ foreign rule. Rallying behind their National Covenant‚ the Scottish manoeuvred Charles into a position through the First and Second Bishops Wars where he was forced to call Parliament. This

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    government. The Scottish people escaped these problems by moving to the United States. During this time‚ there was a large improvement in the education system in Scotland. “Scotland’s education system is much different from America’s” (Sheeks). Middle-class citizens were now becoming literate. This uprise in literacy caused for a shortage of middle-class jobs all around Scotland‚ due to the drastic change in education. The 1780s through 1800s‚ on average‚ America had about 5‚000 Scottish immigrants coming

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