Mukaddam Khaitova Provisional research title: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AMONG INDIGENOUS MINORITY NATION: THE CASE OF THE AINU PEOPLE IN JAPAN Background The Ainu people represent the indigenous population of Hokkaido in Japan and in the past of the Sakhalin in Russia. Recent studies have identified the unfavourable consequences that the repudiation of the presence of the Ainu in modern Japan has had on their identity and culture (Minami 2009; Lewallen 2006). Further‚ the imbalance in the sense of belonging
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Royal Dutch/Shell and France’s TotalFinaElf‚ ExxonMobil’s partners in the Pipeline Consortium‚ had just withdrawn‚ citing environmental concerns among other things and leaving its future temporarily in doubt. This withdrawal delighted many environmental groups long opposed to the pipeline. A spokesperson for the Rainforest Action Network (RAN)‚ a grassroots environmental organization and longtime pipeline opponent‚ said in a press release: Based on its experience in Nigeria‚ Royal Dutch/Shell recognizes
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During the 1930s‚ unemployment and insecurity had pushed up the suicide rate and decreased the marriage rate. The population growth was also declining as couples had economic troubles. In the initial postwar years‚ the economy struggled; prices elevated 33% from 1946-1947 after the wartime price controls were removed. An epidemic of strikes swept over the country in 1946. In 1947‚ the Republican Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act over President Truman’s veto. It outlawed the "closed" (all-union)
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The U.S.’s and Russia’s Roles in Ukraine Crisis Introduction:Ukraine crisis is continuously hitting the headline over theses several months.It is more than a battle between Ukraine army and eastern rebels‚but a war between Russia and the U.S. and many other countries worldwide concerned.In my research paper‚I fristly introduce the current situation in Ukraine‚secondly the U.S.’s effort to boost the U.S. military presence across Europe to support NATO allies
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After the shift in power from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to President Harry S. Truman in the middle of the most intense war the United States has faced up to that point in time‚ there was still much to settle in the Second World War. The United States was still heavily involved with finishing the battle with the Japanese in the Pacific‚ and there seemed to be no clear end. However‚ after experimenting for years with the Manhattan Project‚ the military was able to develop a nuclear weapon for
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As Russian Minister of Finance 1892-1903‚ Sergei Witte undertook a programme of rapid Industrialisation in an attempt to modernise Russia. Although a programme of this nature was not unprecedented‚ it had already occurred in Japan and Germany‚ it was still highly ambitious. He hoped to raise Russia to the standard of her enemies‚ fearing that if she did not modernise quickly‚ her army would be obsolete and she may cease to be a sovereign power . Witte’s reforms were‚ overall‚ quite simple but at
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Anton Chekhov‚ author who related his work of emphasized the depths of human nature‚ the hidden significance of everyday events and the fine line between comedy and tragedy‚ he was born on January 29‚ 1860‚ in Taganrog‚ Russia (“Anton Chekhov”). According to Contemporary Authors Online‚ At the age of eight he was sent to the local grammar school‚ where he proved an average pupil. Rather reserved and undemonstrative‚ he nevertheless gained a reputation for satirical comments‚ for pranks‚ and for making
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Brief description of indigenous people There is no universal definition of indigenous people‚ but generally indigenous people are those that have historically belonged to a particular region or country‚ before its colonization or transformation into a nation state. They often have distinct cultural‚ linguistic‚ traditional‚ and other characteristics to those of the dominant culture of that region or state. There are approximately 370 million indigenous people among 70 countries‚ worldwide. It is
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Attendance for Owners H&M Underwriters towage warranty survey and local MSA towage survey for the voyage from Shanghai to Kholmsk. | INDEX S.No | Item | 1 | Introduction | 2 | General Layout | 3 | Towing Equipment | 4 | Stinger | 5 | Brief overview of pipe laying operations | 6 | Sea securing | 7 | AHT Posh Constant | Introduction: Attended on board the PLB Fortuna at ZPMC shipyard dock ‘0’‚ from June 04 to June 19 for the purpose of assisting the Owners H&M Underwriters
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Final Project Overview: Analyze a Sociological Issue Modernization and Indigenous Cultures‚ How do indigous people live today Jean Kidrick Axia college Sociology 120 June 13‚ 2010 Indigenous people who are occasionally called forest or mountain people and Modernization do not normally blend. Without a doubt‚ whether it is called modernization‚ globalization‚ or Industrialization the remaining result will be the same‚ cultural destruction. Modernization is the alteration of a precise
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