Whether women should be allowed to serve in the military has triggered spirited debate. Some assert that the status quo should be changed and women should be entitled to join the armed forces. Personally‚ I fundamentally agree with their assertion-for three reasons. History has shown that women are fully capable of performing well in the military. Historically‚ there were a host of valiant women soldiers whose achievements really put their male counterparts to shame. One need only look at the
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Ernest Gellner’s thesis in his book Nations and Nationalism is that economic change requires cultural homogeneity‚ and that the demand for cultural homogeneity‚ and the state apparatus to provide it‚ is what drives nationalism. Ernest Gellner was a philosopher and a social anthropologist. He was once referred to as a “one-man crusade for critical rationalism”. He produced many works that have prompted deep thought. His first book Words and Things‚ A Critical Account of Linguistic Philosophy
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Modernization Theory According to Macionis (2010)‚ the definition of modernization theory “is a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations”. Modernization theory is a description‚ explanation‚ and account of the way of traditional and under established or underdeveloped societies‚ compared to more modern societies. Modernization is one of the most important perspectives in development and
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MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BY GAILE NOREEN A. BOYSILLO A topic review submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Technology Ms. Analyn B. Mejares July 16‚ 2014 Challenges and Opportunities of Industrial Development ENVI40- Introduction to Industrial Processes and Waste Minimization Abstract/ Executive Summary The purpose of
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Nowadays‚ it is almost taken for granted that the industrial revolutions are the result of changing technology and the proper application of that in the industrial production. However‚ from my point of view‚ these two factors did play a vital role in stimulating industrial revolutions‚ but they were not the only catalyzer propelling monumental development in industry. Influentially‚ the improvements in organizations of politics‚ social patterns‚ commerce‚ finance‚ and transportation also accounted
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1. Progress‚ Growth and Development (of the material kind) are / were primarily western concepts which were forced upon rest of the world. Today the entire world is collectively involved in destruction of environment but the biggest role in this process of destruction was played by Western Civilization. The West was the first to start Industrial Revolution and travel on the destructive path of Industrialization and Consumerism.......It then forced western lifestyle on its colonies in Asia‚
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1. Positive influences (skills and technology) During the times where there was no technology‚ there was no civilization. Material development is one of the definitions of civilization. Without technology‚ new material‚ building and etc cannot be constructed or produced. This leads to no civilization being born. Example: During the stone age‚ there were no clothes for human beings to wear. They only moved around being nude. But once the technology of making clothes and dresses were found‚ people
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Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) Course Code: BSHF-101 Assignment Code: BSHF-101/AST/TMA/2013 Total Marks: 100 A. Descriptive Category Questions (DCQ) answer any two in 500 words each: 1. Analyze the evolution of man as a tool making animal. 20 Solution: As said above answer only 2 below are the solved answer ======================================================================= 2. Does the post – Industrial society differ from the Industrial society
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The topic tradition and modernization is very important topic in the fast changing modern world where every person faces contradiction between his traditional culture and modernization. Modern thoughts‚ life style‚ working culture‚ clothing etc. all integrated part of modernization. Though there are some conflict in the traditional way and modernized way of doing things‚ but these two means different leads to the same results. let us understand what is tradition First and modernization? As mentioned
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Introduction:-Roaring Dragon Hotel‚ a state owned enterprise‚ was one of the reputed 3 start hotels in China. Hotel International was given the responsibility to run the hotel. Background:-Due the Management practices Roaring Dragon hotel is not living up to its vibrant history and reputation as a premium hotel in south-west China. In order to help realize its potential and to do the much needed modernization‚ Hotel International was given the responsibility to run the Hotel. Problem:-Though
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