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    Traditional Bangladesh

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    British rule took over and after that‚ India became independent in 1947. Bangladesh finally came into being after we achieved independence in the year 1971 after a 9-month long Independence war. Though much has changed throughout the years‚ we still value our roots and that makes us who we are. Proud Bengali’s! Cuisine A common saying in Bangla is “Mache- Bhate‚ Bangali!” Food adds to the culture of a country to give it‚ its own identity in the world. Bangladeshi cuisine refers to the food and

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    Fashion in the 1920's

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    Fashion in 1920’s “It is unseen‚ unforgettable‚ ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.” Clothing changed with womens changing roles in modern society‚ particularly with the idea of freedom for people worldwide. In the “Roaring Twenties”‚ fashion entered the modern era‚ impacted lives of kids‚ men‚ and women driving them to dress rebellious. Prior to WWI‚ kids still dressed more or less the way they had for a millennium‚ like young adults. “By 1920‚ clothes

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    Reflection can be defined as “a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse and evaluate and so inform learning from practice.”(Reid‚ 1993) It is an important factor when working within any health profession and midwifery is certainly no exception. Schon (1991) defines a reflective practitioner as “someone who learns by reflecting on current experience and applies that learning to future practice.” Reflection allows midwives to grow and develop professionally as well

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    Changing Perspective

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    Changing perspective Change is an ongoing process that involves the alternation of one state to another. Changing perspective ultimately changes one’s life. Changing perspective is defined as the change of how an individual sees something or someone. Culture‚ people and life experiences all affect the way our perspectives are melded. The two texts that clearly demonstrate about the idea are the novel ’looking for Alibrandi’ by Moira Robinson this concept of change is shaped in terms of the main

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    Traditional Leadership

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    CODE: LGS 113 MODULE TITLE: THE TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP SYSTEM AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE LECTURER: MR V CHAKUNDA ASSIGNMENT/QUESTION: Examine the leadership system of Ghana looking at its history‚ appointment‚ contributions to development and democracy. LECTURER’S COMMENT: …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP SYSTEM IN GHANA According

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    gives the concept of fair value and its application environment‚ and then analyzes the fair value in the new standards specifically. Finally in combination with the concrete background in China‚ we put forward some advices on the carrying out of the fair value in the accounting practice. [Key words] Fair Value; China new accounting standard Since January 1‚ 2007‚ the China new accounting standards will become mandatory for listed Chinese enterprises. The adoption of the new China accounting standards

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    The changing technology in housing in the post-war period such as the introduction of new‚ more efficient designs that focused on functionality and minimal details improved the Australian way of life. The use of these designs made housing affordable for lower-class families. The new designs also persuaded Australians to reject conservative values of previous periods and embraced the idea of building in relation to space‚ technology and engineering techniques. For example‚ Source 8.14 conveys an image

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    Due to the unpleasant past between White Australians‚ indigenous Australians and Japanese people‚ there have long been tensions between these racial groups. These were intensified by the fear and threat of invasion during World War II. In the novel‚ The Divine Wind‚ Garry Disher presents readers with a confronting account of prejudice and fear during this time. This is evident through Disher’s representation of the harsh treatment of aborigines and Japanese; furthermore‚ it is illustrated that everyone

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    TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST ABOUT NOSTALGIA? PLAN: INTRODUCTION: Yes‚ the novel “ The Reluctant Fundamentalist” revolves around the theme of Nostalgia What is nostalgia? How is it shown in the novel Body Paragraph 1: Changez Changez often shows signs of nostalgia when remembering his journey. The audience can see that toward the end Changez is spiralling into the dangers of Nostalgia. When Changez thinks about his countries past he feels jealous‚ not at America

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    Conceptualizing The Other

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    Conceptualizing the “Other”‚ Institutioinalized Discrimination‚ and Cultural Racism Masoud Kamali Department of Sociology University of Uppsala The legacy of Orientalism and creation of “the West and the rest” is deeply rooted in the Western intellectual traditions‚ educational institutions‚ and political systems‚ as well as in our seemingly “value-free” social sciences. In this note I identify category systems‚ value structures‚ and discourses – as elements of theories or paradigms – which serve

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