A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. He initially worked in DRDO in 1958 and then joined ISRO in 1963. Dr. Kalam has made significant contribution to Indian satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programme of DRDO. As project Director‚ SLV-III‚ he contributed for the design‚ development and management
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Love has no gender Everybody should have the right to a legally recognized union with a partner of their choice. The debate over whether or not people in same sex relationship should be allowed to marry‚ or even enter into civil unions is no new fight. Legalizing gay marriage has brought a new trend which then providing the arguments on supporting gay marriage such as denying them is a violation of religious freedom and minority discrimination encourages people to have strong family values and constitute
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Rhino Poaching facts: A total of 158 rhino have been poached since the beginning of the year. In the Kruger National Park‚ 116 rhino had been poached‚ the department of environmental affairs said in a statement. Thirteen were poached in North West‚ 12 in KwaZulu-Natal‚ nine in Mpumalanga and eight in Limpopo. Sixty-one people had been arrested: 38 of them alleged poachers and three alleged couriers‚ the department said. In the past week‚ two poachers were arrested in the KNP. Nine people had
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ALLOCATION OF UNIFORM MARKS IN GCSE (APPLICABLE FROM JUNE 2010) What is a UMS? The Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) is used in unitised specifications as a device for reporting‚ recording and aggregating candidates’ unit test performances. Why do we need the UMS? In a unitised specification candidates may take units at different stages during the course and may retake units before certification. Each exam paper is unique‚ and so the difficulty of exams may vary slightly from year to year. Senior
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AT&T: Code of Ethics Krystal Lewis South University Online Managerial Communications BUS3041 S02 April 22‚ 2013 AT&T: Code of Ethics A little known fact that I just saw on a trivia show about a month ago dealt with AT&T. I was shocked to find out that AT&T stands for the “American Telephone and Telegraph” company which began around the end of the 19th century. With over a century of technology and personnel changes on every level‚ the company must be doing something right
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How would you look at Dr. Faustus as a play? Dramatic dialogues and eye catching scenes‚ these form a base for a drama or a play. A play is nothing but a story retold be characters by way of dialogues‚ poetic language‚ music‚ etc. The person scripting the play has to keep in mind that the audience is unaware about any fact or setting or conflict that may be going around in the mind of the protagonist. In short‚ there is no background for the audience. The responsibility now lies upon the playwright
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Dr. Jose Rizal "Connecting the Philippines and Germany" An Overview of a Symposium held in Berlin on June 14‚ 2011 (A Working Paper) Introduction 1. The working paper contains two keynote speeches: A. Rotten Beef and Stinking Fish: Rizal and the Writing of Philippine History by Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo B. Rizal and Germany: First Impressions and Lasting Influences by Bernhard Dahm 2. Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo is a very well-known and authoritative historian in the Philippines. 3. Bernhard Dahm is a professor
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Dr. Suess The beloved children’s book writer‚ Theodor Geisel Seuss‚ not only affected his generation with his fun-loving books‚ but his writings are still loved by children‚ and even parents‚ today. Theodor Geisel Seuss was born March 2‚ 1904‚ in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His parents were Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Seuss Geisel. Theodor and Dr. Seuss had a different father son relationship than many do today. His father was interested in athletics but more importantly‚ marksmanship.
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John Boynton Priestley was born on the 13th of September 1894. He was an English novelist‚ play writer‚ and broadcaster. He was born at Mannheim road‚ Manningham. He describes that area as an ‘ultra respectable’ suburb of Bradford. His mum died when he was 2 years old and his dad had re-married four years later. His dad was a headmaster. Priestly knew exactly what he wanted to be from a young age‚ a writer. He didn’t go University because he thought he would get a better feel and experience of
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when used irresponsibly because it can inhibit the brain’s functions including: disrupt memory‚ change brain physiology‚ and reduce self-awareness. Hence‚ Toni Morrison incorporates the detrimental consequences of alcoholism into her novel The Bluest Eye to show the destructive capabilities of alcoholism through the actions of her character‚ Cholly. His Aunt Jimmy raised Cholly‚ but unfortunately‚
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