Bill Mckibben‚ author and environmentalist‚ explains why being a vegetarian is beneficial for the environment in the article "The Only Way to Have a Cow." He argues that the manufacturing of corn and beef releases harmful gasses into the atmosphere. Eating less meat would decrease the amount of those gasses and improve the environment. I believe there is some truth to what McKibben is saying but his tone is slightly like that of someone who is or thinks they are superior. McKibben sounds like he
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The British Raj and the India’s Caste System The Indian caste system‚ known as Varnas‚ is a centuries old system of social stratification. It is a strict hierarchal system that determines a person’s occupation for them. It also determines what they can wear‚ who they can talk to‚ who they can marry. Those on the top of the pyramid have all the wealth‚ power‚ and prestige‚ while those on the bottom are treated no better than the trash that is thrown away. It consists of four Varna’s: Brahmins‚
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Indian Leather Industry The leather industry occupies a place of prominence in the Indian economy in view of its massive potential for employment‚ growth and exports. There has been an increasing emphasis on its planned development‚ aimed at optimum utilisation of available raw materials for maximising the returns‚ particularly from exports. The exports of leather and leather products gained momentum during the past two decades. There has been a phenomenal growth in exports from Rs.320 million
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The Cherokee Indians are members of an important tribe of North American indians whose first known center was in the southern parts of North America. Currently there are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina‚ the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma‚ and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians‚ also in Oklahoma. Location The Cherokee Indians had many Native American villages spread along the Tennessee River which runs through the Appalachian
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A Few Great Personalities of INDIA All of us have seen many presentations floating around about eminent people like Aryabhatta‚ Chankya‚ Srinivasa Ramanujam etc. While we are very proud of the great deeds our ancestors have achieved‚ we believe we should also recognise the present day greats who have contributed in this century and/or contributing today. Below is a list of few such great personalities. This list is not comprehensive‚ many more can be added. A few people might not agree
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unemployed to earn a living and maintain a dignified life and also for the economic development of the country. The present paper focuses mainly on the dual aspect of Economic Development and how entrepreneurship can improve the status of women in the Indian Society. Ms. R.GOMATHI MBA.‚ M.Phil‚ Asst.Prof‚ SURYA Engineering College‚ Erode E-mail id: mba_rg@surya.ac.in Mobile. No: 9443285285 Mr. S.KISHORE‚ I MBA SURYA Engineering College‚ Erode E-mail id: kishorenath.s@gmail.com Mobile.
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foreign country. He shared his struggle to learn the culture‚ language and way of navigating the need of daily life as bathing‚ food‚ cooking‚ water. The story of the difficulties of travel‚ colorful characters he meet and the people he helped. Three Hundred Cups of Tea and The Toughest Job is a beautiful book. Asifa Kanji tell the story of their choice to join the Peace Corps and served in Mali‚ West Africa with a big heart and humor. At an age when many
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Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type‚ climate and occupations‚ these cuisines vary significantly from each other. Indian cuisine has also shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe is often cited by historians as the primary catalyst for Europe’s Age of Discovery.[6] Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Cuisine differs across India’s diverse
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THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 ACT No. 9 OF 1872 1* [25th April‚ 1872.] Preamble.WHEREAS it is expedient to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to contracts ; It is hereby enacted as follows - PRELIMINARY 1. Short title. 1.Short title.-This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act‚1872. Extent‚ Commencements.-It extends to the whole of India 2*[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]; and it shall come into force on the first day of September‚ 1872. 3* Nothing herein contained
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Indian independence movement From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Colonial India British Indian Empire Imperial entities of India Dutch India 1605–1825 Danish India 1620–1869 French India 1769–1954 Portuguese India (1505–1961) Casa da Índia 1434–1833 Portuguese East India Company 1628–1633 British India (1612–1947) East India Company 1612–1757 Company rule in India 1757–1858 British Raj 1858–1947 British rule in Burma 1824–1948 Princely states 1721–1949 Partition of India 1947
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