Fight against untouchability As he was educated by the Baroda State‚ he was bound to serve the State. He was appointed as Military Secretary to the Gaikwar of Baroda‚ which he had to quit within short time‚ this fiasco was described by Ambedkar in his autobiography "Waiting for a Visa" he states that "This scene of a dozen Parsis armed with sticks line before me in a menacing mood‚ and myself standing before them with a terrified look imploring for mercy‚ is a scene which so long a period as eighteen
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Although people may say self-driving cars are the future‚ it’s disagreeable. It’s possible to have them on the road and such. However‚ complications arise if placed on the roads. That means any incidents could happen anywhere at anytime. It could be a win-win solution or a lose-win situation for everyone‚ or in this case‚ the self-driving cars and the pedestrians. After hearing both sides of the topic‚ I think self-driving cars shouldn’t be allowed on the road. Some people would say that it’s sophisticated
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Assessing the quality of democracy in Kenya Introduction Once upon a time‚ there were Western countries and their African colonies. Colonization began at the end of XIX century‚ and apparently lasted until around 1960. In those years‚ thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill’s signing of the Atlantic Charter (1941)‚ that assured the right to self-determination‚ one country at a time began to revolt against their colonizers‚ and declare independence. As a matter of principle‚ these revolutions
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just announced that we could go out to the backyard to do yard work‚ which we called “Rough and Tough Stuff‚” which always made me enigmatic because it struck me as enticing. I caught a whiff of Rosemary and a hint of Lavender. Papa’s chocolate labrador retriever‚ Buju‚ greeted me with a “Woof!”‚ and a nose as wet as a melon ball. Papa started sauntering back toward the door‚ slow as a snail‚ when I asked‚ “Where you going?” (I was about five years old at the time‚ so I did not have much knowledge
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David Berkowitz: the Son of Sam or the .44 caliber Killer On the summer night of July 29‚ 1976 shots rang out in a New York City neighborhood. This marked the beginning of the .44 caliber or the Son of Sam murders. His reign of terror would grip this city and its surrounding areas for over a year. Sadly the Son of Sam whom was eventually identified as David Berkowitz a severely disturbed young man that fell under the several theories of crime causation. In his early life he felt awkward and
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During the 1980s many people were ignorant to the fact that gender inequality still existed in an advanced nation such as Canada. Due to the technological advancements‚ and the betterment of various social services (i.e. healthcare‚ welfare‚ child care‚ etc.); the natural assumption was that women discrimination too had decreased and didn’t pose a serious enough threat in the society. However‚ the anti-feminist rage at L’école Polytechnique on December 6th‚ 1989 shattered this perception and opened
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Iraq.” Thomas E. Ricks 2. In the book “The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.” Mr. Ricks‚ who covered the military for The Washington Post from 2000 to 2008‚ takes up the story where he left off in his book “Fiasco.” This volume recounts how Iraq came close to unraveling in 2006‚ how the Bush administration finally conceded it was off course‚ and how a new set of commanders headed by Gen. David H. Petraeus and Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno began putting a radically
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In October of 2001 the Enron scandal was revealed‚ which led to their bankruptcy. It was the biggest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time. In the movie Jeff Skilling suggest that money is the only thing that motivates people‚ and I agree with him. Money might not directly motivate everybody but it plays a part in everybody’s motivation. Money is the reason people stay in school longer than required‚ the reason people work‚ and the reason why people get out of bed in the morning
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Throughout history‚ disasters have always happened. There have been natural catastrophes and man-made fiascos‚ among others. The Great Depression was a financial woe that affected everyone; rich to poor. Many events contributed to this debacle. There was a false sense of prosperity‚ a global crisis‚ and investors spending wildly. Eventually‚ all of this led up to the stock market crash of 1929. Banks failed‚ and people stopped spending in the fear that they would lose all of their money. Since no
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The Philippine Fiesta A fiesta (Spanish word for party or festivity‚ turned pista in the dialect)‚ after all‚ represents not only the largely Catholic population of the country but is an acknowledged national traditional occasion. It is a moment when communities come together in gratitude for another passing year. Mention the word fiesta to a Filipino and it would likely elicit a smile from him‚ the word‚ at once‚ conjuring images of banderitas (flaglets)‚ carrozas(processional carts)‚ marching
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