In pre- Columbian America there is evidence to show that there were both Norse and African presence present before the arrival of Christopher Columbus’ maiden voyage in 1492. The presence of the Africans was first stated by Christopher Columbus himself in his voyage diaries‚ which he claimed was told to him by an Indian on his second voyage. This was later solidified by Portuguese seamen who also told of African navigation to Columbus. On the other hand the Nordic Movement into pre- Columbian America
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very communal and thus lived in small communities known as the balangay. Each balangay was headed by a leader called the datu or raj. The Datu or the Raj was usually a brave and respected leader who is expected to protect his community from outside attack. It is also the leader’s responsibility to maintain peace and order within the community. Thus‚ the Datu or the Raj resolves whenever conflicts arise between and among his constituents. This system is the earliest known form of government which
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novel deals with the passionate and ultimately doomed love of Catherine Earnshaw and the gypsy orphan Heathcliff and how their masochistic love destroyed themselves and the lives of the people they touched. On the other hand‚ there is the Twilight saga by contemporary young adult author‚ Stephanie Meyer. She brought forth a new kind of vampire who is not destroyed by sunlight but instead is transformed into a mesmerizing diamond studded Adonis. The love of Edward and Bella is all consuming and‚ in
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Businesses strategically place their brands and products in movies or in TV series to subtly get consumers to notice their brands‚ this is called brand placement. Two products which I have noticed in movies are Apple iMacs in the Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) and Manolo Blahnik shoes in the Sex and the City Movie (2008). These were both big blockbuster hits which many people viewed and obsessed over. They both star very famous celebrities who play desirable characters. In the movies
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Whether it is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter or the vampire-filled Forks‚ Washington they both are home to a teenage obsession. The magical powers and leading trio are found in both movies. The Harry Potter movie series and the Twilight Saga have many similarities and differences. First‚ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is led by the three main characters Harry‚ Ron‚ and Hermione. These three main characters all have magical powers and have to keep their powers a secret from the “muggels”
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Building a stable IT infrastructure for the Indian films business Yash Raj Films gains archival capabilities to cater to a growing film catalogue Customer profile Company Industry Country Employees Website Yash Raj Films Pvt.Ltd. Arts‚ Entertainment & Media Mumbai‚ India 250 www.yashrajfilms.com Business need Yash Raj Films needed a single‚ scalable solution to store their catalogue film footage in a digital format that would guarantee availability of content and specific footage when
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PART 1.1 Major Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their factual aspects Similarly‚ as George R. R. Martin also other authors of fantasy sagas drew inspiration from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis‚ whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia. 1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic sources
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have breached their duties as directors. There are 5 issues in this case: 1.Costa‚ De-Caffeine’s CFO reported wrong financial status and other directors‚ Elliot‚ Chloe and Raj‚ didn’t read financial report carefully. 2. The board decided to pursue an aggressive marketing campaign in an attempt to boost sales. 3. Elliot‚ Chloe and Raj‚ who also sit on the board of coco Delights‚ in an effort to bail out De-Caffeine‚ approved the sale of Coco’s prime office property (worth $5.5 million) to Caffeine Delights
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India under the British Raj saw a lot of changes in its culture. For example‚ Satii‚ the practice of a woman to burn herself with her husband‚ after her husband’s death‚ was ultimately abolished‚ because it was “horrific”. Furthermore‚ practices such as infanticide was abolished‚ and Sanskrit texts were translated by English linguists. We can see that the British changed a lot of stuff in India‚ however‚ they did not change the core of indian culture‚ the caste system. Instead they supported it and
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own freedom. When Britain imperialized India‚ India was known as British Raj. Soon the Indian’s started to rebel and the British devised a plan to keep British Raj together. The British encouraged the idealist and political split between the Hindu and the Muslim to keep India divided to them could not rebel against Britain’s ruling. In conclusion the Indian rebellion strengthened Britain’s control over India. However‚ the Raj did have their advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages would have
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