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    1.The Role of entrepreneurship in economic development of a country An entrepreneur can be regarded as a person‚ who has the initiative skill and motivation to set up a business or enterprise of his own and who always looks for high achievements. He is the catalyst for social change and works for the common good. They look for opportunities‚ identify them and seize them mainly for economic gains. An action oriented entrepreneur is a highly calculative individual who is always willing to undertake

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    Evaluation of America’s Cultural Influence on the World. Jacqueline Gargiulo LIM College Abstract Culturally and politically‚ America has a strong impact on the world. The works of Matthew Parris and Raja Shehadeh portray offensive behavior by the United States which has impacted younger generations of Palestine and European Countries. Where Shehadeh’s work‚ What We Think of America (2)‚ indicates both an admiration and anger towards the United states‚ Parris’s work

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    The role of English in the Modern world In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ it was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. What gives us the English language? 1.CAREER With English‚ you can always communicate with business partners to participate in international conferences‚ read international newspapers and magazines about the business. The other importance of the language is that it creat a greater opportunity

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    Cultural relativism is a process involving the examining and understanding of a culture‚ /different from your own‚ without discrediting their beliefs. Understanding differing cultural beliefs can be acquired by considering functions of practices‚ behaviors‚ symbols‚ traditions‚ and morals within a society. The initial concept of cultural relativism was created to turn people away from ethnocentrism‚ which is the belief that your cultures beliefs are authentic and all other cultures beliefs are

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    "Within the child lies the fate of the future. Whoever wishes to confer some benefit on society must preserve him from deviation and observe his natural ways acting. A child is mysterious and powerful and contains within himself the secret of human nature." Explain the above quote with reference to the Montessori philosophy. The term ’Montessori Philosophy’ originated from the name of Dr. Maria Montessori‚ one of the most influential pioneers in early childhood education. She advised an education

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    The Role of Literature in Cultural and Society Development Jibran Khalil Jibran once said‚ “All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.” It is in everyone‚ it’s locked away‚ hidden and for the gifted‚ it comes out to give us the very languages we are using today. Literature‚ like music and film and theatre‚ is an art. As a matter of fact the purest form of art. Life‚ for many if not all‚ in scales that vary is pretty much the same journey measured by experiences‚ fortune

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    “The Concentration City” is a short story by J.G. Ballard that is dystopic in nature. The short story revolves around a young physics student’s dream which is the gear for the story. The main character‚ Franz Mattheson‚ dreams that he is floating in the air with his hands by his side implying that he wishes to construct an aircraft. Social control can come in many forms; however‚ the social control demonstrated in this shorty story is social norms. The existence of social norms impacts Franz’s desire

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    At‚ the time of World War 2 the best leader was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was not only a very powerful man‚ but also acquired a massive following of people. His influence with the people of Germany helped him succeed in millions of brutal killings and almost led to the takeover of the world itself. There are many reasons why Adolf Hitler was the most powerful leader of world war 2. To start off‚ Hitler wrote a famous book called Mein Kampf or “My struggle.” The book includes many of Hitler’s youth days

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    BACKGROUND OF LANGKAWI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LADA) Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) was established by the federal government to plan‚ promote and implement development on the island of Langkawi. LADA was officially established on March 15‚ 1990 under the Langkawi Development Authority Act 1990 (Act 423) and placed under the authority of the Ministry of Finance. 80% of the population involved in tourism activities. Less than 30% of the Island is developed. Hotels‚ motels‚ chalets‚

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    Authority/Power/Politics Authority What is Authority The word authority derives from the Latin word auctoritas meaning invention‚ advice‚ opinion‚ influence or commands which originate from an auctor‚ indicating that authority originates from a master‚ leader or author. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). Usually authority has components of both compulsion and persuasion

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