writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. His works have been translated into 22 languages‚ including Korean‚ Indonesian‚ Russian‚ Latvian‚ Ukrainian and Dutch. His works are very notable because of his feeling regarding colonialism in the country. Injustice was not an alien thing to him. The usual setting of his works is almost similar to his birthplace Rosales‚ Pangasinan and the plot is according
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friends in the USSR and took over in 1928. In the same year he had Leon Trotsky imprisoned and later assas- sinated in 1940. Many problems began to spark up in the USSR. In 1921 industrial output was only 1/5th the size that was in 1913. The Ukrainian famine was created by the government to crush and kill the nationalist (5million people died). They were also 50-100 years behind industrialized coun- tries‚ so Stalin came up with the 5 year plan. The 5 year plan was a plan to industrialize Russia
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Mihai Eminescu (January 15‚ 1850 – June 15‚ 1889)‚ was a late Romantic poet‚ the best-known and most influential Romanian poet. Famous poems include "Luceafărul" ("Evening Star")‚ "Odă în metru antic" ("Ode in ancient meter")‚ and the five "Scrisori" ("Epistles/Satires"). Eminescu has been active in the "Junimea" literary society‚ and served as editor of "Timpul"‚ the official newspaper of the Conservative Party. Works Nicolae Iorga‚ the Romanian historian‚ considers Eminescu the godfather of
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CASE STUDY: SHAKEDOWN Statement of the Problem: What should Zhuk do to keep his business and to avoid extortion from government officials? Objectives: To provide solutions on how companies in Ukraine can fight corruption and face threats of extortion. To apply business ethics and corporate social responsibility Alternative Courses of Action: a) Pay – Extortion Zhuk can pay off the Ukraine Tax Authority officials. After all‚ he would not be breaking the law if he did so. He will be a victim
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large percentage of Kazakhstan is not Kazakh. According to the 2009 census there are two dominant ethnical groups in Kazakhstan‚ they are ethnic Kazakhs (63.1%) and ethnic Russians (23.7%) with a wide array of other groups represented‚ including Ukrainians‚ Uzbeks‚ Germans‚ Chechens‚ Koreans‚ and Uyghurs - that is‚ virtually any group that has ever come under the Russian sphere of influence. Many of the non-Kazakh people of Kazakhstan have met attempts by the Kazakh government to make Kazakh the central
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expected to rise to 60% by 2030. The level of dependence is 1 considerably higher for a number of European states which rely on Russian imports for virtually their entire gas needs.1 The situation did become a public concern during the Russo-Ukrainian “gas war” of January 2009‚ which left parts of South-East Europe in the cold for two weeks in the middle of the winter. Gazprom‚ the monopolist exporter owned 51% by the Russian state‚ which produces around 19.4% of the world’s total output of natural
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family kept the kidnapping a secret‚ causing some members of the public to assume that the death sentence had been carried out. This whole ordeal has led to global controversy. The unbelievable acts of Amina’s family and nation have sparked the Ukrainian group Femen to take a stand. On April fourth Femen‚ led by Shevchenko‚ staged a topless protest called “topless jihad”. The protest spanned across Europe‚ and drew the attention of both civilians and police. While many of the feminists in this group
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What is Military Geography? Long before the history of military being recorded‚ conflicts among humans existed. There will always be different kind of views‚ ideology‚ perspectives‚ needs and greed in every part of the world. The most crucial moment is‚ when greed overcomes mind. Authority‚ territory and fame are the common pursued purposes. From those days onwards‚ military was founded under circumstances that to expand and to conquer others‚ to defend and to offend; it has indeed became a very
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Personal Statement My mother is half-Russian and half Ukrainian and my father is Congolese. I was born in the Ukraine‚ travelled around the world to the Congo‚ and then went back to Ukraine to start my education there. As a young girl‚ I never knew whether I should identify myself as black or white – and the answer is still not simple. I identify myself as a mixed girl and practice both of my parents’ cultures‚ yet it is also not that easy and even know I do not know yet who I am. While living in
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Вступ (або візьми перший абзац тексту) Cash was originally a physical substance like gold and silver. Today‚ although much of the money used by individuals in their everyday transactions is still in the form of notes and coins‚ its quantity is small in comparison with the intangible money that exists only as entries in bank records. Perhaps coins and banknotes will become as obsolete as shells. But not today. Основна частина Cash Versus Electronic Payments: A Foot in Both Camps By: William
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