Iraqi women and girls face extraordinarily high levels of cultural and institutional violence and discrimination. Women who are perceived to have dishonored their families – for allegedly or actually committing adultery‚ refusing an arranged marriage‚ or asking for a divorce‚ among other reasons – may be threatened with honor killing. Iraq’s legal system institutionalizes gender-based violence and discrimination through criminal laws that condone male violence while punishing women who transgress
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PASTORAL COMMUNITIES Gujars The Gujar are an ethnic group in India‚ Pakistan and Afghanistan. Today‚ the Gujars are classified under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in some states in India. However‚ in Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ they are designated as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government’s reservation program of discrimination. Hindu Gujars today are assimilated into several varnas. The origin of the Gujars is uncertain. Many Gujars claim descent from Suryavanshi Kshatriyas (Sun
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haemoglobin which carried oxygen to the respiring cells in the body. They also have a biconcave shape to maximize haemoglobin storage and for flexibility through narrow blood vessels. Once the red blood cell returns to the heart‚ it enters through the vana cava (vein) returning the deoxygenated blood from the upper part and the lower parts of the body to the heart. This large veins lead into the right atrium where the pumping heart forces the red blood cells through the tricuspid valve into the right
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The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing in Education‚ Practice and Leadership NRS-430V Professional Dynamics September 12 2012 This paper focuses on expanding the impact of Institute of Medicine report on future of nursing‚ leading change‚ advancing health and illustrates its impact on nursing education‚ practice and leadership. Focus of this report highlights re structuring of the health care system to provide better service to patients
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Shikha in Bengal- National Education‚ In H.B. Chowdhury1989. Dr. B.M Barua Birth Centenary Commemoration Volume (pp. 44-50). Calcutta‚ India Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha (Bengal Buddhist Association) Barua‚ A Vana Bhanter deshana in Bengali Speeches of the Forest Monk Rangamati‚ 1997 Bangladesh: Vana Bhanater Deshana Parishad. Colonialism‚ Education and Rural Buddhist Communities in Bangladesh by Bijoy Barua University of Toronto‚ Canada
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Sharowa Yana Title: The little story of Silmarillion. Topic: The Silmarillion as an excellent example of literary art‚ amazing interweaving of myth and reality. Specific purpose: To inform my audience about unic history‚ that unfolds in the Tolkien’s book. Thesis statement: Today I want to share my knowledge and feelings about “The Silmarillion”. Introduction Attention material: Tolkien worked on Silmarillion‚ changed it
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Forts in ancient India Three major methods were used for the construction of ancient Indian forts. The first consisted of earthen ramparts. Often they were constructed of the sand which was dug out of the ditch surrounding the fort. The second of rubble with earth on the outside which was more sturdy. The third type of construction was with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities
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ESSAY DRAFT COPY BUSN 100 Ellie Macnamara S00148648 Brazil: A New Contender in the Global Economy? Throughout the latest research‚ newspaper or political science journal articles Brazil has been termed “an upcoming global power” or “international player”. This being seen specifically in Brazils global economic position. Brazil is the largest national economy in Latin America‚ the worlds seventh largest economy at market exchange rates and the seventh largest purchasing power parity‚ according
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An efficient transport system is a pre-requisite for sustained economic development of a country. Road transport is the most widely prevalent and used system of transportation. With the fast development of the country‚ the construction of Highways has increased manifold in the country. A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities‚ large towns‚ and other urban areas that‚ through population growth and physical expansion‚ have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed
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Karen Men Mrs. Vana English 001A July 18‚ 2012 Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism Thanks to globalization‚ people are expected to be associated with a variety of races. Along with these nationalities come cultures. The cultures around the world are so unique and each and every one of them is very different yet very alike all at the same time. There is a never-ending mound of questions that can be used to compare and contrast culture to culture‚ but the fact that there are so many connections
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