Summary Kino lives with his family on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan while his friend‚ Jiya‚ lives in the fishing village below. Though everyone in the area has heard of the Tsunami no one suspects that when the next one comes‚ it will wipe out Jiya’s entire family and fishing village below the mountain. Jiya soon must leave his family behind in order to keep the fisherman traditions alive. Jiya‚ now orphaned‚ struggles to overcome his sadness is adopted into Kino’s family. He and Kino
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home ports in the Pulau Gedung Hills‚ Pirates’ Cave and Pirates’ Rock on the island of Pangkor. Many ships/boats were taken over and robbed of their goods and products. The Dutch were active here in the times of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). People were especially keeping themselves busy with the tin industry‚ until the British took over. During the British rule the name has temporarily been Monkey Island. Later the island was named Pulau Aman (Peaceful Island) before it regained the name Pangkor
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ideology; one of those is Alternative Dispute Resolution. In villages‚ the local village councils or kulani‚ similar to modern panchayats‚ consisted of a board of five or more members to dispense justice to villagers. It was concerned with all matter relating to endowment‚ irrigation‚ cultivatable land‚ punishment of crime‚ etc. Village councils dealt with simple civil and criminal cases. The head of the villagers acted both as leader of the village and the mediator with the government [1]. In sultanate
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KINGDOM THE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION WAS HIGHLY ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT.THE KING WAS THE HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION.THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY WAS DIVIDED INTO MANDALAM‚ VALLANADU‚ NADU &VILLAGES (CALLED GRAMAM). THE SMALLEST UNIT OF ADMINISTRATION WAS GRAMAM (THE VILLAGE). IN THE VILLAGES THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THREE TYPES OF ASSEMBLIES - THE UR‚ THE SABHA. & THE NAGARAM. The extent and resources of the Chola Empire increased the power and prestige of monarchy. The big
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The Forest Once there was a small‚ undiscovered island deep inside the Pacific Ocean. A small community lived upon the beach coastline of the island. Family villages divided the community. No one in the community would dare enter the deep forest that covered the center of the island. It was rumored that the forest was home to vicious savages who ate anyone who was uninvited. Isaac was the younger brother of Martin. Their parents passed a few years after Isaac was born. Isaac‚ being six years younger
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the young citizens who are having nice time in the bars and clubs‚ about this tragedy. The answers were pathetic. They all speak as if they living in New York and London. One guy doesn’t even know about Vidarbh region. Funny enough‚ most of the people are locals who have born and brought up in Nagpur. Why? I don’t blame this generation alone. Because‚ they are only the end result. Then what is the root cause of this apathy? WE. We collectively failed. We are breeding a generation‚ who
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these children came from poor villages and were forced by their family members to relocate to cities to find jobs. Since low-income families are struggling to feed themselves‚ they cannot provide basic education for their children. Welfare programs‚ such as basic job training and free educational programs‚ should be expanded to these rural villages to prevent child labor in China. The audiences for this essay are families with children workers‚ social workers‚ and people who are working for welfare
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Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Year of Wonders Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-year-of-wonders/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author
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I awoke that day to the sounds of men yelling and whips cracking‚ people screaming and chains rattling. I had no idea where I was. Though I had a splitting headache‚ I could tell I was moving‚ on something like a stretcher. I opened my eyes slightly‚ and saw that I was being carried by some men who appeared to be Fulani‚ along some sort of beach. I assumed I was on the coast‚ for when I glanced toward the sea it appeared to go on until it met the horizon. After understanding where I likely was
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