Indian Economy and the curse of Gold The Indian economy grew at around 5% for the fiscal year ending March 31‚ 2013‚ down from 6.2% the previous year. With economic growth slowing for nearly three years now and the economy expected to grow at around 4.8% this year‚ the slump is attributed to several persistent structural issues – prominent amongst which a widening Current Account Deficit (CAD). To quote the RBI governor‚ "The biggest risk to the economy stems from the CAD." CAD represents
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Thesis Topic I decided to write my Senior Thesis on Human Suffering within certain aspects of Greek Mythology. I have always been fascinated by Greek Mythology and what it entails. Greek Mythology is also a huge reason why I chose to be a Humanities major at the University of Toledo. I find the stories fascinating and the concepts thrilling. My paper will focus on two sons of Zeus (Heracles and Perseus‚ the Titan Prometheus‚ Hera’s revenge on Zeus’ lovers‚ and the mortal Oedipus who was forced
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Chapter 1 Anthropology: The study of humanity. 4 Types of Anthropology Biological Anthropology: study of humans as biological organisms‚ including evolution. Archaeology: The study of past human cultures through their material remains. Linguistic Anthropology: the study of human communication. Cultural Anthropology: the study of living people and their cultures. Holism: the perspective in anthropology that cultures are complex systems that cannot be fully understood without paying
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Carl Sagan asked‚ based on his cosmic calendar‚ “Where would you place your own life on this timeline? Where would you place the life of one of your grandparents? What is the major disadvantage of a time line drawn to this scale? What is its advantage?” To answer his questions about where your life or the life of your loved ones would fall‚ signifies a miniscule amount of time relative to the time line of human history. You simply couldn’t place the life of any single human on this cosmic calendar
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Deviance: A necessary curse in society Deviance in the larger sense refers to the diverging from usual or acceptable standards‚ especially in social or sexual behaviour‚ as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary. But for our purpose of study we shall define deviance as any action by an individual (deviant) which is considered unacceptable in society. Kai Erikson’s “On the Sociology of Deviance” throws light upon the deviation seen in human society and how deviant behaviour might be necessary to
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1 Mobile phones: Blessing or Curse A person is in an unhealthy phase of obsessive and constant cell phone use. This may be caused by the newness of the device or by an emotional problem that makes them use the cell phone to isolate from others who surround them. Or‚ it might be that the increasing use of the cell phone by everyone else causes the person to get one of their own."[1] More often than not; people use cellphones to pull themselves away from a crowd or ring themselves to get out of
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is Killing Humanity Today‚ our world is a lot quieter than it used to be. As a student and as a passenger of public transport‚ I now barely see people smiling‚ talking or making eye contact at schools and in public places. Finally‚ I realize why people rarely communicate with others now‚ and this kind of big issue is caused by a tiny thing that we all carry in our pockets every single day: smartphone. In conclusion‚ the excessive use of mobile Internet devices is killing humanity by destroying
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Freedom in Libya: Blessing or a Curse? Since the Libyan revolution to overthrow Muammar al-Gaddafi ended in August of 2011‚ the drive for a safer and more democratic state has been met with both optimism and disappointment. The continued ineffectiveness of the General National Congress (GNC) to fill the security vacuum left after Gaddafi’s fall and its inability to secure its porous borders (Wehrey 2013) has help fuel resentment towards it (BBC 2013). Yet‚ it is this lack of effectiveness that
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Hanan Allen Mr. Savastano IB English World Lit 01 March 2011 The Power of Women in Humanity Isabelle Allende and Laura Esquivel use magical realism and the art of Mexican cuisine to structure and develop the core of their literary works in The House of Spirits and Like Water for Chocolate. Elevated passion within each individual lead Tita and Clara to possess control over their own fate/destiny. This terminology promotes and exposes the general idea of gender role throughout the larger society
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The Curse of The Opal Stone The superstition that Opal stones are evil originates from the novel ‘Anne of Geierstein’ written by Sir Walter Scott. In the novel Lady Hermione was falsely accused of being a demon‚ after holy water falls onto her opal jewelry and it changes its colour. This book effected the general public’s view of the Opal stone so much so that the Opal market completely went to shreds and Opal prices dropped by 50%. If this seems completely ludicrous‚ Google it. As time progressed
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