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    seriousness. Nicholas II came into the throne with a mutual attitude as his grandfather‚ Alexander II. He listened to ministers who recognised the necessity of economic modernisation‚ but failed to see the potential degree of political change if implemented. Albeit‚ Tsar Nicholas II’s idea of Russia’s future was one of modernisation and economic development‚ however with the combination of the political system that still retained the traditional features of autocracy‚ it looked potentially slim. The

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    Indian Cosmetic Industry

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    INDIAN COSMETIC INDUSTRY Size of the Industry | The size of Indian Cosmetics Industry globally is $ 274 billion‚ while that of the Indian cosmetic industry is $ 4.6 billion. | Market Capitalization | According to analysis and figures given by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)‚ the total Indian beauty and cosmetic market size currently stands at US$950 million and showing growth between 15-20% per annum. | Output per annum | Industry sources estimate a rapid growth rate of 20% per

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    industrialised countries like Britain‚ France and Germany to Russia to advise him on modernisation. In Russia‚ industrial growth increased on average by 8% a year between 1890 and 1899‚ which was the highest growth rate of any of the world’s major economies. This highlights the impact of Witte’s new reforms showing that they work to an incredible level and make a huge step to reaching economic stability and a big step in modernisation and industrialisation and therefore have been the most effective and important

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    To what extent has actuarial justice displaced traditional penal practice in contemporary societies? The displacement of traditional methods of penal practice within contemporary societies in favour of the more risk orientated model of actuarial justice has proved a contentious issue amongst academic and political discourse and still remains an arena of vigorous debate. The discussion surrounding the progressive area of actuarial justice may be seen to provide opposing arguments

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    Once these loans were secured by Witte the county enjoy impressive economic growth‚ a healthy pace of modernisation as well as other aspects of modernisation within Russia. As by 1900 Witte had seen his ambitious industrialisation start to work from a Russian point of view as industrial production had increased significantly from 1880 to 1900 with coal output 5x higher from 3‚290

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    Old age or ageing is the sequential or progressive change in an organism that leads to an increased risk of disability‚ disease and ultimately death. Demographic ageing is a global phenomenon. India is still poised to become home to the second largest number of older persons in the world. The socio-economic problems of the elderly are now a days aggravated by factors such as lack of social security‚ inadequate facilities of health care‚ rehabilitation etc. Living arrangements of the older people

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    Transformation 1900-1949 Note: special consideration granted for 1-week extension. Number: 14998. Question: “In political‚ culture and social terms the May fourth movement was far more important than the 1911 revolution”. Discuss. China made its modernisation through revolutions. There are two historical event scholars believes can be threat as milestone of the transformation: 1911 Xinhai revolution‚ which brings an end to the two thousand year of monarchy; May fourth movement which carried out by students

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    building air-conditioned‚ there is large energy consumption. This is not economical and environmental-friendly. This weakness allow in other architecture style to emerge such as Regionalism and new tropical architecture in the later part after the Modernisation Period. On the other hand‚ Le Corbusier’s building is set in France‚ with temperate climate. Le Corbusier did consider the environmental aspect of its context. He included brise solei‚ horizontal & vertical fins into the building to response the

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    No Longer at Ease

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    In Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at ease Obi Okonkwo is a Nigerian man who gains a scholarship from the U.P.U to study in England. Upon his return to Africa he is confronted with the corruption that exist within the Nigerian government. In this essay I will look at the conflict that exist within Obi after he accepts his first bribe. Also there will be looked at how the guilt that Obi experiences because he is caught between two worlds‚ impacts said conflict within him. Furthermore I with look at how

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    Globalisation and Facebook

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    To what extent does Martell’s concept of globalisation apply to Facebook? Facebook has undergone through multiple globalisation processes that have been particular identifiable over the recent decades. Facebook has reached over 800 million users worldwide since 2004 (Fowler 2010)‚ and since then‚ many forms of corporate investment‚ multinational advertisement companies‚ and the endorsement of international political deregulation has shaped and expanded what was first a national based phenomenon

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