! ! ! What is civilisation? ! How our modern society sees it Civilisation; a manmade concept developed over time. To begin with‚ uncivilised doesn’t mean being savage or uncultured. In many cases uncivilised people have less problems than us civilised (e.g. war). Many factors define civilisation as we will find out later. First let’s take a look at the beginning of civilisation as we know it today. Civilisation required certain geographical conditions to form‚ such as the right temperature
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What is a cloudburst? A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100 mm (4.94 inches) per hour. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms. The air currents rushing upwards in a rainstorm hold up a large amount of water. If these currents suddenly cease‚ the
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What is Feminism? Feminism is establishing and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal rights and opportunities as men. There are three main types of feminism: Radical Feminism‚ Liberal Feminism and Socialist Feminism. Radical feminism promotes the basis for many of the ideas of feminism. Radical feminists believe that society must be changed at its core in order to dissolve patriarchy. Radical feminists emphasize their difference
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Bibliography This is the academic study of books as physical‚ cultural objects in the sense‚ it is also known as bibliogy. A bibliography is a list of writings relating to a subject. It is the systematic study and description of books. It can refer to the listing of books according to some system (called descriptive or enumerative‚ bibliography)‚ to the study tangible objects. The purpose of bibliography is to organize information may take the form of information about a particular nation or period
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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Communications II So Konyo What is konyo? Well‚ the word actually differs in meaning depending on the location. Based on the Spaniards‚ the term refers to the female reproductive part or the vagina. The Mexicans defined it as the action of hitting someone in the head or as to a punch. Other Latin American regions used the term for cursing or calling someone with bad reputation. And as for the Filipinos‚ the term defines a variety of things that include way of living‚ the way of speaking‚ mannerism
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the essence of strategy is choosing a unique and valuable position rooted in systems of activities that are much more difficult to match. In answering the question ‘what is strategy?’‚ some theorists focus more on the role of strategy in allowing a firm to ‘position’ itself in an industry‚ hence to make choices regarding ‘what game to play’. Others focus more on the role of strategy in determining how well a given game is played. Strategy is about both: choosing new games to play and playing existing
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contain a bibliography in MLA or APA format. When you have finished your speech‚ you will also attach your very brief speaking notes. 2. Research may be obtained from more informal sources for example‚ family interviews‚ (only one interview per bibliography) personal experience‚ and the internet. Two sources are required. 3. Visual Aid Required. 4. Your speech will be 5-7 minutes. Have fun‚ explore‚ and learn new information about your cultureJ. 5. Although this assignment is designed
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MODULE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Created by the Institute for Development Management‚ Botswana for the NGO Institute‚ STF. (Some materials in this module have been extracted from “A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge‚ 3rd. edition‚ 2004) What is a project? “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.” The Three P’s [pic] Working definition of project management Project management is the application of knowledge‚ skills‚ tools‚ and techniques
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distinct part of what we recognise as their design stamp in history. Below are some examples of how the different design techniques were used by the different regions. Trabeation is an architectural design term which means the use of lintels and columns. The most commonly recognised use of trabeation design in
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