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    India on the Move

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    Why did India experience relatively slow economic growth from independence until 1991? India became an independent country in 1947 and from that moment until the first years of the 1990’s‚ the government adopted the Import Substitution Industrialization model (ISI) in order to protect the economy against foreign competition. The model was based on regulations in the private and public sector‚ trade and foreign direct investment that made the economy very closed compared to other economies in the

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    profit margin‚ but an alternative theory‚ dubbed Settler-Colonial Theory‚ has more recently been expounded upon to provide a different point of view. This second take on colonialism claims that there have been imperial-style governments that have attempted to use the lands they have colonized in a different manner: for the land . In this theory‚ colonizers push the native peoples out and deem the land their own. In most

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    Dangers Of Relapse

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    The Dangers of Withdrawal and Relapse It might seem counterintuitive‚ but the weeks and months immediately after you leave a detox and rehabilitation facility or inpatient treatment program can be the most dangerous time during the recovery process. During this time period‚ you are at a higher risk of relapsing. After leaving a rehab program‚ you may still crave the drugs or alcohol that were once such an importance part of your life. In fact‚ it can take up to a year for your brain to regain normal

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    The Dangers of Pornography

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    Psychology 2800 The Dangers of Pornography Last semester in Psychology 2250 our class had the opportunity of attending a seminar that informed us about the dangers of pornography and how we need to be cautious and alert. But what is pornography? According to the free dictionary‚ pornography is the deception of sexual behavior that is meant to sexually excite its audience. If you think about it there is pornography in everything that you watch. Name one PG-13 movie that does not have a love making

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    Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Team Paper PSYCH/635 Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Motivation is important when it comes to learning. Once the child is given that push to learn something that may be of value to them‚ the motivation to learn will continue as time goes on. “Students have differing perceptions of the value‚ or perceived information‚ of learning” (Schunk‚ 2012). Some students gravitate to what my spark their interest‚ such as

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    Motivated reasoning is defined by an impervious connection to held beliefs supplemented by a fervent rejection of contradictory opinion‚ this connection being dependent on emotional instinct over nuanced and dispassionate argumentation. Logically speaking motivated reasoning can be described as following; one believes something because x‚ but -x is possible‚ therefore one’s belief in x increases because of -x. Despite valid counterarguments towards one’s opinion and the counterintuitive nature of

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    Danger Of Homelessness

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    irregular disappointment. A danger is an episode that could bring about damage. A powerlessness is a shortcoming through which mischief could happen. These two issues consolidate: Either without alternate causes no mischief‚ however a risk practicing a defenselessness implies harm. To control such a circumstance‚ we can either square or decrease the danger‚ or close the weakness (or both). Rarely would we be able to accomplish immaculate security: no reasonable dangers and no exercisable vulnerabilities

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    The Dangers of Smoking.

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    Would you risk your life for one of your addictions? Even though we know more about the dangers of smoking‚ it sill haunts society. Not only does smoking have many dangers‚ physical outcomes‚ and costs‚ but also there are also many positive steps to combat this tribal habit. Some dangers of smoking are minor outcomes such as: problems breathing‚ wrinkles‚ and bad smelling clothes‚ hair‚ skin changes to yellowish color from the toxins in cigarettes. Major outcomes from smoking are risks of catching

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    Naked Face

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    one really able to read your mind by the look on your face? In this essay‚ the Naked Face‚ Malcom Gladwell explains how some individuals are born with this gift and some are able to learn it. We center our story on howyou can read someone’s true emotions just by the looks on their faces. Malcom Gladwell uses personal experiences as well as facts to prove that these are not just lucky guesses‚ but long intricate thought processes. The Naked Face was published for The New Yorker in August 2002. It

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    Dangers Of Sweatshops

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    Dangers of Sweatshops throughout the World Imagine a world where all children can go to school for six hours instead of working in a factory for twice that amount of time. Imagine that their parents get to see them more than a few times a year because they were not shipped to distant family members due to a lack of income in the household. The parents are not forced to work in unsafe environments for hours upon end and do not face verbal and physical abuse daily. This world is a world without sweatshops

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