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    Preface Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed‚ its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group‚ which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis‚ who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India‚ are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly

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    1 NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION What are natural resource conflicts and their consequences? „h Natural resource conflicts are disagreements and disputes over access to‚ and control and use of‚ natural resources. „h These conflicts often emerge because people have different uses for resources such as forests‚ water‚ pastures and land‚ or want to manage them in different ways. „h Disagreements also arise when these interests and needs are incompatible‚ or when the priorities

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    that there were two parties who were socially very different whose cultures met at rather sudden point. These collisions’ importance and impact in history and global economics is great. The first was the introduction of European trading posts into Africa; the second was Columbus landing in the Bahamas and unintentionally discovering the New World. These two events are alike in they both let to dramatic changes in the course of history and both were much more beneficiary for the Europeans. The Portuguese

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    A Vanished People One of history’s greatest ironies concerns the American treatment of Indians‚ particularly those who once inhabited the New English Colonies. While Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower depicts these Native Americans as essential to both the Pilgrims and Colonist’s survivals‚ it also fails to elaborate on how utterly meaningless the role of these people became over the course of two centuries. What was once a large‚ prosperous nation of self-sufficient individuals became a mere smudge

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    Research Journal of Recent Sciences __________________________________________________ ISSN 2277-2502 Vol. 1(3)‚ 31-40‚ March (2012) Res.J.Recent Sci. Use of Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick) seed as Natural Absorbent and an Antimicrobial agent for Ground water Treatment Mangale Sapana M.‚ Chonde Sonal G. and Raut P. D. Department of Environmental Science‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in (Received 6th February 2012‚ revised 13th February 2012‚ accepted 15th February

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    * There has been a notion that Africa does not have a history of its own before Europeans came to Africa. Hugh Trevor-Roper made an infamous statement in 1965 proclaiming‚ “Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history to teach. But at the present there is none‚ or very little‚ there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa” (Africa in World History‚ 3rd edition‚ Pp. xxi). Although this was a statement in 1965 his notions couldn’t be

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    Natural Resources Although I am late in asking for it but I request all seniors to please assess my essay outline and give me your valuable comments. I hope you would spare couple of minutes from THE busy hour :-) Topic:Pakistan is rich in natural resources but very poor in their management. Outline: 1.Introduction 2.Overview of natural resources and mismanagement 3.Current scenario in Pakistan 4.Natural resources of Pakistan • Water • Natural gas • Oil • Coal • Minerals • Precious

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    Native American beliefs are deeply rooted in their culture. They didn’t have one single religion‚ but they did have many beliefs. They believed in a mysterious force in nature and in spirits that were higher than human beings and influenced their lives. People depended on them when they searched for food or when people were ill. They believed EVERYTHING is sacred from the largest mountain to the smallest plant and animal. A lesson can be found in all things and experiences and everything has its

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    these Native Americans were met with Christopher Columbus‚ who believed that he had reached the Indies. Columbus called these people “Indians” and the misnomer stuck (Kennedy and Cohen 14). Countless explorers delved further into the continent after Columbus‚ who made one of the greatest blunders in history. Although Columbus did not actually find a faster route to the Indies‚ he did spur Europeans from the Old World to venture westward into the New World (Kennedy and Cohen 14-20). The people of both

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    despondent‚ and frantic to retrieve resources for their population. Yes‚ if I were queen of Spain I believe that colonization in the Americas was worth the cost. I believe that Native Americans were going to be exposed to European disease and die even if they weren’t enslaved by the Spanish. This misfortune allowed the Spaniards access to valuable Native American resources. These resources would allow the settlers to live successfully in the Americas. “Gather and give to us what they abound in and we greatly

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