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    Black Robe

    Black Robe was a movie depicting interaction between French colonists/settlers, specifically a French Jesuit priest (Father Laforgue) and the Algonquin tribe of Native Americans, (led by Chomina, who is the tribe elder). It takes place in “New France” which is on the American continent, somewhere near what is now Quebec, in 1634. I enjoyed the film. There were specific scenes in which the parallels between the Jesuits and the Algonquins are made plain, specifically the scene in which the head

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    Ngo Development

    territorial state versus pan-Africanism; a developmental versus a democratic state; and nationalism versus imperialism. This is the context for his consideration of NGOs as non-state actors caught up in an imperial project. His observation that civil society in general is not an autonomous ‘third sector’ but a realm of social conflict still bears repeating. The silences in NGO discourse that Shivji identifies are: 1. 2. 3. 4. An ‘activist’ mentality and an anti-theoretical, short-termist, donor-led agenda

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    Future of Science

    discoveries were routinely kept secret. Alchemists intent on converting lead into gold or finding the secret of eternal youth would often take their discoveries with them to their graves. A secretive culture of discovery was a natural consequence of a society in which there was often little personal gain in sharing discoveries. The great scientific advances in the time of Hooke and Newton motivated wealthy patrons such as the government to begin subsidizing science as a profession. Much of the motivation

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    Labour Day

    In this twentieth century when science and technology have gained unquestionable supremacy, the level of the' industrial develop¬ment of a country has become the yardstick to be applied to judge its actual development. All other progress has become meaningless; if a country is technologically backward, it is backward irrespective of any other excellence it might have acquired. It is a well-known fact that British Government never inten¬ded to develop the industries in our country during pre-independence

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    Animal Abuse

    stated by The Humane Society, it is also seen as a disturbing abuse. The rate in which animal abuse is going is only making it terrifying. The statistics of animal abuse are rising more and more with each year that comes. Although humans see it as something unfathomable, animal abuse occurs every day. Animal abuse is when physical pain, scarring, or death is brought upon an animal for no reason or showing it neglect. As shown in a group of statistics by The Humane Society shows that most abuse

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    Intrsting

    CRITICAL REVIEW OF SECTION 14 OF THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 FAMILY LAW -II Submitted by: ABHINAV SINGH 2013002 SEMESTER IV DAMODARAM SANJIVAYYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY Visakhapatnam March 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Acknowledgment………………………………………………….Page No. 3 2) Table of Cases…………………………………………………….Page No. 4 3) List of Abbreviation………………………………………………Page No. 5 4) Abstract…………………………………………………...............Page No. 6 5) Introduction……………………………………………………

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    Brand China and Chinese Culture

    China has more than 4000 year’s history, and this long history has made China a unique culture that deeply impacts on China today. According to Brand China and “Harmonious and Integrated Culture” and the Building and Communication of China’s National Image, the authors both claim that Chinese traditional culture has shaped China’s national image. On the other hand, based on Neo-Confucianism and Chinese Business Culture, Chinese traditional culture also has impacted on Chinese business culture. Generally

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    Accounting

    Accounting for Ngo's in Bangladesh 1. INTRODUCTION                   As globalization and international trade impact societies, non-government organizations have become increasingly influential in world affairs. Now, there are about twelve thousand NGOs in all over the world operating in most countries. These organizations are not directly affiliated with any national government, but often have a significant Impact on the social, economy and political activity of the country or region involved

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    Ngo in Africa

    Development Bank (1990, 1991) and World Bank (1991) all argued that NGOs have a particular ability to work effectively with the poorest communities. The early 1990s saw a distinct change in emphasis, with greater weight being placed on the term civil society than on non-governmental organisation. Although this change cannot be attributed to any single factor, a number of emerging concerns may offer some insights. The work of authors such as Putnam (1993) showed the importance of non-governmental and non-private

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    Working with Leading People

    Background History of Local Non-Governmental Organizations in Myanmar Education Sector A non-governmental organization is an organization that is neither a part of government nor a conventional for profit business. NGOs, sometimes called civil societies are organized on community, national and international levels to serve specific social and political purposes, and are cooperate rather than commercial, in nature. In Myanmar the non-profits that work on behalf of others are called local NGOs to

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