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Are you looking for a job abroad? Have you wanted to move overseas for a long time? Even if you’re tempted to explore the grass on the other side of the fence, think twice before seeking work opportunities abroad. India registered a rapid growth of 9. 7 per cent last year and has bounced back…

In the depths of the ocean, imagine being surrounded by darkness and enduring immense pressure. Despite the frigid temperatures, life manages to thrive in this apparently inhospitable environment. An astonishing finding was made eight years ago – a hydrothermal vent that acts as an essential lifeline. Hydrothermal vents are formed at depths of three to…

Introduction A Venturi meter is a device for determining the flow-rate of a fluid down a pipe. One measures the pressure difference between the venturi inlet and neck, and from this the flow-rate can be determined. The apparatus used on this experiment also has a number of straight tube manometers at equally spaced intervals. These…

While there are merits to both modernization and dependency theory, which one in your opinion aptly explains Pakistan’s current socio economic woes? A country plagued by a myriad of critical issues, Pakistan’s deepening woes have dented its image in the social and economic strata. While theorists have provided several ideologies concerning its current dilemma, this…

            Each year, countries around the world experience natural calamities such as flooding, fires, typhoons, earthquakes and many others. For a country like the United States of America, it seems that it can recover immediately from any destructive events. But when Hurricane Katrina hit the American territory, the whole country was taken by surprise. Damages…

Ladonya Gatling World Civilizations II Mr. Mitchell 10:00-10:50 (MWF) Colonialism in Africa “Neither imperialism nor colonialism is a simple act of accumulation nor acquisition… Out of imperialism, notions about culture were classified, reinforced, criticized or rejected” (BBC World Service). The nineteenth century saw massive changes in Africa. Some were driven by famine and disease (BBC…

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. This loss caused many people to move out west in search of jobs and greater economic stability. In The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family moved out west to California from Oklahoma. This is the most obvious comparison between The Grapes of Wrath and the Great…

Apartheid The word apartheid means “separateness”, which was the policy of legal separation followed in South Africa. The apartheid laws classified people according to three major racial groupswhite; Bantu, or black Africans; and Colored, or people of mixed descent. The laws determined where members of each group could live, what jobs they could hold, and…

History: More Than 85 Years of Philippine Partnership Caltex gained its foothold in the Philippines in 1917 when Texas Company (as Texaco was then known) began marketing the products in the Philippines through a local distributor, Wise and Co. Four years later, Texaco (Philippines) was formally established and opened its office in Binondo, Manila. Eleven…

“Life of the Americans in the Early 1800’s” Throughout the 1800’s, America’s frontier moved steadily westward. Yet in the 1840’s, immigrants to the West saw most of the region as an obstacle, not a destination. They feared the area’s vast deserts, rugged mountain ranges, and many Indian tribes. Immigrant farmers initially skipped over most of…