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The Drain Theory and Its Impact in India
Export
Interest
Nationalism
Trade
United Kingdom
Wealth
Among all the national movements in colonial countries, the Indian national movement had the strongest foundation in comprehending the nature and character of colonial domination and economic exploitation. This exploitation began with the Company’s arrival in 1757 and was acknowledged by 1860, albeit belatedly. From 1875 to 1905, an era of intellectual unrest and burgeoning…
“Riding the Black Cockatoo” by John Danalis
Australia
The author foreshadows his ‘family secret’ with which simile? Why is this an effective comparison? The simile associated with his family secret is like a kangaroo- iconic in the wild but troublesome in the paddock. It is an effective way because the secret is troublesome outside of the family. Why did the author decide to…
Walton-on-the-naze Coursework
Beach
Sea
Water
For my geography coursework, I will be exploring many question based on the coastal processes and other coastal Ideas at Walton-on-the-naze. The main hypothesis that I will be studying is that if ‘Management of the coast at Walton is better than doing nothing’. I will also be studying questions such as the best and worst…
Investigatory Project
Oil
Introduction These days, mosquito are dominant and kids need protection for these harmful insects. Mosquito are the cause of the disease, dengue. One way of preventing mosquito is using insect repellents. One of the problems in commercial insect repellent is that it may damage the skin and may also be the cause of rashes, swelling…
Circle of Gold by Candy Dawson Boyd
Jamaica
Main Characters Mattie Benson-the daughter of Mrs. Benson and twin sister of Matt Benson Matt Benson- twin brother of Mattie and son of Mrs. Benson Mrs. Benson- Mattie and Matt’s mother Toni Douglas – Mattie’s best friend Angel Higgley- Mattie’s enemy/ bully Charlene- Angel’s best friend and follower Mrs. Rausch- Mrs. Benson’s boss Mrs. Stamps-neighbor/…
The Earthquake in Chile
Disaster
Earthquake
Natural Disaster
Heinrich von Kleist’s “The Earthquake in Chile” presented a number of ideas and concepts embedded within the story of star-crossed lovers Jeronimo Rugera and Josephe Asteron. By and large, it was a representation of many themes in one story such that the major ideas of providence, then social injustice and disintegration, and the hope…
Polavaram Dam Project
Construction
India
Water
The Polavaram Project is a national multi-purpose irrigation project involving the construction of a dam across the Godavari River in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Purpose The National River-Linking Project, initiated by the Indian Ministry of Water Resources, aims to address water scarcity in India. Its objective is to transfer excess water…
Why did Americans pass the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act?
America
During the late 1800s, The Gilden Age was in full effect. After the Decade of Crisis, when thousands of settlers came to the West in search of gold, reconstruction began. While many of these temporary settlers left when the Gold Rush was over, some stayed like the Chinese. They worked on the Transcontinental Railroad, more…
Mt Everest Case Study
Crisis
Mountains
Abstract If Mount Everest were an empire, its motto would undoubtedly be “I shall not be conquered”. However formidable, this giant which stands over 8000 meters above sea level into the sky, did not seem to intimidate the owners of the commercial guide companies, Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness. In fact, these two firms, which…
Neologisms in Modern World
Hamburger
World
New Words Swiftly changing contemporary world drives emergence of new words as, for example, mcjob, garden burger, globoboss, japanimation, mallrats, pooper-scooper and many others. Some neologisms emerge as a result of technical advances, whereas others are slang expressions and words. For example, mcjob is used to define low-paying and low-prestige job that doesn’t require extraordinary…
| theme | The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. |
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| description | Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes. |
| quotations | Geography has made us neighbors. History is not everything, but it is a starting point. Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries. There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. |
| information | Importance: Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability, natural resources, and more are much easier understood by those who know geography well., |