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Once Upon a Time in Kolkata
Once Upon a Time
Thailand
West Bengal as I was interested in only north India and Restaurants and that time I wasn’t obviously interested in Kola at all. When I said that I’ll go to Kola, seems like Thai people hardly know about this city. The first thing that comes to their mind when Thai people think about India will…
African Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Human Development: An Ethical Paradigm
Africa
Humanism
Philosophy
Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs, names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations, events and experiences in the lives of the people. For the African, observation and experience are sources of knowledge that have immediate practical results in such areas as agriculture, medicine, crime prevention and remedy among others. It…
Altruism and Nature Fundamentally Selfish
Altruism
Nature
Altruism for Survival “Pure” altruism is defined as the showing unselfish concern for another’s welfare without personal gain. However according to Richard Dawkins, in his Selfish Gene theory, pure altruism does not exist. This theory all boils down to expanding and maximizing inclusive fitness. The term selfish does not imply that there is any motives…
“The Parable of the Sadhu”: Personal Interests or the Good of Others?
Ethics
Mountains
The Parable of the Sadhu tells the story of hikers who find a nearly lifeless Sadhu in the Himalayan Mountains. The group is made up of Americans, New Zealanders, Swiss, Japanese, Porters, and Sherpas all striving to reach the summit of an 18,000-foot mountain. While climbing, the New Zealanders come across the Sadhu and initially…
Philippines Gay Mostly Stereotyped as Effeminate, Crossdressers, Hairdressers
Philippines
“In the Philippines, the term gay has been used loosely to include homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, crossdressers, and effeminate men. Filipino gays are mostly stereotyped as effeminate, crossdressers, hairdressers, camp and ridiculed. Bakla or Bading, a derogatory Filipino word for gay, is commonly used. Tibo or tomboy has a similar function, and refers to lesbians, usually…
Cultural Factors Affecting Business Development
Japan
Organizational Culture
Religion
When it comes to international products and services, organizations can choose to either adapt or standardize their promotional strategy and message. To increase sales, businesses should aim to meet the needs of their target market as suggested by basic marketing concepts. In international markets, it is important to consider factors such as cultural background, buying…
Byssus – Sea Silk
Sea
Byssus means both a silky filament by which certain molluscs attach themselves to hard surfaces, and a rare fabric, also called sea silk and its fibre source. The English term byssus or bissus (plural byssuses or byssi) originated in John Trevisa’s translation (1398) of Bartholomeus Anglicus’s Latin On the Properties of Things (1240), referring to…
Analyze and Evaluate the Two Books Analysis
Books
God
Winter
Analysis of two books: the god of small things by aruadhati roy and the passion by jeanette winterson The focal point of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the two books “The god of small things” by Arundhati Roy and “The passion” by Jeanette Winterson. The main part of the paper would encircle, develop…
Gap Analysis of the Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
The service I will choose is personal banking, specifically the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). I have been using RBC since I was a teenager, as it is the same bank my parents use. Like many banks, there is a customer gap between expectations and perceptions. As the largest bank in Canada, it would be…
Australian Politics
Australia
Politics
Introduction High court in Australia played a significant role in protecting the liberal democratic values and institutions. In this essay, an attempt is made to examine such a role of the high court of Australia. The powers of high court of Australia depended on the constitutional provisions. Within the limitations of constitution of the country,…
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., |