... they have a web site that is!) visitors that come regularly to browse and download useful learning materials developed by their OWN teachers/pupils or lecturers/students. Many times it is the members of OUR institutions that go online to websites of OTHER institutions in developed societies to search for and download information about our own societies! Even if they were to be patriotic and tried to find web sites run by Africans living in Africa, their chances of finding the exact (and up to date) information they want would be slim. Africans In Diaspora Use The Internet Better - & MORE Frequently, when ... chances of finding the exact (and up to date) information they want would be slim. Africans In Diaspora Use The Internet Better - & MORE Frequently, when we do have Africans maintaining reasonably up to date web sites, a little checking soon reveals the site is run by Africans based in developed societies. Yet, the truth is that it is NOT that our local environment makes it difficult to use PC/Internet technology this way. My personal experiences confirm this. It is simply a matter of some kind of mental "barrier" or limit we have imposed on ourselves and which needs to be ...
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... there are many other towers and buildings which are approved and proposed like Lahore LDA tower, Islamabad Centaurus, Karachi Avari Extension, Karachi IT tower, Islamabad Grand Hyatt etc. Aside from these commercial projects there are many residential projects which are expected to gain popularity in 2011. Among these residential housing societies is DHA phase 9, 10, Divine Garden, Gawadar City etc. Nowadays in Pakistan like in many other nations the trend of villa living is increasing day by day. This increasing trend is not merely the outcome of number of buyers with good purchasing power but also due to the need ... it is the good time to invest in Pakistan Real Estate because now rates are quite low and have started to rise gradually. There are many real estate agents and firms that are busy buying projects that are going to take years to complete. Besides there are also numerous housing societies that are being constructed in Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore real estate market etc. Most of the societies are being targeted at the upper end of the market with prices in hundred-thousand ranges. The speculation suggests that there will be many popular ...
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... contemplated abandoning his idea because of the historical society's response. I said, "To hell with the historical society. Do it anyway. Their loss!" Now, I don't want to alienate all of my colleagues out there who staff or volunteer for historical societies, but this is not an atypical story. Sadly, far too many small historical societies are caught up in defeatest/victim/small thinking. They are so focused on what they can't do, and how much money they don't have, they don't see a revenue generating opportunity when it comes along - like my friend's idea-and ... embrace it. Yes, I know the challenges faced by these organizations. I have been in those trenches for many years. But I am also a strong believer in finding a way, in having a positive attitude, and being open to new ideas and to change. (And so are SOME historical societies, to be fair!) But what I really want to say to businesses who want to support local history in ways that will also benefit their business is: Don't take no for an answer! If the historical society says "no," understand that they do not "own" local history. We all ...
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... a secret society. Does it matter one way or the other? That depends upon several things, perhaps the most important being whether or not something illegal or subversive is actually at work. One definition indicates that fraternal organizations with secret ceremonies and means of secretly recognizing the members are secret societies. That definition would clearly include Masonry. Requiring members to take oaths to keep secret matters pertaining to the organization also applies to Masonry and is another attribute of a secret society. Those attributes alone are enough for some people to feel threatened. In an address he made to ANPA in ... Masonry's secret modes of recognition, or its ritual. Both have been around for centuries and neither has resulted in harm to anyone. Moreover, no harm will ever come to you if you never learn anything more about those secrets than what you learn from this article. Secrets vs. Secret Societies A universally recognized definition of the word secret is: "something kept hidden from others." Another that is equally well accepted is: "something that remains beyond understanding or explanation." And yet another definition that is actually more relevant to Masonry is: "something that is shared only among the initiated." Even though ...
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... album? How long will it take before I get the photographs back? What happens if you are ill on my wedding day? Do you have an online gallery for viewing and purchasing photographs? How many camera do you use? Do you have insurance? Are you a member of any wedding societies? If not why not? Will you visit the venue before the wedding date? How long will you stay for?
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... that there are figures behind the scenes making decisions to be surprising or in any way doubtful. My only caveat is that once you begin research to find evidence to back a conspiracy theory, you've merely joined the ranks of all political analysts, nothing more. As far as secret societies and the hidden power of the international bankers is concerned though, I can't help but to quip that if these people were so secretive in their actions, how on earth did amateur journalists manage to penetrate their lairs? Beyond that, simply put, the world of politics is far too ...
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Not all, but a good number of Democrats in the US are really socialists, especially in their thinking. Although most deny it because "socialism" has been a bad word ever since Hitler and Mussolini rose to power and caused WWII - still, these Democrats are practicing socialism and their political leaders have put forth a number of policies and passed many laws which shed some light on their true intentions. Can socialism work in the United States? Socialism can work in the United States in the short-term, but realize we are now practicing socialism in our nation in many regards and the time is almost up. Just look at the national debt, the class-war politics, backlash against the unions, ...
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... of countries around Africa for example are slow and can't enable users to view heavy videos and eBooks which unfortunately are characteristic of most online study packages. b) Perception of online certificates Learning in a virtual world often leads to qualifications that people generally consider as also virtual. In societies where there is little understanding of how much can be studied online, people tend to privilege certificates acquired in the manner they understand best. Therefore in a job market with limited opportunities it is harder to find a place with an online degree in most developing countries. c) Challenges and ... internet communication means. The rapid advancement in technology in the West is also enabling people to easily give up some of their old equipments (Computers and accessories) to second hand markets that are relatively affordable for most low income earners in developing societies. Learning online, in spite of the challenges in adopting it remains the way forward for most developing societies. Being relatively cheap and convenient, it is no doubt the solution most countries had long hoped for. However, the output on the field for those who studied in this manner is for now the only litmus test benefactors can offer to ...
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... money were referred for collective matters; such repairing houses, public facilities, and many others. In ancient Maritime societies, certain amount of money was covered in case of bad things happened in their voyages, such lost ship or storm accidents. Insurance Development in Early Modern Societies In early modern societies, insurance grew in more sophisticated ways. The payment of voyage insurance was differentiated into several services, and they printed pass book as insurance proves. The development also happened in several societies, such as early modern England societies which provided two type of insurance; maritime insurance and life insurance. This society also became the centre of ...
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... and exploitation of other people and their lands. Technological advancements in the 20th century, especially in the fields of transportations and communications, made it easier for some aspects of culture to spread from society to society. This is diffusion. Anthropologists had also developed research methods for studying cultures of small societies. One method, known as ethnology, compares the anthropologists' findings with the findings of other studies. From there, they developed universal theories about culture. Culture and cultural exchange have undergone rapid changes in the last several decades; technology, as Morgan theorized, had a major role in these changes. Today, television and ...
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... enough). Even today it would result in some pretty nasty outcomes if everyone went around seducing each other's wife right, left and centre. It could damage the society substantially. So that is a pretty useful rule to apply within most societies then and today. In summary, morality is a set of common values that provide stability for societies and differentiate between societies. Ethics Ethics is an approach, a method of making decisions. Ethics is about deciding to the best of our ability, without fear or favour. It is about being aware of the many aspects of each issue and trying to include ... cases. Sometimes this is enough to generate major conflicts despite seemingly almost insignificant differences. The fact that religion is a major factor in conflict demonstrates this. The morality of each religion is different and absolute. Absolute differences are irreconcilable, and generate intolerance. Ethical decisions provide uncertainty and doubt. Even if societies have differing values, taking an ethical approach permits different solutions and an acceptance that perhaps my decision is not the best for all. This engenders an accepting culture, one which takes a more "live and let live" approach. Doubt is good in that is encourages tolerance. Ethicists are wracked with ...
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... officers, school systems or teachers, and government agencies or bureaucrats, enforce formal control. Informal Social Control: It is exercised by a society without stating any rules or laws. It is expressed through norms and customs. Social control is performed by informal agents on their own in an unofficial capacity. Traditional societies mostly embed informal social control culture to establish social order. Shame, sarcasm, criticism, ridicule and disapproval are some of the informal sanctions. Social discrimination and exclusion are included in informal control at extreme deviant cases. Self-identity, self-worth and self-esteem are affected in informal control through loss of ... in informal control at extreme deviant cases. Self-identity, self-worth and self-esteem are affected in informal control through loss of group approval or membership. The severity and nature of informal control mechanisms differ from varied individuals, groups, and societies. Informal is effective in small group settings including friends, family, neighborhood, work group and others. However, in some large and complex societies, informal social control and disapproval is ignored easily. At such situations, it is necessary to follow the formal one. Some of the differences of formal and informal social control are: •Formal social control includes written, formalized and codified statements ...
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... power today. If these are cut off for a week, we will see anarchy begin to rise up and challenge any government, regardless of its apparent power. The same effects apply to the supporters of despots as apply to their opponents, so denying service is not a long-term strategy. Societies have become so large and complex that a simple reversion to a paper based economy could not be implemented in time to prevent anarchy from emerging. Nonviolent protests will always emerge victorious in the long run, because they have the tendency to create a movement. Governments cannot stop a movement ... over the next millennium. These developments are computer networks, nonviolent protest, and persistence of the human spirit. Jared Diamond won a 1998 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. It became a National Geographic series broadcast on PBS in 2005. There he outlined the factors that have molded the fates of societies globally over the past 13,000 years, and explained why Eurasian civilizations have risen to dominance. Diamond explained that Eurasian peoples developed immunities to the diseases of their farm animals. When they brought those animals to other localities, during the age of discovery ...
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... reserved to the States or to the people. This intentional distribution of power to the States permits the citizenry to more closely monitor the activities of government and the restrictions it might impose on them. The States in turn delegated many responsibilities to local county or city governments; allowing local societies additional control over their activities. Reflecting upon the President's remarks, "Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new", I assert that the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades are in fact something new. They ... hole for way too long. Washington has been confiscating the power granted to States, suppressing our personal liberties and driving up mountains of debt that our children and grandchildren will inherit. We have been led to believe that one large central Government can recognize the needs of all the dissimilar societies within our borders and that THEY can solve the issues WE encounter. A sober examination of this premise should reveal the fallacy of such reasoning to even the most casual observer. "We the People" must reject the assertion that concentrating power in a large centralized government can resolve our differences ...
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... specific word for the drawings in Latin or early English. Julius Caesar described the Picts as "scarified". In Japan, the art of tattooing is believed to have originated about ten thousand years ago. Yet, it is Polynesian exploration that is credited with bringing the word and the practice to Western societies. What was the purpose of the historical tattoo? The purpose varied from one culture to another. Permanent body art designs were an element of traditional healing, similar to what we now know as acupuncture. In some cultures, tattoos were used to recognize a person's status or rank. A warrior ... what we now know as acupuncture. In some cultures, tattoos were used to recognize a person's status or rank. A warrior might receive an intricate design as a gift for showing bravery. On the other extreme, a thief or prisoner might be tattooed according to his crime. In some societies, the marks were used to let the community know that a person was an outcast...someone to be shunned. In modern times, specific body art designs have been used to show membership in a gang or to record the gang members "accomplishments". For that reason, tattooing is forbidden in U ...
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... debate, whilst the Chinese strived to find the middle road between opposing views. So why was this? Nisbett proposes that the societal differences between East and West can be traced back to the natural environments of China and Greece. For example, the fertile plains of China favoured agriculture, and agricultural societies need to work together well in teams. But the mountains and coastline of Greece favoured fishing, hunting, animal-rearing and trade - all reasonably individualistic occupations that required relatively little interaction with others. The implication of this was that the Greeks came to see themselves as independent free-agents, who thought ... the first place? Richard E. Nisbett explores this theme in his book The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why. Nisbett traces the intellectual roots of the East and the West back to ancient China and Greece respectively, and shows how the differences between their ancient societies are still reflected in the world today. For example, the Greeks esteemed individual liberty as the ultimate ideal, whilst the Chinese valued family and harmony; the Greeks prized logic and the cut and thrust of debate, whilst the Chinese strived to find the middle road between opposing views. So why ...
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... change and implementing actions to avert the worst impacts that global warming and the associated climate change will bring. Understanding the impacts of global warming and the associated climate change is a complicated issue because there is a time lag of around fifty years between action and results. As human societies can change their structures and behaviours over much shorter periods, it is extremely difficult to predict how much risk global society is prepared to take when it comes to levels of carbon emissions, the gases that cause global warming and the associated climate change. The "cause and effect" part of ... melts and sea level rises. Understanding the complexities of the interaction of the weather systems has been more complex but in the past 20 years, scientific knowledge has grown enormously and the ability to predict climate changes improved. What is now much more difficult to predict is the way human societies are going to react and whether they will cut their carbon emissions in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, which include loss of agricultural land, productivity and biodiversity. If we have a situation where people put a high value on avoiding taking on risk but a very ...
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... what happens when you have testosterone uncivilized by estrogen. Every family started with at least one woman, and most households have at least one, even today. If Muslim women accept that the sacrifice for gaining their rights must be theirs, and begin insisting that there be non-violence in their societies, it will be so. Women have their ways! I would say to those who say women are the weaker sex, and must be protected, "Why don't you try to have a baby, brother, and we'll see who's the strongest? Why don't you try living with you ... the weaker sex, and must be protected, "Why don't you try to have a baby, brother, and we'll see who's the strongest? Why don't you try living with you, in the ways you require, and we'll understand which is the strongest sex?" The way Muslim societies have developed, from an evolutionary point of view, is understandable. But the way to avoid decades of bloodshed is to recognize that it is time for the empowerment of women in Islam and the Muslim world. The importance of women in Islam must evolve much further and very quickly in ...
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... work in our modern society, with the major being that people need hard cash for services and living expenses. If not for these then there is effectively no way people could live as they do, without official pay, in online games. In Medieval times this was the way in which societies worked in the lower levels, and although it was far from perfect, it clearly did function. Many modern political idealists support movements back towards these older social structures without such a focus on material possessions. Philosophers of the last few centuries have repetitively stepped out of the social system and ... the top who decides what will happen and generally take advantage of all of those under them. Unlike in real life, players are generally not reimbursed in material goods for helping out their guild and its members. Instead, they are rewarded with help whenever they need it. This presents small societies from which currency has almost been completely removed. In its place is the feeling of goodwill; players generally remember who has helped them in the past and they help those people in the future. There are a number of reasons why this does not work in our modern society, with ...
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... privileged could join in. Z Pereirawas started in the 19th century by a Portuguese shoemaker and his friends who would march the streets on Carnival Mondays playing drums, tambourines, pans, and whistles. Everybody joined in and even kitchen utensils were used as musical instruments. In 1855 the Grandes Sociedades (Great Societies) organized a parade including the Emperor. The parade was a success with 80 masked aristocrats participating in the parade with masks, luxury costumes, music and flowers. In 1870 the Cardao Carnavalesco started when poor dressed as queens, kings, and princes and the rich dressed as witches, peasants and street dancers ... . Participants were more organized than the Cordoes and wore glittering costumes and performed accompanied by an orchestra of strings, ganzas, flutes, and other instruments. This festival became popular with the poor around 1911. The Ranchos started organized competitions until 1990 with sponsorship from the Hanseatica Brewery. Together with the Great Societies they became a main attraction of the Carnival. During World War II the parades stopped and restarted after the war in 1947. The granddaddies of current floats were the Corsowho introduced a parade of cars to the Carnival 1907. In the 1930's this celebration became popular with most car ...
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