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In the 19th century, Britain used the industrial revolution to their advantage to gain more territories through imperialism, starting with India. Britain’s presence in India led to great profits for themselves, but loss of independence and loss of culture for the natives. When the British East India Company obtained power over India, regulations and leaders were set in place to incorporate Britain into everything India did. Essentially, Indians labored and harvested raw materials for the British…

recommendations would certainly assist the authorities of Sri Lanka Army to look after its disabled soldiers with much dignity. a. The Authorities of Sri Lanka Army, together with the Ministry of Defence should initiate training programs aiming at developing the careers of disabled soldiers while in active service. These programs should have direct links with larger organizations which are willing to make job offers on their retirement. b. Sri Lanka Army together with the authorities of…

Waas manpower recruitment agency is a limited liability company which provides contingent and permanent workforce solution to the private and public sector business organizations in Sri Lanka. The company offers for its customers, a good quality and highly qualified professionals in order to fulfill the customer requirements. It will be equipped with the experts who are specialized in various fields to provide accounting, finance, IT, legal consultation, marketing, cleaning services and other…

protagonist linking her past life in Sri Lanka with her current one. Plus, we know that De Silva is of mostly Tamil ancestry and so one can understand why she chose to…

Although young people may now choose their own partners, horoscopes, caste and parental approval are still important factors. Elderly are respected in sri lanka and usually remain an integral part of the extended family (Atkinson, 2009, p.41). Family structure The Sri Lankan family is essentially the conjugal unit of husband, wife and dependent children. Woman had strong say in health and fertility behavior…

In the globalized world of the 21st century, the boundary between the local and global has thinned: weather in Iowa effects food prices in the Middle east and one can text their friend ten-thousand miles away in less time than it would take to have a conversation with their neighbor. People around the world are becoming more connected (global). However, simultaneously, many are reasserting the value of localism in a diverse array of ways ranging from heightened nationalism to the emergence of…

Disregarding Sri Lankan culture, the aid groups rushed in with their PTSD diagnostic manuals that don’t match with how Sri Lankans experience trauma. Few groups even bothered to actually register with the government or ask what kind of help the country needed. The aid groups spiraled into chaos where “rivalries broke out between counseling groups over which populations would receive which services” (Watters, 2010, p. 78). Making things even worse, what Watters termed “parachute researchers”…

with war and death and are affected in different ways. Mark’s traumas originate from his time as a war photographer. His ability to capture war’s most grueling moments grants him the opportunity to shoot in many war-torn areas such as Beirut, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, and Uganda. Mark’s first experience of war is in Beirut. He describes the fighting in Beirut as, “Total madness” (119). During a battle which Mark is photographing a boy runs to Mark looking to him for help. Mark is in no position…

when presented with a vacuum in political power. I will explore the cases of both Sri Lanka and Rwanda -both former colonies that experienced mass bloodshed once independence was granted- by comparing their histories as colonies, the violence experienced, and the differences in identity found between the most prominent groups in each respective country. Initially colonized in 1505 by the Portuguese, Sri Lanka remained under European control until 1948, finally gaining independence in a bid that…

Analysing research on National Poverty Alleviation Program (Samurdhi Development Program) of Sri Lanka Introduction The aim of this paper is to critically examine and assess the attempts of two research studies in collecting evidence for the same development problem. Poverty is selected to study as the contemporary development issue in Sri Lanka and particularly poverty alleviations interventions of the government will be examined in this paper. However as mentioned the trust of this analysis…