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Research Paper Buddhism is a philosophy that millions of people around the world study, as well as, practice in their everyday lives. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gotama in the late 6th century B.C.E. Siddhartha Gotama was born as the prince of India before establishing Buddhism. At the age 29, Siddhartha Gotama realized that wealth and royalty did not guarantee everlasting happiness. He later handed over his robe and began exploring different philosophies and religions during that era to…

Torture is inflicting pain on someone to get them to say or do something.Torture is one of the crimes that humans have committed for many centuries. Many rulers used torture to gain insight into their enemies movements and plans and used torture to gain insight on their subjects actions. Today torture is frowned upon, and no one wants to admit that it is happening. Those who admit the relevance of torture today want it to end, they know that it can leave mental and physical scars. Torture is…

Australia is one of the most advanced large capitalist societies in the world, which is currently economically very successful. Australian society, however, doesn 't employ free market capitalism, such that happens in many developing countries and to some extent in the United States, but rather utilises a form of capitalism that is Keynesian, taking elements of socialism, to form a welfare state. Many Australians know we live in a capitalist society, but what does the term, Capitalism,…

“We have to acknowledge that adolescence is that time of transition where we begin to introduce to children that life isn’t pretty, that there are difficult things, there are hard situations, it’s not fair. Bad things happen to good people,” - Laurie Halse Anderson. The concept of adolescence is a universal phenomenon that includes the transition from a child into a young adult. It is the exact moment where a young individual discovers their newfound values and incorporate those principles onto…

FORUM: GA3, Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee QUESTION OF: Prevention of the Use of Child Soldiers SUBMITTED BY: People’s Republic of China CO-SUBMITTED BY: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Recalling previous relevant United Nations resolutions such as but not limited to A/RES/51/77, S/RES/2143(2014), S/RES/2068(2012), S/RES/1998(2011), S/RES/1882(2009), S/RES/1612(2005), S/RES/1539(2004), S/RES/1460(2003), S/RES/1379(2001), S/RES/1314(2000), S/RES/1261(1999), Welcoming continuous support of…

"The only sustainable competitive advantage is to learn faster than your competition and to be able to act on what you have learned." ~ Jack Welch (Former CEO, GE) While Samsung has held on to its leadership position in the market, it is noteworthy that Micromax is growing faster. Despite being a homegrown and a new-born mobile phone manufacturer, Micromax has snatched market shares of big multinationals from South Korea and Finland. In the end of Quarter II, 2014 Samsung stood first with 17%…

English is a language that has a variety of dialects; particularly, there are different major English segments. And the reason is that the English language was introduced to America through British colonization in the early 17th century. It also spread to many other parts of the world because of the strength of the British empire. Over the years, English spoken in the United States and in Britain started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to a new dialects in the form of…

The culture violence is visible in ways the student’s explain the persistence and prevalence of violent discipline. They point out how their teachers and principals are “always hitting”, “always scolding” and “always angry”. Prevalence is also visible in terms of the places these punishments are enacted. Youth note that teachers who punish do not consider the place nor who witnesses them. Students are subject to punishment inside and outside classrooms. Although, punishments were mostly enacted…

Ornella Nzau Professor Latoya Watkins Englisg1302 10/17/2016 Abortion Throughout the world, the number of abortion has highly increased. Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy.it is the killing or the removal of an unborn baby. Abortion is legal in the United States where as some of the states do not encourage and permit it. Although the U.S Supreme Court has stated abortion to be a fundamental right guaranteed by the U.S constitution, abortion is consider unsafe. More than…

Natural rubber latex is a raw material harvested from the rubber trees known as H. brasiliensis. There are about eight Hevea plant species from the Euphorbiaceae family are known to produce natural rubber latex, but only H. brasiliensis species is economically exploited. This tree is originally found growing in the Amazon basin of South America but now grown in plantations of rubber producing nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand (Tuan Muhammad, 2009). Natural rubber latex…