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    Case Questions-Political Risk and Dabhol Analyze the Case issues etc. and present the brief analysis in your report. Along with providing detailed answers to the following questions. 1. Critically analyze and comment on the contractual operational risk management/mitigation arrangements that underpinned the original Dabhol Power Project. Ans. The various risk which underpinned the DPP are as follows - Currency Risk: The Power purchase agreement (PPA) also took care of the currency risk. The final

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    however‚ money is not the total answer to success and happiness. Wisdom and truth are more important. The great Greek philosopher Socrates warned his fellow citizens by saying “are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honour and reputation‚ and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul.” Unfortunately Socrates said that hundreds of years ago but this is a challenge that still relevant in today’s world because this world that we live in

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    Alternative Obligation

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    SECTION 3. - ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATIONS An alternative obligation is one wherein various prestations are due but the performance of one of them is sufficient as determined by the choice‚ which‚ as a general rule‚ belongs to the debtor. Right of choice‚ as a rule‚ given to debtor. GENERAL RULE: The right to choose belongs to the debtor/ obligor Except: When the right has been expressly granted to the creditor Right of choice of debtor not absolute. LIMITATION ON THE DEBTOR’S CHOICE (1) The debtor

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    Rosa Parks displayed civil disobedience when she stood up or rather sat down for the purpose of what she believed on segregation (Parks Disobedience). Civil disobedience is when protestors intentionally oppose a law as a way of protest (Suber). The ambition behind this is to bring about revising a law or government laws (Brownlee). Park’s involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences‚ she chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest segregation‚ and she did achieve success

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    Civil disobedience not only positively impacts our free society‚ but is a cornerstone in today’s world. Without civil disobedience‚ today segregation could still be a huge problem. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. practiced peaceful resistance and became one of the most praised activists of our time. His "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most incredible ever written‚ and was a way of fighting against the government in a way that didn’t hurt anyone or infringe on their rights. Rosa Parks also fought

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    Political Cartoon Analysis It is common knowledge that during the mid to late 1800’s‚ the United States received a flux in immigration from China‚ largely due to the need for workers in the construction of Continental Railroads and various mining operations across the nation. Families left China and came to the United States in hopes of joining work camps or bettering themselves through private business in the US. What is not necessarily common knowledge is the response to this increase in immigration

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    Civil rights activist‚ Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that‚” (King). Dr. King had a vision that the world would be a better place if everyone would just get along and be helpful to each other. King believed in not judging others because of the color of their skin but on their character. He also believed in using the practice of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is a type of protest where

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    Introduction The type of communication used to transmit information is closely related to the animal’s lifestyle and environment. This can be seen in most terrestrial mammals which are nocturnal so use olfactory and auditory which work as well in the dark as they do during the day. Visual communication would be relatively ineffective in this lifestyle. In contrast humans are diurnal and use primarily visual and auditory signals for communication‚ but miss many chemical cues which many other

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    The Obligations to Endure

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    Professor Norford ENC 1101 3 March 2014 Word Count: 828 The Obligation to Endure Carson writes this essay informing us about pesticides and chemicals farmers use on their crops that can danger our echo system. The pollution man is creating “is for the most part irrecoverable; the chain of evil it initiates not only in the world that must support life but in living tissues is for the most part irreversible.” (Carson 2) There are many different ways that pollution can harm the environment‚ from

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    risks of civil disobedience can be evaluated‚ first it must be defined. Merriam Webster’s defines civil disobedience as‚ Refusal to obey government demands or commands and nonresistance to consequent arrest and punishment. It is used especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing government concessions and has been a major tactic of nationalist movements in Africa and India‚ of the U.S. Civil rights movement‚ and of labor and antiwar movements in many countries. Civil disobedience

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