Transition to Modernity in the Princely State of Travancore, Since the second half of the nineteenth century, Travancore society underwent far-reaching changes in the pre-colonial economic, social and political institutions, especially in traditional social systems. The basic force of this evolutionary change was colonial intrusion into the region since AD.1800s (975.ME). Colonialism brought in what […]
History The word “psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche, meaning “soul” and “logos” meaning “study. Psychology is known as the study of the mind. In the modern language the suffix “ology” is referred to a “science”.Before psychology was established as a science, it was associated with extra sensory perception (ESP) and other paranormal phenomena […]
Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, the world is submerged in a wide range of demographic trends which have the potential to radically change the demographic, cultural and ethical mixture of the population in many countries within just a few decades. Top managers often say that their company’s people are its most important […]
The Distributed Denial-of-Service attack is a serious threat to the valid use of the Internet. Prevention mechanisms are disillusioned by the ability of attackers to spoof the source addresses in IP packets. With the help of the technique called IP spoofing, attackers can avoid detection and cause a burden on the destination network for policing […]
This classic tale of good versus evil tells the story of two men, the respectable Dr. Henry Jekyll and the malevolent Mr. Edward Hyde. The story starts when Dr. Jekyll’ friend and solicitor, Gabriel John Utterson, and Utterson’s distant kinsman, Mr. Enfield, takes a walk one Sunday. Mr. Utterson listens as his friend Enfield tells […]
Welfare State and the European Nations “The phrase ‘welfare state’ was first used in the late 1930s, to distinguish between the policies of the democracies and the war state of European dictators” (Spicker, 2003). From the late nineteenth century, features of a welfare state began emerge in parts of Western Europe. The first European country […]
The history of the movie industry dates from the early 19th century. Motion pictures or what is commonly referred to as movies developed gradually from the carnival innovation to what has developed to be among the most noteworthy forms of communication and entertainment in the modern world (Parkison, 1995). The first machine for the production […]
Italy can be described as having been on the front line during the cold war. Additionally, it can be described as having contributed to the war in two ways. To start with, it was the Southern end of Churchill’s ‘iron curtain’ referred to as Trieste. Secondly, Italy possessed a very huge communist party, which was […]
Outsourcing offloads a burdensome technical responsibility and allows management to focus on core business. Outsourcing strips a company of an important core competence-IT know how. Which statement do you agree with? Why? Of the two statements above, I would say that I agree with the statement that outsourcing strips a company of an important core […]
Introduction The idea of martyrdom can be traced back to the dates of Judeo Christian era, even before that period people sacrificed their lives for their beliefs. However the respect got associated with the concept of martyrdom only after the establishment of the religions in an organised form. That is, when the idea of Heaven […]
