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    human behavior and moral. Kant was one of them, but he distinguished himself from others with his beyond time view of the nationalism. He argued that all humans living in the world formed a multi-cultural and cross border patriotism and he refused defining nationalities by national border. In this essay, I will try to explain the ideas of Kant’s cosmopolitanism against the nationalism. Even though cosmopolitanism is an old idea from Ancient Greek times, the idea did not appear again in the philosophical

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    The reshaping of countries in the latter half of the twentieth century due to nationalist endeavours has resulted in a commonality across a wider spectrum. The wider spectrum is a globalised community that is able to interact and therefore increase the ‘market’ (if you like) of foreign fighters. Urri defines globalisation as the ‘increased density of international and global interactions, compared with such interactions at the local or national level’. The CIAs forecast in 2000 predicted some of

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    Currently, on the New York Times’ Bestsellers list as well as the Publisher’s Weekly list, there are no Mexican American or Latinx writers represented. This simple fact amplifies the sour relationship between Latinx authors and the mainstream media. When we take a closer look at this unhealthy relationship, we find that the root of the problem can be found within the mainstream American publishing industry which often divides literature into genres of “ethnic” literature. This label leads other individuals

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    struggle to understand if she is the same person as before. The short story “Borders” by Thomas King is about a Mother with her son trying to get across the border to meet her daughter who left the reserve to live in Salt Lake City. In “Mirror Image” and “Borders,” explores the distant parent-child relationship and results in the characters experiencing an unclear identity. This can be seen through actions and dialogue. In Borders, the Mother and Laetitia share a distant relationship, resulting in Laetitia’s

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    Cross border merger and acquisition become a fundamental characteristic of the global business landscape. With the increasing significance of globalization in business sector, it is one of the quickest ways to achieve the objective. This phenomenon is not only noticeable in the developed country like American, Europe and Japan but also in the developing market like India. Since, 1991 the period of liberalization has influenced functioning of Indian corporate enterprise. This growing trend towards

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    You’ve gone most of your life without any large borders separating you from your peers and your friends, and then suddenly one morning you wake up and everything has become different. Your teachers, your friends, and your classmates have all heard the news, and your borderless life is instantly go ne. Now whispers form in your presence, strangers approaching you to talk to you, and looks of sadness hitting you when you’re passed in the hallways. Because now, you’re solely recognized as the girl

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    OF ARTS ENGLISH FIRST SEMESTER 3 NOVEMBER 2014 Border and Conflicts in The Shadow Lines “border cease to be purely external realities- and perhaps predominantly- what Fitche, in his Reden an die deutche Nation, magnificently termed ‘inner border’ [innere Grenzen]; that is to say- as indeed he says himself- invisible borders, situated everywhere and nowhere”(Etienne Balibar, Politics and the other scene, p.78). The representation of border is something that is essential for state institutions

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    At some point the question arrises as to why Scottish law should in fact be recognised by International law? International law is commonly believed to only concern itself with international situations. Additionally what comes to mind is the fact that at present day, Scotland is still a part of UK, hence the assumption arises that this is an issue much suited if it were to be determined by UK national law. However, it seems odd as to why a referendum for independence issue in Crimea is of the interest

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    Scottish Independence Today, changes in the political map of the world are not a big deal. It changes very often. And one of the possible changes becomes the attempt of Scotland to be independent. A national referendum was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014, which shook the country to its core (Government UK). Voters had to answer only one question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?” The majority of Scottish people voted NO. Only 44.7% of the Scottish voters voted for Scotland becoming

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    Impact of the Scottish Independent Movement The United Kingdom has always been an ardent opponent of constitutional reform. In fact the very fact that through nearly a millennia they have refused to produce their constitution in a formal written structure reiterates that sentiment. And although the undercurrent of maintaining certain traditional and cultural norms remains strong, the national government has on frequent occasion had to accept the often frequent and ill-fated changes within the

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