IOSR-JHSS   Volume-11 ~ Issue-4 ~ May-Jun-2013

Abstract: The British Colonial policy of immigration and the introduction of Line System had a great significance in the political arena of colonial Assam. From a socio economic problem it became a major political issue in the Brahmaputra valley. It was rightly observed that nothing had split the province more deeply and widely than the immigration problem and policy of land settlement in colonial Assam. The British officials tried to tackle the immigration problem by administrative measures like Line System followed by Colonization Scheme but with little success. The change of ministries in colonial Assam after 1937 was linked up with immigration problem, which defied any solution due to divergent approaches of the political leaders. In this article, I tried to find outthe role of legislative members of colonial Assam in connection to immigration issue and itsconsequences in the political history of Assam. Keywords: British Colonial policy, Line System, immigration, Colonization Scheme, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Assam

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Abstract: This essay is designed to evaluate the various forms and aesthetics of the performing Arts featured in the annual Carnival, Calabar and the human right implications of the carnival for movement of people and businesses during the �¢??dry run�¢?? rehearsals and actual carnival performance. Consequently, the essay attempts to address four core issues which are: 1. Impact of the Calabar Carnival, 2. The performing Arts, 3. Restrictions on Movement and attitude of criminals and 4. Implications for human right Protection. Three hundred and sixty (360) respondents were involved in the evaluation. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using the simple percentage. In addition, the principles guiding aesthetics of arts were used to describe the quality and symbolism of the Performing Arts involved in the Carnival, Calabar. Since Carnival, Calabar is performed largely in the street, the essay attempted to determine whether there is infringement on the fundamental rights of citizens within the period and location of the carnival and the role of the performing art in that infringement.

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Abstract: Stigma and discrimination occurs in part due to myths that surrounded the modes of contracting HIV and the lack of law in place to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of the people with HIV/AIDS resulting in high incidence of new HIV infections especially among the economically productive persons between the ages 15 to 45 years old. Hence, these negative attitudes often delay and create fears in people to go for counseling and testing to know their HIV status which will inform better lifestyles and behaviors that are consistent with individuals HIV status; and hinders persons who are positive from utilization of available preventive programmes to protect them from re-infection. The study utilized both primary and secondary data and adopted factor analysis and descriptive statistics for the analysis. The findings revealed that about 47% of new HIV infections occurred due to stigma and discrimination while about 100 out of a thousand of people with HIV/AIDS loss their jobs for the same reason. The study hereby recommended that the federal government should pass into law the anti-stigma bill in order to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of the people living positive and criminalize any culprit and also implement the 15% Abuja Declaration for more funds for HIV/AIDS intervention and to achieve zero new HIV infection.

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Abstract: Effective communication skills are extremely important for the successful career of present engineering students. Candidly speaking, effective communications skills are equally essential for everyone in today's ultra competitive business world. In the existing globalization scenario, most of the MNC's are searching for a right and suitable candidate with sound knowledge in communication skills in addition to the hard skills. Unfortunately most of the present day so-called engineering students are not up to the mark in communication skills and as a result they are disqualified. This present paper of us tries to focus on why effective communication skills are incredibly important and also a few suggestions that are highly beneficial in overcoming the most common communicative problems of engineering students.

Key Words: Effective communication skills, engineering students, important, overcome, various

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