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Mercantilism which is the earliest theory pertaining to International Trade, was the dominant economic doctrine in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, which is often discussed with reference to colonialism as Mercantilism is considered to be a result of Colonization. In the past, this was based on the premise that national wealth and power were …
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The recent death by suicide, (I am intentionally avoiding the use of commiting suicide as pointed out by Deepika Padukone), of the M.S. Dhoni actor, Sushant Singh Rajput, left me in a great state of shock and I haven't been able to wrap my head around how hard it might have been for him to …
This year without a doubt has been the most challenging year for me in the 25 years I've survived. The year started with my father meeting with an accident just three weeks before I was supposed to submit my undergraduate dissertation. I was at a conference being a part of the organizing committee when my …
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Remind me, The next time I fall in love, Not to become so fragile and give in all of myself Because that won't matter to him. He would just want someone to get through his monotonous days. Remind me, Not to care too much too soon coz he won't care about me the same way. …
The time was a little past 7 p.m. It was all dark and there was a slight drizzle as well. I got down from my bus and crossed the road to walk home. I was carrying my hand bag, my lunch bag in one hand and holding my umbrella with the other. It's only about …
Today we live in a world where love has become an ego game. With all the developed technology that we possess, we can now connect with each other within a matter of milliseconds. Yet, we still prefer to play the 'play hard to get at game.' Day by day it only gets worse. This article …
Ever since I began my undergraduate life, there hasn't been a single day that I haven't kept worrying about the due assignments, presentations, exams, researches, DEBATES and day-to-day readings we were/are made to read. Not a single day has passed without me wishing my school friends were there with me. Getting up and going to …
So I have been wanting to dye a stripe of my hair for a long time now and I've been constantly trying to convince my parents about it. Every time I would get a negative reply and that's the case with my mother 90% of the time. So today for like the 10th time I …
The last Local Government(LG) election was a significant milestone for the female population in Sri Lanka. Even though Sri Lanka has produced the world’s first ever female Prime Minister and subsequently had a female president who served for two terms, women’s engagement in politics has always been notably low. Regardless of the fact that Sri …
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As we (all of us who follow IR as a major or a minor) know, most of the IR lectures these days are done by assistant lecturers due to (I suppose) the lack of senior lecturers at the department.I do not want to specifically point out the lecturers or the course units done by …
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Uni has become real torture now! Not that it was any good before, but this year it has exceptionally become more torturous thanks to the relatively dumb assistant lecturers of the department. I have no problem with assistant lecturers taking up classes because I have met several people (from other departments of course) who are …
During the past few days we saw all forms of media actively engaging in reporting about the floods which cost the country hundreds of lives and caused massive infrastructure and property damage. As usual the Sri Lankan media, especially TV channels and radio stations went a further step into collecting necessary dry rations and engaging …
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