"The BOBs"

In "The BOBs" I chose the A.J.I (acao de jovens indigenas) as the most interesting of the whole blogs that I saw in this webpage, first called my attention that the blog was written in portuguese, and Im study this language, so it brought me an opportunity to go deeper in this culture.

By the other hand the topic itself of this blog was amazing, The authors of this blog are young Brazilians originating in the Dourados reservation in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul belong to the organization AJI (Action by the inhabitants of the Dourados reservation), which prepares the Indians to live in the outside world as if it were a school. Young bloggers write not only about the problems of your reservation, are also on national issues as the situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Reference:
http://www.ajindo.blogspot.com/

The stolen generations in Australia

KEVIN Rudd has offered a broad apology to all Aborigines and the Stolen Generations for their "profound grief, suffering and loss" in a carefully worded statement that was greeted by a standing ovation today .

Thousands of Aboriginal Australians gathered in Canberra to watch the historic apology, which was televised around the nation and shown at special outdoor settings in remote indigenous communities.

Many of those watching had personal experience of the forcible removal of Aboriginal people, and there were emotional scenes as the apology was delivered.

From my own point of view result really useful to say sorry because they must started recognizing that they did wrong, by apologizing some wounds can be healed and thus begin to recognize these minorities as an essential part of Australian society, even thouhg I found out appropriate to ask forgiveness, I think which is not only necessary because many atrocities have been committed against indigenous and otherwise will have to compensate and gradually integrate them entirely to the system, giving greater opportunities and protecting them how they are suppose to do it.

Reference:
http://www.news.com.au/national/pm-moves-to-heal-the-nation

The image: describe the moment when the prime minister said sorry to the stolen generations

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/02/13/sdefconsorry2.jpg

E-Commerce from an Islamic perspective

Here is an opinion and a brief summary according to what happen with the E-commerce and the Islamic perception

While E-Commerce is spreading worldwide, many Muslims are wondering whether this new form of commerce is acceptable from the Syariah (Islamic Law) point of view. Thus, this research paper is meant to study the Islamic perspectives in e-commerce, particularly in its transaction, as well as the rights of the producers and customers. Issues on the legality of E-Commerce in Islam are examined to expose to Muslims around the world so that they could benefit from this new technology if it is proved legal and acceptable in Islam.

References:
1. Zainul, N., Osman, F. and Mazlan, S.H. (2004). E-Commerce from an Islamic perspective. International Islamic University Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Image: Describe the importance of the Quram for the islamic people.

http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/history/quran.JPG

The role of Gandhi in the indian independence movement

The independance movement of india was a series of revolutions that began in 1857, but obatained the most important point under the mand of Mahatma Gandhi.Gandhi's ideas and strategies of non-violent civil disobedience initially appeared impractical to some Indians and Congressmen. In Gandhi's own words, "civil disobedience is civil breach of unmoral statutory enactments." It had to be carried out non-violently by withdrawing cooperation with the corrupt state. Gandhi's ability to inspire millions of common people became clear when he used satyagraha during the anti-Rowlatt Act protests in Punjab.

I think it was the basis of this movement, this ideology produced a nationalist feeling among the indian people who start to join the movement thanks of the influence of this man.

Reference:
Independance of India taken from http://www.indiasite.com/

The Image: Ghandi kissing a baby in India
http://elblogdeisidoro.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/gandhi3.jpg

China will be on the top by 2025

Many experts and civilians throughout the world believe that China will be a major force in the near future. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) recently arrived at that same conclusion with concrete numbers to back their contention up and this is what I think as well, for several reasons. China will become the largest economic entity on the planet by 2025, the accounting company said in recent report.
First of all we have to take into consideration that Chinas economic development over the past two decades has surprised both her critics and supporters. Since 1978 when china launched its “Four Modernizations” reform process under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, growth has averaged 9.5% annually. Involving his future not merely of interest of experts, as geopolitical balance has direct consequences for every part of the world.
Another import issue to considerate is the new Silk Road that describes the flourishing economic and cultural rise of china. The scenario reflects China’s peaceful geopolitical integration and its sizeable role in the exchange of goods, services, investments and ideas.
Here I attach some predictions about how things are going to be in the next years with China if this continue being as is going now.
“2011-2020: china actively engages with the world. It plays a constructive role by helping with peacekeeping, seeking to reduce the dangers of conflict in Asia, and even taking important steps with the international community to improve climate security and reduce the global environmental footprint of energy use. At the same time domestic reforms and a growing middle class provide the building blocks to develop the Chinese market. This allows for a measure of social security and resources redistribution within the country.”
“2021-2025: A growing appetite for political freedom emerges as media controls diminish, individual rights and civil liberties improve and the separation of the judicial, legislative and executive branches is openly discussed. Some challenges remain as average incomes are still below those of developed countries and the problems related to an ageing population need addressing. However, it is clear that by 2025 china is on its way to achieving balanced development and sustained high growth, and is a respected global actor.”

References
http://www.moodyseconomy.com
http://www.weforum.org
http://www.pwc.com/

Korea, Japan and Colombia management models

Expatriates and Inmigrants

This two words could mean pretty much the same, they both refer to someone who's left his home country to work abroad, but expatriates refer to the one most of the time from the developed countries who chooses to work abroad in a good position to fulfill his expectations and follow his professional carreer; on the other hand the migrant tends to be seen as someone who's forced away from home by poverty and need. An expat is someone who's a choice, a migrant is someone who doesn't see any other way out of his condition. Europeans, Americans, Australians and Japanese abroad are most of the time referred to as expats, while Latinos, East Europeans, Arabs, Africans and Asians are consiedered migrants.