Jaffna Essays

  • My Family's Ancestry

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    century BC, a group of Tamil-speaking people from present-day South India migrated to the nearby island of Sri Lanka. Among these people, known today as “Sri Lankan Tamils”, are my ancestors. Centuries later, in the 1200’s, these Tamils formed the Jaffna Kingdom, an independent monarchy covering the northern part of Sri Lanka. In 1505, the Portuguese took control of almost the entire island, and, over the next few centuries, control of the island shifted between the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the

  • Being Raised in a Hindu Family in Srilanka and Canada

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    For my Anthropological observation study, I will be writing about my culture which I will be familiar with since I have a greater understanding. And also I will be able to analyze some aspects based on my observations that I have received throughout my life. I was born in Srilanka in a Hindu family and lived there for twelve years, until I came to Canada. I would like to write about Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus, that I have observed so far in Srilanka and Canada. I will be focusing on family relationship

  • Essay On Jaffna Temple

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    The road from Jaffna runs across a long causeway to the island of Kayts then from there drives on another causeway, which leads to Punkudutivu. From the far end of the Punkudutivu, from the Kurikadduvan Jetty, the visitors must take a boat to reach the temple. Sri Lanka

  • Minimizing the Delay on Completion of the Construction Projects in Jaffna District

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………….. 4 2. Problem Statement………………………………………………4 3. Aims and Objectives.…………………………………………... 5 4. Methodology……………………………………………………..6 5. Scope and limitation……………………………………………...8 6. Literature Review……………………………………………….9 6.1 General……………………………………………………..9 6.2 Various Studies ……………………………………………9 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………14 8. References………………………………………………………..16 Table of Charts 4.1 Flow Chart…………………………………………………………7

  • Sri Lanka - Light at the End of the Tunnel?

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    Sri Lanka - Light at the End of the Tunnel? The Sunday, March 3, 2002 issue of “The New York Times” featured an article by Barbara Crossette, “The War on Terror Points a Country Toward Peace. The second sentence of this article stated: "A week ago, the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, one of Asia's most ruthless and totalitarian rebel movements, agreed to a firm cease-fire, with the promise of peace talks to come".[1] But are the LTTE planning on keeping their

  • English Language Learning In Sri Lanka Case Study

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    In Sri Lanka English is learned as a second language .This study investigates the impacts of English Language learning on the values of the Tamil prospective teachers. The study explores whether the learning of English language has an impact on the values of the Sri Lankan Tamil prospective teachers. Qualitative and quantitative methodology was utilized for the study. A questionnaire and interviews with the participants were utilized for the study. The findings show that the English language learning

  • Stress And Stress In Nursing

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    1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Nurse is one of the members of health care team. Nurses play a vital role in providing care to the patients. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people (International council of nurses, 2013). Nursing is a service oriented profession but now days the trend in nursing is mainly focusing on earning and rewards. In addition to nursing profession is altered as a stressful working condition. Nursing

  • What Does Religion Mean To Me

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    On January 25, 1963, the world was blessed with an extraordinary child who will provide gifts of strength and love to all he touches. This miraculous creature is none other than my father, Jemeamlouis Phillipaiya. He was born at Jaffna Teaching Hospital in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and he lived there for his whole life before deciding to move to Canada in 1990. As a child he mainly helped his family with the farm and housework, along with focusing on his studies. In his free time, he would fly kites and

  • A Brief Look at Sri Lanka

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    INTRO Sri Lanka is a island that is made up of many different ethnicities, the Sinhalese who make up 75% population, the Tamils who make up 11% and 14% others. The differences amoung these groups on the basis of religion, language, and ethnicity has resulted in a 26* year long Civil War that began in July 1983 and ended in May 2009. The war was fought between the Sinhalese dominated state and militant Sri Lanka Tamil separatist movements. This paper will demonstrate how The Sri Lankan civlil war

  • Code Switching And Code Switching

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    The marvel of code exchanging is joined to bilingualism and that is the reason it is imperative to through some light on bilingualism. The very term bilingualism is interesting in various understandings, mixture of depictions, and Spolsky (1998) portrays a bilingual as 'a person who has some commonsense ability in the second tongue'(P.45). A person who is bilingual may be said to be one who can pass on, to evolving degrees, in a second tongue. Code- switching, which may be portrayed as the pivot

  • Understanding Conflict and Violence

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    Conflict as a socio-political phenomenon is inherent in any society. He is one of the manifestations of the political process, method of resolving its contradictions. The important role of conflict marked already the ancients who asserted that the source of the movement of all things lies in the formation of opposites and their struggle. Conflict as a social phenomenon was first studied in the writings of Georg Simmel, G. Hegel, Marx, A. Smith, A. Tocqueville. Isolation of political conflicts in

  • Shiva Siddhanta

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    central Sri Lanka, he fasted and meditated until he burst into enlightenment. Soon after that God Realization at just 21 years old, he met his satguru (teacher), Yogaswami, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The 72-year-old sage gave him his Hindu name, Subramuniya, and initiated him into the holy order. Yogaswami, his teacher lived in Jaffna, Sri Lanka during the first part of this century, making his transition to the inner worlds in 1963. During his life Yogaswami gave out his wisdom spontaneously in songs and

  • Sri Lanka Tourism Essay

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    Overview of Sri Lanka tourism Title: Sri Lanka tourism | Sri Lanka travel guide | tourism in Sri Lanka Description: Get to learn know Sri Lanka by visiting the country this year. You will find a plenty of timeless ruins, beaches, and cost effective markets to bring stuff back home. The country also has historical sites and famous foods to relish. Header Heading: Sri Lanka tourism overview Supporting Text: Visit the Land of elephants and oodles of tourist destinations. Officially known as the

  • Nt1310 Project Proposal

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    1. Introduction This project proposal is written for the Srilankan telecommunication authority (SLT) for the implementation of an end to end network solution with very fast network infrastructure, which is IP based network called Next Generation Network (NGN) along with wireless 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE). It integrates all IP Packet Based communication. It offers users to unrestricted access to different service providers. It supports advance mobility which will allow consistent and ubiquitous

  • Conflict In Sri Lanka Essay

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    There have been countless violent conflicts throughout history. This violence can stem from internalized conflict, major political differences, ethnic tensions, misuse of administrative power, and any other number of other factors. Sri Lanka is a prime example of just how conflict can arise. By examining the history, ethnic divides, and political structure of Sri Lanka is it possible to isolate some of the exact factors that lead to civil war and genocide in independent states. Sri Lanka was established

  • Arjie’s Journey in Shyam Selvadurai’s Funny Boy

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    Anil Jayasinghe, a Sinhalese. Arjie does not comprehend why Ammachi is upset, for he is in a Sinhala class at school and his friends are Sinhalese. His parents’ best friends and servant are Sinhalese too. Nevertheless, Ammachi sends Radha Aunty to Jaffna for a month, hoping that ... ... middle of paper ... ...hehan allows Arjie to reach a new level of understanding about his place in a world where race and gender are of utmost importance. Directly and indirectly, the family and friends of Arjie

  • Shyam Selvadurai Funny Boy Quotes

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    treatment towards Tamils. His information came of a European woman who was in Sri Lanka to study the problems. Daryl uncle was here because he wanted to investigate if this was true and do an article for his newspaper. Therefore Daryl Uncle went to Jaffna the city were the government and the Tamil Tigers where fighting for there separate state. Days later Daryl Uncle was found dead and the government stated that he was found ashore on a beach of a fishing village after he went for a swim on the beach

  • India And Sri Lanka Case Study

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    India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbor and natural ally with its historic, cultural and linguistic similarities. Relationship between Indian and Sri Lanka is highly matured considering the asymmetric differences and India’s consistent commitment towards Sri Lankan policy. In this decade, India and Sri Lanka build a very strong relationship and came to close contacts at the highest level in terms of politics, growing trade and investment, cooperation in the fields of development, education, culture

  • Reward Systems in Business

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    Most business organisations worldwide are putting little emphasis on reward systems, particularly with regard to employee motivation. This issue has triggered significant debates in the labour sector and among human resource experts worldwide. On the other hand, organisational behaviour specialists like Herzberg and Maslow through their theories argue that reward systems have the potential of significantly impacting employee performance, and in turn organisational performance. This study aims to

  • Exploring the Origins and Spread of Buddhism

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    Buddhism was created in early Indian civilization. Development of the religion began with the death of their founder. The Buddhist community established their standard cannon and their common goal which was, to bring enlightenment to the world. (Robinson and Johnson, 3) Buddhism spread rapidly and as with all other major religions when it begins to spread it breaks up into sects. Buddhism divided into two sects Hinayana and Mahayana. The Hinayanas settled in greater India and followed the earlier