IOSR-JHSS   Volume-3 ~ Issue-3 ~ Sep-Oct-2012

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist: the Mnemonics of Life Management Skills
Country	:	India http://www.iosrjournals.org/ccount/click.php?id=5705
Authors	:	Dr Rajendra Kumar Dash
	:	10.9790/0837-0330104

Abstract:Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist has been hailed as a book that has transformed the lives of millions of people for the better. In fact, it is more a self-help book than a novel. In it, Coelho has focused on the art of living: how to make life interesting by following one's dream. He asserts that one has to discover one's personal legend or the very purpose of being. With the support of the philosophy and psychology of Alchemy, which is basically an art as well as science of personal transformation, the underlying idea being as lead is transformed/evolved into gold (i.e., lead's full potential), similarly all human beings are capable of selfactualization or realizing their full potential. Coelho believes that paying heed to one's unconscious, which manifests itself in forms like dreams, myths, omens and symbols, one should undertake the journey of life with love and care. One has to pay the price for one's dream. The novelist lays emphasis on taking decisions: one should not be deterred by various formidable obstacles that come one's way. Coelho claims that actually the greatest secret of success in life is love, for it is at the root of personal transformation and collective evolution
Keywords: alchemy, Beginner's Luck, Life management, personal calling, personal transformation, Personality development, self actualization

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Abstract:Indian has recently emerged as one of the leading developing countries basically on strength its Constitutional protection to religious pluralism among its people. The paper focus how Indian civilization has played host to several migrant groups and communities from time to time and these groups as well as communities has been guaranteed fundamental rights in matters of religion. The religious pluralism has been fostered by various decisions of the Indian higher judiciary
Keywords:Constitutional Law, corporation, globalization, religious pluralism, secularism.

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[6] The words in Italics have been supplied by the author.
[7] Thosmas Banchoof (Ed.), Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics, Oxford University Press, 2008, p.4.
[8] Ibid.
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[10] Id at 5.

Abstract:Purpose: To identify typical and atypical pragmatic language impairment PLI manifestations and determine the strengths and weaknesses of different types of pragmatic skills using an Arabic version of Test of Pragmatic Language TOPL-2. Methods: Twelve individuals (F: 5, M: 7) clinically diagnosed with different types of developmental dysphasia DDSLI (n: 6), DLD (n: 4), LD (n: 1), and (DLAPh: 1) between 6 and 12 years old took an Arabic version of the TOPL-2. The test was administered twice to assure the consistency of the elicited data.
Key Words:Bed –Arabic TOPL-2 version, clinical treatment plans, developmental dysphasia, typical and atypical manifestations of pragmatic language impairment

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Abstract: Assam holds and supports a large proportion of tribal population, highly differentiated in terms of ethno-lingual characteristics as well as economic responses to their habitats. Ethnic violence, which has become endemic to the states of postcolonial Northeast India especially Assam, has often targeted people of migrant origin as foreigners or illegal immigrants to sent them back to their lands of origin. The Muslim and Hindu Bangladeshi migrant who have been migrating to Northeast India since the colonial times have mingled with the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society of the region. Settled in almost all the states of the region they have, in recent times, been frequently identified as foreigners as their growing numbers have become a threat to the ethnicity. Immigrants from both Nepal and Bangladesh have created a cause of concern for the indigenous ethnic tribal population in different sphere. An attempt is made in this paper to examine different growth pattern among the tribal living in the state and also the migrated population which is growing in an alarming rate. This paper looks at the conflict-induced displacement of the Bangladeshi in Assam. Moreover, government also has not taken step to reduce the inflow, which has induced demographic problem in the region and raised question on government concern for the ethnic groups. The paper also looks at the long term effect of migration on culture, social and economic demographic and political instability in the region.
Keywords:Indigenous Ethnic tribes, Demography, Economy, Immigration.

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Abstract:This study investigates the Econometrics analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in Nigeria for the period of 1985-2010. it examines the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of financing for development in Nigeria and investigates the channels through which it benefits the economy. An extended Cobb Douglas production function is used whereby investment is disaggregated into two different types' namely, domestic private investment and foreign direct investment for more comparative analysis. This research work is similar to numerous empirical studies and conclusions in Nigeria on FDI and its importance to economic growth. The study employs recent techniques in time series econometrics namely Co- Integration, Error Correction Model (ECM) to determine the long and short run term impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth as well as the ordinary least techniques to estimate our equation for the period under study. The funds that FDI overall contribution is significant and has a negative effect on Nigeria's economic growth. This is based on the fact that Nigeria has not been able to absorb the knowledge and technical spillover effect of foreign direct investment inflow into the country. However FDI fails to augment human capital development due to the low level of existing human capital in the country and there is need for more emphasis on training to enhance its potential to contribute to economic growth, factors such as political and macroeconomic instability, low growth, weak infrastructure, poor governance, inhospitable regulatory environments, and ill-conceived investment promotion strategies, are identifies as responsible for the poor FDI record in Nigeria. Examining the constraints to improve contribution of FDI to the growth process, the study concludes that it will require an appropriate mix of proactive government policies to direct FDI to priority sectors of the economy; effective enabling environment to make Nigeria an attractive FDI host.
Key Words: Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth, Nigeria.

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Abstract:This article investigates the long run relationship between energy consumption and the economic growth in Nigeria from the period of 1985 to 2010. However, the study make use of secondary data analysis of ordinary least square method of Multiple regression analysis and the objectives of the study is to examine whether energy consumption brings economic growth in Nigeria and also to examine the long run effect of energy consumption on growth in Nigeria. Moreover, the results revealed that Petroleum, Electricity are positively related to Nigeria economic growth while coal and Gas shows that there is a negative relationship with Nigerian economic growth. However, the study conclude that that increased energy consumption is a strong determinant of economic growth having an implicit effect in lagged periods and both an implicit and explicit effect on the present period in Nigeria. Thus, the study recommends that the energy sector should be given more relevance even by exploiting the opportunities laden in the sector to increase economic growth.
Key words: Energy consumption, economic performance, economic growth, Long Run Relationship

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Abstract: The study attempts analyzing the determinants of expressed satisfaction with the job among employees of the Kaduna state public sector. A total of 1779 employees were taken as study sample from a staff strength of 1779. A structured questionnaire was used to source data. Logistic regression was used to determine the relationship in the data set with the introduction of dummy variables. Results were presented using tables and percentages. It recommends fairness the provision of workplace opportunities for both male and female employees.
Keywords:Satisfaction, Access, Characteristics and Workplace

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