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  2. Rag (student society) - Wikipedia

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    Rag (student society) Rags are student-run charitable fundraising organisations that are widespread in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Some are run as student societies whilst others sit with campaigns within their student unions. Most universities in the UK and Ireland, as well as some in the Netherlands and the Commonwealth countries of South ...

  3. Ragging - Wikipedia

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    Ragging is the term used for the so-called " initiation ritual" practiced in higher education institutions in India, Pakistan, [1] and Sri Lanka. The practice is similar to hazing in North America, fagging in the UK, bizutage in France, praxe in Portugal, and other similar practices in educational institutions across the world.

  4. Ragged school - Wikipedia

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    Ragged Schools became the Shaftesbury Society, which merged with John Grooms in 2007 and adopted the name Livability. Ragged schools were charitable organisations dedicated to the free education of destitute children in 19th-century Britain. The schools were developed in working-class districts and intended for society's most impoverished ...

  5. Student society - Wikipedia

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    A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership typically consists only of students and/or alumni . Early notable types of student societies include ...

  6. Rag - Wikipedia

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    RAG rating (Red, Amber, Green), a traffic light rating system. Rags (dog) (1916–1936), 1st Infantry Division (United States) mascot in World War I. The Rag (club), alternative name for the Army and Navy Club in London. Ragioniere or rag., an Italian honorific for a school graduate in business economics. Retrieval-augmented generation, a ...

  7. Student activism - Wikipedia

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    Student politics of Bangladesh is reactive, confrontational and violent. Student organizations act as the armament of the political parties they are part of. Over the years, political clashes and factional feuds in the educational institutes killed many, seriously hampering the academic atmosphere.

  8. Lumpenproletariat - Wikipedia

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    e. In Marxist theory, the Lumpenproletariat ( German: [ˈlʊmpn̩pʁoletaˌʁi̯aːt] ⓘ; / ˌlʌmpənproʊlɪˈtɛəriət /) is the underclass devoid of class consciousness. [1] Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels coined the word in the 1840s and used it to refer to the unthinking lower strata of society exploited by reactionary and counter ...

  9. Textile - Wikipedia

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    The word 'textile' comes from the Latin adjective textilis, meaning 'woven', which itself stems from textus, the past participle of the verb texere, 'to weave'. Originally applied to woven fabrics, the term "textiles" is now used to encompass a diverse range of materials, including fibers, yarns, and fabrics, as well as other related items.