In 1600‚ the East India Company acquired a charter from Queen Elizabeth I‚ granting it the sole right to trade with the East. The royal charter‚ however‚ could not prevent other European powers from entering the Eastern markets. By the time the first English ships sailed down the west coast of Africa‚ round the Cape of Good Hope‚ and crossed the Indian Ocean‚ the Portuguese had already established their presence in the western coast of India‚ and had their base in Goa. In fact‚ it was Vasco da Gama
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REPORT ON COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND WASH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN DISTRICT SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD- UNION COUNCIL MANHARO AND DISTRICT MIRPUR MIRPURKHAS- UNION COUNCIL MIR IMAM BUX OF SINDH PROVINCE‚ PAKISTAN Jointly Conducted by NAWABSHAH DISABILITY FORUM (NDF-Pakistan) – SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD & NOUJWAN SINDH SAMAJI SANGAT (NSSS) – MIRPURKHAS 5th September 2012 – 15th September 2012 Report on Community Restoration and WASH Needs Assessment Contents Acronyms ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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The spirit of independence has enlightened me and blessed me with the power to think freely. Ladies and gentlemen and all the audiences who are hearing‚ welcome everyone. Today I will tell you how the spirit of independence has led me to think freely. A few days ago I was going somewhere by rickshaw and stuck in a traffic jam meanwhile. The time was really boring and I made a plan to pass it talking to someone I don’t know. I started talking to my rickshawala. I asked him whether he knew about
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Siraj-ud-Daulah had a numerically superior force and made his stand at Plassey. The British‚ worried about being outnumbered‚ formed a conspiracy with Siraj-ud-Daulah’s demoted army chief Mir Jafar‚ along with others such as Yar Lutuf Khan‚ Jagat Seths (Mahtab Chand and Swarup Chand)‚ Omichund and Rai Durlabh. Mir Jafar‚ Rai Durlabh and Yar Lutuf Khan thus assembled their troops near the battlefield but made no move to actually join the battle. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s army was defeated by roughly 3‚000 soldiers
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Lucid is an American biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. At one time‚ she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American‚ as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir Space Station in 1996; she is the only American woman to serve aboard
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Compare and contrast the social and economic policies of Alexander II (1855-81) and Alexander III (1881-94) of Russia. Alexander II and Alexander III were both Tsars of Russia and they both believed in the divine will to rule the people. However Alexander II is said to be more liberal than Alexander III though they were both conservative in one way or the other in their social and economic policies because they both wanted to remain with the power over the people. Alexander II was more relaxed
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The Nu Moorish International Group Of Science and Development Mir No.10 Non-Profit Organizational Charter The Nu Moorish International Group of Science and Development Mir No.10 is here to improve the development Of humanity‚ we aim to educate and uplift our present condition and restore consciousness to a higher level our values consist of honesty integrity and loyalty. All of these values will be used to ascend and enhance and build confidence. Each of these values wills foundation. Leadership
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The year 1905 was the year of violence‚ murders‚ killings‚ and bloody in Russia. The year 1905 was also the year of the ‘revolution’ to some extent. The Tsar did not only face the ‘revolution’ that took place in Russia‚ but also the great defeat and shame of the Russo-Japanese War. The three major groups of people in Russia‚ the liberals‚ proletariat‚ and peasants were opposing the tsardom and trying to revolt. However‚ throughout 1905‚ the tsardom came out alive and strong enough regardless the
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe hat seinen Roman‚ "Die Leiden des Jungen Werther" im Jahre 1774 geschrieben. Die Zeit‚ in der Roman geschrieben wurde‚ wird "Sturm und Drang" genannt. Diese literarische Bewegung betont Gefühle‚ die Natur‚ und das Ich. Dieses Buch gibt uns Einblick in die Gefühle und die Einstellungen von Werther durch seine Briefe an Wilhelm. Werthers veränderliche Einstellungen zur Natur reflektieren seine emotionelle Kondition. Manchmal ist die Natur eine Quelle von Freude‚ Frieden und Entspannung
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The Space Race was important to U.S history because of the significance of the battle between democratic society and totalitarian communism‚ because it brought an end to the Cold War‚ and because it led into further joint ventures between the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia)‚ including the first space station. (http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm)) This 18 year long race between the two nations for international superiority via space and the transportation needed
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