Some events are important enough to be seen for centuries as turning points in history. What will future generations remember about 1992? Bill Clinton’s election? Hardly. They will remember an event that far too many Americans don’t even know occurred -- UNCED‚ the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. They won’t remember that UNCED was the largest environmental gathering in the history of the world; they will remember that Agenda 21was adopted by most of the world’s
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Kost and Howard (2014) Purpose. This article discusses why the government seems always to have problems with technology. Authority. John Kost is a Group Vice President in Gartner Research‚ where he leads the team of analysts providing research for chief executives and has written many articles on business process and improvement. Rick Howard is a Research Vice President and government research Agenda Manager at Gartner‚ where he focuses on public-sector IT solutions‚ management practices‚ and technology
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William Barnett October 18‚ 2013 1st Period B Day World History Chapter 5‚ Section 1 Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism I. A Powerful Spanish Empire a. Philip II‚ the nephew of King Charles V‚ inherited Spain‚ the Spanish Netherlands‚ and the American colonies. b. Philip was a shy and serious person‚ like his father‚ but could be an aggressive leader when needed. c. Europe was going through Reformation when Philip assumed the throne. II. Golden Age of Spanish Art Literature a.
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Rome’s location contributed to its success in unifying Italy and all the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Agriculture was essential to Rome and was the source of most wealth. Social status‚ political privilege‚ and fundamental values were related to land ownership. The heads of families who were able to acquire a large profit of land were members of the Senate—“Council of Elders” that played a central role in Roman politics. The Republic was not a democracy in the modern sense. In Rome‚ the
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writing. In particular‚ Bruni’s monumental History of the Florentine People is often singled as an exemplary work. As both the “public historiographer” and Chancellor of Florence‚ it became his duty to produce histories to not only reexamine the past‚ but also to help stimulate feelings of public spirit and civic pride. Largely relying on Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita Libri as a foundation to form his narrative style‚ Bruni’s History of the Florentine People is physical evidence of the rebirth of the
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United States History The Confederation and Constitution Study Questions Chapter 9 1. In the Revolutionary period through 1783-1789‚ there were a lot of statements and rights regarding tyranny effects. US Constitution gave out the laws that actually formed the government. Most importantly‚ Bill of Rights that have first 10 amendments regarding the constitution that gave the US all of the important statements that were used in the Declaration of Independence. Also‚ Thomas Jefferson stated how
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The Philippine Agenda 21 What is Agenda 21? Agenda 21 is a program of action into the 21st century for bringing the Earth into a sustainable future. It was adopted by the participating governments of the world in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)‚ otherwise known as the Earth Summit‚ in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in June 1992. What is Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21)? Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21) is our own national agenda for sustainable development. It is basically
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Introduction Ten of the most influential people in all of European history have been nominated to win the award for most influential person in all of European History. Over a scheduled television broadcast‚ each one of the ten individuals will give a brief speech of their accomplishments and how their presence forever influenced European history. Once all have spoken it is up to the audience who was truly the most influential person. In order to ensure that the broadcast is child friendly‚ written
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Chapter 1: The Battle That Changed History Blades were clashing on the battlefield‚ many men fighting to conquer cities. The four tribes fought. The War-beasts against the Magi while El-kai against the Humans. “All forces charge!” The El-kai commander said. The front line of the El-kai were rushing and bashing against the human soldiers with their shields with all their might‚ until a man with a rune-written staff wipe the front line out. “What the!?” The El-kai commander thought. The man
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Legend of the Aviator Howard Hughes is a man of many mysteries‚ very few actual facts are known about him. Historians constantly argue to decipher which of their theories are correct and which are just over glorified rumors. The fact is Hughes liked to keep to himself. This man left behind not only the “Legend of the Aviator” but also one of the biggest gaps in the world of film and aviation. “Hughes was the ambassador who ushered in a new era of living and a new way of life” (Hack 5). He introduced
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