had his first journey when he was 15 years old after his mother’s death. He departed with his father and uncle to China and they passed through Armenia‚ Persia‚ Afghanistan‚ Gobi desert and along the Silk Road to China. After over three years‚ the Polos reached China. The wisdom and behavior of Marco Polo impressed Kublai Khan‚ the Mongol emperor; therefore‚ he served as a special envoy for Kublai Khan. However‚ the Polos wanted to return home after 17 years living in China because they were homesick
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“The oldest and most often invoked argument is that art‚ whatever its form‚ is a public good” (Ginsburgh‚ 2001‚ p. 759). Why? Because as the author referred‚ it can benefit not only those who attend or see it‚ and who pay for it‚ but also all other consumers‚ who do not necessarily wish to contribute voluntarily to its production or to its preservation‚ in the case of museums‚ so they are free riders. We can easily understand that artistic activities also produce externalities to all civilization
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Abstract Language has been a way for all to interact with everyone. It has been used to keep ideas‚ emotions‚ laws and social correctness intact for all cultures. Latin was the original language that was used to communicate amongst all cultures. Now societies today used a variety of vernacular languages such as‚ Spanish‚ Italian and English. In many cultures knowing more than one language is considered a high value. All aspects of culture‚ society and education were impacted during the
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ROAD LANE DETECTION SYSTEM Sai Chakradhar Dogiparthi Abstract - Traffic accidents have become one of the most serious problems in today ’s world. Due to day by day increase in population‚ there are number of vehicles increasing on the roads. As a result‚ number of accidents is growing day by day. Lane detection is an essential component of Advanced Driver Assistance System. The cognition on the roads is increasing day by day due to increase in the four wheelers on the road. The ignorance towards
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by directors relating to the accounting systems in order to check if all transactions made are recorded using the correct figures and if they were executed in accordance with proper general or specific authorisation. Internal Control and Fraud Detection covers the essential tools you need to perform internal control related services. It will take you through your clients responsibility to design and implement programs and controls to prevent ‚ deter and detect fraud. It touches on internal control
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Use of Data Mining in Fraud Detection Focus on ACL Hofstra University Abstract This paper explore how business data mining software are used in fraud detection. In the paper‚ we discuss the fraud‚ fraud types and cost of fraud. In order to reduce the cost of fraud‚ companies can use data mining to detect the fraud. There are two methods: focus on all transaction data and focus on particular risks. There are several data mining software on the market‚ we introduce seven
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While popular and widely watched the movie Pocahontas is an innaccurate portrail of a signifigant historical event. The Disney Corporation is not known for it’s accurate portrails of historical events and when producing the animated film Pocahontas‚ Disney did not fail in it’s nonchalant attitude concerning historic fact. Cartoonists at disney must have been watching adult films when they first penciled out the figures of Pocahontas and John Smith. The young Indian princess was only twelve
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BALER HISTORICAL-ADVENTURE TOUR DETAILED PASSENGER ITINERARY Night One: Departure from the Point of Origin / Night Trip 0930 hrs. pm Assembly at the Point of Origin (POO) 1000 hrs. pm. ETD from the POO Day One: Baler Tour Part I (Baler Historical-Cultural Tour) 0600 hrs. am ETA Maria Aurora/Check-in & Breakfast (M1) at Lorentess Resort 0800-1030 hrs. Rest & Relaxation @ Lorentess Resort 1100 hrs. ETD / Tour Proper: First stop: Centennial Tree 1200 hrs. nn Lunch
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The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support
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IS IT ART? What is art? Every person has an individual response to an artwork which is determined through the collaboration between an individual and a specific artwork. If it contributes to your experience‚ as a consequence being symbolic of something‚ then it is probably art for you. It is therefore very problematic in order to supply a definition that comprises the whole world’s thoughts and feelings. Some believe that anything and everything in the world is art‚ while others believe that it
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