Impact of WW1 on Russia Social and economic: The war proved an economic disaster for Russia‚ the direct cost of war rose from 1‚500 million roubles in 1914 to 14‚500 million in 1918. And this was an expense of the rural or industrial workforce‚ thus production slumped and in any case in time of war the country needed to be producing more‚ not less to feed and supply its armies Military problems: Although the Russian government managed to mobilise around 15 million men between 14-17‚ mainly
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gone however Alexander a 13-year-old boy made a comment saying “What as excellent horse do they lose for want of address and boldness to manage him.” At first Phillip did not care of what Alexander has said but finally said to Alexander “Do you reproach those who are older than yourself‚ as if you were better able to manage him than they.” Later Alexander tells Phillip that if he can’t tame the horse then he will pay for the horse himself. Phillip accepts the challenge and allows alexander to give it
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Alexander Hamilton: The Other Side of the Revolution Often when one thinks of the American Revolution or the American Enlightenment‚ the philosophies and contributions of men like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are taken into consideration. Indeed they were great thinkers and very pivotal figures in our country’s liberation from Great Britain‚ however more people played a role in accomplishing this great task. America’s founding fathers consisted of several of men‚ all of whom contributed
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Alexander the Great is often thought of as the greatest military commander that the world has ever seen. He was born in July of 356 B.C to King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias. Since his youth‚ Alexander was tutored and trained by great philosophers such as Aristotle and Leonidas. His legacy of greatness started with the taming of the wild horse‚ Bucephalus. Alexander of Macedonia is worthy of the title‚ Great‚ due to his strategic military operations‚ his expansion of the Greek Empire‚ and the
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Zach Hernandez Alexander the Great When observing the qualities of a person‚ usually what are taken in account are that person’s actions. Alexander the Great‚ possibly one of the greatest war generals/kings of all time‚ was a gifted young man for his tactical strategies for battle. Through his victories and successes‚ he conquered a majority of the world. Plutarch writes a biography on Alexander‚ in which he includes his own views‚ which may or may not agree with other historians (though Plutarch’s
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The system of education in Russia Russia has a long-standing tradition in high-quality education for all citizens. It probably has also one of the best mass-education systems in the world producing a literacy rate (98%) exceeding most Western European countries. That’s why I’d like to speak about it. The education in Russia is divided into 3 big parts: pre-school education‚ secondary school and university-level education. Pre-school education. According to the statistics‚ about 70% of children
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Throughout this year‚ many great leaders have been taught‚ but there were three men who stood out most‚ for good and for bad. One was Alexander Hamilton‚ a well known congressmen who displays many great traits‚ but also had a few times when he wasn’t his best self. Another leader was Andrew Jackson and as he started in poverty‚ he worked his way up to becoming the president. The people of his time thought he was a superior leader‚ but he had moments when he could have been more empathetic. The last
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husband Alexander Toczko (95) died almost simultaneously‚ both of them died each other holding hands in bed. The couple spent living foster‚ keeping their love since they are still young to finally get married. The power of love are both very strong‚ inseparable until several weeks ago‚ Toczko broke a hip in the fall and only able to sleep since the incident later died. Local hospital providing beds specifically to his home accompanied by a nurse from the hospital‚ bringing Alexander Toczko to
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Alexander the Great was a hero because he did great things for many people. Alexander the Great built new cities where others had been destroyed (You Decide‚ pg 181). This statement shows how he tried to do good for society. Alexander wanted people to have homes and live a happy and healthy life. People liked Alexander and what he did. Making sure the lives of people were satisfied was a feeling that he felt was right. This shows how he did great things for many people. Another example of this is
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Alexander and Thurston‚ Inc. is a mail sorting equipment company providing high quality service to their customers. The increasing pressure to live up to the service contracts let company start to rethink about their current inventory control strategy from both their distribution center (DC) and facility. The challenge of this company is to reduce their inventory level while maintaining the high fill rate and further improving their service level. The objectives of this report
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