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    things that need to be changed in this country. I think that these things would greatly benefit us better as a country both economically wise and socially wise. These things are; Expanding and securing our far North and Arctic territory by building outposts‚ both military and research‚ as well as to construct naval bases to protect our waters from invading countries such as the United States and Russia. Also I would like to make child-care more affordable for every family living in Canada‚ this primarily

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    cities like there were in Europe‚ Russia‚ and Asia. After the war ended in 1945 the United States was able to focus on its economy and political standpoint in the world rather than nation rebuilding. The United States again focused on military outpost and economic prosperity as it loaned heavy amounts of money to help rebuild Europe. The United States was the most economically and militarily stable country in the world

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    VIETNAMESE HISTORY AND CULTURE DIEN BIEN PHU BATTLE Outline: 1. Background 1.1. Military situation 1.2. Na San and the hedgehog concept 2. Battle 2.1. Attack wave 1 2.2. Attack wave 2 2.3. Attack wave 3 3. Aftermath 4. Cause victory 5. Significance 5.1 For our country 5.2 For our world 6. References The Battle of Đien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union ’s French Far East Expeditionary Corps

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    thirst from the journey‚ so they would try hard to survive which opened up trade with the Native Americans. Along the way‚ Spain would conquer new territories in order for them to expand its empire; they would build outposts and missions all over California. One of the purposes for outposts and missions was to‚ “spread Christian faith across the land‚ irreparably transforming the native population” (Gaspar De Portola). Spain’s encroachment along the coast of California helped them exchange new cultural

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    of the English settlements‚ acquiring over a million citizens in their empire by the seventeenth century. New Mexico was the most successful of the outposts built and was still expanding‚ it had a population of over 10‚000 non Indian residents. Once Spain realized other nations were beginning to settle in California they also started creating outposts of the empire further north. In the 1760 the began building trading communities along the Pacific coast. As the Spanish moved into California they spread

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    On a crisp late October afternoon in Paris Bernard Arnault‚ Europe’s richest man‚ is talking about his upcoming trip to one of the fastest-growing outposts of his LVMH empire: Mongolia‚ of all places. "I like to see the reaction of the people in the shops‚" says the 61-year-old mogul in lightly accented but supple English. Dapper and slim‚ he wears a navy suit and matching tie made by his flagship fashion label‚ Christian Dior ( CHDRF.PK - news - people )‚ and handmade black loafers by Berluti‚ one

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    Social Media for Business Communication Tanya Brown COMM 515 February 23‚ 2013 Keith Starcher Social Media for Business Communication a) Evaluate the usefulness of social media in communication and decision making for an organization with which you are familiar. I have limited information on the effectiveness of social media at the City of Cleveland. During the interview with Ms. Johnson‚ she stated: “While working for the City of Cleveland‚ social media plays a major role in how our

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    prevalent at the time. Although he grew up more than 70 years ago‚ African Americans still face the same prejudices now‚ as they did in the past. If Richard Wright were to write an autobiography in 2017 titled‚ Black Boy‚ he would write about the progress President Obama has made for equality and how the newly elected President Trump’s proposals are hastily trying to reverse what was done. Additionally‚ Wright would also write about his support for the

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    Q. Why did the French loose the war in Vietnam? In April of 1956 the last remaining French troops would leave Vietnam. After over 200 years of influence and rule‚ the French at last realized that the occupation and control of Vietnam was an unreachable goal. In consideration of the many blunders (both militarily and political) ‚ and the outright ignorance of the French high command‚ any efforts to stabilize Vietnamese nationalism and to maintain french rule over Vietnam were thwarted. Thus

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    The legacy of the battle of salamis established the influence of Athens as a power amongst the Greeks given its influence as a cultural and commercial power. Athenian authority and power in the Aegean world was already immense when it became necessary for the poleis to form an alliance against Persia war and dominance. The Persian invasions on Athens propelled it into super military power and therefore becoming an actual rival to Sparta in its leadership to the Greeks. So this alliance that is formed

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