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One of the earliest and most successful forms of public space was the Forum Romanum (Roman Forum). Providing a multitude of services for the citizens of Rome‚ key leaders such as Sulla‚ Julius Caesar and Augustus ensured this space would function as a political‚ economic and entertainment center. It communicates a message of importance for useful public space during Roman times through ancient architecture and monuments. Because of the Roman’s extensive knowledge of concrete construction and their
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THE CAUSES OF CORRUPTION: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY Why is corruption—defined here as the misuse of public office for private gain—perceived to be more widespread in some countries than others? Different theories associate cross-national variation in the extent of corruption with particular historical and cultural traditions‚ levels of economic development‚ political institutions‚ and government policies. This paper analyzes which of various plausible determinants are significantly related to an
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December 14th‚ 1825‚ a date Russia experienced its “first liberal revolution”. After the death of Tsar‚ Alexander I‚ intellectuals and former military men‚ revolutionaries known as the Decembrists attempted to overthrow the recent established reign of Nicholas I. This was the first attempt at overthrowing the absolute royal power in modern Russian history. Unfortunately for these men‚ the attempts failed and the revolt was suppressed by Nicholas I’s army‚ leading to deaths‚ arrests‚ the execution
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CIVIL APPLICATION OF LASER RANGE FINDER Synopsis: [laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons . Many scientific‚ military‚ medical and commercial laser applications have been developed since the invention of the laser ‚ one of these application is laser rangefinder ‚ which is a device that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object. The most common form of laser rangefinder
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by appointment Instructional Material: Strategic Management Concepts By Frank Rothaermel - McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. - 2012 – First Edition‚ Paperback - ISBN 978 0 07 732445-2 Cases for the class: available at: HBSP 1. Wii Encore? By Andrei Hagiu‚ Hanna Halaburda; Product#: 709448-PDF-ENG‚ Revision Date: Aug 25‚ 2011 2. TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond. By David B. Yoffie ‚ Michael Slind; Product#: 708401-PDF-ENG‚ Pub. Date: 10/15/2007 3. Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World
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Business Quality Management Strategic and Operational Performance Assessment at Inditex Group Statescu Victor (victor_dreadknight_2006@yahoo.com) Professor: Purcarea Irina Teodorescu Florian Andrei (tzoppy_2004@yahoo.com) Vulpescu Victor-Emanuel (victor_joola@yahoo.com) Tanase Valentin-Stefan (valentin.tanase.89@gmail.com) Group 137 FABIZ English 3rd year Strategic and Operational Performance Assessment at Inditex Group 1.)Introduction
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The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ towards Latin America during his term in office between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of Communism and the reversal of Communist progress in the Western Hemisphere. The Kennedy Doctrine was essentially an expansion of the foreign policy prerogatives of the previous administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman. The foreign policies
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The Battleship Potemkin (Segei Eisenstein‚ 1925‚ USSR)‚ an attempt to record the historical 1905 mutiny upon the Russian Naval ship Potemkin‚ is renowned for its application of the Soviet Montage technique; A methodology pioneered by Eisenstein himself. The aim of this brave new cinematic vision was to elicit emotional and intellectual responses from audiences; A dialectic approach to film harking back to the ideals of Karl Marx. This particular strategy toward filmmaking proved incredibly useful
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POL101Y1 Power and Politics S. Chambers/R. Hansen 29 September 2014 Cold War—1947-1989 CE Cold war: why did it happen‚ when did it end‚ and what was the international system like after it? what was it? Baltic States under strict Soviet control after the Second World War. The term Cold War was first used in the 14th century to describe a conflict between Muslims and Christians in Spain; it was later coined by the famous American journalist Walter Lippman in the 1940s. The Cold War was a period
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