European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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1. The Cassis Case was a landmark in the European history of law. Explain Why Germany impeded the liquor to be sold because of non-conformity to German products (not the same alcohol level as German liquors: could be misunderstood and misused by consumers). * The ECF said it was a restricting measure in the frame of the Common Market and draw the following rule from this case for the free movement of goods * Any product legally manufactured and sold in one member state must be allowed to
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The limitation of human contact due to the use of technology has had a positive effect on people’s life because people who are isolated or anxious has an opportunity to do something without talking to people‚ faster to get things done‚ and it creates more jobs for people. Talking to people is a part of life but when the world is more computerized then you do not have to as much; some people has mental issues or anxiety when talking to someone but now with the use of technology you will not have to
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assimilate with white American culture‚ Indians were encouraged to "convert to Christianity; learn to speak and read English; and adopt European-style economic practices such as the individual ownership of land and other property. However‚ in 1802 Georgia and Federal Government had started talking about passing a law to remove the indians and move them west of the Mississippi. The indian removal act was put in place to give the southern states the land that the indians had originally settled on. The act
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Framing the other Statement 1: “Contact between tourists and the Mursi is a good opportunity for the Mursi to develop and to be part of the globalized world” The most important aspect about this statement is: Do the Mursi want to develop and be part of the globalized world? As seen in the movie “Framing the other” the Mursi people do not even understand why the tourists are coming and make pictures. They figured out that it is because of their different way of living‚ but they have no clue
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Woodland And The Seven Years’ War The Eastern Woodland Indians mainly consisted of two major regions the Iroquois‚ which comprised of five tribes and added an additional a sixth later‚ and the Cherokee. The Indians in the Eastern Woodland nation lived East of the plains and all the way to the coast‚ Iroquois in North Eastern currently know as the Ohio area and Cherokee South Eastern currently known as the Tennessee and Georgia area. All Indians lived off the lands hunting‚ gathering‚ farming‚ and
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The Ojibwe Native American Tribe used to live on and own the entire Northern third of Wisconsin. However‚ in an 1837 land cession treaty‚ the Ojibwe tribe had all of their land ceded to the state of Wisconsin. For centuries‚ Native Americans have depended on fish as one of their major food staples. As part of the treaty‚ the Ojibwe was granted the right to spearfish whenever and wherever they wanted‚ within the state. In recent decades‚ Anglers have berated Native tribes for their spearfishing rights
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The European Union‚ which was previously known as the European Community is an institutional framework that began in 1951 between six countries with the intention of constructing a unified Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to economically and politically unite Europe so that another war among the European nations would not occur. The enlargement of the European Union is a historic opportunity to foster peace after generations of division and conflict. After fifty plus years
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8/29/16 America Before Columbus Questions I thought this article was very captivating and enjoyed reading it. Something that surprised me was the Ancient Cahokia. Two facts that astonished me was that the Cahokia had a greater land area than the Great Pyramids of Egypt and that many textbooks in our day don’t mention the Cahokia. Some misconceptions that Europeans then had were that the Americas had not been settled before Columbus. They believed that it was just a bunch of little tribes roaming around
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Head to head contact is when a player lowers his crown and hits his opponent directly in the head. This can cause a player to be ejected for the rest of the game and potentially miss the next game. Though head to head contact is illegal in present day football‚ I believe this rule is unnecessary because it takes away from the game by eliminating the amount of exposure used in a contact sport. Although as football evolves‚ so do the rules as well. Regulations against players hitting defenseless
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