Email maryturnbull@beeb.net ABSTRACT When the East India Company created the Straits Settlements (comprising Penang & Province Wellesley‚ Melaka and Singapore) as the Fourth Presidency of India in 1826‚ Penang was the capital‚ the most important of the settlements. While it remained the headquarters of the judiciary until 1855‚ Penang soon gave way to Singapore as the administrative and commercial capital in 1832‚ beginning a rivalry. When the European merchants of Singapore petitioned
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The Vietnam War Should Not Have Been Fought The Vietnam War The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war . It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10‚000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exactly the alike‚ and may by day be a friend but by night become an enemy. It matched the tried and true tactics of World
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The Dutch were one of the most powerful colonies in the world at the time. One of their greatest conquers is in Southeast Asia. The Dutch arrived in Indonesia in 1596. Dutch colonialism was carried out initially by the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) from 1605 to 1799. The VOC created forts and settlements in places as widely dispersed as Mocca (Arabian Peninsula)‚ Surat (Gujarat)‚ Colombo and Galle (Sri Lanka‚ formerly Ceylon)‚ Calcutta (Bengal)‚ Beijing‚ Macau and Canton (China)‚ Deshima (Japan)
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achieve their dreams of having a successful and meaningful life. This started when immigrants first came to America and is still around today. The American Dream is just as valid as it was when America was founded‚ but depending on whom you are and what you do for a living‚ it may be more achievable to some than others. When America was first founded‚ immigrants from all over the world were coming to the country to see what it holds from them. People thought of it as the country of hopes and dreams
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John Lennon’s Imagine‚ released in 1971‚ is one of the most famous utopias ever composed. In his song‚ Lennon dreams of a world in which there is no religion‚ no countries‚ world peace‚ no possessions and no discrimination; his utopia is a world based on equality. This song was heavily influenced by all the ongoing events that were occurring at the time of its composition. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were calling for world peace and for America to cease its involvement in the Vietnam War‚
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[pic] IMAGINE CUP 2012 AZURE CHALLENGE ROUND 1 APPLICATION SUMMARY TEMPLATE Azure Challenge Application Summary Template for Team: Nimbus Instructions This is the Azure Challenge Round 1 Application Summary Template. This is part of your Team’s Round 1 Entry Requirement. It is designed to guide you to include the required components of your Team’s project. Please use the questions in each section to align your submission with the judging requirements. Steps: • Insert your
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The Decline of The Dutch Republic Document Based Question Essay AP European History Period 2 November 7th‚ 2012‚ First Quarter From the middle of the Seventeenth Century to the early Eighteenth Century‚ the Dutch Republic‚ which in 1648 had it’s independence recognized in the Peace of Westphalia‚ was an important commercial and military presence in Western Europe which later experienced challenges to its security‚ unity‚ and prosperity: in security‚ the Dutch faced navel challenges from
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For my research paper‚ I read Deaf Like Me by Thomas S. Spradley. This is the story of Lynn and her parents learning to accept her deafness. This is set in the 1960s. During this time‚ there were fewer medical advancements compared to today‚ such as the rubella shot. There was also not much of an understanding disabilities and people who faced issues with deafness. Tom and Louise Spradley were a couple that had one child‚ Bruce. Bruce gets diagnosed with rubella just as Louise finds out she was pregnant
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Introduction Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) is one of global leading energy and petrochemical companies. Its foundation dated back to 19 Century but it fully formed after merger of Royal Dutch and Shell Transport in 1907. Now‚ Shell‚ headquartered in The Hague‚ operates in more than 140 countries or areas and employs approximately 87‚000 staffs. Shell businesses expand from upstream to downstream: it is engaged in exploration‚ production‚ refining‚ transportation and retailing of gas‚ oil‚ oil derivatives
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political context in which it is written or received. Keeping this definition in mind‚ it is necessary to understand the political‚ cultural and economic environment in which Lennon the above famous words. "Imagine" was released in 1970. The late 60’s was the time of the Vietnam War and also the time when the peace movement was at its peak. Anti-war demonstrations were a common sight on every street corner. Anti-communist sentiments were at an all time high following the war. The countless lives lost by
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