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    mperialism Extra Credit DBQ Task:Evaluate the following statement regarding new imperialism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries:Imperialism is a progressive force for both the oppressors and the oppressed” The colonial rule of the Great Britain’s had a mix of negative effects and positive effects for the people being enslaved or taken over by the Great Britain’s ‚and the imperialists themselves.The business interests of the British imperialists had a mixed outcome.Great Britain expanded

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    IDS Documentary: No More Tears Sister 1) Explain Historical‚ Political‚ Cultural and Socioeconomic factors that caused a civil war‚ killing more than 75000 people‚ between the Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Paul Collier outlines four reasons for what causes and attributes to civil wars in his book the Bottom Billion. Out of his four reasons there are two that I will compare the Civil war in Sri Lanka to. The conflict was started in 1983 by a group called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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    than a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality‚ and to make it neutral in tone. (January 2012) | SriLankan Airlines | | IATA UL | ICAO ALK | Callsign SRILANKAN | | Founded | 1947 (as Air Ceylon) | Commenced operations | July 1979 | Hubs | * Bandaranaike International Airport * Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport | Focus cities | * Suvarnabhumi Airport(Bangkok) * Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome (colombo) | Frequent-flyer

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    History of tea in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The cultivation and brewing of tea in India has a long history. Commercial production of tea in India begins with the arrival of the British East India Company‚ at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production.[1] The widespread popularity of tea as a recreational drink begins in the 1950s‚ after a successful advertising campaign by the India Tea Board.[1] Today‚ India is one

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    fourteen holes in two rows and a large hole at each end. (Source: Culin‚ S. ‚(1900) ’Philippine Games’‚ in American Anthropologist (New Series); 2: 654 ) This game is widely distributed through Asia and Africa where Arab influences have penetrated. In Ceylon it is called chanca‚ and at Johore‚ Straits Settlements‚ ckongkak. The arrangement of the board in both cases is the same as in the Philippine game. (Source: Culin‚ S. (1984) ’Mancala: The National Game of Africa’‚ in Report of the National Museum

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    Business Name: I’m Bingsu Section 1 Executive Summary: I’m Bingsu is an Korean style Ice-cream shop which is determined as a daily necessity for target customers to dodge the daily stresses of life and just a comfortable place to meet their friends‚ studying‚ work discussing‚ working‚ and relaxing. By knowing that demand is growing for high quality goods and great service‚ We‚ I’m Bingsu‚ underwrite appropriately on it to create value for target customer and build strong customer relationships in

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    Electricity tariff hike from April Published on Tuesday‚ 12 March 2013 11:57 The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Dr. Jayatissa De Costa has said that the public opinion regarding the proposed tariffs will also be taken into consideration before the price hike is introduced. According to the CEB proposal‚ a home using 40 units of electricity will have to pay Rs.384 instead of the previously paid sum of Rs. 244. 95. Under the new proposal‚ 0-30 units

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    THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS During the early ages‚ many Filipinos use pearls for accessories. The Philippines as we all know is really surrounded by different bodies of water because of these‚ many sea divers dive in seas just to get big and beautiful pearls. The Philippines is also rich in natural resources containing beautiful places because to these‚ they export different sizes of pearls in the different parts of the country. With all its grandeur and magnificence‚ the Pearl of the Orient

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    Third Quarter Project: Ming Voyages Research Paper The voyages of the Ming dynasty have gone down in history as one of the single largest naval expeditions ever assembled. Throughout history‚ and even today‚ effects of the voyages have had an impact on the world. Whether it be revolutionary technology‚ or a never before seen level of determination‚ the Ming’s voyages would alter the course of history forever and begin to supplant the importance of naval dominance. Over a period of 28 years‚ Ming

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    coconut and copra cake. All the goods that we derive from the coconut are indeed very helpful to our daily lives. Fortunately the coconut is grown in almost 50 countries and the major coconut producing countries includes Indonesia‚ India‚ Malaysia‚ Ceylon‚ New Guinea‚ Mozambique and of course the Philippines‚ just to name some.(APCC.org‚ 2003) These countries‚ according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) statistics‚ are the top producers and exporters of coconut products. However‚ the

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