For many years we have been influenced by many ideas from the Greeks. Some things we have today wouldn’t be possible without the Greeks contributions to Western civilization. Out of the many great ideas they had‚ the three most popular ones are philosophy‚ math and medicine‚ and entertainment. These all play major parts in today’s everyday life. In ancient Greece‚ philosophy was becoming a big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in
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Running Head: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN Business continuity plan [Name of the writer] [Name of the institute] Business continuity plan Introduction The bigger task than starting any business is the strategies and steps taken to maintain the business and keep it surviving and growing in this dynamic environment. Business continuity plan aims to manage the risk which could happen due to catastrophic events and thus strives to minimize the risk from potential disaster that may happen due
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Christina Gold‚ Leading Change at Western Union The organizational structure of the Western Union initially centered on America before its restructure by Christina Gold. The Union has goals that it needs to meet‚ such as the need to increase the amount of sales‚ which are hard to achieve with an all-American structure. The first reason to restructure the union is in order for it to expand its services globally. To meet the needs of the customers‚ structures have to be in place within regions
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Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications
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Thursday Night Class‚ 6:30pm MMA a Sub-Culture History My subculture of Mixed Martial Arts ( MMA ) started about 4 years ago‚ while I was in 8th grade. I need a sport‚ but I wanted a sport different from what everyone else was doing. So I decided to give MMA a try‚ and I was instantly hooked after my first day of class. I train a out of the Armory Training Center in Jupiter‚ Florida. My subculture has personally grown for me because I have taken many more classes from the initial Brazilian
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Western Union is the worldwide money transfer leader. It attained reputation by providing consumers with fast and convenient ways to send and receive money all around the world. As an aggressive company‚ Western Union’s strategy is to focus on growing its global consumer and payment business. In order to accomplish its global objectives‚ Christina Gold‚ the CEO of Western Union‚ had begun implementing a new organization structure. This new structure is expected to help company’s expansion and fit
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Continuity/Change Over Time During the 1450’s to 1750’s the Americas were evolving at a constant rate. The slave trade and the use trade such as the triangular trade were very common during this time-period due to the rise in plantations‚ causing a diverse region in South America. In addition‚ forced labor was an important constant throughout the region and was controlled by Spanish and the Inca’s which also allowed for a mixture of culture and ethnicities. South America throughout the time-period
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poverty never seems to go down‚ despite decades of work by African governments and NGOs‚ outside NGOs‚ and foreign government aid programs. What causes this entrenched poverty‚ on a continent rich with natural resources? Unfortunately‚ poverty in Africa doesn ’t result from just one or two causes. There are a number of different factors at work‚ all interacting with one another‚ and making the problem of entrenched poverty extremely difficult to solve. Some of the major causes of poverty include:
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Songhai‚ Africa The Songhai Empire‚ also known as the Songhay Empire‚ was a state located in western Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century‚ Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group‚ the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao‚ where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso. The Songhai state has existed
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