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    Indian Food Goes Global Mr.R.Krishnan‚ president of South Indian Foods Limited (SIFL)‚ was deep in thought in his office at corporate headquarters in Coimbatore‚ India. Eleven years earlier he had founded SIFL with the help of his wife‚ Maya. Now‚ after returning from a weeklong business trip to the United States‚ Mr.Krishnan was pondering the future of his company. Should SIFL enter foreign markets? If so‚ which ones? SIFL began as a company selling only three items but had quickly expanded to

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    A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present Chapter 18 “The Impossible Victory: Vietnam” For this assignment I chose to to find bias in Chapter 18 from Howard Zinn’s book‚ A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present. The chapter is entitled “The Impossible Victory: Vietnam”. In this chapter of his book‚ Zinn covers the Vietnam war and the resistance to it. As the chapter title statesZinn argues that the U.S was fighting a war that they could not win as the Vietnamese

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    1. Questions on the chapters Chapter One 1. What information is given about Josie’s background? Refer to her family‚ education and class. Jose is from Italian descent (wog in the story). She is a middle class family and goes to a rich Catholic school funded from her scholarship.

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    The United States: A Work In Progress On November 5‚ 1768‚ George Washington sent a letter to James Madison‚ which addresses the need for a stronger government. In that period of time‚ citizens of the United States felt a sense of insecurity about what their country was turning into. As Washington says in his letter‚ “We are fast verging to anarchy and confusion... ‘Leave them to themselves‚ and their government will soon dissolve’‚ Will not the wise and good strive to avert this problem?” George

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    Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States CHAPTER 1‚ pg. 1-22 Columbus‚ the Indians and human progress. Directions: read the above chapter and answer the following questions on this sheet. Major Question: Is Christopher Columbus a Hero? 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States?   2. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books?     3. What is Zinn’s basic criticism of historian Samuel Eliot

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    Chapter Summary: Seizing the Light The Social History of Photography begins with talking about the relative importance of different ‘artists’ and their desire for visual representation of their works by using lights and chemical reactions. Chapter one continues to speak of the importance of a multitude of individuals‚ from the actual beginning of the documented art of Photography. It speaks of the importance of many individuals‚ from Mathematicians‚ “Photographers”‚ “Lithographers”‚ Inventors‚ Chemists

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    The whole purpose of this chapter is to clarify the pivotal need of geographic comprehension in society. Geography is divided mainly into two categories; human and physical geography. Each geography examines different kinds of information. Physical geography clarifies the physical landscapes of districts and places while human geography looks to break down the spatial circulation of humans and their cooperation’s. Chapter 1 summaries the significance of geography and how it influences all aspects

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    The history of abortions in the United States is complicated and has been going on for more than 200 years. The debate on whether abortions should be legal divides Americans to this day. Abortions has been illegal since the 1800’s‚ although‚ women would have the procedure without legal rights to do so. On January 22‚ 1973‚ the US Supreme Court declared it was a fundamental right after the Roe vs. Wade case. Many states have changed the rules on abortions but as of today women have the right to get

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    My understanding of history changed as a result of what I learned this unit. Prior to reading Howard Zinn’s Columbus and Western Civilization‚ I believed that history was infallible. I saw Columbus as a hero who paved the way for colonization in the Americas. What I didn’t know‚ were the covered up facts hidden from us by the improper reconstruction of history. I knew that Native Americans were abused by Europeans‚ but I never pondered the fact that Columbus abused them as well. “He ordered the natives

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    New Era of Transportation Today In the United States‚ a new era of “taxi” like transportation is rapidly approaching. With the help of smart phones‚ mobile apps have created a new way of getting around. The new trend of transportation goes under the pseudo name of “ride sharing”‚ the question is‚ will the yellow cab cease to exist? In Malcolm Gladwell’s book the The Tipping point he discusses trends similar to that of “ride-sharing” and how they became to be popular. Companies such as Lyft‚ Sidecar

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