1998 France was awarded the right to host the world cup‚ the world’s largest and most important soccer tournament. As the host of the world cup‚ it naturally helped boost up the economy‚ by accommodating tourists‚ creating new jobs‚ selling merchandise‚ etc. People tend to spend more on hotels‚ meals‚ and of course alcohol.[6] In preparation for the event France spent billions of Euros on infrastructure projects.[7] Many economists believe success in a world cup can boost a country’s economic growth
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telescope (McDaniel‚ 21). Hawking was involved in the rowing team at Oxford and it changed him; he was no longer a awkward‚ lonely genius. Hawking achieved many things in his lifetime which positively impacted America and physicists throughout the world. Stephen Hawking impacted American society through the discovery of black hole radiation‚ his entertainment and his inspirational lifelong struggle with ALS which left him
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Hellen keller impacted the lives of people who were physically impaired and changed their lives drastically including her own. Specifically the of the people who were blind. She was an advocate for those who were blind and those with disabilities. Helen Keller was not born blind‚ but at only 19 months old she got ill with what is believed to be known as scarlet fever which made her blind and deaf. This changed her life forever but her mother was supportive of her‚ which is what helped mold the kind
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In comparison to Cleopatra‚ Julius Caesar was the superior leader due to his political influence‚ military leadership‚ and favor amongst his people. Loved amongst his people‚ the time of Caesar’s rule brought significant transformation and spread of his influence across Rome. Not only was Caesar a skilled politician he was a dedicated military leader in the forefront of battle fighting to expand the Roman empire and strategically eliminate threats. Though often considered a ruthless dictator with
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (pronounced folopitor) was the last pharaoh in the Ptolemy line (pronounced Polemy) There were many other rulers before her in her family but she is the one that everyone remembers. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian she was from a Greek family and was the only one in her family to show an interest in learning the Egyptian language. What was cleopatra’s role in Egypt? Cleopatra the VII (7) became the Queen of Egypt at the age of only eighteen. She was married to her
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FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: The Social‚ Economical and Political Impacts Communication: Outcome 2 Summative Assessment Graeme Boyle November 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Overview of the Event 3 2.1 Social impact 4 2.2 Political Impact 5 2.3 Economic impact 6 3. Conclusion 7 4. References 8 1. Introduction The FIFA World Cup is one of the largest sporting events in existence‚ happening every four years in different country across the world. As
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Discuss the impact of globalisation on the global market and the world trade Globalisationhas become one of the most controversial topics in academic literature. This is not surprising since this discussion is a reaction to the current situation in the world‚ where impacts of globalisationhave influenced every aspect of our lives. Globalisation can be described as the complex processwhich addressesthewidespread and interchanging cultures‚ languages‚ technologies among others
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figure 1. It is listed on The World Heritage Site as a natural site. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and stretches over 3000km of the Queensland coast. More than 2 million people visit this site each year for the scenic view and the thousands of different species that live in it. The Reef is affected by many threats due to coral bleaching‚ litter‚ pollution‚ global warming and climate change. The Great Barrier Reef was listed as an official World Heritage Site in 1981. It
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Technology has a major impact on how wars are fought‚ especially in World War I. World War I took place between 1914 and 1918 and was deadly due to the use of military tactics with technology. The rise of new technology this made the war more deadly for the soldiers. Technological advancements had changed warfare as weapons were more efficient and had made it easier to kill the enemy. This war introduced many new weapons such as the machine gun‚ tank‚ poison gas‚ airplanes‚ and flame throwers which
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22/6/13 “Shakespeare’s ability to create tragedy transcends time.” Examine how the playwright uses language forms and features to achieve his purpose in ‘Antony & Cleopatra.’ Shakespeare’s 16th century tragic play ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is able to transcend time due to its ubiquitous and day-to-day themes of the struggle between reason and emotion and the convoluted definition of honour. These themes are still‚ and always will be‚ so universally relevant because they are very personally
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