Pros and cons of the Great Leap Forward - Oliver R “The Great Leap Forward was a push by Mao Ze Dong to change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern‚ industrial society in just five years.”1 Mao’s aim was to up Chinas crop output.2 The idea was that if everyone worked these long hours for all these years in both farming and steel that China would catch up to countries such as America and England. Unfortunately for Mao and China all the steel that the people produced
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Go History‚ Go Hetalia! “The past reminds us of timeless human truths and allows for the perpetuation of cultural traditions that can be nourishing; it contains examples of mistakes to avoid‚ preserves the memory of alternative ways of doing things and is the basis for self-understanding.” This quote by Bettina Drew well-explains how history is important to us as human beings. History helps us know what happened years ago. How it relates to us? Well‚ it helps us learn lessons by going back to
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In Looking Backward‚ Edward Bellamy argued that one of the most significant problems facing America in 1887 was the struggle of class and the values that the everyday citizen lived by and portrayed. In the past‚ everyone looked after himself or herself and did not live selflessly. The view of honor was skewed and people lived for currency rather than their countries and neighbors well being. A sense of equality is never reached like it has been in the utopia of the year 2000 that Bellamy portrays
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Franc is that 1.15 SF is equal to 1 US $‚ and the annual interest rate on fixed rate one-year deposits of SF is 1.5% and for US$ is 2.5%‚ what is nine-month forward rate for one dollar in terms of SFs? Assuming the same interest rates‚ what is the 18-month forward rate for one SF in US$s? Is this an indirect or a direct rate? If the forward rate is an accurate predictor of exchange rates‚ in this case will the SF get stronger or weaker against the dollar? What does this indicate about the market’s
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Today’s world is all about progress- who can be the fastest‚ the richest and the best and it all seems to be deeply rooted in technology. So‚ does this need for technology affect us positively or negatively? To answer this‚ we first need to look at the meaning of the word Technology. According to the Oxford Dictionary technology is ‘the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes’. In other words technology is using your knowledge of machines and different techniques to solve a
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Nashik ( pronunciation (help·info))[1] is a city in Maharashtra‚ India. Nashik is located in the northwest of Maharashtra‚ 171 km (106 mi) from Mumbai and 210 km (130 mi) from Pune. Nashik is the administrative headquarters of Nashik district and Nashik Division. Nashik is located in the Western Ghats‚ on the western edge of the Deccan peninsula on the banks of river Godavari. The Nassak Diamond‚ derives its name from the fact that it long remained in the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple‚ near Nashik
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Plagiarism Plagiarism is the passing off of someone else’s work as one’s own. This is a serious academic offence. The School uses a software detection system to help in the prevention of plagiarism. In the last year or so several students have been found guilty of plagiarism with serious consequences for their degree. The University has defined plagiarism as follows: It is an Academic Offence to commit an act whereby a person seeks to obtain for himself/herself‚ or for another‚ an un-permitted
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Cosco (India) Fundamental Company Report Including Financial‚ SWOT‚ PESTEL*‚ Competitors and Industry Analysis Phone: +44 20 8123 2220 Fax: +44 207 900 3970 office@marketpublishers.com http://marketpublishers.com Phone: +44 20 8123 2220 http://marketpublishers.com Cosco (India) Fundamental Company Report Including Financial‚ SWOT‚ PESTEL*‚ Competitors and Industry Analysis Date: Pages: Price: ID: September 1‚ 2013 50 US$ 499.00 C37EADB77ADEN Cosco (India) Fundamental
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Chemistry Assessment Coal is a combustible rock of organic origin composed mainly of carbon (50-98%)‚ hydrogen (3-13%) and oxygen with lesser amounts of nitrogen‚ sulphur and other elements. Some water is always present‚ as are grains of inorganic matter that form an incombustible residue known as ash. In New South Wales‚ black coal is mined near the eastern and western edges of the Sydney-Gunnedah Basin where the seams are relatively close to the surface. Mining along the western edge‚ where
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with smoke‚ that the soldiers could not even see. For these reasons‚ I have decided to not re-enlist in the Continental Army‚ for if I did‚ I would have to endure through sickness‚ suffer in bad conditions‚ and watch my fellow soldiers walk away from the army. In 1773‚ the Boston tea party occurred. I actually participated in it! This basically caused the Revolution to start. The Continental Army‚ which is the Patriot army‚ won battles at
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