What drove European involvement in the world of Asian commerce? They wanted tropical spices such as cinnamon‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ cloves‚ and‚ above all‚ pepper. They also had Chinese silk‚ Indian cottons‚ rhubarb for medicinal purposes‚ emeralds‚ rubies‚ and sapphires. To what extent did the Portuguese realize their own goals in the Indian Ocean? They would steal goods from cargo ships delivering goods. They had ships that could outmaneuver other ships and they had on board cannons that other ships
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Wynter 1 Early writers of America made many contributions to the development of a distinct American identity. Some of these contributors included John Smith‚ William Bradford‚ John Winthrop‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ Mary Rowlandson‚ and Cotton Mather. These writers all expressed their unique views through their writing. These contributions will be further explained throughout this paper. John Smith‚ an English soldier and author‚ was born in January of 1850. He is known for founding the first English
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Contribution of India in mathematics The most fundamental contribution of India in mathematics is the invention of decimal system of enumeration‚ including the invention of zero. The decimal system uses nine digits (1 to 9) and the symbol zero (for nothing) to denote all natural numbers by assigning a place value to the digits. The Arabs carried this system to Africa and Europe. 1) Aryabhata is the first well known Indian mathematician. Born in Kerala‚ he completed his studies at the university
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SOWC 6000 Week 2 Assignment: Ida Cannon Corina Hopkins Introduction The following paper reflects on the life of Ida Cannon and the contributions that she made to the field of medical social work. Cannon helped develop medical social work as we now know it. She was also an active member of her community‚ as well as her state (Social Welfare History Project‚ 2012). Background Ida M. Cannon was born July 27th‚ 1877 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. She was the third of four children to parents Colbert and Wilma
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Contributions of Edward Demin Contributions of Edward Deming “In 1950‚ Japanese businessmen turned to an obscure American from Wyoming to help them rebuild an economy shattered in World War II. The industrial expert‚ W. Edwards Deming‚ taught Japan’s manufacturers how to produce top quality products economically. The Japanese used this knowledge to turn the global economy on its head and beat U.S. industry at its own game” (McInnis D. 2011). Edwards Deming was born in Iowa in 1900 and
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Towards the end of the Second World War‚ in July 1944‚ representatives of the United States‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and 40 other countries met at Bretton Woods‚ a resort in New Hampshire‚ to lay the foundation for the post-war international financial order. Such a new system‚ they hoped‚ would prevent another worldwide economic cataclysm like the Great Depression that had destabilized Europe and the United States in the 1930s and had contributed to the rise of Fascism and the war. Therefore
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Contributions of Diversity to the Workplace Diverse employees bring a wealth of creativity‚ insights‚ and skills to their jobs; it is up to employers to recognize‚ cultivate‚ and value these contributions (Walton‚ Sally‚ 1994). Diversity is about setting a mindset of valuing the differences in people and recognizing the similarities‚ it is not only about achieving results. Once this way of thinking is established‚ the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace tend to come naturally‚ (Goessl
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Emmeline Pankhurst contributed significantly to the national history of the United Kingdom as she led the movement to win the right for women to vote in the United Kingdom. Although her contribution and fight for equal voting rights in the UK‚ also had an influence on other countries as they inspired by Pankhurst’s actions strived to achieve the same outcome. While Pankhurst accomplished something great for women in her time‚ her actions also positively impacted the women after her death‚ and the
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Clara Barton’s Historical Contributions to Nursing This document will discuss the life of Clara Barton‚ the time frame in which she lived‚ events that happened when she was alive‚ and the explanation of how this information was and still is relevant to nursing. Clara Barton was born in December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts and passed away at her home in Glen Echo‚ Maryland‚ on April 12‚ 1912. Clara Barton was an educator‚ a nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross. A shy‚ generous woman
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Shytria Ash October 23‚ 2014 1st hour Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine
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