L2 May 8‚ 2013 Physical Geography Agenda: • 1.Geological Structure and Relief • 2. Climate • 3. Rivers and Lakes • 4. Biomes 1. Geological Structure and Relief * Relief: means topography‚ or landforms such as mountains‚ lowlands‚ highlands etc. * Geology: is dynamics is the reasons for relief; we have interconnection between geological structures & relief. it is the inner structures of the earth.
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The disparity between American capabilities and influence abroad is significant in interpretation but not importance from two standpoints: international relationships and foreign perceptions of power. From a power standpoint‚ the disparity between American capabilities and influence abroad is not important because the U.S. has a hegemony in relative capabilities. Therefore‚ if the U.S. wanted to fully commit to any mission and/or experienced a life or death situation‚ the American military would
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Samson Adediran Study Sources C‚ E and G. To what extent does Source G challenge the ‘angel in the house’ described in Source C and E? Source G strongly challenges the ‘angel in the house’ ideology expressed in the sources C and E. Source G states “trained themselves so as to consider whatever they do as not of such value to the world as others”. This shows that ‘Florence Nightingale’ undermines the roles of women during that era and their domestic duties it suggest the ‘angel in the house’
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Andrey Shevchuk Fa14 CLASS HIST24 09/29/14 Catherine’s Nakaz “Catherine the Great” and a New Code of Laws also known as the Nakaz. The document is the primary source‚ which is that there are a lot of detailed information‚ and it is the original source about the topic. I think that the document that Catherine the Great wrote to the commissioners for composing a new code of laws‚ is remarkable because she sought to strengthen laws. She had Enlightenment concepts of natural law‚ freedom‚ and‚
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The French Emperor was often blamed by historians for his share of responsibility in the Crimean War; after Hayes condemns Napoleon‚ Schmitt in turn criticizes Napoleon III in saying that “Napoleon […] had brought on a crisis which made war seem inevitable; he would now conjure away the dread vision‚ and consolidate his political position both at home and abroad. One cannot‚ however‚ avoid a suspicion that the French emperor was playing a deep game” . The writer continues‚ “[…] the policy of Napoleon
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armaments and reserves that would be insufficient for a 3rd class power.’ Britain needed allies and feared an alliance between Germany‚ France & Russia (however unlikely) because it would isolate Br in Europe. Britain’s principal enemy had been Russia (Crimea War)‚ who threatened Empire directly in Asia‚ Middle East & India. In 1893 the British fleet concluded that they could no longer compete against the Russian in the Black Sea. An alliance was now essential. From 1904‚ Br realized that the price of
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keeping‚ and the basic theology of the Latin Church. He also had an intimate knowledge of French and Italian. In 1260‚ Marco Polo’s father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo traded regularly with Orient. They had spent a lot of time in Constantinople‚ Crimea and around the Balkans. When Marco was six years old‚ his father and uncle set out on their trip to Far East. In 1265‚ they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan‚ the Mongol emperor who ruled over two thirds of Asia and asked them to bring 100 European
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The Plague‚ also known as the Black Death‚ was the single most deadly outbreak in human history. The Plague was so deadly that is almost completely eradicated the population of Europe in a 5 year span. Because of the devastating effect the Plague had‚ Europe would be altered forever from that point onward. Even though terrible at the time‚ the Plague would carve the way for Europe’s prosperous future. Marking the beginning of the end of the feudal system‚ sparking more widespread education and higher
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When examining 21st century politics one is met with numerous blunders‚ idiotic and laughable world leaders‚ Donald Trump’s hair‚ and continuous wars in the Middle East. Despite this the world is considered to be in relative peace when compared to previous ages in recorded human history. In “The Qualities of the Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ the ideal prince is described as ruthless and willing to eschew conventional morality to maintain his power‚ but can the same ideals be held in today’s political
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Frustrated after losing a siege for the city of Kaffa in present day Crimea‚ Janibeg Khan in a last-ditch effort catapulted the diseased corpses of his army before retreating. From there‚ the pestilence made its way to Genoa‚ Italy where it subsequently went on to strike nearly every port in the Mediterranean‚ and seep into
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