people were evacuated and were relocated to shelters across the country. According the article” Economic impacts from Hurricane Katrina were also considerable. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost due to severely damaged or destroyed businesses and supporting infrastructure. Major highways in and around New Orleans were damaged or destroyed‚ disrupting commerce. Katrina had a profound impact on the southeast Louisiana/Mississippi oil and gas industry‚ which accounts for nearly 30 percent of total
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“Economic Factors in the Decline of the Byzantine Empire” In this article taken from The Journal of Economic History‚ Peter Charanis discusses the factors that economically affected the decline of the Byzantine Empire. His discussion is based on the fact that past scholars‚ such as English historian Edward Gibbon who wrote The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire‚ thought the Byzantine Empire was in a constant state of decline throughout its existence‚ but he disagrees. He says that
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Colonialism occurs when one nation takes control of another. Unfortunately‚ this is exactly what the British did to the Africans. The British took over their land basically without the Africans knowledge. Although the British created a more developed civilization with the many aspects they brought to Kenya‚ they greatly affected Africans economically‚ politically‚ socially and culturally. With that being stated‚ Kenya would not be the country it is this very day if it weren’t for the British colonizing
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Bavarian company would come to export its high-end vehicles all over the world. In 1994‚ the company sought growth in the United States‚ and started producing automobiles in Spartanburg‚ South Carolina. BMW IN AMERICA The BMW name has been held in North America by BMW North America‚ LLC since 1975. The BMW Group in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds Since the 1980 ’s‚ BMW has made successful acquisitions of MINIa brand targeted to the lower end of their market‚ and Rolls-Roycea
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA GWENDOLYN CARTER PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 4/21/2015 The history of marijuana and how it became illegal is interesting. In 1970 the United States Congress passed legislation called the Controlled Substance Act‚ which listed marijuana as a Schedule I drug. This is the same category that LSD‚ cocaine‚ heroin and ecstasty and are described according to DEA drug schedules‚ as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
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could be made to Asian markets. Some of the most prominent followers of the Portuguese were the English and Dutch mariners (359). The English and the Dutch became two very powerful joint-stock companies (359). There were private companies that funded these expeditions and supplied them with ships and crews along with enough money and commodities (359). Even though these expeditions were funded the English and Dutch stayed independent.
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Thomas Jefferson’s impact on America After watching Ken Burn’s Thomas Jefferson‚ I had found that Thomas Jefferson is remembered in history‚ not only for he held the offices‚ it also for his belief in the natural rights of man that he expressed in the Declaration of Independence and his faith in the people’s ability to govern themselves. Jefferson left an impact on his times equal by few others in American history. From his father and his environment‚ he developed an interest in many academic areas
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that we know today started to form after the first colonies were established. During the beginning of the eighteenth century in America the thought of English liberties started to take root with these colonists. When looking at the statement “during the first half of the eighteenth century‚ new ideas of English liberty had little effect on power relations in colonial America; throughout this period‚ the upper classes retained their dominance of colonial affairs” we can see how this is persuasive and
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women the men weren’t motivated to work‚ and many men died. Since the men didn’t feel like the colony was stable‚ they started to have relationships with Indian women. This made what little Virginian women there were‚ receive more power. However‚ in New England families were colonizing which gave them reason to work and civilize their own surroundings. The women factor made the difference between the two regions more obvious. The geography of the land was also vastly different in each region requiring
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European colonization effected Africa negatively‚ as it resulted in the continent being taken advantage of‚ people and resources exploited‚ and their economical standpoint being very low. By looking at Africa’s experience with the Berlin Conference and the effects it had‚ we can see how greatly the continent was negatively influenced. The Berlin Conference brought King Leopold II into Africa‚ but the world did not know that it would result in genocide of about 5‚000 people in Sierra Leone. Continuing
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