European History 24 October 2012 The Dutch: Divided and Deeply Indebted The signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Thirty Years’ War and brought about the formation of the independent Dutch Republic‚ a coalition of the seven provinces of the Netherlands. During the mid 17th century‚ the Dutch became the wealthiest and most active trading and shipbuilding people in Europe. By dominating most trading routes in the Baltic and Atlantic Seas‚ the Dutch Republic earned recognition as an influential
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Understanding the Dutch culture | Assignment #4 | Meghan Student number: Lecturer: | Introduction: One can study and learn a culture truly only by having a close contact with the local people who hold it. In our case (international students) we have the chance to live in the Netherland for at least four years which is enough time to learn the Dutch language in a decent level and integrate to a certain level into the Dutch way of living. The first imprint of the Netherlands for me was the
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The East is East and the West is West! China is the one of the largest countries in the world. As to population China is the first country in the world. China is a great country. China has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years. Key Issues What is “culture”? Substantial differences among societies arise from cultural differences Culture differences are related to social structure‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ economic and political philosophy “Culture” and workplace values are
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Investments 16‚ February 2015 Background. Royal Dutch Shell Group is one of the world’s largest oil corporations and one of the largest companies in Europe. The company was created as a result of a merge between Netherlands’ Royal Dutch and UK’s Shell Corporation. The case looks at the issue of price differentials between several equity listings in different markets from the perspective of investors seeking an arbitrage opportunity. Royal Dutch trades more actively in the Netherlands and U.S.
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Stereotypes and the culture of the Dutch The Dutch are stoned all the time‚ they wear wooden shoes and all Dutch are tall‚ have blond hair and blue eyes. At least half the population is gay‚ tulips are everywhere‚ there is lots of freedom “everything is accepted”‚ Wind mills‚ the Dutch are greedy “going Dutch”‚ cheese‚ Amsterdam is heaven and every Dutch shed keeps at least a dozen bicycles. All of these are stereotypes of the Netherlands and the Dutch culture. Some are true and some are false
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Royal Dutch Shell: Human Rights in Nigeria Case Analysis International Business April 22‚ 2013 The History Royal Dutch Shell is a global company. It has about 93‚000 employees and is located in more than 90 countries. It is an energy and petrochemicals business. In the US it was founded in 1912 by the American Gasoline Company to sell gasoline along the Pacific Coast‚ and Roxanna Petroleum to buy oil product properties in Oklahoma (according to Shell.US website). However‚ it was founded in
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Royal Dutch Shell plc ‚ commonly known as Shell‚ is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company incorporated in the United Kingdom and headquartered in the Netherlands. Created by the merger of Royal Dutch Petroleum and UK-based Shell Transport & Trading‚ it is the largest company in the world in terms of revenue and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors". Shell is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. As of January‚ 2013 the largest shareholder is Capital Research Global Investors
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Film review: East is East The film “East is East” is a British comedy-drama film written by Ayub Khan-Din‚ directed by Damien O’Donnell and released in 1999. The story is set in a British household with a pious Muslim father and an English mother in Salford in 1971. George Khan‚ the father‚ forces his family to follow the Pakistani lifestyle‚ but his seven children‚ who were born in Britain‚ see themselves as British and reject the traditions. This results in many tensions and conflicts
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East is East We’ve been looking at East is East; it’s a film about a Muslim family (although the mother is English) living in Manchester. The Khan family are an untypical of a Muslim family because Ella‚ the mother‚ I white and an atheist. George the father tries to arrange marriages for his three sons but they rebel against his strict Muslim upbringing preferring Ella’s non-religious way of life. George is the boss in their relationship; he makes all their decisions. He controls the family
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AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Automobile Industry in India has witnessed a tremendous growth in recent years and is all set to carry on the momentum in the foreseeable future. Indian automobile industry has come a long way since the first car ran on the streets of Bombay in 1898. Today‚ automobile sector in India is one of the key sectors of the economy in terms of the employment. Directly and indirectly it employs more than 10 million people and if we add the number of people employed in the auto-component
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