In 1600‚ the East India Company acquired a charter from Queen Elizabeth I‚ granting it the sole right to trade with the East. The royal charter‚ however‚ could not prevent other European powers from entering the Eastern markets. By the time the first English ships sailed down the west coast of Africa‚ round the Cape of Good Hope‚ and crossed the Indian Ocean‚ the Portuguese had already established their presence in the western coast of India‚ and had their base in Goa. In fact‚ it was Vasco da Gama
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Crystalline Complex Formation Christine Orobiaa‚ John Anthony Pobleteb‚ Mary Janzel Prieto* College of Pharmacy‚ Adamson University‚ Manila Phillipines College of Pharmacy‚ Adamson University‚ Manila Philippines Date submitted: January 25‚ 2013 Abstract In this experiment we needed again to gain crystals. The increased affinity towards complex formation exhibited by metal ions with an unfilled d-shell is related to the crystal field stabilization of such compounds and furnishes an
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The movie starts by revealing the core of Steve Job’s personality. He speaks to the camera saying‚ "I don’t want you to think of this as just a film - some process of converting electrons and magnetic impulses into shapes and figures and sounds - no. Listen to me. We’re here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise‚ why even be here? We’re creating a completely new consciousness‚ like an artist or a poet. We’re rewriting the history of human thought with what we’re doing. That’s how you have to
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AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium‚ the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults
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unknowingly married his own mother and had children by her. The psychologists‚ Sigmund Freud and others use the term Oedipus complex for ‘a manifestation of infantile sensuality in the relations of the child to its parents. It is a state in which a person shows excessive affection for the parent opposite in sex to him or herself‚ and corresponding distance from others’. A great part of his life is actually controlled by this subconscious desires and passions‚ over which he has no control.
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April 18‚ 2013 SubSahara Africa Essay Analyze the changes and continuities in subSahara Africa from 1900 to present. From 1900 to the present‚ subSahara Africa has been through many changes‚ despite being a slow developing place. It has also backtracked in several ways. Changes that have happened include the nations of this region uniting as well as getting rid of troublesome dictators and ending apartheid. Despite having these many changes‚ some aspects of SubSaharan Africa stayed behind. One such
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Taiwan Taxi’s iCall System: Realizing the Value of GPS-Dispatch Systems 1. Why do you think Comfort Taxi was able to attract 16‚000 taxi drivers and to adopt the GPS-dispatch system within two years‚ whereas Taiwan Taxi managed to recruit only 6‚700 members over a seven-year span? Jun-Ze Hong‚ Taiwan Taxi founder chose iCall‚ the GPS-dispatch system developed by Comfort Taxi to be implemented in Taiwan Taxi because of the following reasons: Taipei and Singapore were deemed similar in terms of geographical
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Society The Pathology of White Privilege and Racism in South Africa – A Personal Perspective May 8‚ 2012 .. A whites-only sign used during Apartheid. South Africa has a history of racial discrimination which continues to cause bitter relations between the various racial groups in the country. Racial tension currently unfolding on social networks has once again proved that South Africa is still far from fostering any real sense of nationhood among its disparate racial groups. Be that as it may
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In the Valley of Elah is an entertaining American film whose movie story focuses on investigation on the death of a military member. In this movie‚ we can see a tough American military dad research skills outweigh local detective police. Besides following the back story of the war in Iraq‚ most of the characters are military men and local police officers. The terrific casting at military base‚ and the wonderful acting along with perfect production design make the movie more authentic and realistic
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Ebola disease is a devastating illness‚ with at least 6 random outbreaks in the past decade in Africa‚ killing not only people but also a large number of gorillas‚ which threatens the species into extinction. The mystery surrounding Ebola has grown because the disease often fails to appear for years‚ sometimes even decades‚ and then suddenly breaks out in seemingly aimless areas(“Ebola threatens Apes in Africa” http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ebola_Threatens_Apes_In_Africa.html). Ebola disease is caused
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