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    During the mid-late 1800s‚ economic and industrial developments profoundly transformed the land and the peoples of the American West. Immigrants and non-Indians who longed for new opportunities in life settled there. This influx of westward movement was primarily initiated as a result of deliberate policy by the federal government. Since the United States government secured more land in central North America after the Louisiana Purchase and annexation of southern and western states (Boyer 317)‚ the

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    STARBUCKS Entering the Netherlands Starbucks‚ Entering the Netherlands Student: Bart Verhulst Student number: 20024409 Supervisor: Mr. Kandou Date: ”The Hague School of European Studies” Haagse Hogeschool‚ Den Haag Executive summary In this thesis‚ the luxury coffee company Starbucks has been well described‚ although many aspects of the company have been left out of consideration in order to keep it relevant and clear. However‚ while Starbucks has not entered the

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    rich as a West Indian planter” became the accepted description of any wealthy person. • England collected a lot of taxex and duties and shared in the profits of the Sugar Industry. Later she would use much of the money to finance her Industrial Revolution • The triangular trade provided employment for a wide cross section of people‚ from shipbuilders to

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    MRT advantages and disadvantages The MRT is opened in 1987 and now‚ it is going to fully operate 9 lines‚ North-South‚ East-West‚ North-East‚ Circle line‚ including the under-constructing Downtown line‚ and the under-planning Thomson line Eastern and Jurong lines and also Cross Island line by an estimated 2030‚ which all these operated lines are going to connect almost the whole of Singapore so as to extend its operating systems and increase its accessibility to all Singaporeans such as the students

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    Describe the effects of the expansion of race and ethnicity on United States society. Because I was raised around the military community‚ I have been exposed to many different races and cultures. When I married‚ we were a military family for approximately eight additional years. After my divorce‚ I entered into the business world full time and encountered not only different races and cultures‚ but also different religious practices around the holidays. I have always upheld to

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    Certainly‚ the Industrial Revolution was‚ without a doubt‚ beneficial to the progress of England from the 1800s to the present day. Its occurrence caused by the Agricultural Revolution allowed technological advancements‚ which in turn ameliorated the life of the English people. The 18th and 19th centuries called for changes and improvements to technology and industrial fields. This radical time period began with inventors introducing creations to modernize methods for producing goods. Innovative

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    The industrial revolution was an era of great change to those in Britain and America. This transforming period took place during the 1760s through to the 1840s‚ when it transformed the society into our world today. Due to the quickly changing agrarian culture towns and villages soon became deserted due to everyone migrating to the cities this created the Urbanisation society and prompted inventions to be shaped and built. Where with a push of a button we can communicate with our distant friends and

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    6 The 20th Century 6 History of the Road Transportation Network 1794. You may ask‚ what is the significance of this date? In 1974‚ the first modern road transportation network was established in Great Britain‚ allowing the first mail coach service between Bristol and London that ran on a timetable. However‚ roads have been around for centuries. So how is this relatively late date the “first” instance of a modern transportation system? Let us take a look at transport throughout the

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    From the 1860s to 1900s‚ the United States expanded westward as miners‚ cattlemen‚ and homesteaders pushed into the trans-Mississippi West. Motivation for the expansion west had great impact on the United States. American settlers and business were attracted to western expansion as opportunity came up. Cattlemen‚ miners‚ and railroads had all greatly impacted the United States‚ but of the groups railroads held the most significant impact on the United States and the growth of the nation.     For

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    Effects of the revolution on the Arts Music * Mariachi was declared to be Mexico’s national music after the revolution * Indigenismo was a common motif for the genre of music that resulted after the revolution * Artist started blending indigenous music with European music creating regional folk music * Norteno music became popular after the revolution. Norteno evolved from intermingling Czech and Bohemian rhythms. * The Mexican revolution gave birth to a number of Corridos

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