particular pepper. It caused the pepper price to rise up. However the fortunes of the VOC started to decrease. Five problems‚ not of all equality‚ were the cause of the decreasing VOC fortunes. 1. The economical environment of the Asiatic politic erode steady‚ the VOC could not do very much about that. The volume of the VOC’s trade‚ and its profit became smaller. 2. The way how the company was organized in Asia that offered advantages but eventually developed in disadvantages in the 18th century
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political policies and treatises were developed. Those systems contributed to the development of Western civilization and still influences today’s European societal structure. City-states arose in Italy during the Renaissance‚ as the traditional monarchy erode. There were five specific powerful city-states: Milan‚ Venice‚ Florence‚ Naples‚ and Papal States. These city-states contributed to the birth of modern diplomacy. Each of the city-states gained power and representation through ambassadors‚ who would
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all evil. Lisa Millers studies say that a high percentage of those with money think those without the same amount of money should be kept on the bottom rung of society and unfortunately those are the ones who have power. This indicates that wealth erodes empathy with others and the correlation between money and insensitivity complete itself. Given that poverty offers fewer resources‚ greater exposure to insecurity‚ and less power‚ you would expect lower social class individuals to prioritize egotism
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In his essay Carr explains his reasoning behind why he believes Google and other technologies are deleterious to our brains. Carr says that he is "not thinking the way he used to think" (Carr 731). His brain has become accustomed to taking in information like a computer and "deep reading has become a struggle" (Carr 731). While he does have valid points I only agree with his main point partly. Google has been a godsend‚ and as Carr said himself has made things easier "Research that once required
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The Indian’s New World: Andres Arce The author’s thesis is mainly focused on the new order for American Indians. He is arguing the fact that a new world isn’t actually coming but that it was all just beginning to gradually erode due to the conditions in the colonial America. The evidence that is being used is the 3 distinct stages of the new order. The author however does achieve his purpose near the end of story. “By the close of the colonial era‚ native Americans as well as whites and blacks had
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This is where you let the vegetation surrounding your creek grow. The reason it was implemented was because without it the runoff was getting straight into the creek and the creek bed can start to erode. The vegetation that has grown can absorb the runoff and will stop it before it reaches the creek bed. (Munson Township 2016) Two pros of using the No Mow Zone is that it will stop pollution from getting into the creek and it will keep the creek bed
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westerly‚ ash deposits are the greatest east of the mountains. This also results in the area being prone to lahars and lava flows. On the east side of the mountain‚ lower rainfall and lack of vegetation makes the soils drier and easier for the wind to erode. The Chateau experiences 142 days of ground frost a year. The fall of temperature as altitude increases causes the summit of Mt. Ruapehu to be below freezing point at any time. These conditions result in ice being an important agent of denudation
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‘atoms’ [Democritus]) Plato - Believed that everything tangible in nature ‘flows’. - That there are no ‘substance’ that do not dissolve. - Said that‚ “Everything that belongs to the ‘material world’ is made of a material that time can erode‚ but everything is made after a timeless ‘mold’ or ‘form’ that is eternal and immutable. (Which means‚ everything that we can touch will perish or will die; has an ending. But the memory of it remains forever.) - That which is eternal and immutable
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investments down to the required return for the industry. It is not only important to maintain a company’s competitive advantages but to also to monitor them so when they are threatened‚ decisions can be made to strengthen them when they start to erode. These plans must be made quickly as potential entrants into the market will try to exploit them as a weakness and gain traction within the industry. A key realization is that any successful industry that enjoys great profits will naturally attract
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vomiting‚ pain and spasm‚ as well as the side effects of some prescription medicines. It is fact: marijuana is less toxic to the system than many pharmaceuticals. Many opponents to legalization of medical marijuana believe that to legalize marijuana will erode the drugs-are-dangerous message that we try to instill in our children‚ leading to widespread use of not only cannabis but truly dangerous drugs such as heroin. Yet there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary: in states where medical marijuana is
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