Looking Outward The Canary Islands- Spaniards’ dress rehearsal for colonization Christoper Columbus (1451-1502)- Tried getting to the subcontinent of India for resources by sailing straight across the Atlantic Rejected by Portugal three separate times (1484) The Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria (1492)- Ended up somewhere in the Carribean Fucked shit up‚ killing people and stuff and it wasn’t even India Returned to Carribean many times‚ died clueless and poor Some people think he sucks New World
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why the European nations competed with each other to gain colonies in Africa. They all wanted to gain power and prestige. The more territory that they were able to control in Africa the more powerful and important they thought they could become. Africa was tremendously rich in natural resources‚ which could be brought to Europe and turned into manufactured goods. Europeans also needed markets for their manufactured goods. These goods could be sold in Africa for large profits. Often a European nation
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period "European in 15th and 16th century" is known as "the Age of Exploration." However what caused this improvement? During this period‚ European increasing their knowledges and techniques‚ expanded their land‚ also led their country to become rich. The main cause for European exploration in 15th and 16th century was spirit of adventure follow by economic motives to a lesser extend religious motives. In the first place‚ the spirit of adventure is the most major reason that caused European exploration
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Case 1-1: E-Centives‚ Inc‚ - Raising Capital in Switzerland On October 3‚ 2000‚ E-Centives‚ incorporated in the United States‚ made an initial public offering on the Swiss Stock Exchange’s New Market. The company raised approximately US $ 40 million. The E-Centives offering circular stated that no offers or sales of the company’s common stock would be made in the United States‚ and that there would be no public market for the common stock in the United States after the offering. THE SWISS EXCHANGES’S
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Kelsea Shick Economics October 5‚ 2010 An economic system consists of production‚ distribution/consumption of goods and services of an economy (Grolier). Without any of the above an economy would not become as industrialized and successful as either the
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ECON 310 06 June 2014 Project 1: Construction and Microeconomics With a college degree in the study of Construction Management‚ an understanding of how the construction industry impacts the economics of a country and or the world‚ is essential knowledge for practitioners within this industry. When a construction project is in operation the easiest for all to see at the work site is the amount of people participating in the development. Seldom does anyone take the time to understand the total
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Question 1: What is the significance of the pollution from plastic bags? What is the scale of this pollution problem compared to other forms of pollution? Answer: Pollution from plastic bags or bottles has involvement from the accumulated products made of plastic which in turn adversely affect the environment which consists of wildlife‚ and humans. It can affect lands‚ waterways like oceans and rivers. The biggest prominent factor for usage of plastic bags is due to inexpensiveness and durability
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ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Aim: To analyze how effectively the community radio can be used for the community development. Objectives: • To identify how far the community radio has played its role in creating awareness about the local issues such as social‚ environment and economic. • To analyze the reach of community radio among public. • To identify what genre of program is attracted by the public in community radio. • To analyze how far the community radio has created a change
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Community Policing Issues Part I Contemporary Police theory or Modern policing is focusing on crime and social disorder through the delivery of police services‚ which include aspects of traditional law enforcement‚ as well as prevention‚ problem-solving‚ community engagement‚ and partnerships. The community policing model balances reactive responses to calls for service with proactive problem-solving which centers on the cause of crime and disorder. Community policing requires police and citizens
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countries such as Japan‚ China‚ South Korea‚ North Korea‚ and Taiwan. These countries are historically unified however they are politically and culturally divided. This has to do with the European imperialism against China that occurred in the 19th century. The primary motive of imperialism in China was economic because of the high demand for Chinese tea‚ silk and porcelain in the British market. Europe was under pressure from a rapidly growing population and was driven by the industrial revolution
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