Mary McAuley sets out to describe the failure of communism in Russia and its sudden collapse in 1989-91. The Russian political experiment failed due to the following reasons‚ Communist theory assumes that all humans are basically good‚ well-motivated‚ and possess equal capabilities and motivation. This simply isn’t so‚ and Communism never found any way to overcome the problems this assumption caused. The failure of communism is due to human nature. Power corrupts. If Stalin was not corrupted by his
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The Age of Exploration The Age of Exploration can be seen as a link between the Middle Ages and the Modern Era‚ starting during the early 1400s through the early 1600s‚ when Europeans ventured to areas beyond the horizon in search of new trade routes to feed the growing capitalism of Europe. The Age of Exploration was an essential period of time for the advancement of the human race‚ due to its significant economic‚ political‚ and cultural effects on the world. The Age of Exploration was primarily
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The Age of Exploration began in the 1400’s. Europeans were urgent to get various spices from Asia. Flavours were utilized to preserve different foods and keep them away from rotting. However‚ many spices were costly and unsafe to get. Many traders needed to travel parts of the risky Silk Road (an unsafe way from Europe to Asia) to get them. Since the Silk Road was often closed because of different wars‚ European rulers started to pay for various explorations to discover a way to get to Asia so they
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The Age of Exploration was a period between the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries in which explorers‚ such as Vasco Da Gama‚ Bartolomeu Dias‚ and Christopher Columbus‚ and several others‚ ventured throughout the seas. They moved westward in search of direct trade routes to India and China. Numerous countries‚ led by Spain and Portugal‚ set sail using various navigational devices. Unintentionally‚ this led to the discovery of the Americas‚ which then sparked the Colombian Exchange. At this same time
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The European Community was set up by the EEC Treatyin 1957‚ and the UK joined the Community in 1973. On joining the Community‚ now called the European Union‚ the UK and its citizens became subject to EC law. This subjection to European law remains the case‚ even where the parties to any transaction are themselves both UK subjects. In other words‚ in areas where it is applicable‚ European law supersedes any existing UK law to the contrary. Community law consists primarily of the EC Treaty and
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In the beginning of fifteen century‚ Europeans began what we now call “the age of exploration and discovery”. Portugal‚ Spain‚ Dutch‚ French‚ and England were all in battle for territory. People may asked why did all these countries want to colonize the Americas so bad? Before series of voyages launched to discover the new world‚ people had no knowledge of what the other side of the world was like and what did the Americas have to offer. The Europeans hoped that when they went to discover the Americas
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Before the age of exploration‚ the Europeans did not know what lay beyond Cape Non (Cape Chaunar) on the African coast‚ and whether it was possible to return once it was crossed. Hence‚ the overland Silk Road and the Spice Trade Routes are the extensive interconnected network of trade routes to the world. However‚ the economically important Silk Road and Spice Trade Routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire by 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire‚ spurring exploration motivated initially by
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This course has been helpful in some aspects in my career goals and search. I learned a few new things about myself which will be very useful when pursuing my next career. I have enjoyed the management and organization of administrative offices for the last 5-7 years. Although I have received many accolades in my organization and multitasking skills‚ unfortunately my current job lacks the job satisfaction I am seeking and often I feel that I don’t get paid for the multitude of jobs that are expected
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My education is my best and only way to make my life work right. I am now currently going to Valencia College working towards my Associate Degree in communications. My current major is Communication‚ although Broadcast Journalism is what I will most likely pursue for my Bachelor Degree. Communication/Broadcast Journalism is one of the most important careers today. Today‚ broadcasters are used in almost every aspect of our lives: radios‚ television‚ telephones‚ and the newspaper. The college that
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There are many effects that happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were also
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