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    The Catholic Church during the 15th century was loosing power and respect. Many people wanted to keep that power and would do whatever it took to accomplish that goal. However‚ some churchgoers did not believe extreme measures would need to be taken in order to regain the Church’s reputation and respect it had. The idea of indulgences came to John Tetzel’s mind‚ which ended up becoming the new way for people to be forgiven by God. Indulgences were only one piece of paper‚ and in some people’s eyes

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    Europeans didn’t suddenly start exploring just because they could; there were many motives that led to European exploration and expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. They made people confront the dangerous journey to the new colonies‚ a journey which killed about one half of the people who tried it. People were led by strong motives‚ and even if not all were exactly quite as important to European expansion‚ all of them played a part in it. Taking in mind the medieval attitudes of people at the

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    Chapter I Introduction Background of the study Being a seafarer was one of the most common dreams of every kid. Because all they know is that it is a career where you can see the world for free‚ and also a job where you can have lots of girls and money. Some considered it as their escape route to poverty into being rich. Some wanted to become a seafarer because of the temptation of having so many girls. Some just wanted to help their family to

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    Video four is about the High Renaissance which started in the late 15th and the early 16th century in Italy. In the first part of the video it shows the period when western art reached its climax and gave some wonderful pieces of art. It is widely viewed as the greatest explosion of creativity genius in history. It sculpture was specially made by the public‚ which is becoming expensive form of art. These sculptures were often used to decorate architecture where other were able to study and admire

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    printing press brought mass change to the 15th century during the Renaissance era‚ revolutionizing communication throughout much of Europe and most importantly spreading religious knowledge and secular education of science and mathematics to all people of society (Doc 10). Immediate effects of the printing press were seen through its spread of information quickly and accurately. This created a wider literate reading public and would be influential for centuries to come (Doc 8). The printing press was

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    Possible Liberalization of Maritime Transport Services through GATS Table of Contents 1. Introduction.……………………………………………………………………………….3 2. Development of Negotiation Rounds………………………………………………………. 2.1. Uruguay Round and NGMTS……………………………………………………………4 2.2. Doha Round……………………………………………………………………………...5 3. The three pillars of the Maritime Schedule………………………………………………...6 4. Benefits of Liberalization of Maritime Trade………………………………………………. 4.1. Possible Profits of Liberalization of the

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    Maritime Transportation Intermodal Transportation Content Page Page 1 Introduction to Maritime Transport 2 2 Intermodal Transportation 2 3 Transmodal Transportation 2 4 Comparison between Intermodal and Multimodal Transportation 2 5 Intermodal Transport Cost 3 6 Containerization 3 7 Disadvantages of Containerization 3 8 Advantages of Containerization 4 9 Reference List 5 1. Introduction to Maritime

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    implications of which have trickled down into the industrialized economy over the last two years. This assignment aims to analyze the global seaborne trade industry with a focus on the dry bulk sub-sector and its major commodities by assessing the effect on factors that are influencing the demand and supply of dry bulk vessels and the future growth of the dry bulk market‚ examining the behaviour of freight rates‚ as well as evaluating the profitability of the dry bulk industry as well as its future survival

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    How the maritime transportation had contributed to the growth of other mode of transportation? [pic] The transport sector is an important component of the economy impacting on development and the welfare of Malaysian populations. A good and efficient transportation system is a prerequisite for the economic development of Malaysia‚ which has a very open and highly dependent economy and generates very large volume of trade – totalling more than 391 million tonnes (2009) – to be transported

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    Maritime law Module 1 – Introduction to maritime law 1 1. What is the field of law described as ‘maritime law’? The subject of maritime law attempts to give you a clear understanding of the legal principles applicable to commercial shipping operations. These are the legal principles that determine the obligations and regulate the relationships of the parties in the maritime transport chain

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