To what extent were Stalin’s five-year plans an economic success/improved the Russian economy? When in power‚ Stalin realized that if Russia was to become a key player in the global market‚ the country needed to industrialize rapidly and increase production. To do this‚ Stalin introduced the Five-year Plans. Stalin’s ultimate aim was to expand industrial production. For this‚ he developed three Five-year Plans between 1928 and 1938. In terms of meeting these aims economically speaking; the plan
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reasons workers joined unions was the effort to reduce the workday from 12 to 10 hours. People were interested in joining together in pursuit of common objectives for workers. Workers were tired of working long hours and being paid very little‚ so they banded together to achieve common goals‚ such as better pay‚ benefits‚ promotion rules. Workers believed unions would help feel their economic needs‚ which were not being met. Fairness in the workplace is another reason people joined unions. Early in
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicates that 0.1% of 12-17-year-olds and 0.4% of 18-25-year-olds reported using methamphetamine in the past month‚ representing more than 150‚000 young users in the United States. Crystal meth is a common form of methamphetamine with a number of a street names‚ such as‚ ‘Tina’‚ ‘ice’‚ ‘crystal’ and ‘glass’. Crystal meth‚ or meth for short‚ can be taken by snorting it‚ smoking it or injecting it with a needle. Meth is a highly addictive stimulant
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Why I joined the Army First off I joined the military to improve myself physically and mentally. Before I joined the military I used to be 260 lbs of fat. I was a lazy teenager that didn’t do a single sport‚ didn’t care about a thing in the world‚ never respected my parents‚ didn’t want to do to college because i was socially awkward‚ never finish a what I started‚ gave up on everything when it got a little difficult‚ and most of all I was FAT. And I needed a change in my life. So I
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Is a child behavior better or worse than it was years ago? INTRODUCTION Are things better now or worse than a years ago? It calls for a reflective and honest look as history. It all just depends on the kids you are looking at. You always can find the bad ones and the there are always good ones. ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE Parents determine the behavior of their children. If a parent is willing to take the time and work at being consistent‚children benefit. If you say "no"‚it
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To what extent were Stalin’s 5-year plans successful in achieving rapid industrialization in the Soviet Union in 1928-1940? The Marxist ideology states that a society going through industrialization is the only thing that will cause a revolutionary change. Stalin believed in this ideology and proposed a 5-year plan in order to achieve rapid industrialization. They involved state intervention in the economy and great expansion of industry by using collectivization as their main method. The Communist
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Remember that moment when you first joined color guard. Remember that moment when you felt the metal of the pole against your bare hands because you hadn’t been given gloves yet. Remember the times when you could only do a consecutive on rifle. Remember when doing a small toss seemed impossible and it felt like you were jumping in the deep end of the pool and you still couldn’t swim. Remember that day when you felt like your instructor was picking on you all day. Remember the time you messed up in
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Department of Finance Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University Prof. George Pinteris Handout on Crystal Ball This handout supplements the lecture notes on Monte Carlo simulation techniques. In this handout‚ I will discuss how to use Crystal Ball to fit a distribution to historical data and how to produce tornado and sensitivity charts that allow the analyst to evaluate the impact of the model’s driver(s) on the model’s variable(s) of interest (such as firm value or NPV in the
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In Bret Stephens‚ OP-ED article “Repeal the Second Amendment” he states the point that the Second Amendment needs to be repealed‚ just as the title insinuates. In the article‚ many points are brought from different standpoints are brought up and discussed‚ including a standpoint based on the law‚ one based on personal-safety‚ one on national-security‚ and another on the point of personal liberty. The first point that is mentioned is the standpoint based on law which states‚ that with a more prevalent
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different from life 50 years ago. Some people think the changes in our lives have been very positive while others think they have been more negative. What do you think? Fifty years ago life was simpler and some people think things were better back then. While it is true that life today has some negative aspects‚ I think the modern lifestyle is better than the way people lived in the past. Some people like my grandparents say there were a number of positive things about life when they were growing
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