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    Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable‚ only however‚ after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two

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    The Decline of the West

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    The Decline of the West Analysis and interpretation In the year 2008 a huge and comprehensive financial crisis began. For some people it had almost invisible consequences‚ and for others it transformed their everyday life completely. Being used to making and spending money without having to worry about one’s economics‚ a firing can put the world upside down and force a family into a less materialistic life‚ which they are not at all comfortable with. That’s exactly what the protagonist‚ Mike

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    Land Pollution

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    What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface

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    West Ham

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    The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and was later reformed‚ in 1900 as West Ham United. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923‚ featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley that year against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964‚ 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice‚ in 1923 and 2006. In

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    career opportunities

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    The Career Opportunities for BSHRM Graduates The research aims to determine the performance of the Hotel and Restaurant Management graduated students particularly in University of Caloocan City – Camarin Campus. The researchers would like to know whether they excel on their chosen career. They decided to take on this study to know and understand different opinions from the BSHRM graduating and non- graduating students. As we all know‚ as we all know‚ the Bachelor of

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    West African Jihads

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    did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people‚ but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past‚ they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African Jihads‚ of the 18th and 19th centuries‚ to be so effective? The people of West Africa were tired of governments who constantly over taxed

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    Marketing Opportunities

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    BBQfun has identify the basic market need is for quality‚ fashionable and unique outdoor lifestyle items. Market characteristics Queensland has a population growth of 5% (2.5% in 2012 ABS) annual. New homes buyer and renovated houses growing steadily from a base of 50‚000 per year. Unfortunately the low unemployment rate of 4‚7% grow to 5.4% in 2012 in Queensland. Therefore Queensland has now the second highest rate in Australia. BBQfun is targeting the geographic area of Brisbane with a total population

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    Aboriginals and the Land

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    ABORIGINALS AND THE LAND For a non aboriginal person‚ it is very hard for me to understand how vital the land is to the survival of the aboriginal culture. The Aboriginal people have a very close relationship with the land. They believe that he land was created by their ancestors for them and is very sacred. They also believe that the land is equal to them and hat everything comes from the same spirit world. The Aboriginal people passed down stories of the land through Dreamtime stories and artworks

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    Land Clearing

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    Nuresa Riana Nugraha 16312130 Effects of Land Clearing By Lindsey Leach‚ eHow Contributor Land clearing impacts the environment significantly‚ whether it is a small scale or large scale clearance. When land clearing is extensive the effects can be irreversible‚ but when the clearing is minimal the effects can be reversed. The threat to the environment lies with the irreversible clearance and can destroy an entire ecosystem causing environmental threats‚ such as green house gas

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    The West vs. the Rest

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    The discourse of “The West versus the rest” has certainly shaped attitudes and‚ hence‚ the realities of colonization and subsequent development of the world outside of Europe. The evidence of this is perhaps most striking in the Americas. We can clearly see the roles played by European’s existing “archive” of information regarding the outside world and the stereotypes that developed‚ post “discovery”‚ of America’s native inhabitants. I should note here that in writing this paper I am doing so

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