population at that time. Over the past 400 years the form of the language used in the Americas—especially in the United States—and that used in the United Kingdom have diverged in a few minor ways‚ leading to the versions now occasionally referred to as American English and British English. Differences between the two include pronunciation‚ grammar‚ vocabulary (lexis)‚ spelling‚ punctuation‚ idioms‚ formatting of dates and numbers‚ although the differences in written and most spoken grammar structure tend
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Heather Hennig Russian Women vs. American There are many similarities as well as differences between Russian and American women. Both groups of women consider the family as the basic social unit. However‚ the composition of the family differs. In Russia‚ the women are expected to marry and have children. Urban couples usually only have one child‚ whereas rural families sometimes have more (“Russia”). In America there is traditionally a mother‚ father‚ and two or more children. Recently the
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German management‚ as it has evolved over the centuries and has established itself since World War II‚ has a distinct style and culture. Like so many things German‚ it goes back to the medieval guild and merchant tradition‚ but it also has a sense of the future and of the long term. The German style of competition is rigorous but not ruinous. Although companies might compete for the same general market‚ as Daimler-Benz and BMW do‚ they generally seek market share rather than market domination.
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percent in the U.S. The Chinese economy increased at an annual rate of 9.6 percent in the first half of 2011‚ vs. a rate of less than 1 percent in the U.S. America’s days as top dog of global output are numbered‚ at best. Should we care? People from Thomas Friedman to Niall Ferguson cite the looming change at the top of the world economic rankings as a bellwether of broader American decline. “We are the United States of Deferred Maintenance. China is the People’s Republic of Deferred Gratification
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Native Americans vs. colonist To begin with‚ colonists were certainly in disagreement with Native Americans. While native‚ the colonists claimed that they achieve real estate fairly; it was absolutely the Native Americans that were ahead of the game‚ Native Americans at the beginning were abused in the midst of the process to selling or buying land. In the meantime‚ colonists made use of the opportunity they were given‚ to give the Native Americans’ flammable liquid
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‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? The above judgement outlines a clear debate among historians as to whether German aggression was the main reason the First World War began in August 1914‚ or whether it was due to various other factors. Gordon Corrigan claims that it was due to German aggression and therefore represents the closest argument to the one made in the question. Corrigan also references
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surpassing the United States in terms of education. This raises the problem of Americans falling behind in global competitiveness which encompasses in all aspects of a society’s success. There is said to be a major correlation between parenting styles and the overall country’s competiveness considering education‚ values‚ and work ethic is implemented in the home through parenting styles before a child ever reaches institutionalized schooling. Many persons believe American parenting lacks discipline and structure
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THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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Americans Versus Slavery Some families are divided over what to eat for dinner‚ but imagine a nation divided over its different perspectives on life. In the 1800’s‚ when cupcakes were first invented‚ Americans were fighting over bigger things than what flavor cupcake they wanted. In other words‚ the whole American nation divided over one issue‚ slavery. During the Civil War‚ slavery changed many people’s thoughts about others and the government. Ultimately‚ during the nineteenth century‚ slavery
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Auto German Automotive Industry Overview Makers – BMW‚ Audi‚ VW Markets – EU and non-EU – overview Stats The largest shareholder of Audi AG is Volkswagen AG‚ which holds over 99 percent of the share capital. Volkswagen AG includes the consolidated accounts of Audi AG in its own consolidated financial statements. In recent years‚ the possibility of Audi being spun off or otherwise divested by Volkswagen has been mooted Daimler AG ‚ geramn car corp Daimler AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles
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