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    not defeat them. In 1963‚ the US supported a military coup‚ which murdered Diem and put a military government in South Vietnam. In August 1964‚ sailors on the American warship USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin claimed they had been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution‚ allowing the American President Lyndon B. Johnson to take direct military action in retaliation. In February 1965‚ the Vietcong attacked American air bases and killed American

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    As the gulf between the world’s rich and poor becomes greater‚ study of the underlying causes of poverty and the constraints that prevent people moving out of poverty is more important than ever. My ambition is to contribute to the development of social justice and the reduction of poverty and inequality in under developed countries‚ especially those affected by war. At the moment I am unsure what field I want my contribution to be in. A degree in international studies will improve my understanding

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    Chevron Case Study

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    companies such as Signal Oil and Standard Oil Kentucky‚ they were able to obtain 2‚000 retail stations and gained outlets and market share in the southeast. In 1984‚ they assumed the name Chevron Corporation after they acquired Gulf Corporation in what was the largest merger in history at the time. This merger doubled their oil and gas activities‚ as well as solidifying their presence industry. In a joint venture with the Republic of Kazakhstan‚ they were able to develop a giant

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    Economic Integration

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    Economic integration Economic integration is the unification of economic policies between different states through the partial or full abolition of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on trade taking place among them prior to their integration. This is meant in turn to lead to lower prices for distributors and consumers with the goal of increasing the combined economic productivity of the states. The trade stimulation effects intended by means of economic integration are part of the contemporary

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    Sand Tiger Shark Essay

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    The animal that I chose is the Carcharias Taurus‚ which is its scientific name. We may know them as the Sand Tiger Shark. The Carcharias Taurus has many names because it is known in many parts of the world and they are named differently‚ for example: grey nurse shark‚ ground shark‚ spotted ragged tooth shark‚ slender-tooth shark‚ spotted sand tiger shark and ground shark. Currently the Sand Tiger Shark is vulnerable and is still living in some areas of the world today. The domain of the Sand Tiger

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    Turning Japanese Summary

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    one day‚ she encountered the bean cake and then‚ she received a two-month contentment with it. After losing craving for it‚ she was so worried that she may never desire anything else. So she decided to go to somewhere else. However‚ on the bus to Thailand‚ she suddenly missed the tekka-don. Then‚ she realized her iffy future and glad to find she had the desire again in her life. With changes of her desire and emotional feelings‚ readers will understand what means the certainty of uncertainty.

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    During the Vietnam War Era

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    During the Vietnam War era‚ the United States and other democratic and free nations were fearful of communism spreading to more parts of the world. They fought two world wars to protect freedom‚ and to contain the communist movements. The foreign policy of the United States evolved to that of a pre-emptive type strike on the possibility of communism surfacing and threatening free countries. Harry S. Truman began to theorize that if a communist nation took over a non-communist state‚ then neighboring

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    Cambodia

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    Cambodia   Officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia‚ is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Phnom-Penh is both its capital city and its largest city. Their government is a constitutional monarchy operated as a parliamentary representative democracy. Meaning they have a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution. Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Cambodia‚ which is

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    in 2013 for 803 manatee deaths. The leading killer of these endangered mammals was the toxin in the algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico.( ) 803 manatee deaths were documented between January 1st‚ 2013 to December 13th‚ 2013. ( ) That is 16 percent of 5‚000 manatees in the state. In 2014‚ thousands of fish were killed In Florida’s waters because of the algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. ( ). Red tides were officially recorded in 1844 in

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    Tourism in LEDC’s "Do the benefits of tourism outweigh the problems it brings in its wake? Discuss with reference to LEDC’s." Less developed countries around the world‚ struggle to develop and keep up with more developed countries. In order to fast track their way through the development process‚ LEDC’s see tourism as a quick get-out clause. However‚ whilst foreign money can cause the improvement of infrastructure‚ there are many problems that tourism brings in its wake‚ as Issa G. Shivji said:

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