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    The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already

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    BRITISH PETROLIUM Executive Summery British petroleum is one of the largest oil and gas company which is spread within eighty countries and across six continents. In this project we are going to talk about BP on the whole. We will apply frameworks such as pestel‚ potters five forces‚ value chain‚ ansoffs matrix‚ the bcg matrix and also the SWOT and TOWS matrix to see where BP stands in the market. Will also talk about the competitive advantage it has got and how are they making use of it in the

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    The 4 Ps «Marketing Mix» Of British Airways Content: 1) Introduction: * History of the company * Marketing Mix 2) Applying theory * Product * Place * Price * Promotion 3) Conclusion British Airways was established in 1971. In 31 march 1984 it was including 2 national airline companies (BOAC‚ BEA) and 2 regional airline companies (Cambrian airways‚ Northeast airlines).BA which is for British Airlines is one of the members of Oneworld airline alliance with

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    Text Commentary of the Declaration of Independence    ‘THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES’ (July4‚ 1776) This is a text commentary about ‘The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America’. The Declaration of Independence is a juridical and legal document written sometime between June 11 and June 28‚ 1776. The reason for that lapse of time is because a draft of the declaration was asked to a group of five delegates of the Continental Congress on June 11‚

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    Critique of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America After having read the totality of the document‚ through my own personal criteria‚ I can infer that the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America did not fulfil the purpose it was drafted for. It is ineffective‚ it is hypocritical‚ and it’s a mere list of complaints that‚ had the Revolutionary War turned out otherwise‚ would’ve have been tantamount to a grocery list. The Declaration of Independence of the

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    ”(214-215). He believes that everyone should have a chance to be who and what they want to be and that everyone has a certain right to achieve it. In paragraph two‚ when the author refers to the Declaration of Independence‚ I believe that he indeed does help to support his thesis from paragraph one. When the Declaration of Independence states: “. . .that they are endowed with certain

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    East Asia became one of the most advanced and prosperous regions in the post- classical era due to the resurgence of the imperial style rule. After the collapse of the Han Dynasty‚ East Asia was plagued with 350 years of turmoil and destruction. This ended however when the Sui Dynasty came into power. This dynasty was able to bring back the centralized imperial rule due to a few successful military campaigns. The Sui dynasty lasted for less than thirty years‚ but it made way for the Tang and Sond

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    4‚ 1776 Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. By this document‚ the rebellious colonies declared themselves free and independent states ‚ united in the United States of America. July 4th is celebrated annually in the United States as Independence Day ‚ although after the signing of the Declaration were five children long before the final victory of Americans in the war and seven years before the signing of the Treaty of Paris . The author of the Declaration of Independence was the youngest

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    henceforward and perpetually free." This would get to be compelling January 1‚ 1863. The Liberation Declaration was pointed just at those states at war with the Union‚ and did not impact slave-holding outskirt expresses that did not join the Alliance. More than an endeavor to free the slaves‚ it was an endeavor to re-join the nation. The Announcement was a critical element in turning the tide of the war. Not just did liberating the slaves deny the South of labor‚ however in the area of 186‚000 previous

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    Being British There are two dimensions to the Scottish independence debate: the head‚ and the heart. If the pro-UK campaign is to win‚ it must appeal to both. Up until now Better Together has focused mainly on the head‚ but this changed last week when Alistair Darling made an emotional speech at the JP Mackintosh lecture. Although he touched on the economics‚ he also raised some emotional questions. Why can’t we be proud of the achievements we’ve had together? Why can’t we be proud of our shared

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