Over 700 years ago the world was introduced to firearms which changed the world. Although the change was slow‚ there was a change. Today‚ over three-quarters of americans have had or have used a firearm in their life. That means that over 240 million people have used a weapon‚ but people see the weapon‚ but not how far they have come. It took 700 years to make one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Over 800 years ago the world was intrigued by the discovery of gunpowder. The mixture of saltpeter
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the reparation payments required under the Treaty of Versailles 1919. As demanded by the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was required to pay a great deal of money‚ an estimated 33 billion US dollars‚ in order to cover civilian damages during the First World War. As a result‚ the German government began to rapidly print money in order to pay off the country’s war debts‚ as well as‚ to pay the nation’s workforce. This would ultimately result in a period of hyperinflation as the nation’s Gold Marks were
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USA 1919 – 1941 Why did unemployment persist despite the New Deal? Although one of the many aims of the New Deal was to get people working again‚ unemployment still persisted. Why? • Pouring Money into the Economy: The president at that time‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ tried to end unemployment by pouring money into the economy‚ hoping people’s “purchasing power” would increase – which would get the economy going. Although‚ in times of depression‚ people tend to go safe and not spend much just in
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and order to achieve those goals is Jhon C. Maxwell‚ great motivator that has worked to lecture within organizations to promote extraordinary leaders. Maxwell in one of his books entitled "The Difference Marker" teaches us to turn our attitude as the most valuable asset for achieving all of our objectives and goals. He tells us that a great attitude is all that you need to be successful‚ but not enough just to have a good attitude‚ you also need to possess skills and integrated both accompany
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The Second Temple is of great significance because it defined and shaped the culture and religion of the Jewish people. The Jewish people have a long history that dates back the 6th century BCE to the period of the revolt involving the Bar Kokhba around 115-117 CE. It is broad and contains a rich history of the Jewish people including their exile to other nations. The history of the Jewish people has its roots from the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians in 568 BCE. The Jewish culture
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Ducati Case Study Investindustrial Exits Ducati At the begining of 2012‚ Investindustrial openly introduced their intention to market their 76.7% stake in Ducati Motor Holding‚ an legendary Italian producer of sport performance motorcycles. The choice adopted a six-year turnaround throughout which Ducati came back to profitability and considerably broadened its products. Options Investindustrial ’s team had the next exit options IPO in Hong Kong Trade sale to an industry participant
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In the mid 1400’s‚ a lot of the people were poor and uneducated. They didn’t know how to read or write. They only people who were educated were the popes or the people working in the church. The popes and the church people really took advantage of the poor and the uneducated. They told them that they only way their relatives are going to heaven is by them paying indulgences. After all of this‚ the Renaissance happened and it changed everything. The renaissance was a cultural movement that began
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Ida B. Wells is one of the most iconic African American women reformists that boldly challenged social injustices and demand for equality. She was raised in Holy Springs‚ Mississippi that was freed from slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. Granted educational opportunities her enthusiasm to learn and the search for the truth grew which led her to many achievements on being a teacher‚ businesswomen‚ newspaper columnist‚ and investigative journalist. The best achievement though was her international
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Photography was introduced in 1839. From 1839 to now‚ photography is improving a lot and affect the world in many ways. In science way‚ we can see the improve of photography to help a lot of ways to discover the things we do not know‚ such as astronomy‚ etc. In science‚ we can use the camera and telescope to capture the thing what is in a Thousands of light years. In 1840‚ John William Draper‚ the Professor of Chemistry‚ who captured the first photograph of the moon and it to be the first photo of
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10 Tips on How to Get Rich Fast Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could get rich tomorrow? What would you do with all that money? Well believe it or not it can be done. Now I didn’t say it would be easy I just said you could do it. Here are 10 tips on how to get rich fast READ IT PLS IF YOU APPLY THESE TIPPS YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFULLY RICH SOON Invest - Start young. In fact start while you are in elementary school‚ kindergarten is even better. It’s the beauty of compound interest and over time
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