language. English is an official language of the European union‚ many commonwealth countries and united nations‚ as well as in many world organisations. English arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and what is now south-east Scotland‚ but was then under the control of the kingdom of Northumbria. Following
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Have you ever wondered how the states that Lewis and Clark did not find‚ were found? Hernando de Soto found‚ and explored Florida. Hernando de Soto was part of a Spanish scouting party. He and his “brothers” as he would call them‚ looked for the sign of danger.They had found Florida‚ or what they called La Florida. The people were members of an expedition led by Hernando himself. Hernando and his men were attacking Indians left and right‚ and one hero called out to them in their language. This man
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The end of de jure segregation came during the time of industrialization and urbanization in the 20th century. One of the main reasons that led to de jure segregation was due to the increase of mechanization. Farms and plantation relied less on labor-intensive work due to machines replacing people. An abundance of strong slaves became less needed. As African Americans moved North to escape the history of slavery‚ many found the North was more open in allowing slaves to have rights such as vote as
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Philippine Currency and Philippine Monetary Standards Source: Financial System‚ Market & Management- the basics- Laman‚ Rose Marie et al.‚ 2008 Nature of the Monetary Standard • A country is said to have established a monetary standard or system when it sets down rules to govern the creation of money and control the quantity in circulation whether the rules are strictly followed or are to be accepted simply as guidelines for its own money managers • Standard money is the monetary unit recognized by
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Charles Louis de Secondat‚ Baron de Montesquieu was born in January 18 in the year 1689 in a castle called La Brede in Bordeaux‚ France. His parents were Jacques de Secondant‚ who was a soldier and Marie Francoise de Pensel‚ who sadly passed away when Charles was only seven years old. His mother was a very rich lady‚ she was the one who brought in the name La Brede to the Secondant family. Charles was in the time period where Louis XIV´s (14) long reign was happening. Some say that since many unsuccessful
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How significant was the weakness of the Directory in Napoleon’s success in the Coup de Brumaire 1799? In 1799 Napoleon‚ Ducos and Sieyes arranged to gain power over France. Initially it was meant to be a legitimate takeover where to council of Ancients would vote them into power‚ however this did not go according to plan. The Ancients rejected them saying Napoleon was trying to use military force to overthrow them. In the end Lucien (Napoleons brother) calls upon the army against the Council.
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"A cadet will not lie‚ cheat or steal." Why were the colonies established? Colonies were established cause of various reasons.The most important reasons of colonization were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The 13 colonies were based on land grant lines given to various nobles and wealthy people or groups by the English royalty.The original thirteen colonies were Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina
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differences found in man and subhuman primates. Finally‚ it is argued that aggression is related to sex hormones‚ which can be changed. The empirical statements seem to be very questionable based on the existence of well-established sex differences in aggression. What Maccoby and Jacklin did was to make people see the important consideration of cross-cultural generality‚ which is a
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What are the standards? Standards are documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules‚ guidelines‚ or definitions of characteristics‚ to ensure that materials‚ products‚ processes and services are fit for their purpose. For example‚ the format of the credit cards‚ phone cards‚ and "smart" cards that have become commonplace is derived from an ISO International Standard. Adhering to the standard‚ which defines such features
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Gold Standard or not the Gold Standard? Thesis Statement The ever-decreasing power of the dollar has made many an advocate of the gold standard and in-fact many want to return to the gold standard as a monetary system. Over the past 2 years alone the purchasing power of the dollar has decreased 30%. In the exact same time frame‚ the price of gold has increased by over 100%. Throughout this paper I will try to prove why the use of the gold standard in modern day society would not
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