Since the Middle Ages‚ silver and gold have been known as a universal form of currency. Over time‚ this widespread‚ voluntary acceptance of gold as currency is what ultimately led to the introduction of gold standard in the 1800’s. By 1853 Canada had readily implemented this standard‚ a standard that not only ensured less variability in its domestic price level but also acted as an international standard. Aside from certain short-term shocks‚ seemingly flawless long-term price stability continued
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(Revised) GCSE FOUNDATION REVISION GUIDE For Linear Course Written by MR P BENSON – Maths Tutor MARCH / APRIL 2005 VERSION 1 ISSUED FEBRUARY 2006 RE-UPDATED VERSION 2 MARCH 2008 VERSION 3 UPDATED FOR NEW SPECIFICATION 2011 CONTENTS PAGE Section Topic Page A Percentages 3 B Interest 3 C Nth Terms 3 D Ratio 4 E Lowest Common Multiples 4 F Highest Common Factors 4 G Prime Numbers 5 H Fractions
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Nouchee Lor Mrs. Kottke IB HL English 11 October 2012 Reflective Statement “He was of medium height. His shapely‚ slim figure and broad shoulders gave evidence of a strong constitution‚ capable of enduring all the hardships of a nomad life and changes of climates‚ and of resisting with success both the demoralizing effects of life in the Capital and tempests of the soul” (Lermontov pg. 50). A true man is a man who takes responsibility. He is a man who takes responsibility
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INTRODUCTION: The Australian gold rush affected Australian society in many ways. One example can be the Eureka Stockade‚ Australia’s only armed protest by gold miners POPULATION: The gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century would completely change the face of Australia. Before 1851‚ Australia’s combined white population was approximately 77‚000. Most of those had been convicts sent by ship over the previous seventy years. The gold rush completely changed that however. In the two
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General Information on the DBQ The required DBQ differs from the standard essays in its emphasis on your ability to analyze and synthesize historical data and assess verbal‚ quantitative‚ or pictorial materials as historical evidence. Like the standard essays‚ however‚ the DBQ is judged on its thesis and argument. Although confined to no single format‚ the documents are unlikely to be the familiar classics (such as the Emancipation Proclamation or the Declaration of Independence)‚ but their
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Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi‚ The Father of Algebra Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi was born sometime before 800 A.D. and died after 847 A.D.. His name indicates that he was "Muhammed‚ son of Moses‚ father of Jafar‚ from Khwarizm‚". Al-Khwarizmi is described as "…one of the greatest minds of Islam‚ he influenced mathematical thought to a greater extent than any other medieval writer." In the year 832‚ Caliph Al Ma’mun [b. Baghdad‚ 786‚ d. Tarsus‚ Cilicia‚ August 833] founded the “House of Wisdom”
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Intro: Hi my name is Shan Anantharajah‚ grade eleven from FMSS Ms. Bevan Grade 11 class. I’m here to nominate the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ who used to be one of famous literatures and play writers and currently till now. The brief summary‚ in the play Macbeth‚ is a wise and loyal man who fights for his country (Scotland) for freedom from Norway. He becomes confronted by three witches that tell him and his friend Banquo who are given prophecies that tell them they will gain power. Macbeth
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Gold Mining: Why it should be banned in the Philippines? Gold mining in the Philippines can be traced hundreds of years back before the colonizers came to the country. As early as 1521‚ our ancestors were already panning gold and have decorated themselves with gold accessories. As years passed‚ the growth of the mining industry has increased. In 1995‚ Philippine Mining Act was passed which the government allowed foreign companies to fully operate in the country; it created backlash from Filipinos
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In 1848‚ the Gold Rush was a major factor of the United States expansion. There was this massive open land with the promise of gold and no government or laws to tell people they could not have it. Numerous people from the East coast traveled to California to be a part of the gold. This brought more than men to mine the land. Businessmen and merchants also came to California. With all these people looking for gold they needed every day basics like entertainment‚ places to eat and where to leave
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Type 2 diabetes. Her A1C is better. I have encouraged her to really try to eat those regular meals‚ monitor her glucose values and we did discuss the possibility of decreasing or stopping the metformin at this time. She does understand that with the prednisone
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