Why did The Spanish Armada fail? In May 1588 Catholic king Phillip of Spain sent his Spanish Armada to attack England. Relations between these two superpowers have been getting gradually worse. Elizabeth had been encouraging attacks on Spanish to and from the new world. She had also been helping Spain’s enemies in the Netherlands. However‚ the final straw for Spain was when she executed Mary Queen of Scots (a Catholic Queen) and had a papal bull written against her. King Phillip felt it was his
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When you think of the 1920´s‚ what comes to mind? Prohibition? The Roaring Twenties? Whatever it may be‚ on August 18th of 1920‚ a monumental decision in American history was made. That decision? Women‚ for the first time in U.S history‚ were granted the right to vote. Since then‚ much has changed in regard of traditional gender roles‚ but is that all a good thing? Over the years‚ a number of studies and experiments have taken place with the combined goal of obtaining a better understanding of the
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1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil 2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria 3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi ...4) The first woman Ambassador -- Miss C.B. Muthamma 5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925) 6) The first woman Prime Minister -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi 7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest
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Although the population of our earth grows tremendously‚ our world becomes smaller. Threw increasing globalisation countries and nations grow to be more and more integrated culturally‚ economically‚ technically. There are diverse international agreements‚ which support this process. EU is an example of a union of countries witch removed most of the political and economical barriers for it’s citizens to make their free choice for the member country to study or to work in. It’s new east European
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same things. Some poeple believe that life forms evolved naturally over millions of years‚ leading to our society today‚ and so if it is not a ’great gift from God’‚ it shouldnt matter as much if a persons life is taken under certain circumstances. Many people‚ be religious or not‚ tend to judge the quality of life on how comfortable it is or how free of pain or suffering. Others take this a step further by asking whether the individual will be able to live with freedom‚ dignity and‚ for religious
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each trial could be important for their own furtherment. could it be that they were making use of the lawyer to turn trial.. in a certain diretion. which wold‚ of course‚ always be at the cost of the defendant it certainly did not mean that they would do that in every trial‚ that was not likely at all‚ and there were probably also trials where they gave the lawyer advantages and all the room he needed to turn it in the direction he wanted‚ as it would also be to their advantage to keep his reputation
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If a firm uses a minority share ownership plan‚ external shareholders own it with a minority of employee owners‚ usually no more than 5% of the firm. Management or the board of directors exercises control of the firm and there is limited employee participation. While a significant number of employees may own shares in the firms they work for‚ almost all of this stock is in firms that are only minority employee-owned. In this essay I intend to explore the causes and consequences of firms choosing
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The crisis of the 1620’s involved the final years of King James I of England/VI of Scotland‚ the beginning of the reign of King Charles I‚ and the breakdown between the Crown and Parliament. Why was it referred as a crisis-era for some historians? The two kings’ personalities differed‚ ultimately reflecting their different views of kingship‚ alongside matters regarding the balance between the royal prerogatives and the parliament privileges. Parliament approached both kings differently. They used
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What do you feel are the legal and economic issues facing law firms currently? The current‚ prolonged economic downturn has caused considerable issues for law firms‚ and has seen 11‚000 facing collapse. This is due to a “perfect storm” of legal aid cuts and the unwillingness of banks to provide loans. Putting into perspective the detrimental effects of a fragile economy‚ the SRA‚ (Solicitors Regulatory Authority) has placed 160 firms under intensive supervision‚ owing to concern surrounding their
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and I knew I had to bring all my good out because the pastor didn’t think I could the job. As weeks went by he seen I could do it. His fiancé knew I could do it and she had all the faith in me. As time pass pops (pastor new name I gave him) grew close to me. I grew close to both of them. I never had plans to get close to them like this. As I grew up in life I have always wanted a family‚ a mother and a father. Never did I think at the age of 19 god would send me my wish. I had my parents sitting
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