Umurbek Osorkhan 2EC12056R QBS 10th 5 November 2012 1 Company Overview Cathay Pacific Airways is an airline company founded on September 24th‚ 1946 by Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow. Starting with a very limited schedule service‚ the company grew larger through multiple product innovations‚ technological investments such as the computerized reservation system and successful acquisitions. In 1986‚ Cathay Pacific went public and further expanded in Europe‚ North America‚ and China. The company
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Circumnavigated sounded impossible in the early 1500s till one person and his 237 men traveled all the way around the world. Even though Ferdinand Magellan himself did not finish the voyage‚ his men carried on and finished the voyage and they made history. Ferdinand changed the world and this voyage was a significant discovery. The voyage all began on September 20‚1519‚ with 237 men and 5 tiny ships. Their first stop was in Rio De Janeiro as Ferdinand and his men stopped to restock and trade
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CATHAY PACIFIC ~ INTRODUCTION Since its establishment in 1946‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable airline company‚ which experienced periodical growth. In 1998 however‚ the airline experienced a loss of US $70 million‚ a stark contrast from earning $218 million in profits in the previous year. For Cathay Pacific‚ this was the first loss experienced by the air carrier since 1963�. Cathay Pacific ’s economic hardship was mainly the result of a financial crisis‚ which affected the Asia-Pacific region
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Significance of World War One World War One was an international war that happened in Europe and branched out to the United States during the final year. Many new advances appeared during this war. The new technologies of this century were incorporated into fighting against the enemies. Gas‚ a deadly weapon‚ was invented for the mass murder of soldiers and the impact it left still haunted the world into World War Two‚ twenty one years later. The Great War is often overshadowed by World War Two‚ but it
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and it lacks doing targeting promotion.( Ynkamat.2009 ) Opportunities In the past‚ there were not many competitors in the market so the market was mainly dominated by Nokia. In fact‚ Nokia used to be the most superior cell phone company in the world for almost 14 years . Nowadays‚ Nokia tries to cooperate with Microsoft and brings innovations. Threats Starting from 2010‚ the power of Apple and Samsung have been springing in the market‚ and they have started to
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Planes of World War II Planes played a very important role in World War II. Most attacks in World War II were from planes in air attacks. “Air superiority is a condition for all operations‚ at sea‚ in land‚ and in the air‚” said Air Marshal Arthur Tedder (“World War 2 Quotes”). After World War II‚ planes became more common and popular. Today‚ many people use planes for travel. The planes in World War II had a huge impact on history and all of the countries that used planes. First‚ World War I was
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3‚ 2012 James Polk: The Man that Caused the Civil War During the 1800’s‚ slavery was becoming an increasingly bigger issue. This issue started to cause social tensions about whether African-American slaves should be freed or not while the underlying political problem with this was whether new states should be entered in as a slave state or free. During James Polk’s presidency‚ the US obtained a large amount of land from the Mexican-American War. James Polk’s wanted slavery in the new territory.
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9697 History June 2005 w w w e tr .X m CONTENTS FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... 1 HISTORY............................................................................................................................. 2 GCE Advanced Level and GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level ...................................................................... 2 Paper 9697/01 Paper 1 – Modern European History‚ 1789
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World War II greatly changed how the world interacted and operated. Prior to the Second World War‚ the world was mainly based in Europe with the Europeans at the leading edge of world politics as well as leading the way in technological advancement. Although the United States emerged as a world power after World War I‚ their interactions with the rest of the world was held to a minimum with focus on domestic affairs. During this time between the two wars‚ the U.S. had an economic boom in the 1920’s
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“Continuation” is when something begins again where it stopped. The First World War broke out at 1914. The Second World War broke out at 1939. The discontent of some countries with the Paris Peace Conference was a continuation of the First World War that paved the way to the Second World War. First‚ there was the discontent of Germany. Germany was a defeated country in the First World War. She was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. She had to pay huge indemnity and give up territories. She
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