John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II‚ Italian: Giovanni Paolo II)‚ sometimes called Blessed John Paul or John Paul the Great‚ born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920‚ Wadowice‚ Republic of Poland – 2 April 2005‚ Vatican City)‚ reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. A very charismatic figure‚ John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most
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Political Leaders Throughout history the world has seen numerous forms of governments. With each and every type of government whether they are looked at as being good or bad we have gained something even if it was just the knowledge of the way we do not want things be. Also with the different forms of governments we have met different political leaders. Just as with different governments the different political leaders have taught us something as well and even some of the worst political leaders did some
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Bibliography: http://business.mapsofindia.com/business-leaders/lakshmi-narayan-mittal.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1089324/Lakshmi-Mittal http://www.jeremyjosephs.com/mittal.htm Mittal‚ Lakshmi - Chief Executive Officer of Arcelor-Mittal‚ Career‚ Sidelights - Steel‚ Company‚ Mills‚ and British
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turning them into slaves. King Leopold II was probably the first one to abuse this power. He did it to the Congolese in what is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. King Leopold of Belgian ordered Henry Stanley to go search around Africa to find rich‚ resource abundant land. He found a vast region of land in the middle-west part of Africa. Lord Stanley made treaties with the natives that gave King Leopold personal title of Belgian Congo. ("Congo‚ Democratic Republic of the." Paragraph 2) Soon
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Frederick II was born into the House of Hohenzollern on January 24‚ 1712 in Berlin‚ Germany. His parents were Frederick William I and Princess Sophia Dorothea (sister of George II of Great Britain). While Frederick II’s father was short tempered‚ his mother was calm and enjoyed living in luxury. By having opposite parents‚ Frederick II was taught differently by his two parents. His mother hired a tutor that taught him about French culture and Greek and Roman classics‚ whereas his father taught him
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In a true democratic society‚ it is essential to ensure a government that follows the will of the people and not the one that force the people to follow it‚ that is‚ a “government of the people‚ by the people‚ and for the people” as said by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg address which lasted a little over two minutes on November‚ 19‚ 1863. Democracy is not government of some people by some people and for some people as a frequent practise in some developing nations. Democracy is a nation ruled
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Elizabeth Catlett‚ born in 1919‚ American sculptor and printmaker‚ whose figures of African Americans in wood‚ marble‚ and bronze convey dignity and pride. Throughout her career‚ Catlett has focused on themes relating to the black woman’s experience‚ and mother and child form the subject of many of her works. Her lithographs and other prints also celebrate the contributions of black women‚ such as Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman‚ to African American history. Catlett’s style has remained
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.CHAPTER 5 COMMUNICATION SECTOR BY INUWA ISHAQ INUWA AND ABUBAKAR MUHAMMAD YOLA CENTRE FOR GENERAL STUDIES‚ SA’ADATU RIMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION KUMBOTSO‚ KANO. 1. COMMUNICATION 2. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SECTOR IN NIGERIA 3. IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY FROM (1999-2013) 4. NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION COMMISSION 5. PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATION COMMISSION 6. NIGERIAN ICT POLICY COMMUNICATION Communication is the process of sending information from one end to the other‚ which
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Democratic socialists do not want to create an all-powerful government bureaucracy. But we do not want big corporate bureaucracies to control our society either. Rather‚ we believe that social and economic decisions should be made by those whom they most affect. Today‚ corporate executives who answer only to themselves and a few wealthy stockholders make basic economic decisions affecting millions of people. Resources are used to make money for capitalists rather than to meet human needs. We believe
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religious‚ and social power. However‚ this all changed when Elizabeth I became the Queen of England‚ and the Supreme Head of the Anglican Church from 1558-1603. Even with Elizabeth in charge many people including Protestant’s‚ and Catholic’s were biased‚ and unhappy about her reign. The English however‚ who were biased to the thought of a female ruler in the being‚ had grown to love and adore their new monarch. With these responses to Elizabeth being in power‚ she responds with her head high trying to
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