The flag The crimson-white-crimson flag of Latvia is one of the oldest in the world and dates back to a battle near in the 13th century. According to one legend‚ it originated from a white sheet used to carry a mortally wounded Latvian chief from the battlefield. Soaked with his blood on two sides‚ his soldiers picked the warrior’s sheet as a banner as it led them to victory. The coat of arms Latvia’s coat of arms combines the traditional symbols of Latvian statehood and national identity –
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Orthography Historically‚ Latvian proper was written using a system based upon German phonetic principles and latgalian dialect was written using polish orthography principles. At the beginning of the 20th century‚ this was replaced by a more phonetically appropriate system‚ using a modified Latin alphabet. Standard orthography Today‚ the Latvian standard alphabet consists of 33 letters: The modern standard Latvian alphabet uses 22 unmodified letters of the Latin alphabet (all except Q‚ W
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Latvia and NATO Latvia has been a member of NATO since 29 March 2004. Arguments for Joining NATO: Security - for independent Latvia. NATO will uphold its commitment to Latvia as any other member. Stability - for us and our children in a safe and independent country. Never will our homeland‚ be marred by footsteps of unfriendly powers and never will our people be forced to leave their homes to seek refuge in foreign lands. Our development and prosperity has a secure foundation - our independence
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1. What were triggers of culture change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan? Japan is moving towards more individualism than collectivism after the economic recession in the 1990’s. This is a good opportunity for Japan to adapt to the globalization world and be more competitive. This generation resisted many of the values shared by their parents and instead embraced many Western traditions. Many companies went back on lifetime employment
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Cultural dimensions in business life: hofstede’s indices for latvia and lithuania 1.1 Introduction The journal chosen‚ written by Mark Huettinger (2008)‚ applies Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions (power distance‚ individualism‚ masculinity‚ uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation) to both the Lithuanian and Latvian cultures‚ from the perspective of their similarity to the cultures in Estonia and the Scandinavian countries. This research paper then uses the scores obtained from the
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Nicaragua: A Nation in Crisis Marbely L. Robison Strayer University Abstract Nicaragua suffers from serious social problems‚ aggravated by warfare and economic crises. The economic crisis of the 1980s‚ coupled with the Contra War‚ has worsened the greatest social problems Nicaragua has faced in the past few decades‚ namely unemployment‚ poverty and starvation. Widespread poverty and unemployment have lead to housing shortages‚ malnutrition and rising crime and illiteracy. More
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Economic Turmoil in Latvia 1. What kind of crisis was Latvia experiencing in 2008‚ a currency crisis‚ banking crisis‚ or debt crisis? What started Latvia’s turmoil was a banking crisis. In 2008‚ Parex‚ Latvia’s largest private bank‚ revealed that it was in financial distress and requested government assistance. The bank that had made some risky and extended loans during the country’s more prosperous years‚ found itself on the verge of collapse. While government tried to save the bank by injecting
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along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. This land gave Russia a direct approach by water to the rest of Europe. Peter attacked Persia and conquered territory along the Caspian Sea. These conquests helped Russia to expand its trade with other countries. D. Catherine the Great was interested in extending her empire towards the Black Sea because: a.i. She wanted to continue the expansionist policies of Peter the Great and conquer the black sea in order to please Russia’s demands of sought warm
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Latvia: Education and Women’s Rights Social Welfare 360 30 October 2012 Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe‚ which is bordered to the north by Estonia and to the south Lithuania. Latvia is the size of the state of West Virginia with a population of 2.3 million people‚ with 49% living in urban areas‚ 38% living in rural areas and the last 13% living in intermediate areas. Latvia has a republic political system and the lives of those living are struggling to make ends
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Case study 4 – Economic Turmoil in Latvia 1.) In 2008 Latvia experienced a banking crisis that stemmed from a poorly regulated banking sector. The banking sector was using aggressive lending to grow the increased inflow of foreign capital‚ most of which came from Russia. This lead to a property bubble‚ similar to what was happening in the United States of America (US)‚ prices were being bid up by borrowers who had access to cheap loans. Before the government could step in to control the bubble
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