Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
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My family and I like to travel a lot. Time and destination for the next trip are usually decided very spontaneously and the best offer booked on the same evening- then‚ nothing happens until about a week before departure‚ when things get very busy. On the weekend before we leave‚ someone remembers that all the diving equipment is still in storage‚ none of the laundry is done and we haven’t spoken to our dog sitter either. Somehow‚ we always manage to get all of this done on Saturday. When it
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3/25/12 Essay 3 The reunification of Germany in 1990 ushered in a new era for the German people. For 50 years since the end of World War II‚ Germany was divided both ideologically and geographically. West Germany‚ the former occupation zone of the British‚ American‚ and French forces‚ developed into a parliamentary democratic government with a free market economy. East Germany‚ the former occupation zone of the Soviet Union‚ developed into a one party state with a socialist economy. Ideologically
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Financial I once heard that money doesn’t buy happiness but it does help get you there. My biggest worry at this point of my life is that I have a lot of debt‚ mostly due to very irresponsible decisions from my part. For this very reason‚ I’m pursuing a career in HVAC to get a great job and earn enough to take care of those debts and not spend time worrying about just making enough to make ends meet. Vacation I’m a fan of history‚ especially European history. I enjoy reading and learning about the
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Trip to the Museum It’s the first Saturday of March‚ on a cold morning with a clear sky and a radiant sun‚ I decided to visit a museum in downtown Saint Louis‚ Missouri. I’m arriving at eleven o’clock‚ a little bit late to what I was expecting because the Metrolink train had a delay due to technical problems. The museum is located exactly below the famous Gateway Arch of Saint Louis. I have heard that it’s an excellent place to learn about American History and the way America expanded to the West
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Germany‚ a country rich in culture and heritage‚ yet plagued by the fallout of World War I and World War II‚ has progressed to become the centerpiece of the European Union and the world’s third richest economy. The first German Empire dates back to the Roman Empire starting in the 8th century AD. During the Middle Ages the German Empire fended off many attacks against their soil from the Hungarians and the Slavs. Fighting and power struggles continued until the 1400’s‚ when the modern world gradually
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the most obscure‚ most involved and most comprehensive problem in the whole of modern history". What makes Germanys ’ question so difficult to pinpoint is the fact that for all of its existence‚ until 1871 and again in 1990‚ it has struggled to unify a nation into a single state. As history shows‚ the German nation has struggled to create its own nation-state. Unlike France and Britain‚ Germany was a nation before it was a state. That is‚ its people had a strong sense of nationalism and common identity
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this has happened to my owner many times. One of my fonder memories of her is when she went to Yellowstone National Park. She had a great time and found out something about herself that even she didn’t know and I got sweet revenge. You might be wondering who I am and I want you to guess. I am black with a pick check mark. I’m also super fashionable and put all other shoes to shame. If you guessed shoes then you are correct‚ I am her tennis shoes. I have gone many places with my owner and she loves
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The Romans in Germany There were many territories that made up the Roman Empire. These territories that it was a part of helped to make the it one of the greatest civilizations of all time. One such territory was Germania‚ which later developed into the present day country of Germany. For nearly half a millennium much of what is now Western Germany formed an integral part of the Roman Empire. In 55 B.C.‚ Caesar’s armies reached the Rhine and by 15 BC Roman armies had advanced as far as the Danube
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1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8‚ 1945‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom and China‚ the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July
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