where battles were fought in columns and lines‚ with soldiers using muskets and solid-shot cannon; when states were the exclusive actors in war; when technological change occurred over decades‚ if not centuries. What relevance could his work therefore have for the strategic problems of the 21st century? Introduction Clausewitz was not a cookbook writer. He was not looking for hard and fast rules for conducting war‚ which he eschews. Indeed‚ Clausewitzian theories elaborated at different periods
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The United States of America has provided millions of people around the world for several centuries the chance to achieve the American Dream: the opportunity to obtain success and happiness. Because of this‚ the US population has been rapidly increasing over the decades‚ especially in the 20th century. From 1890 to 1930‚ our population more than doubled (Hayes 3/28/18). During this time‚ America served as a safe haven for so many people who were escaping their home countries because of war‚ poverty
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By the turn of the century and for the next few decades‚ artists of all nationalities were searching for exciting and different modes of expression. Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg explored unusual and unorthodox harmonies and tonal schemes. French composer Claude Debussy was fascinated by Eastern music and the whole-tone scale‚ and created a style of music named after the movement in French painting called Impressionism. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók continued in the traditions
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21st Century Learning: Preparing Students Today August 28‚ 2012 by Sherrelle Walker‚ M.A Today‚ we live in a world dominated by technology. Our interactions with the world and with one another are mediated by computers‚ tablets and smart phones. The answer to practically any question you might have‚ at any moment‚ is a few keystrokes and fractions of a second away. In the same way that print changed how humans perceive information‚ now technology has once again flipped the world on its head
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Store is more than just a storage facility. It is an essential part of our Supply Chain Management for the effective and efficient flow of goods‚ services and related information in order to meet our customers’ requirements by storing‚ identifying‚ sorting‚ distributing and managing spare parts‚ materials and other goods for other departments. 5S is a workplace organization method with 5 primary phases to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by eliminating unnecessary items‚ arranging
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CASE STUDY: CENTURY CANNING CORPORATION Summary 1 Century Canning Corp: Operational Indicators 2007 2008 2009 Net sales Ps2‚300 million Ps2‚900 million n/a Net profit Ps46 million Ps51 million n/a Sources: Securities and Exchange Commission: Philippines 8‚000 Corporations‚ 2008 edition Securities and Exchange Commission: Philippines 10‚000 Corporations‚ 2009 edition Note: Financial year ending‚ 31 December Century Canning Corp is the flagship company of the Century Pacific Group
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18th Century Literature The 18th century is a period of great literary works. The styles are different throughout the period‚ but the unity of the work is still present. Much of this period focused on public and general themes‚ until the Pre- Romantic era when literary works began to focus upon personal expression. 18th century literature can be broken down into three main parts: the Restoration‚ the Age of Pope‚ and Pre-Romantics. The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span
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A New Saint‚ A New Art is a documentary film produced by Early Renaissance Productions in 2004 as a part of the series‚ First light: Tuscany and the dawn of the Renaissance. Authors of the documentary film are Jeff Siberry‚ Alberta Nokes‚ and Colm Feore. Narrator of the documentary is Monsignor‚ Timothy Verdon‚ an art historian at Canon Florence Duomor. Interviews are also featured with Franciscan Friar Maurice Richard‚ and Alexander Nagel‚ art historian at the University of Toronto.
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HARD NEWS 1.Mumbai: 5 dead in wall collapse after explosion in chemical factory Mumbai: Five people were killed and seven others injured after the wall of a house collapsed following an explosion in a makeshift aluminium mould producing unit at Sakinaka area in Andheri. The police said that the explosion was caused by a vacuum in the machines that were being used to produce aluminum moulds. What aggravated the situation was the nitrogen liquid that was being used at the factory‚ they said. "We
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INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is a major public health problem‚ as it is the second most common cancer in women world-wide after breast cancer. Cervical cancer is a common type of malignancy accounting for about 6% of all cancers found in women. It is a disease in which cancerous cells develop in the uterine cervix (this is the connecting passage between the uterus and vagina). The human papillomaviruses are the principal cause of most cervical cancers. The peak incidence of cervical cancer occurs
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