Before the Barclays acquisition in 2005‚ why had South Africa received so little foreign direct investment (FDI)? In the 1800’s‚ most of the foreign investment in South Africa’s economy financed extraction of gold and diamonds. Because these industries were so capital intensive‚ South Africa began the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and by 2006 had become one of the largest and most advanced in the developing world. The JSE had over R3.3 trillion in market capitalization at this time. From the
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The First World War has redefined the ways of fighting in wars. The reason is due to the rapidly inventing of new technology especially in developing new types of weapons. Even thought in the beginning of the war the soldiers were still using the 19 central style of stratagem but one clear way to describe the changes in the World War One based on the development of weapons is “The soldiers rode on horses but leaved on air planes”(Libby H O’Connell.). Some examples are machine guns and flame thrower
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the world so greatly‚ he had to study hard and develop all of his ideas. Montesquieu began studying in his home country‚ france‚ and studied in the university of Julily. Here‚ he went after what he was passionate about‚ and became a lawyer. From this point on‚ Montesquieu started developing ideas that would change the world forever. Montesquieu was born into an era at the dawn of the eighteenth century where many countries in Europe were dealing
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The social and economic transformations varied between Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas in the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1750. When Spain sent Columbus to get spices from India‚ he landed in the Americas and mistakenly called the people there Indians. New Worlds were being discovered between those three masses and the population was escalating due to the slave trade and booming economy‚ and the industrial production advanced from man-made to machine-made. Western Europe is the sum
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the Boston Tea Party and the Acts such as the Stamp and Sugar act. The British eventually gave up and the declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. These two powerful ruling societies have been powerhouses in the world for centuries. For most of the time the rule has been the same and hierarchical monarchies stayed present until questions were not be answered when a new liberal thinking came to be. The social order changed in that the lower classes have more of a say in government. (traditions
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(page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy has challenges in life just like every other 10-year-old boy he has problems at home‚ but when he ’s with his
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the true form of the ideology that was intended from Karl Marx: “The Communist Manifesto has been the basis of a representation that has oriented social action as well as the lives of millions of people all over the world. It has been an instrument that influenced the representations and beliefs and the political action of generations” (Chryssochoou‚ 2004). The Communist Manifesto drastically changed the world and what they believed that the government should look like. The ideology that arose out
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Renaissance turned the world‚ and ‚and place in the world upside down . In the years between the fall of Rome and the 14th century the Catholic Church was in charge of Europe. Literacy was only for priest and monks and truth was to be found in the Bible and the words of the pope . In 1350 ‚ new ideas and arts began to be created in Italy‚ thus starting the time period we call the renaissance. People started focusing more on themselves then just god. Three examples of these changes are found In painting
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Information Act‚ 2005 In order to promote transparency and accountability in administration‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Freedom to Information Act‚ 2002‚ which was repealed later with the Right to Information Act‚ which came into force on 12 October 2005. The new law empowers Indian citizens to seek information from a Public Authority‚ thus making a Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible. What is the necessity of this Act? A citizen who is paying taxes‚ has every right
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positive relationships‚ to be law abiding‚ and to behave positively in and out of school. This in turn can help the child develop self-confidence and good understanding of themselves and their environment enabling them to successfully deal with significant life changes and
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