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    Mughal Era

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    Mughal Era In 1526‚ Babur‚ a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley(modern day Uzbekistan)‚ swept across theKhyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire‚ covering modern day Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh.[79] However‚ his son Humayun was defeated by the Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540‚ and Humayun was forced to retreat to Kabul. After Sher Shah’s death‚ his son Islam Shah Suri and the Hindu king Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya‚ who had won

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    Introduction Prohibition began with the ratification of the 18th American Constitutional Amendment on January 16th‚ 1919 prohibiting the manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption.[footnoteRef:1] Prohibition was the end product of opposing views of social activism‚ and political reform known as the Progressive Era in America from 1890 to 1920 and was the first legislative attempt of the federal government to regulate consumption of a legal product in the United States

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    The Post-It notes‚ due to their innovative nature‚ turned out to be the sort of product which is difficult to describe to people who are unfamiliar with it. A Post-it note solves a problem that people were not even aware they had‚ yet it is just a sticky piece of paper. Doesn’t sound interesting... For these reasons regular advertising campaigns proved ineffective. 2. Silver – invented the adhesive and kept the "project" alive for a long time. Fry – came up with the product idea for Post-it and

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    Mail Holdings (or the group or Royal Mail) is a postal services group that operates through its mails‚ post office and parcels businesses. The group is wholly owned by the UK government. The group operates in the UK and Europe. It is headquartered in London‚ the UK and employs 176‚000 people. The group recorded revenues of £9‚560 million ($16‚459.1 million) during the financial year ended March 2009 (FY2009)‚ an increase of 1.8% over 2008. The operating profit of the group was £172 million ($296

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    Organized sports as a child has always been encouraged and there is a couple of reasons for that. They are that they are good in three aspects of life. It helps children and teens develop a strong social life‚ physical and mental abilities‚ and good academic achievement. I participated in sports as a kid‚ so as an example‚ I can say that organized sports is very beneficial for development in children and young adults. One study I found was a great process in pinpointing just how great sports can

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    With the establishment of the Prohibition Movement in America‚ alcohol was banned from recreational consumption throughout the country. The establishment of Prohibition catalyzed various changes and forever changed the face of American society. The passing of the 18th amendment and the establishment of the Prohibition movement ultimately led to drastic societal and political changes such as revolutionary advancements regarding the freedom of women‚ the development of speakeasies‚ and the formation

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    Prohibition in America: A Lesson Learned? Infamous gangster‚ AL Capone‚ and many like him built their dynasty off a short period of time during United States history called Prohibition. Prohibition was a period where alcohol was not permitted in the United States‚ which lasted from 1920 to 1933. After the Revolutionary War‚ drinking was on the rise in the United States‚ and many orginizations were created to disuade people from becoming intoxicated‚ starting a new temperance movement (Lerner 96)

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    Prohibition of Fast Food

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    For and against essay: FAST FOOD SHOULD BE PROHIBITED Nowadays‚ one of the biggest industries in the whole world today is fast food chains‚ lots of cities around the world are full of fast food restaurants more than ever. Therefore‚ a lot of people eat fast food because it’s cheap‚ especially during this moment of crisis that we’re facing. So‚ would it be productive if such food was banned? There are some advantages and disadvantages about banning fast food restaurants because of various reasons

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    The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics‚ by providing an explanation of the basic principles of each theory and an analysis of the similarities and differences. The first part of this essay will explain the basic principles of post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics in order to examine the differences and similarities between these two approaches. In the second part of

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    Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary Jennifer Peel CJA/384 November 26‚ 2012 Marco Faggione Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary Within the criminal justice field there are two different types of organizations and those organizations are bureaucratic and patron-client organizations. This paper will discuss the several assorted reasons why and how the bureaucratic and patron-client organizations are different. The patron-client organization chooses to break the law. On the other

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