Etymology The English name Switzerland is a compound containing Switzer‚ an obsolete term for the Swiss‚ which was in use during the 16th to 19th centuries.[14] The English adjective Swiss is a loan from French Suisse‚ also in use since the 16th century. The name Switzer is from the Alemannic Schwiizer‚ in origin an inhabitant of Schwyz and its associated territory‚ one of the Waldstätten cantons which formed the nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The name originates as an exonym‚ applied pars
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world’s second largest bus manufacturer‚ and employs 50‚000 workers. Tata Motors has produced and sold over 4 million vehicles in India since 1954. Established in 1945‚ when the company began manufacturing locomotives‚ the company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in a collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG‚ which ended in
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were colonizing Africa with the intentions of setting up Christian missionaries. While their intentions were genuine‚ their presence was devastating to the Ibo culture. Achebe did not like how the Europeans and the Igbo people interacted with each other. The European missionaries viewed their religion as superior to the Igbo religion because there was never an effort made by them to understand the Ibo religion. The missionaries’ goal was to come to Nigeria and take control of the Igbo society. In
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My uncle has a big impact in my life. He has done a lot for me this past couple of year. First he has been to all of my football games. Second he pays for some of the food for the afterglow. Lastly he goes to all of the quarterback meeting for me. I was at the Douglas football game and it was a hard game‚ but I can always hear my uncle yelling and supporting me. He is almost always the loudest person on the sideline and that really motivates me to play harder and it makes football a lot more
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Saint Paul Preparatory School Achieving Excellence. Embracing Diversity. Student Application Student Name ________________________________________________________________________ Last First Expected enrollment date ______________________ Semester Middle ____________ Year Current Grade in School ________________ Instructions Your application is a reflection of who you are and should be completed carefully and thoroughly. Your responses to the questions should be thoughtful
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the sacked city of Troy‚ which he previously conquered under his shrewd control. Odysseus—father of Telemachus‚ husband of Penelope‚ leader of men-- is now free after countless years of war to return to his homeland‚ Ithaca. Thus begins the longest journey of Odysseus’s life: a twenty year pursuit through many encounters with fantastic creatures‚ the cordial arms of the Phaaicians‚ and finally home to his yearning family in the Iron Age story of Homer’s The Odyssey. Advance to the modern day life of
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…My Destinations September 16‚ 2011 Welcome to Iloilo Water Treatment Plant! This was our first destination. I felt very amazed with what I saw for it comprises a very wide sedimentary basin‚ as what people there said. Even though I’m far from the speaker (can’t hear much!)‚ I’ve gained something. That Metro Iloilo Water Distribution extracts its supply from Tigum River through an intake dam constructed in Barangay Daja‚ Maasin. From the dam‚ raw water is conveyed
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Essay 1 Why did Paul write to the Philippians? In examining Paul’s reasons for writing to the Philippians it is important to place the letter within the context of when it was written and whom it was written. Philippi was an ancient and major city in Macedonia‚ Greece. It was taken over by Philip of Macedonia‚ the father of Alexander the Great. Phillip of Macedonia established the city as a military stronghold in order to protect his surrounding lands which were rich in silver and gold. It was
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Rizal’s Life‚ Works and Writings Rizal Law and the Teaching of Rizal Course | Republic Act of 1425Or Rizal Law | * Mandates the teaching of the life‚ works and writings of Rizal in all schools in the country. | Jose P. Laurel | * Sponsored the law because Rizal was the founder of Filipino nationality and the architect of the Filipino nation. * Believed that by reading and studying Rizal’s life‚ teachings and writings‚ Filipino youth will gain
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trainers‚ a spa‚ 3 restaurants and much more. Rebecca knew she’d use the pool‚ spa and the sauna as well as the breakfast restaurant‚ she didn’t know how to play tennis and running on a treadmill just wasn’t her idea of a holiday. Rebecca spent her first couple of days in the hammock reading; it let her escape the world around her. On their third day away‚ her father dragged her off to the markets and to the beach‚ they went to a fair and ate popcorn and fairy floss‚ things she hadn’t done in years
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