Eurozone is called the Euro area‚ started in 1998 and consist of 17 countries: Austria‚ Belgium‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ the Netherlands‚ Portugal‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ and Spain. The Eurozone have adopted the common currency call the Euro. The monetary policy of the Eurozone is control by the European Central Bank. When I think about Eurozone‚ I often think of a powerful union consist of many rich countries; and there is not likely chance
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In the United States‚ prison overcrowding and budget cuts within the criminal justice system have lead to an increase in the need and the development of private prisons and jails. "A private prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined by a third party that is contracted by a local‚ state‚ or federal government agency. Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with local‚ state‚ or federal governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or
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1. Why did TPB believe it was not violating copyright laws? What did the Swedish Court rule? The Pirate Bay believed it was not violating copyright laws because they said that they were merely a search engine similar to Google or Bing and were just providing the access or link to existing P2P networks that TPB does not itself control or run. They believed that since they weren’t actually providing the information or the files that consumers were looking for they were not violating
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IMPACT OF FREE TRADE ZONES ON NIGERIA’S COASTAL STATES: CALABAR FREE TRADE ZONE AS A CASE STUDY This paper will explore the impact of Calabar free trade zone on the Cross River State environment. The study will attempt to unravel whether the free trade zone is able to fulfill the goal of its establishment such as attract direct foreign investment ; grow the economy of the state; create employment oppurtunities;accelerate the development of other sub sectors in the state amongst others. The
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Reagan AP United States History 13 September 2012 Compare and Contrast: New England and Chesapeake Settlements The founding of the economic and social footprints in America began before it was even a country during the period of colonization before 1700. These colonies were split up into two main portions‚ New England and the Chesapeake Bay areas. And though these areas share a few of the same characteristics‚ the key differences between New England and the Chesapeake Bay are what made each
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The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the
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the State and War In Man‚ the State and War‚ Kenneth Waltz examines the question ‘what causes war?’ In his analysis‚ Waltz assesses 3 approaches or ‘images’ that try to explain the root of war and present their assumptions‚ criticisms and implications. In the process‚ Waltz explores work by political philosophers‚ psychologists and anthropologists to seek explanations for war and suggestions or ‘prescriptions’ for peace. He also poses the question of whether there is a solution for war or whether
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Barbary Wars The Barbary wars were a set of conflicts between the United States and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the 1800’s. The North African countries on the coast were involved in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. The First Barbary War The first Barbary War was also known as the Tripolitanian War. This war
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Hanoi Hilton was one of the most well known prison that held prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (Ruanyin). The name of Hanoi Hilton was came from the American GIs. “To the Vietnamese‚ the prison was known as Hoa Lo” (McMahon‚ Mary). The name Hanoi Hilton may sound a little luxurious but it actually a place that had full of brutal‚ torture‚ dirty‚ and dark in the history. First of all‚ the Hoa Lo prison had been around over a hundred years ago. It was constructed or built by the French arounds
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The war on drugs is one of the wars that every nation claims to be carrying out. The United States of America is considered as one of the vibrant drug trafficking regions globally. The war of drugs in the United States of America therefore rates as one of the longest wars in the nation (Lurigio‚ 2008 pg. 87). Ideally‚ it has taken approximately forty years since the kick-off of the war. Despite the fact the war may appear to be plain from the word of mouth‚ it posses unimaginable consequences on
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