Disney’s announcement of its acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC in August 1995 for a consideration of $19.6 billion; was then the 2nd largest acquisition in history and created the world’s largest media conglomerate with assets of $30 billion and market capitalisation of $50 billion. The Walt Disney Company‚ the creator of Mickey Mouse and other related characters was started in 1923 by Walter Elias Disney and his brother Roy. The company released the first ever full length animated feature film
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Manila City Jail (Old Bilibid Prison) - Male Dormitory (Manila) Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / C. M. Recto Ave.‚ corner Quezon Blvd. The Manila City Jail (MCJ) has been ravaged by time. It is under-staffed‚ overcrowded‚ and its facilities in disrepair. Originally built by the Spaniards in the 19th Century‚ “Bilibid”‚ as it is commonly known‚ was home to prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation of Manila in World War II. Today it houses over 3‚700 inmates - a 4x overcapacity
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Migration into UK cities The UK now has many migrants living and moving here‚ as net migration - the difference between the number of people emigrating and the number of immigrants arriving in Britain - was 182‚000 in year ending June 2013 (Office of National Statistics). The amount of people who are migrating to the UK are causing some political problems‚ however they can also benefit the UK and themselves. There are some main reasons that migrants choose to move to the UK. Economic migration
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Place My most memorable place would have to be Panama City beach‚ FL. I found out about this hot and wild vacation spot while I was a high school student. From tenth grade to twelfth I was constantly hearing about spring break in Panama City. The best time during the school year to go was always on spring break because spring break was always a week long and around that time panama was always live. I was drawn to Panama City beach because after the spring break of the year was over students
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A Tale of Two Cities: Moral Theory In A Tale of Two Cities‚ why Charles Dickens using human nature moral theory in his novel? And‚ why a poor man who steals bread for his starving family considered a criminal? The purpose of this theory is to show how humans can grow in life by adapting moral behavior‚ and how does Dickens show in the novel by using the characters in “A Tale of Two Cities”. Entire social classes can be place on the moral theory scale‚ such as the similarities between France’s
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The Lost City of Atlantis [pic] Plato Around 350 BC‚ Plato‚ the Greek philosopher‚ wrote about a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean that went under the ocean waves in one day and one night. It took two books to describe the history and details of this almost magical island. For years people have been looking for this mysterious lost city‚ Atlantis. Plato’s Atlantis [pic] Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias written in 360 BC‚ contain the earliest references to Atlantis
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Mexico City Policy The Mexico City policy or the “Gag rule” was a policy implemented by the Reagan administration. The policy states that any non-governmental organization or NGO that receives government funding shall not perform or promote abortion services. Throughout history the policy has been revoked and then put back into action depending on what party is elected. The Republican Party seems to implement the policy‚ while the Democratic Party dismisses it. Republican candidates such
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MANILA: A Beautiful City The Manila tour was a very challenging and interesting experience for me‚ since I am not that familiar with those places that we have gone by. Although really very tiring‚ I had fun throughout the trip and enjoyed it so much. Our group did the tour last August 8‚ a Monday. First stop was the famous church here in Manila‚ the Quiapo church. The church is located in "old" Manila just north of the Intramuros. It is known for the Black Nazarene statue that is paraded through
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Ferox is an island country located off the coast of California with a considerable population of one billion. The island accommodates a single city‚ nicknamed “The Island City”. The climate is sunny and warm all year round with few storms or other natural disasters. Ten sectors comprise the city‚ each playing a vital role in the prosperity of Ferox. Sectors are arranged for maximum comfort and efficiency. Ferox’s sectors are partitioned into two parts - the Inlands and the Outlands. Housing is
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in decline since it was rocked by race riots in 1967. Since then‚ there has been a real drop-off in investment and economic development in the city. Like a lot of other cities in the American northeast and Midwest‚ it was badly affected when factories moved south or out of the country‚ but was harder hit because it was a one-industry city. Most big cities have more than one industry‚ but Detroit’s economy was completely centered on the automobile. When the Recession hit‚ Detroit dealt a major blow
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