GERMANY: FAMOUS PLACES AND CITIES Germany‚ officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea‚ Denmark‚ and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France‚ Luxembourg‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. Germany is a federal parliamentary republic of sixteen states (Länder). The capital and largest city is Berlin. Its landscape is varied‚ from castles
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Women in Nazi Germany by Hanan Mahmud In what ways did the Nazi party impact the role of women during the Third Reich? Under the Weimar Republic‚ the status of women was one of the most progressive in Europe. Under the constitution‚ women had proclaimed the right to vote and were given equality with men. But when the Nazis came to power‚ all this changed. The Nazis believed that everyone had a role in society and was to be accepted without thought. In Hitler’s mind‚ for women‚ it was the lesser
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Parliamentary election once every four years – let alone federal or local elections – it becomes difficult to defend the “free” right to vote. Voting is not only a right‚ but a responsibility. Therefore‚ voting in elections should be compulsory in Germany as a way to increase voter turnout and to raise overall political awareness. Contrary to the public belief that a legal obligation to vote is a rarity‚ compulsory voting has been used successfully in over twenty-five countries worldwide and for almost
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 7 (2003) 453–468 www.elsevier.com/locate/rser A review on the energy production‚ consumption‚ and prospect of renewable energy in China J. Chang a‚ Dennis Y.C. Leung b‚∗‚ C.Z. Wu a‚ Z.H. Yuan a b a Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion‚ Guangzhou‚ China Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ The University of Hong Kong‚ Pokfulam Road‚ Hong Kong‚ China Received 14 April 2003; accepted 14 April 2003 Abstract China is the second largest
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The GeheimeStaatspolizei or Gestapo was Nazi Germanys secret police ‚ founded in 1933 by Herman Goring the Gestapo fell under the SS to the point that The Gestapo was administered by officers of the SS. For most of its existence Heinrich Himmler directly controlled the Gestapo as he was appointed Chef der Deutschen Polizei thus controlling all police units within Nazi Germany. The Gestapo acted outside of the normal judicial process as it acted above the law and had rights of imprisonment or execution
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Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy) * Spain:
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on title) Imagine a society of complete perfection. Not one single person steps out of line. Everyone follows the same rules. All the same religion‚ sexuality‚ race‚ language‚ heritage‚ and political beliefs. Is this really perfect? That’s exactly what one of the world’s most feared dictators‚ Adolf Hitler‚ attempted with his ruthless army‚ the Nazis. But was genocide really the way to get what he wanted? How was the murder of six million Jews necessary to make Germany a purer place? In my paper
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the woeful life we lived here in Italy and move to America. Our wages were low here in this country. We are mainly farmers‚ and our grape and other crops had been damaged by disease. Most of us live here in poverty‚ barely making enough money to feed our families and ourselves. When we heard about the opportunity in the Americas‚ I ran home immediately to tell my family. They were skeptical‚ of course. This was a huge decision. We have lived in Italy our whole lives and raised a family
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What is you opinion about changing the mentality of society towards a more sustainable world? What is the role of the individual‚ government‚ education...? 1. What pathways/solutions do you see to reach this goal? Mankind has reached such a point of "offensive" against his nature‚ that some of the problems of environmental protection and conservation have become universal. Ozone depletion‚ greenhouse effect amplification‚ submitting desert‚ the Amazon forest destruction‚ impoverishment
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Expansion opportunities in Germany Market research aimed at providing recommendations on strategic marketing decisions Iryn Jimenez Amsterdam‚ January 2012 Expansion opportunities in Germany Market research aimed at providing recommendations on strategic marketing decisions entering the German market ISM Jimenez Student number: 518756 Class: 4IBL1 Amsterdam‚ 12 January 2012 Hogeschool van Amsterdam/ School of Economics and management (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) Dissertation
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