Rustichello in the novel The Travels of Marco Polo. The novel provides insight about the many places he traveled to in the Middle East and Asia as well as Kubilai Khan‚ a leader of the Mongol Empire. Although Polo describes places that are different from Venice in many ways‚ his observation of cities and government under Kubilai Khan reveal inherently Venetian ideals. Good governance is essential to a city’s quality and the foundation of a good government is its leader. Having spent so many years in service
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The merchant of Venice is the most convincing play related to racism in nowadays. William Shakespeare – the most famous writer in the world‚ originally wrote this play. This play is about love‚ power and honour and it has been presented between the two wars. The play was thought as a comedy to most Christian; on the other hand‚ people thought the play was presented extremely races‚ as a Jew (Shylock) was the only villain and having all the punishments. In Act 3 Scene 1‚ Shylock was so depressed
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Merchant Banking Merchant banking may be defined as‚ “an institution which covers a wide range of activities such as management of customer services‚ portfolio management‚ credit syndication‚ acceptance credit‚ counselling‚ insurance‚ etc.” Merchant Banks are popularly known as “issuing and accepting houses”. They offer a package of financial services. Unlike in the past‚ their activities are now primarily non-fund based. One of the basic requirements of merchant banks is highly professional
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One of the more prominent relationships one may observe in The Kite Runner is between the Hazara boy‚ Hassan‚ and Amir. This relationship is one the most important in the novel as it acts as a large foundation which is required for the rest of the novel. “…we were kids who had learned to crawl together‚ and no history‚ ethnicity‚ society‚ or religion was going to change that either.” (27‚ Hosseini). Amir and Hassan were very close from a very young age‚ they had grown a very strong friendship with
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of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678. His father was barber and played the violin in the
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How a working relationship is different from a personal relationship The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. in your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you would with friends. Also a working relationship
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Antonio Sanchez is a skilled drummer and composer whose name traveled the world after he has won a Grammy award for Birdman’s movie soundtrack. The wide-ranging vision of Sanchez is patented in ‘The Meridien Suite’‚ which provides us positive energies caused by the fervent grooves and impetuous improvisations of his Migration band. The musicians had the opportunity to fully express themselves individually and also demonstrate a salutary understanding in regard to the collective. Teaming up with
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Antonio was taken to the hospital with a severe case of the flu at a young age‚ now he feels ill when he is near or visiting the hospital. This is known as classical conditioning – an association between involuntary reactions to certain stimuli. Antonio was hospitalized for the flu (unconditioned response) and as a way for his body to protect itself from injury or illness‚ the sight of the hospital (conditioned stimulus) makes him nauseous (conditioned response). The hospital‚ which is the unconditioned
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Composers report Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was a Baroque composer born in 1678 in Venice‚ Italy. He is known as one of the most virtuous violinist and is recognized as one of the best Baroque composers. His parents were Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio‚ and he had eight siblings. Moreover‚ his father was a barber and then start playing the violin and become a violinist‚ teaching later his son how to play the instrument. One of his best and known work is a series of violin concertos
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The Bond Between Huck and Jim Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from
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