Imagine one half of the world ’s population by wiped out in a space of less than a ten years. You probably cannot imagine such an event occurring; it seems unreal. Yet‚ this very thing happened in the between the years 1347 and 1351 in Europe. This massive destruction of human life was known as the Black Death. This Black Death was an ecological disaster on a global scale. The effects of the plague on human and certain animal populations from East Asia to as far west as Greenland were catastrophic
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Katrina Ruppel Mr. Don Godfrey English Comp I 10 November 2014 The Black Death Throughout recorded history‚ there have been many pandemics that have dealt devastating blows to the human population. Smallpox‚ Cholera‚ and Spanish Influenza‚ are all examples of deadly diseases that have killed millions of people‚ but perhaps the most infamous of these is what many know as “The Black Death.” This pestilence ravaged Europe destroying entire towns‚ tearing apart families‚ and spreading fear like wildfire
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INTRODUCTION The first Mobel-IKEA store was opened in Almhult‚ Smaland in 1958‚ while the first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) andDenmark (1969). The stores spread to other parts of Europe in the 1970s‚ with the first store outside Scandinavia opening in Switzerland (1973)‚ followed by Germany (1974). Amid a high level of success‚ the company’s German executives accidentally opened a store in Konstanz in 1973 instead of Koblenz. Later that decade‚ stores opened in other parts of the
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Same sex marriage is an issue that arises concerns with a lot of people. Some agree‚ some disagree‚ and some just really don’t care. I fall under two categories. I disagree‚ but I really don’t care. The reasons being are I stick with God’s words. He made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve or Eve and Ava. God also said judge not for you’ll be judged. I’m not perfect or anywhere near it‚ so I definitely don’t want to be judged. I was going to write on child hunger‚ but since I have to deal with
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Before the reformation‚ Europe was dominated by the Catholic Church. The church was very powerful both politically and spiritually. It was the most wealthy and powerful institution in Europe and owned about one third of the land in England. They controlled and influenced almost every aspect of life for the people. Social life was centered on worship services‚ prayer rituals‚ and religious festivals and ceremonies. Thousands of people lived in monasteries and were employed by the church. Bishops were
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organization formed. The claimed benefits of therapeutic riding have been dated back to 17th century literature where it is documented that it was prescribed for gout‚ neurological disorder and low morale. In 1946 Equine Therapy was introduced in Scandinavia after an outbreak of poliomyelitis. I-JimtLhera v as currently practiced was developed in the 1960s‚ when it began to be used in Germany‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland as an adjunct to traditional physical therapy. The treatment was conducted by a physiotherapist
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spread to Africa and the Middle East. The plague was first reported in Caffa‚ Crimea. The plague then spread to Sicily‚ Genoa‚ Venice‚ Pisa‚ and Marseilles. As the disease rapidly spread‚ it spread to France‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. The plague did not slow down‚ it kept spreading to more people in different places. The plague spread as far north as Russia in 1351. In the Middle East‚ the plague spread to Alexandria in Egypt‚ Gaza‚ Constantinople‚ Lebanon‚ Syria‚ Palestine
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IIR026 DEEP op yo rP os t insight GLOBAL MARKETING tC Tailoring Your Strategy to Fit the Culture Do No W IESEinsight By MARIEKE DE MOOIJ hen a company goes global‚ it often doesn’t realize that its strategy is a product of its own culture. Culture influences every aspect of a company’s strategy‚ whether at the corporate level or the product/ brand level. For this reason‚ companies cannot simply convert a national strategy into a global strategy without first understanding the various
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monasticism and a celibate clergy‚ a new stress on “mutual love between man and wife” could be celebrated. A woman’s role however was obedience to her husband and to bear children. By the mid-sixteenth century‚ Lutheranism had been established in Scandinavia and Germany and Calvinism was established in Scotland‚ Switzerland‚ France‚ the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. In England‚ the split from Rome resulted in the creation of a national church. The Catholic Church also
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Byzantine Period -Western Roman Empire falls in 476AD. -Roman Emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. -Constantinople was advantageous to Rome in that it could deal with barbarians‚ was a huge trading port‚ and it made protecting the eastern front easier. Justinian -In 527 Justinian became emperor through his uncle. -He sent his general Belisarius to reclaim the land lost to the west -Belisarius took North Africa from the Vandals‚ and Rome from the
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