The impact of communications technology over the last one hundred years on The World. In the beginning came the telegraph. This form of communication was invented in the 1830’s in the U.K. The first proper telegraph was not sent until 1845 in the U.K. This led to significant news being able to be sent to a recipient in a short space of time rather than by the old lengthy means of post. During the Second World War the service had to be suspended though. By this time new forms of communications
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SHOPPING GENERAL: In a December 2012 study‚ Equation Research found that 97% of internet users made online transactions during the early Christmas shopping season‚ which means the influx of ecommerce worldwide has become increasingly evident over the past few years. Nowadays‚ ecommerce is newer‚ faster‚ bigger‚ and better designed than any other kinds of business. To illustrate that here are some figures: + According to the United States Commerce Department (USCD)‚ US ecommerce sales alone totaled
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2 Amat Bijak Co ("ABC") contracted to supply 500‚000 barrels of palm oil to Xtra Yard Co ("XYC") CIF Cardiff. It was agreed between the parties that property in goods would pass upon transfer of documents. While loading the goods on board the ship‚ 50 barrels were damaged and the contents spilled out. Upon receipt of the documents‚ XYC discovered that 10‚000 barrels contained coconut oil and not palm oil. XYC refused to make payment as the goods did not comply with the contractual description. ABC
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considered a characteristic of a partnership? a. b. c. d. 3. Unlimited liability Profit sharing Limited liability Difficulty in raising capital (1 mark) Which of the following is TRUE? a. b. c. d. Revenue is an outflow of assets in exchange for goods and Services A debtor is a person or a business to which a debt is owed Balance sheet is a Statement that reflects the financial position of a business at a point of
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CONFIDENTIAL * ^ * LG/SEP 2010/BEL260/250 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH / MAINSTREAM ENGLISH II BEL260/250 SEPTEMBER 2010 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts : PART A : Section 1 (5 Questions) Section 2 (5 Questions) Section 3 (6 Questions) PART B : (1 Question) Answer ALL questions from both parts in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring
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# answer question 1 to 8 only. Topic: Arithmetic and geometric series. 1. Determine the number of terms and the sum of the sequence: 5‚ 11‚ 17‚ … ‚ 83. (14‚ 616) 2. The fourth term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are 16 and 32 respectively. Find: a) Common difference (4) b) the sum of the first 20 terms of this
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the world look in 50 years? That questions is something everyone thinks about every once in a while. However‚ they may not realize that their stereotypical dream-like fantasy of the future is slowly becoming the present. Because we are already so dependent on technology‚ all ways of life will improve when technology does. Each day society inches closer towards a generation filled with advanced medicine‚ transportation‚ communication‚ lifestyle‚ and entertainment. In fifty years‚ the life we live
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RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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on the change of childhood and they’re ’The march of progress view’ and ’The conflict view’ both of which are every different to the other. The march of progress view is the view that the position of children in western societies has greatly improved. Aries and shorter ‚ two sociologists of whom hold a march of progress view‚ argue that children are more valued ‚ better cared for ‚ are more protected and educated ‚ have better healthcare and have more rights all due to sociological changes throughout
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Examine the reasons for‚ and the effects of changes in family size over the past 100 years There are many reasons for changes in family size over the past 100 years. Family size has been changing in all of the world’s industrial societies. One of the main reasons of changes in family size is that divorce rates have increased dramatically. This can be seen by figures showing that in 1950‚ there were 40‚000 divorces across England and Wales and in 2005 there 153‚399 across the same area.
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