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    numerous case studies documenting the harmful effects that chemical pesticides have had on the environment? Along with these facts‚ she explains how in many instances the pesticides have done more harm than good in eradicating the pests they were designed to destroy. In addition to her reports on pesticide use‚ Miss Carson points out that many of the long-term effects that these chemicals may have on the environment‚ as well as on humans‚ are still unknown. Her book as one critic wrote‚ "dealt pesticides

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    certain degree. The Native Americans at Plymouth Plantation‚ though at first hostile to the colonists‚ actually ended up being of great help‚ as they became teachers of all sorts to the British. They helped the colonists in getting used to the environment‚ giving them new crops‚ such as squash‚ tomatoes‚ and corn‚ and teaching them new farming techniques (Native American Agriculture). As William Bradford wrote in Of Plymouth Plantation‚ one Native American‚ Squanto‚ was especially helpful: “He directed

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    Tubman was born in 1820 as a slave in Maryland. Following the death of her owner in 1849 she was able to escape to the north to find refuge and there found her calling in assisting other slaves to freedom. On countless occasions she risked her life to escort hundred of slaves from the south to freedom. Her involvement played a pivotal role in successfully freeing slaves from persecution and abuse. However‚ this journey was not an easy one. Many slaves lost their lives in an attempt to secure

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    The Marketing Environment Environmental Variables There are two categories of variables in the marketing environment that shall shape all aspects of a company’s strategic plans: 1. Macro environmental category includes: demographic; economic; social-cultural; competitive; political-legal; and technology variables. 2. Microenvironmental category includes: the company itself; customer served by the company; suppliers; distributors; market intermediaries that assist in making and marketing

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    Hong Kong’s Economic and Political Environment Hong Kong’s retrocession in the summer of 1997 was an event long prepared for‚ and built up to‚ in the minds of the territory’s citizens and residents. A significant number of the educated applied for overseas passports and left for more politically and economically stable environments in which to live and work; the "Brain Drain" was a significant problem for Hong Kong from 1984. Return to Chinese rule brought a promise from China that Hong Kong

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    During the late 18th century‚ the American colonies began to revolt against their mother country‚ England. These actions made by those brave rebellious souls‚ would change the new world forever. The American colonies won the long war for independence and emerged as a fledgling country. The Founding Fathers of the this country knew they were in the process of making history‚ yet as they built the framework of what would soon become a republic they spent years away from their homes‚ families‚ properties

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    The “Great Colonial Divide” with the 3 prominent colonial powers competing for power and control of the continent. Various methods and strategies are utilized to their advantage. France‚ for example‚ prioritized alliances with the natives and endorsed the idea of trading using fur. The Spanish however sought gold and silver and wanted to gain power via religion‚ therefore the catholic church was a major turning point when it came towards conquest. The English were a mix of both‚ encouraging trade

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    Problem statement “The colonial cities in the ‘New World’‚ that is‚ the Americas‚ were founded and laid out according to specific rules and intentions. What were they? Did similar rules result in similar appearances or features in the cities of the different European colonisers? If not‚ why not? Use a specific city as suitable illustration of your argument.” Essay Plan 1. Introduction/argument (150) 2. Spain colonies rules (politics and religion) (200) 3. English colonies

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    Colonial America’s democracy was a work in progress with democratic and undemocratic features. With features like Individual and Human Rights‚ Equality‚ and Limited Government‚ colonial America was continuously finding new ways to govern a new society. While‚ some of their strategies were undemocratic and cruel‚ they realized and fixed it with democratic solutions. Their efforts were enormous‚ and created the free land of colonial America. One democratic feature would be Individual and Human Rights

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    settlement would not have been possible. One of the main things that they were responsible for was the raising of the children that would live in the new life they had started. Living in colonial America was very harsh especially for women‚ they lived a very suppressed life where they were subjected to males for predominantly most of their lives. Early life for young girls in the colonies was spent being

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