influential person because of his contributions to not only America‚ but the world; despite the harsh racism and criticism. One of the first accomplishments of Barack Obama was becoming a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and eventually becoming America’s first black president. This proves that Barack Obama succeeded with becoming the first black U.S. president‚ even though he struggled against bigotry and the doubt of other people. This is still affecting the world by proving that the color
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Culture of Gandhara Civilization Gandhara is the region that now comprise of Peshawar valley‚ Mardan‚ Swat‚ Dir‚ Malakand‚ and Bajuaur agencies in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)‚ Taxila in the Punjab‚ and up to Jalalabad in Afghanistan. It is in this region that the Gandhara civilization emerged and became the cradle of Buddhism. It was from here that Buddhism spread towards east as far away as Japan and Korea. The intriguing record of Gandhara civilization‚ discovered in the 20th century
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September Winzer 202 US Africa & the World Ancient China Analysis Many people pose the question of why China matters‚ but in actuality China matters a lot. Ancient China gave off cultural advances and by 1600 CE; China was the most advanced state in the world. China is praised admired because they had their own way of creating a civilization‚ other than mocking Egyptian ways. Geographically‚ Ancient had two major rivers in which they produced from‚ the Yangtze River and the Yellow River
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both his career and his financial situation. It wasn’t until years later that people began to look back and realize Irving Fisher still had innovative theories and ideas. One of these theories that Fisher gave to the world of economics was his theory of interest. His contributions first appeared in The Nature of Capital and Income (1906)‚ next The Rate of Interest (1907) and later the revised version The Theory of Interest (1930). These works drew upon two prior individuals‚ John Rae and Eugen von
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Iraq: Crucible of Civilization Summary: In around 3500 BC according to archaeologists was the birthplace of civilization at city called Sumer located at lower Mesopotamia which is now known as Iraq. Mesopotamia is located at the delta of two rivers known as the Tigris and Euphrates that is why it is also called the "Land Between Two Rivers". Mesopotamians introduced to the world numerous tools that we use in our daily life. Some of them were the wheels‚ sixty-minute hour‚ 360 degree circle
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The Contributions of Thomas Edison 13385809652000 Mckenzie Reiss Hum 20-1 September 9‚ 2014 Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor‚ who lived from 1847 to 1931. During his lifetime‚ he made many contributions that have helped society advance to what it is today. He held over one thousand ninety three patents in the US‚ including additions to the telegraph and the incandescent light bulb. Although this man came from humble beginnings‚ he achieved greater and more ambitious things
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when plants and animals were domesticated‚ bringing about an agricultural revolution. This allowed nomads and cave dwellers to become farmers and herders.(Whitehouse 1977:129).) The Indus civilization is often referred to as Harappan civilization from one of the major sights called Harappa. The Indus civilization existed in South Asia from about 2700 BC to 1750 BC.(Hawkes 1973:49). Smaller groups lived in the area before this time‚ but it is around 2700 BC when the typical Indus cities took place
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Long before any white man ever set foot in this hemisphere‚ there were fully functional and highly developed societies here. These civilizations were sophisticated‚ could even be considered more advanced than the European nations at the time. While the rest of the Eastern world was in the dark Middle Ages‚ the people here were flourishing. The Aztecs were the Native American people who dominated northern México at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century.
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costs‚ total revenues‚ and profits during a time period. It is particularly useful in the early stages of planning when it provides a framework for discussing planning issues. Q15-4. In a contribution income statement‚ costs are classified according to behavior as variable or fixed‚ and the contribution margin (the difference between total revenues and total variable costs) that goes toward covering fixed costs and providing a profit is emphasized. In a functional income statement‚ costs are
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The extra amount will be considered as voluntary contribution. The mandatory amount they contribute to MPF account can enjoy tax deduction under Salaries Tax. The maximum amount of tax deduction for 2011-2012 is $12000. However‚ any voluntary contributions cannot enjoy tax deduction. • As voluntary contributions cannot enjoy tax deduction‚ people are not willing to contribute more to their accounts and result of limited contribution. In order to solve the problems‚ it is important to
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