African Union The African Union is a conglomerate of 53 African countries. The Libyan leader‚ Muammar Gaddafi in order to replace the old Organization of African Unity‚ which was no longer effective‚ conceived it in 2002. The union is based on the European Union and its goal is to create political and social development between the member nations. It also hopes to create better economic ties between each of the member nations. One of its goals is to have a single currency‚ much like the Euro
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The Great Compromise of 1787 or the Connecticut Compromise of 1787 refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting views put forward by the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. These plans proposed changes in the Articles of Confederation that was the aim of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. However‚ whereas the Virginia Plan seemed to provide a greater representation of the more populous states in the national government‚ the New Jersey Plan was proposed by the smaller
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Confederate Flag was the main flag for the Confederates during the civil war‚ and has remained a part of the southern culture to this day. The Confederates in the Civil War stood for the right to own people and force them to work. The Confederate Flag in the 1860’s was more a symbol of people fighting for beliefs‚ but today is a symbol of modern racism. The Confederate Flag is offensive to African-Americans‚ and is a symbol of racial segregation. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism and should be taken
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Amr Sadek November 4‚ 2012 U.S. History In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States in the period 1820-1860? Development in transportation helped each area of the United States. Those areas were the South‚ North and the new west. Transportation helped each area develop economically and socially. Transportation helped by making the South making money by sending cotton to the north so they can manufacture clothes. This helped
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The political party compromise in Congress is considered part of the democratic process but often takes suggested legislation and laws‚ which are needed and helpful for the public‚ and makes the original legislation or law impotent or useless. The merits of the original legislation or law is watered down by the creation‚ presentation‚ and ratification process due to amendments or additions based on party lines. A non-compromising ratification process can only be accomplished if the creation‚ presentation
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BACKGROUND The European Union (EU) was founded as the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to promote economic and political integration in Europe. The beginning of the EEC followed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community‚ created after World War II as a means of promoting integration among former enemies. The EEC has expanded from its original six members (Belgium‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ and Netherlands) to include United Kingdom‚ Ireland
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The European Union‚ which was previously known as the European Community is an institutional framework that began in 1951 between six countries with the intention of constructing a unified Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to economically and politically unite Europe so that another war among the European nations would not occur. The enlargement of the European Union is a historic opportunity to foster peace after generations of division and conflict. After fifty plus years
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of King Cotton called for a new economic standard in the former Confederate states. The Union League’s migration into the southern United States became the main vice for freed slaves who remained in the South and wished to politically organize themselves. The creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to assist the emancipated slaves intended to serve as a sort of welfare agency. However‚ with the Compromise of 1877‚ these reforms were mostly eradicated and the ideals for equal rights among races
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Definition: a trade union is an organisation formed by employees/workers in a particular trade or craft who have come together to to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade‚ achieving higher pay‚ increasing the number of employees an employer hires‚ and better working conditions. functions · to obtain and maintain just and proper wages and working conditions and generally to do all such things as may be necessary to protect and advance the interests of its members
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3‚ 2011 Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Current Situation Summary Western Union was founded in 1851 and started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. In 2006‚ Western Union discontinued its telegraph service and focused exclusively on money transfers (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2011). Jorge Ochoa‚ Vice President of Finance and Raul Duany‚ Director of Corporate Communication joined The Western Union Company (WU) in November
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