Europe and the World: New Encounters‚ 1500-1800 On the Brink of a New World ❖ By the 16th century‚ the Atlantic seaboard had become the center of a commercial activity that raised Portugal and Spain and later the Dutch Republic‚ England‚ and France to prominence ➢ the age of expansion was a crucial factor in the European transition from the agrarian economy of the MA to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. The Motives ❖ Contact w/non-Europeans remained limited until the end of
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how our county is run today. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson debated a political situation that still effects government and industry in our nation to this day. In Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion‚ trusts are inevitable. As said in his 1910 "New Nationalism" speech‚ "There can be no effective control of corporation while their political activity remains. To put an end it will be neither a short nor an easy task‚ but it can be done". Woodrow Wilson had a somewhat different view on how trusts
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watching TV or reading newspapers were the only ways of gathering news. Nowadays as thanks to the Internet there is one more option‚ the question whether it is best to rely on television news‚ or to follow online news emerged. When set beside‚ those two ways of gathering news seem to be enormously different. The biggest difference between online news and television news is the access to information. While watching news on TV‚ we are dependent on broadcast schedule of any TV station. By
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Hard News Vs. Soft News News stories are basically divided into two types: hard news and soft news. Hard new generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately‚ while soft news is background information or human-interest stories. Politics‚ war‚ economics and crime used to be considered hard news‚ while arts‚ entertainment and lifestyles were considered soft news. Hard news This is the term journalists use to refer to “news of the day.” Hard news is a chronicle
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everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however‚ there is no earlier evidence that Alexander III of Macedon was called "the Great". The early Seleucid kings‚ who succeeded Alexander in Persia‚ used "Great King" in local documents‚ but the title was most notably used for Antiochus the Great (223–187 BC). Later rulers and commanders began to use the epithet "the Great" as a personal name‚ like the Roman general Pompey. Others received the surname retrospectively‚ like the Carthaginian Hanno and the
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during 2009 Activity 1 JOLLIBEE FOODS CORP. Jollibee depends on high customer traffic and tight operations management. It offers great service to the high volumes of people who patronize its outlets by functioning as a well-oiled machine with close tabs on daily operations. The Unique Selling Propositions of the Jollibee brand are: 1) Fast‚ Good‚ Clean‚ Cheap food 2) Caters to local needs (Spicy patty) 3) Consistency‚ reliability over all its outlets. In the nine-month period January to
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Everyone has a special memory that they will never forget. To me‚ spending time with my husband on my twenty second birthday was the best time that I have ever had. Day before my birthday at night around 11:45pm‚ my husband stepped outside and I was very angry thinking that he doesn’t even remember my birthday and went outside. After few minutes‚ my family came inside the house as my husband kept the door open(when he stepped out). I was shock and surprised to see my parents at my home
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2013 Most Valuable Student Ever since I was a little girl I have always had a passion for swimming. I started swimming at a very young age of two years old. I knew that once I got into high school that I would want to be on the swim team‚ to be part of something bigger than myself and have people count on me to do my very best. My whole life I have been told to work hard and try my best‚ from my parents to my teachers and coaches. I love swimming and participating on the school swim team has
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My 3 most critical relationships are with: 1. Teachers (I believe in a firm relationship with the educators who will help me have a successful career) 2. Friends (I only have a couple of friends‚ but I find it difficult to fit in with groups‚ and I’d much rather be alone and happy‚ then be in a group and miserable. I love more to be a leader over a follower) 3. Family (My parents support me through my tough times and stand with me through my good times. They have taught me to be independent‚ and
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Resolutions are promises you make to yourself to change‚ be better‚ and to improve yourself. The beginning of every new year seems like a time for change and a time to evolve as a person. “ New Year ‚ New Me” things people say because starting a new year feels like starting a new beginning of our lives. So we end up making resolutions as a promise to ourselves that we will committee to this and conquer this promise. Making resolutions has become a tradition over time and only 8% of those people stay
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