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    To what extent did the need for strategic leadership lead to the rise of Venice between the 9th and 15th centuries?  Venice was a major trading power between the 9th and 15th centuries‚ which led to extraordinary wealth and vast trading services. After the fourth Crusade‚ Venice became the strongest republic of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. As a result‚ Venice succeeded in dominating the entire maritime traffic.  Venetians with adventurous spirits traveled abroad in search for new opportunities

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    The city of Venice‚ Italy‚ is located off the shore of Northeastern Italy in the Venetian Lagoon of the Adriatic Sea. Venice is a part of the Veneto region of Italy. The islands comprising the city are just east of the large Italian city Padua. Two nearby series of islands are Giudecca‚ which is located south of the city‚ and Murano‚ which is slightly north. Venice is spread across 118 small islands separated by 177 canals‚ giving it a total area of 414.6 km². The islands are historically divided

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    Risking oneself for others Risk is when there is a hazard or chance of loss. In the book The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich‚ Isaac and Hannah are forced to take risks for the ones they love. The situations Isaac and Hannah are faced with‚ concerning their loved ones‚ pressures them to take risks. Throughout the book Hannah is constantly shown taking risks in order to save the ones she loves and cares about. She firstly agrees to help a Christian woman deliver a baby‚ thus breaking the rule

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    Clarence Chapman Professor Lance Norman English 122 1 April 2014 Iago‚ The Honest Villain of Venice In the Shakespearian play “Othello‚ The Moore of Venice” we as readers are lead through a winding catacomb of deceit by non-other than the amoral villain “Good and Honest Iago”. The aforementioned anti-hero is an incredibly complex character that must be thoroughly analyzed for the reader to interpret the play to its full potential. Iago’s weapon of choice is of course the spoken word. He uses

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    All About Carnival in Venice: Venetian Masks and More! When is Venice’s Carnevale? Carnival (or “Carnevale”) isone of the biggest celebrations in Italy ! Carnevale in Venice‚ as with Carnival around the world‚ takes place in the days leading up to Lent. In 2013‚ it runs from January 26 to February 12. Where did the idea of Carnevale come from? During the 40 days of Lent‚ parties were off-limits—and so was eating foods like meat‚ sugar‚ and fats. As a result‚

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    the emergence of a new perspective and set of ideals in Europe. This does not mean that it was sudden‚ neat and clean. It was gradual‚ inconsistent‚ and variable from place to place. The Renaissance had its origins in Italy because a powerful merchant class arose in its cities that replaced the landed aristocracy and clergy as the leaders of society. This new class‚ along with many aristocrats and clergy‚ embraced humanist ideals. Generally speaking‚ humanism was a new worldly ideal to replace

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    Waiting Too Long: Reducing and Better Managing Wait Times in BC A Policy Paper by the BCMA’s Council on Health Economics & Policy June 2006 British Columbia Medical Association June 2006 The BCMA Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP) reviews and formulates policy through the use of project oriented groups of practising physicians and professional staff. The Project Group for this paper includes: Wait List Management Project Group Membership Dr. Don Milliken‚ Chair‚ Psychiatry

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    of the Venice” by William Shakespeare‚ sets in a castle in Venice‚ a famous Italian city. We get introduced to Iago and Othello. Iago was considered an honest and truthful man when in reality he is the most hateful and inconsiderate person in this play. Othello‚ on the other hand‚ is a very social veteran and is respected by those around him. Later in the play we see a change in Othello’s personality when it comes to his wife Desdemona‚ because in the end there is a tragedy. In act three‚ we start

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    2015 The Merchant’s Tale Chaucer describes the Merchant as a well-dressed‚ yet exotic businessman‚ a successful financial expert‚ and a very unhappy husband. Most people would agree that there is no textual evidence to support that the Merchant is a cuckold or that January‚ the main character in the tale is a mirror of his own character. However‚ both the Merchant and January have disillusioned views and experiences regarding marriage. The Merchant in the fourteenth century‚ as Chaucer has described

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    Submitted by Umesh Kumar Proposed Title Merchant Opportunities for power plants in India Abstract The concept was merchant power plant was introduced in India in 2003. With an existing huge demand supply gap of electricity in India‚ MPPs are considered to be panacea in the long run. Though the government has targeted capacity addition of 88‚000 MW in the 12th FYP it seems faltering purely basis the trend of delays observed in project commissioning and the after effects of economic slowdown

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