burned out and fled the nine-to-five (or‚ more accurately‚ the nine-to-midnight)‚ leaving contracts‚ negotiations and lawsuits behind. In reality‚ I long had aspired to travel the world for a year‚ inspired by a documentary I saw in high school about trans-Siberian trains. Staring at the screen‚ watching birch trees and snow and a railroad track running for thousands of kilometres‚ I resolved to take the journey from St Petersburg to Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar myself. Almost a decade later‚ those trains
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British mercantilism established itself with the help of the trans-Atlantic trade. Great Britain was then able to have adequate supremacy over the colonies to impose several acts such as the Navigation Acts and Molasses Act. Trade routes linked the American Colonies‚ West Indies‚ Africa and England. England‚ being the mother country‚ wanted a favorable balance of trade. The triangular trade is an example of mercantilism‚ or the idea that the mother country gains wealth and power by controlling
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abundance of generosity‚ and were also advanced in the way of knowledge‚ even valuing it above other resources. Africa had quite advanced trade routes and systems‚ especially present in the kingdom of Ghana. Ghana became the trade center for trans-saharan trade. (Doc 2) In document two‚ an Arab Scholar‚ Ali-Bakri describes the lavishly decorated court of appeal and its gold-laden inhabitants‚ even the dogs‚ whom are draped with collars of gold and silver. This is evidence of the kingdom’s wealth
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The Kuiper Belt The Kuiper Belt is a thick ecliptic band which contains over 200 million small‚ icy objects. These objects‚ known as the Kuiper Belt Objects or trans- Neptunians‚ were discovered in 1992 by Jewitt and Lu. The first Kuiper Belt Object discovered in 1992‚ is QB1 (1992) and is 150 miles wide. The Kuiper Belt is about 30 AU to 50 AU away from the Sun. The Kuiper Belt is very important because of two specific things; the first being‚ Kuiper Belt Objects are remnants from the earliest
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Trans-European Plastics (TEP) is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of plastic household items. Its French factory makes a range of over 500 products that are sold to wholesaler and large retailers throughout Europe. The company dispatches orders within 24 hours of receipts using an international carrier. All consumers would expect received their requirements in full within one week. The manufacturing operation is based on batch production‚ employing 24 large injection molding machines. Mould
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is the biggest trade agreement in history‚ making up about 40 percent of the global economy with a projection of almost $30 trillion. Other than being the biggest trade agreement‚ TPPA is described as a secretive and multinational ‘free trade’ agreement lead by United States. The agreement is currently‚ be negotiated between 11 countries‚ which are Malaysia‚ New Zealand‚ Australia‚ Brunei‚ Chile‚ Peru‚ Singapore‚ Vietnam‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ and Canada. The
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was greatly stimulated by the appearance of Islam. They were able to trade‚ not only across the Sahara‚ as they had in Europe and the Middle East. Prior to the influence of Islam‚ West Africa interacted through regional trade and with help from Tran Saharan route they were able to connect to North Africa. With the Muslims‚ the bringing of Islam enlarged the amount of concubines‚ sex slaves‚ in West Africa. Although concubines were not Muslim‚ because Muslims believed that they couldn’t enslave their
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Form 6 Chemistry Practical Experiment 18: Cis-Trans Isomers of But-2-enedioic acid Introduction Cis-trans isomers are a kind of stereoisomers called geometrical isomers. Due to the inability of rotation about the C=C bond‚ some compounds possess cis and trans isomers. But-2-enedioic acid is an example of having both isomers. Maleic acid Fumaric acid Cis and trans isomers have different physical properties such as boiling point‚ solubility‚ density and stability
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STEREOCHEMISTRY: ADDITION OF BROMINE TO trans-CINNAMIC ACID Required Prelab Readings: McMurry Chapter 5‚ Sections 8.2 & 21.2 Morhig‚ Sections 7.1 and 7.3. Previous techniques that you must know and be able to perform: Suction Filtration and Melting Point This experiment is designed to demonstrate two concepts. First‚ it will provide a demonstration of how chemists can use chemical reactions to understand reaction mechanisms. Second‚ is the concept of multi-step synthesis. You will
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Infectious Disease in Africa The earth has been evolving for billions of years‚ growing in population as well as advancing technologically for thousands of years. Most places are up to speed with the latest and greatest new technology. Africa‚ however‚ is struggling to get by without any of these luxuries. They are plagued with disease‚ contaminated water‚ and starvation on top of extreme poverty. But‚ if disease is everywhere--why has it hit Africa the hardest? Well‚ without
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