International Baccalaureate Internal Assessment Subject: Geography Standard Level Option: Populations In Transition Title: The Effects of Locomotive Vehicles in the Population and Growth of Green Lake‚ Wisconsin Fieldwork Question: How did the invention of locomotive vehicles affect the population of Green Lake‚ Wisconsin? Candidate Name: Abigail Dee Polzer Candidate session number: Date of submission: April 10‚ 2013 Word count: 2‚192 Contents Page Page 1. Contents
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Mainland China is rooted in more than 4‚000 years of rich Chinese cultures and history. It’s known for their lives‚ travel‚ history‚ business and food‚ their people and customs. Traditional Kung Fu is as much of the culture of china according to statistics. The Chinese people have shared a common culture longer than any other groups on earth. China is one of the cradles of the human race. For thousands of years the culture of china has attract and moved many people from all over the world‚ being
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with the way African Americans were treated back then. There was an escape route called the Underground Railroad. Contrary to what it sounds like‚ the Underground railroad was not a railroad nor one single route. It was a combination of secret escape trails for slaves to use that lead to 14 different free states. There were many things that contributed to the workings of the Underground Railroad such as famous historical influences that helped slaves‚ how the routes worked‚ and punishments to the
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1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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the foremost factors that Chinese businessmen take into account. Other factors include preparation for Chinese business meetings‚ knowledge of the Chinese Lijie‚ such as non-verbal communication and social relationships. Also‚ the Chinese banquet consisting table etiquette together with drinking and toasting. There will also be gift-giving‚ such as what should be considered to give and what should be avoided. Last but not least‚ different ways to negotiate with the Chinese for the best solution should
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CHINESE CUISINE Historical Preparation and appreciation of food has been developed to the highest level in the country of China. Cooking is considered an art in Chinese culture whereas all other philosophies consider it a craft. The two main philosophies of the Chinese culture are Confucianism and Taoism. Both influenced China ’s history and the Culinary Arts. Confucianism stressed the importance of enjoyment of life involving the art of cooking. If you have a gathering‚ there must be food
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The Chinese Spring Festival The Chinese New Year or more commonly The Spring Festival (Chun Jie in Chinese) is the most important festival in China. It has more than four thousand years of history. It is based on the Chinese lunar calendar which all Chinese people use. The celebrations begin the first day of the first lunar month and end the 15th‚ although the most important day for Chinese people is new year eve‚ this day you have to be with your family and have dinner all together‚ so if you
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Chinese Masks Chinese masks first appeared in China some 3‚500 years ago primarily used for Chinese shamanism. Chinese masks became an age old cultural phenomenon shared by all ethnic groups in China. The Chinese developed such masks to overcome disasters and to protect their lives. These masks were given many functions like‚ communicating with the gods‚ bringing blessings‚ driving away ghosts‚ warding off diseases‚ and lots of sacrificial rituals involving masks were regularly held. Many
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the land of the free‚ or better known as The United States of America. The reading‚ “The Chinese Exclusion Act a Black Legacy”‚ claimed the American’s beliefs influenced the bringing about of The Chinese Exclusion Act. One of these notion is that the Chinese immigrants were taking work away from the citizens of the United States. The Americans also weren’t keen to the lowering of wages‚ being that the Chinese were eager to work at whatever the pay was available. There was furthermore animosity to
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The myths and realities of the “Underground Railroad” are extensive‚ but captivating. The truth is that the “Underground Railroad was a marvelously improvised‚ metaphorical construct run by courageous heroes‚ most of whom were black: “Much of what we call the Underground Railroad‚” Blight writes‚ “was actually operated clandestinely by African Americans themselves through urban vigilance committees and rescue squads that were often led by free blacks.” The bottom line‚ Blight stated‚ citing Gara’s
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