BZRK by Michael Grant is a story about a war for control over the human mind taken place in the near future. The owners of Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation are Benjamin and Charles Armstrong who are conjoined twins‚ whose goal is to make the world a utopia with no free will by taking control over the human mind and they will start with world leaders. Fighting to stop them is a group of teenagers who call themselves BZRK and they all risk their life everyday with the chance of going insane. Agents
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European Exploration—Causes and Effects Causes Desire for wealth and power. (Gold and Glory) European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover a sea route to Asia. Search for spices (nutmeg‚ ginger‚ cloves‚ cinnamon‚ pepper‚ etc.) and luxury goods (silk‚ gold‚ silver‚ jewels‚ ivory‚ porcelains‚ tea‚ etc.) from Africa and the East. Religious aims (God) Europeans hoped to spread Christianity to people throughout the
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History Content Notes Coverage British Colonial Rule -Role of Immigrant communities Contributions Chinese Secret Societies British Governance System of rule Chinese Protectorate Piracy Police Force Education‚ Health and Infrastructure Developments Japanese Occupation’s Impact on Singapore - Japanese Invasion and Occupation Reasons for British Defeat and Japanese Victory Japanese Occupation and its Impact Lessons learnt from British Defeat and Japanese Victory Singapore’s
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Rampersaud From the time of the Gempei Wars (1180-1185) between the Taira and Minamoto families and the rising of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600’s‚ the Japanese government generally declined. As provincial families dominated the diminishing imperial court‚ there was a severe decline of the central administration and the supreme authority dissipated. Rival families‚ Taira and Minamoto‚ fought for 5 years in the period of Japanese history known as the Gempei Wars. During these 5 years‚ great suffering
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Carol simmons HIS 105- Contemporary US History Industrialization after the Civil War 8/03/2014 After the Civil War‚ the United States became much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920‚ industrialization improved American life in many ways‚ transforming it into a modern industrial society but also created problems for the American people. Three major improvements that contributed to the United States economy were the railroads‚ factories and immigration. Railroads during
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Stephanie Kilhullen ENG101 The Theory of Multiple Intelligences On Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences The beginning of the school year is possibly one of the most stressful experiences for a student to endure due to mandatory placement testing—ultimately deciding where and what level a student belongs to based upon their test scores. However‚ what if a student does not do well on the placement testing because the subjects that the educational system deem ‘intelligent’ are
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Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries
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Unity in Diversity: European Values Unity in Diversity is the official motto of European Union. Is there a unity in diversity? Even there are many different cultures in Europe are there common European values? In order to define “European Values” first we should answer an important question. What is Europe? In basic sense it is a continent. But actually it is more than just a continent. Olli Rehn who is the vice president of the European Commission says “I am often asked where Europe’s ultimate
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The Thirty Years War had a profound impact on the European society‚ religious grounds‚ and all the surrounding countries including Luxembourg. The Thirty Years War was fought starting in 1618 lasting until 1648. The main cause leading up to the events of the war was the fact that the Holy Roman Empire was too involved in the political‚ mental attitudes‚ and religious based feelings of the peasants and people residing in the land. Another fact of tensions adding up to the war‚ was Holy Roman Emperor
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Howard Schultz Howard Schultz (born July 19‚ 1953) is an American business magnate. He is the best known as the chairman and CEO[2] of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics. Schultz co-founded Maveron‚ an investment group‚ in 1998 with Dan Levitan. In 2006‚ Forbes magazine ranked Schultz as the 354th richest person in the United States‚ with a net worth of $1.1 billion Biography Howard Schultz was born to a German-Jewish family on July 19‚ 1953 in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ the son
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