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    ‚geographers at the royal palace in Brussels (1876). Several years later he hired Henry Morton Stanley to be his right-hand man in Africa. For half a decade‚ Stanley traveled the Congo setting up posts‚ building roads‚ and persuading chiefs─practically all being illiterate─to sign treaties with Leopold. The treaties‚ some of which doctored to Leopold’s benefit‚ were then put to use by the Belgian monarch (Britannica). Rubber was booming during that time‚ and the Congo free estate had one lucrative

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    Fall of the Western Roman Empire By: Linus Kollie Period: 7R 3/5/13 The fall of the Western Roman Empire was due to excess corruption‚ the role of shifts in power‚ increased technology beyond its borders‚ economic problems such as trade‚ dependents on slavery‚ and less on the part of roman farmers. Germanic invasions also caused the fall. This made the fall of such a large cumbersome empire inevitable. Enemies always described Rome as a bridge that was once not passable. It was the America

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    Western Movies Since 1960

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    number of quality Westerns being made . . . and since there seems to be a ten-year cycle in Western movie making‚ I ’d say we ’ll see more in about 1982." 1 In 1982 only two Westerns were released‚ and neither was exactly a major success. Barbarosa‚ starring Willie Nelson‚ drew some respectable reviews–and some very damaging ones–but nobody went to see the film. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez appeared first on PBS television‚ then later went into general release. Today the Western seems to be deader

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    Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters

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    3-13-13 Essay: C/C the ways in which Japan and China Responded to western imperialism in The 19th century China and Japan both had different reactions to western imperialism. Japan and China shared the fear of foreign influence‚ China continued to resist foreign influence and ultimately‚ after losing the Opium War‚ and was taken over by Western powers while Japan allowed foreign influence and used it to their own advantage. China clung to its xenophobia and ultimately lost its independence

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    All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Written by Erich Maria Remarque is a novel about young men who are fighting in the German army on the French front in World War I. The story expresses life in the war from the view point of Paul Baumer a young German soldier fighting for his life in the war. Throughout the novel‚ Remarque expresses vivid details based on his own experiences at war. “During World War I‚ Remarque was conscripted into the army at the age of 18. On June 12

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    When trying to decide where to dine‚ either at a local restaurant or at a western restaurant‚ patrons should consider several aspects that concern these dining places. Some of these aspects include the food selection‚ the service provided and the ambience of each restaurant. When we talk about the food selection‚ both the restaurant must have a variety of menus as this is one that captured the quality required to be on every restaurant. However‚ as we all know‚ Malaysian people are of different

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    Gweon‚ Yong Keun Assignment #2‚ FORL212-2 Due: 8th October‚ 2009 Effects of Western culture on teenagers Led by wealthy Western countries‚ the mass media‚ the fashion industry and the education curriculum‚ the perception of beauty is increasingly being defined by Western parameters due to reasons such as globalization‚ free trade and high technology. The inundation of Western culture is undeniable as it has effects that are both unconsciously beneficial and detrimental in our daily lives. Teenagers

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    and soul which we receive from our culture. Western culture can also be referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote the development and sustainment of advanced civilization. Western culture has had quite an influence in india but it has its pros & cons too. There are many good things in the western culture which we have adopted. But why do we see only the negatives? Even the Indian culture has influence the western world. the globe is shrinking & we are all getting

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    In the period 476 C.E. to 1450 C.E‚ Western Europe changed from feudalism and manorialism to urban centers and cities‚ and decentralization of government to the formation of centralized government and nations‚ while the role of the Catholic Church remained the same. In 476 C.E‚ the Western Roman Empire came to an end when German troops invaded the area. Romulus Augustus‚ the last Roman Emperor‚ lost his position‚ but German leaders had truly been controlling the area for a while before the official

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