The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of
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Opportunities and constraints in the business environment Opportunities in the business environment are those factors that provide possibilities for a business to expand so as to make more sales and profits. Constraints are those factors that limit the ability to grow‚ and reduce sales and profit potential. A useful way of assessing opportunities and constraints is to carry out what is known as a SWOT analysis. Strengths and weaknesses are internal to an organisation. Typically they relate to the
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What would you do if one country’s dominance over your country changed your life for the worse? This is what was occurring to the lithuanians. During Stalin’s rule‚ There were many things he did to ensure soviet dominance. Stalin had a five year plan. This five year plan was to gain complete soviet dominance through the secret deportation of Lithuanians to siberia. The lithuanians faced many hardships not only in Siberia but on the way there as well. The first part of the plan was to deport them
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musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing her just like other musicians‚ no matter what her
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Socrates’ Failure In producing a counter argument to Thrasymachus’ claim that justice is the advantage of the stronger‚ Socrates bases his argument enourmously on sentimentality and prejudice. He assumes that the virtues which are supposedly functioning in the realm of ideas can also work propably in the World. For example‚ in Socrates’ view‚ a doctor does not seek his own advantage‚ but the advantage of his patients. Yet‚ this view reflects the perfect ideal of a doctor in Socrates’ belief of ideas
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Opportunity Costs‚ Absolute Advantage and Comparative Advantage Abstract This work defines and illustrates examples of opportunity cost. It also defines and compares comparative and absolute advantage. Then‚ the work extends the narrative to compare these terms in today’s society. Opportunity Costs‚ Absolute Advantage and Comparative Advantage Example 1: | Potatoes | Chickens | Michelle | 200 | 50 | James | 80 | 40 | * What is Michelle’s opportunity cost of producing potatoes
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What was Rudyard Kipling’s attitude toward the British Empire‚ and how did he convey his message in his novella‚ The Man Who Would Be King? Kipling was a loyal imperialist. The India he portrayed was British India. Oppressed India subject to Britain’s colonial domination. He always thought that the British Empire had a right and responsibility to maintain India’s government. His attitude towards India was either condescending or oppressive. He also believed in “Noblesse Oblige‚” a French expression
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some big company and corporation in electronic industry and also big competitors of Sony such as Koninklijke Philips‚ Panasonic Corporation‚ and Sony electric. Furthermore‚ Apple is also a big competitor for Sony in making smartphone nowadays. Five Forces. Barrier to Entry: high Buyer Power: high Substitutes: high Supplier Power: low Internal Rivalry: high The electronics and game has high barrier to entry to the market nowadays. Internal Rivalry Sony Corporation operates in many industries
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Genghis Khan Extra Essay Genghis Khan’s legacy is one of the most well known. They are known for their large empire that stretched across Eurasia. They were brutal and violent‚ but somehow it worked out and they obtained one of the largest empires in the world and what is now known as the second greatest empire to ever exist (after the Roman Empire of course). The most important aspect of the Mongolian Empire’s legacy was the strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior
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