The word democracy makes me depict a direct democracy‚ when thinking of a direct democracy I vividly envision an enormous mass of people‚ all expressing their opinions and beliefs without worries. A direct democracy is where members of the community vote on all issues‚ rather than a group of officials voting in their place. The assembly of people listening have diverse ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ social class‚ and occupation‚ all of these people are crowding around a tiny wooden podium in the center
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FDI IN CHINA DETERMINANTS OF FDI IN CHINA Shaukat Ali and Wei Guo1 ABSTRACT Why and how firms take advantage of foreign opportunities‚ especially via foreign direct investment (FDI) has been much documented. China‚ as a major emerging market‚ has attracted significant flows of FDI‚ to become the second largest receipt. This paper briefly examines the literature on FDI and focuses on likely determinants of FDI in China. It then analyses responses from 22 firms operating in China on what they
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The Mayan Civilization was once an Ancient Native American civilization which eventually expanded to become one of the most “cutting-edge”‚ developed civilizations in the Americas. Those that were part of this civilization were called the “Maya”. The Maya people lived in the eastern and southern areas of what we know today such as Mexico. They lived in regions of Guatemala‚ sections of El Salvador‚ the Belize and western parts of Honduras. The Maya people had constructed tremendous‚ gigantic pyramids
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What are the unique features of the Pantheon in terms of design and construction? The French writer Stendhal described the Pantheon as the ‘first great monument of non-useful architecture’. This statement nullifies the usefulness of religion‚ as the Pantheon was a place of worship but this is not what separated it from other Ancient Roman architecture. Its uniqueness can be discerned not only in its immense and unprecedented size but also in the originality of design and from a purely aesthetic
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Summary American Civilization Chapter 1 The American context Several historical features (e.g. war of independence from Britain 1775-83) have created 3 major cultures in the USA: 1. Ethnic culture (centred on Native-American civilizations‚ European colonial settlement‚ African-American slavery and immigration movements) 2. Political-legal culture (based on individualism‚ constitutionalism and respect for the law) 3. Economic & consumer driven culture (driven by corporate and individual
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Voiding dysfunction is a general term‚ used to describe circumstances where there is poor coordination between the bladder muscle and the urethra. This will result in incomplete relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles during voiding. Voiding dysfunction can manifest many symptoms‚ which include difficulty in emptying the bladder‚ slow‚ or weak urine stream‚ urinary urgency‚ urinary frequency or dribbling of urine‚ Voiding dysfunction is often described by symptoms such as frequency (urinating more
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The cost of seeing into our future or having our minds read could cost anywhere from fifty dollars to hundreds‚ but how are we to know if we are just being duped or not? How do we know if someone truly has psychic abilities? That is the struggle many people have. The wanting to believe that someone can heal us of our problems and illnesses but just touching our forehead or snapping their fingers. But unfortunately this is usually just a way many people make money and is a hoax. Visiting a psychic
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isn’t a game.” The theme The Need of Civilization affects both individuals and society by fairness‚ loss of control or power‚ and fear. The book‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ is about how a group of boys are stranded on an island and they are the only ones there. These boys need to find ways to survive. The main characters are Ralph‚ Piggy‚ Simon and Jack. In the book Ralph becomes the leader of all of the boys and tells all of them what he thinks they should do to survive
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Harappan and the Minoan civilizations disappeared‚ the civilizations had some of the greatest religions‚ writings and laws‚ and evident social hierarchy and city structure. Ancient civilizations are fascinating‚ brilliant‚ beautiful‚ and harsh. Each civilization had a quality that made it special‚ but each civilization also had a quality that made it horrible. The Harappan and Minoan‚ both civilizations people know virtually nothing about‚ were one of few ancient civilizations that we get the pleasure
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Writers Who Influenced Montaigne One person that was not only a main influence on Michel de Montaigne’s writing‚ but also an important part of his life‚ was his closest and dearest friend Etienne La Boétie. Montaigne met La Boétie while working as a magistrate at the Bordeaux Parlement. They formed an intense friendship that lasted until La Boétie died in 1563. Years later‚ the bond Montaigne shared with La Boétie would inspire one of his best-known essays‚ “On affectionate relationships”;
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