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    What if the Internet were the only source of information The Internet is the most important source of information in the modern world. You can do a lot of different things: watch funny videos about kittens‚ read actual news from all over the world‚ connect you with your friends‚ or something like that. You also have an access to a big free encyclopedia named ‘Wikipedia’. There you can look after things you have never heard about‚ but also after some useful things‚ like a definition of some

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    Historically‚ What Were Apple’s Major Competitive Advantages? According to Hill‚ J.(2008:75) that the roots of competitive advantage is strategies‚ the root of strategies is distinctive competencies‚ the roots of distinctive competencies are resources and capabilities. Competitive advantage lead to superior profitability. So‚ talking about competitive advantages means about strategies‚ distinctive competencies‚ capabilities and resources. There are two types of competitive advantages: differentiation

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    Third Quarter Project: Ming Voyages Research Paper The voyages of the Ming dynasty have gone down in history as one of the single largest naval expeditions ever assembled. Throughout history‚ and even today‚ effects of the voyages have had an impact on the world. Whether it be revolutionary technology‚ or a never before seen level of determination‚ the Ming’s voyages would alter the course of history forever and begin to supplant the importance of naval dominance. Over a period of 28 years‚ Ming

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    Which groups of people were better off and worse off during hyperinflation? Hyperinflation is when a country experiences a large increase in prices and there becomes an imbalance in the supply and demand for money‚ causing the concept of inflation to be meaningless. The hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic was a 3 year period of hyperinflation in Germany‚ between June 1921 and January 1924. It was caused by the extremely rapid growth in the supply of paper money. It was almost like a form

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    Hundreds of Mysterious Tunnels Were Discovered in Brazil…Experts Are Amazed and Confused! Hundreds of mysterious tunnels that are older than 10 thousand years were discovered in Brazil. On the walls of these amazing tunnels there are mysterious claw marks. According to geologists‚ there are not known geological processes that can create such long tunnels with elliptical and circular cross sections that rise‚ fall and branch. Moreover‚ there are no tunnels that have claw marks on their walls. There

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    was the only colony in the Caribbean where the Spanish settled. In the 16thcentury‚ Hispaniola was the centre of the Spanish colonial system in the Caribbean. It was known as the Pearl of the Caribbean. Just like in the other colonies‚ the Tainos thought that the Spaniards were gods and welcomed them into their villages. Columbus believed that Hispaniola had gold and forced the Tainos to work in the mines. Columbus also made the Tainos pay the Spanish a tribute to satisfy both the Crown’s and the

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    Scramble In order to discover what food you like and do not like you must first try something new. Trying new things is not very difficult for me‚ though it may be a tough task for others. I come from a family that is very diverse and from a state where there is no single type of person. I was however surprised that I have never had Portuguese food‚ until recently. I have tried Greek and Italian food and loved it‚ and I can now say I also love Portuguese. Portuguese food is rich in flavor

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    In the Middle Ages‚ women were supposed to be treated well by men. The men would have to follow the Code of Chivalry and meet all of the women’s needs to show her that she was just as important to them as their lord or duties. “Women worked at their farms and did housework‚ and the men had a bigger role in society than they did.” Men and women in wealthy communities had a greater equality than men and women in the lower class. The Code of Chivalry was not a code where you would have to follow the

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    EQ: How were the Northern and Southern Colonies different? Think About it… I think notes can be a good tool‚ but they become ineffective when they are too long. I know it is a valuable skill because in College I am going to have to take Notes often. I like it when Teachers use visuals during the notes and give us an opportunity to speak. Questions- Were there any Southern Colonies founded for religious freedom? Why didn’t the Southern Colonies expand beyond agriculture? How was Slavery

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    There were actually two revolutions that occurred in Russia during 1917. The revolutions completely changed Russia into the Russia we know today. The two revolutions occurred in February and October of 1917.In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ Mr. Orwell shows how the Russian Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive‚ totalitarian‚ and deadly than the one it overthrew. There is an abundance of characters in his book that corresponds to those of the Russian Revolution:

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