of why did France fall so swiftly in 1940’? Why did this mighty nation succumb to the Germans so quickly? If the Germans had failed in their conquest it is very possible that the war would have ended right there. But their victory in France eventually drew the entire world into war. I will delve into the problems that plagued the nation and come up with an analysis of why France surrendered only six weeks after the invasion of Germany. From the Third Republic to the Popular Front‚ which tied
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NAV( Net Asset Value) of the each day differs from the previous day. NAV is the value of each share invested in mutual funds and is calculated as NAV= market value of the fund assets - liabilities/ fund’s outstanding shares In short mutual funds are priced on the basis of NAV and on a current date one could not use the previous day NAV. Expense ratio is the fee charged by the mutual fund manager to manage the investor’s money. It includes all the expenses required to run a mutual fund. For example it
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Sports often are not regarded as something capable of altering a war but the way the United States and Soviet Union used the Olympics did just that. The Olympics in the early 1980s were used as a stage for politics. During the Winter Olympics in 1980 the U.S. faced off against the best hockey team ever‚ The Soviet Union‚ in a time when these two countries did not get along. Days before the U.S. won this game President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Summer Olympic Games that year
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products‚ which made the stores drastically larger than any competitor or hardware store at that time. In addition to offering more products than competitors‚ store associates were also expected to offer the best customer service in the industry. Associates at Home Depot were able to guide customers through projects such as laying tile‚ changing a fill valve or handling a power tool. Not only did store associates undergo rigorous product knowledge training‚ but they also began offering clinics so customers
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of supporting The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebellion in neighbouring Sierra Leone with weapons and training in exchange for diamonds. These diamonds are named blood or conflict diamonds. A blood diamond is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance a rebellion‚ invading army ’s war efforts. These are just two of the famous civil wars that can hinder
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Jay Nicholls Economics of Sports Prof. Enz 4/5/13 Why do so many professional athletes go broke after retirement? After watching ESPN’s 30 for 30‚ Broke‚ my mind starting pondering this question of why and how so many professional athletes are blowing through the millions they make while playing their specific sport? It is amazing that someone can spend that much money so quickly. What are they buying and who are they buying things for? Where are they spending it? Where do they go wrong?
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Argument #1 There are so many differences in identical twins. Let’s start with the twins Brenda and Bonnie. These twins are both girls and grew up in the same house. When they got older Bonnie turned out to be lesbian. She wanted to be a guy so she could date women. She is now Aiden. Another example is the twins Tim and James. If this was nature one wouldn’t have a kidney problem. Both would. But obviously this is nurture. They both grew up in the same house but one lost a kidney. Argument #2 Personalities
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Explain in detail why palisade cells in plants contain many chloroplasts Palisade cells are cells which are found within the leaves of many plants. They contain chloroplasts‚ which convert the energy in light to chemical energy through photosynthesis. The cylindrical shape of palisade cells allows a large amount of light to be absorbed by the chloroplasts. Beneath the palisade mesophyll are the spongy mesophyll cells‚ irregularly-shaped cells that having many intercellular spaces to allow the
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corruption as acts involving the misuse of police power in order to create personal gain for themselves (Dempsey & Forst‚ 2016). Police corruption takes many forms and in the 1970’s and 1980’s the problem of corruption with in law enforcement agencies began to be investigated. In 1970‚ the Mayor of New York City created the Knapp Commission‚ which was tasked with investigate allegations of corruption within the New York Police Department. Two detectives with the department came for with serious allegations
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The idea that children of divorced parents would be the ones who would suffer‚ was seen as conservative thinking and many scoffed at this notion in the 1970?s. What child would want to be part of a family that constantly fought? With the accepted idea of couples counselling a few years away many saw divorce as their only option. Because of this attitude‚ today there are fewer and fewer people under the age of 30 who are getting married than at any other time in history. The mistakes of the past generation
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