no winner‚ only losers of the cold war. The cold war for the Soviet Union was to ensure security‚ block out capitalism‚ gain power‚ and improve their economy. While‚ on the other hand the United States just wanted to stop the spread of communism‚ which they felt‚ would spread rapidly throughout the world if they did not put an end to it soon. Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to avoid WWIII in the process of trying to achieve their goals. The cold war was failed by the Soviet
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modern times‚ people started to believe Marco Polo was a real person because China looked exactly as how Marco Polo described. Marco Polo wrote a journal about his adventures‚ and was read by many people. There are lots of books that were published which reference polo’s journal entries‚ one book includes Book of the Marvel of the World written by Rustichello da Pisa. This particular book describes his travels through Asia‚ Persia‚ China and Indonesia written between 1276 and 1291. Marco Polo was
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Paper vs. Plastic: Which is better? Thousands and thousands of people are shopping in grocery stores each day using either plastic or paper bags. They think of it as something that just holds their items. What they don’t know is how much it harms our environment. So the question is which is better? “3.14 billion Plastic shopping bags and 53 million Kraft paper bags are produced annually to satisfy the national market‚ consuming 28.5 million kilograms of plastic
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Marine organisms and other novel natural sources of new cancer drugs Gilberto Schwartsmann South-American Office for Anticancer Drug Development (SOAD)‚ Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CINCAN)‚ The Lutheran University (ULBRA) & Postgraduate Course in Medicine (UFRGS)‚ Porto Alegre‚ Brazil Introduction Man has always relied on nature for survival. Since ancient times‚ nature has been our main source of food‚ protection‚ clothing‚ transportation and remedies [1‚2]. This can be illustrated by the
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Traffic congestion is a condition on any network as use increases shamsi tamara dhaka university Traffic congestion is a condition on any network as use increases and is characterized by slower speeds‚ longer trip times‚ and increased queuing. The most common example is for physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream
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BBB4M Mr. O’Connell Habib Judge 02/18/15 Which Country Will Own the 21st Century? Which country will own the 21st century is a very complex issue with many sides to explore. The first side to look at is what actually is considered by the term ownership‚ second we must look at what which countries can fit within the ownership criteria‚ and finally what country will be the one to claim ownership to the 21st century. This paper will discuss ownership is the definition of proprietorship.
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How are organisms adapted for efficient gas exchange? [25 marks] Many organisms have different features which enable them to survive and carry out gas exchange effectively. Single-celled organisms‚ such as bacteria and protozoa‚ are in constant contact with their external environment. For them‚ gas exchange occurs by diffusion across their membranes. Even in simple multicellular organisms‚ such as green algae‚ their cells may be close to the environment‚ and gas exchange can occur easily. In
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general‚ which is worse – acid or base conditions? Answers and Discussion Obviously a balance is required. The neutral pH is 7.0‚ however the natural pH of sea water is typically around 8.2 and that of fresh water is typically around 6.5. The answer to the question depends very much on whether or not we are discussing the environment or human health. Human Health: Our skin is slightly acidic (pH 5 to 5.5) and we can withstand low pH values quite readily. If we ingest or touch water which is basic
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Q1 Explain with example any ONE (1) external factor and ONE (1) internal factor which could affecting human resource management. (10 marks) Definition: Human Resource Management (HRM) is defined as the process of managing human talents to achieve an organization’s objectives. Human resource departments play an important role in areas such as staffing‚ employee relations and legal compliance within organizations. In order to achieve success‚ organizations have to look on the internal and external
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Treatment and Punishment of Crime Angle of attack= which is more effective‚ treatment or punishment? A significant question that is asked about offenders is how can they be prevented from re-offending? There have been a number of therapies and treatments developed by psychologists in order to change offending behaviour. Three main ones are; behaviour modification (token economies)‚ anger management and social skills training (SST). The government have also added measurements such as ‘zero
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