outcomes? Compare and contrast the perspectives on Russian political culture and democratization by Pipes‚ Colton/McFaul and Rose/coauthors‚ Treisman‚ and Fish. What is Political Culture? Political Culture -- “a people’s predominant beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ ideals‚ sentiments‚ and evaluations about the political system of their country and the role of the self in that system.” How Does Culture Affect Politics? Four Competing Arguments on Russian Political Culture and Public Opinion 1. Russia
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“Let There Be Light” 18 November 2013 Finding the Medium between Happy and Healthy The authors Douglas J. Lisle PH.D. and Alan Goldhamer D.C. wrote the book‚ The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden force that undermines Health and Happiness‚ to reveal to people how to live healthy yet happy lives. The authors did an adequate job of revealing to their audience how sleep is an important aspect to our happiness. They are able to do this by connecting Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb to the
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Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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By 1917‚ most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampant‚ the Russian economy remained backward‚ and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma‚ the Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution‚ when it opposed his will. However‚ the immediate cause of the February Revolution--the first phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917--was Russia’s disastrous involvement in World War I (1914-18). Militarily‚ imperial Russia was no match
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performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide
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How Russian Mafia Influences Russian Economy Alena Nekrashevich Economics 201 Nicolas Pologeorgis NOVA College 1 December 2012 Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………….3 The Birth of the Russian Mafia…………………………………………………………….4 Protectionism………………………………………………………………………………4 Weapon Power of the Thieves in Law…………………………………………………….5 The Mafiosi Influence over Bureaucratic Power…………………………………………..5 A Threat to an Economic Safety…………………………………………………………
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Run Away from Oil – Not even Trump can Save the Oil Industry Millions of people displaced‚ starving‚ and fighting each other to survive. This is the future of humanity in a world ravaged by climate change’s effects. Without taking action‚ powerful storms‚ droughts‚ and food shortages will only grow more severe; experts predict that 250 million will flee their countries by 2050. Sea levels will rise by almost two feet‚ flooding major coastal cities and leaving millions without access to food‚ water
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The young teen climbs up the stairs and smiles. Looking down at her phone‚ she doesn’t realize that she just killed a polar bear. She runs back downstairs‚ realizing she left the faucet on‚ and the lights too‚ but it is too late. This is carbon Footprints and climate change are real‚ and this is it. If the climate change keeps changing at this level‚ the polar caps will melt. Even the slightest spike in your carbon footprint can negatively impact the environment. This is not some extraterrestrial
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Evolution of polar bears Evolution is the procedure in which different kinds of living species are believed to have developed from earlier forms over many centuries. The two competing theories in evolution are Lamarckism and Darwinism. It is believed that Darwin’s theory of Natural selection best fits the polar bears evolution because the bears adapted to a life of hunting seals and surviving extreme cold. One of the most notable adaptations was that they developed the ability to survive on a fat-rich
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) Russian Cuisine To my mind‚ delicious food is one of the greatest pleasures in our life. Russian cuisine is original food. Russian people usually have meals three times a day. In the morning they have breakfast‚ in the afternoon — dinner and in the evening it’s time for supper. Let us start with breakfast. This meal doesn’t usually take much time to prepare‚ due to the fact that people‚ as a rule‚ are in a hurry for work‚ school or somewhere else. It may include just sandwiches‚ fried or
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