introduction of xtc in the Netherlands 30 years ago the drug has been very popular‚ especially as a party drug. In 2013 more than half of the Dutch people from the age of 18-25 admitted they used xtc at least once that year (Elsevier‚ 2013). So how did xtc become so popular in the Netherlands? Design The data used for this research was collected using two different methods. The first part of data was obtained through a large scale research about xtc use on large scale dance events done by Govert van
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David A. Price‚ Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith‚ Pocahontas‚ and the Heart of a New Nation (New York: Alfred A. Knopf) As a young child many of us are raised to be familiar with the Pocahontas and John Smith story. Whether it was in a Disney movie or at a school play that one first learned of Jamestown‚ students want to believe that this romantic relationship really did occur. As one ages‚ one becomes aware of the dichotomy between fact and fiction. This is brilliantly explained in David
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But EU finance ministers did not reach an agreement on the main outline of an emergency aid plan until late March. On April 11‚ EU leaders finally approved a massive European bailout mechanism in addition to IMF loans‚ which Greece formally submitted a request for on April 23. Why did it take so long for the bailout plan to be adopted? The EU’s capacity to take swift and efficient action was sorely tested
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The Jamestown Colony was the foundation for colonization in America as it was one of the first attempts to colonize Aamerica. A primary source titled‚ “The Settlement of Jamestown‚”‚ written by Captain John Smith in 1607‚ reflects the challenges that colonists faced in their attempt to make a livelihood in a new‚ uncharted territory. One of the challenges these colonists faced were the constant brutality that they received from the natives living in the area. In the source it states‚ “The first land
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Why do many find science concepts so difficult to learn? Evaluate theory and research that seeks to account for this‚ and also consider research that has sought to address this problem at the level of classroom instruction. Measuring science learning What would successful learning of science concepts look like? How do we know that science concepts are ‘difficult to learn’? Although the research literature often fails to articulate this position‚ research measurements suggest that learners
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book‚ Love and Hate in Jamestown‚ provides excellent explanations on how economic conditions in the new colonies determined investment areas and tripodic relationship between colonists‚ local Indian tribes and the Crown. Prince reports that it took some time before colonists discovered that only through mutually beneficial economic relationships that peace and prosperity would be achieved. In this understanding‚ concurrent sections of the paper provide an analysis on how colonists‚ under the leadership
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Reagan’s presidency‚ he became incredibly popular with the people for a variety of reasons from his good looks to the way he speaks. Reagan lives up to the appraise by considered as one of the most influential presidents in America’s history‚ but how did he get so popular? What might have made him more relatable to the American masses is that in his childhood‚ he grew up in the “normal” American life. He didn’t grow up in wealthy circumstances‚ his father was a shoe salesman‚ whenever he wasn’t drinking
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Why France Fell so Quickly in 1940 In 1940 France was invaded by Nazi Germany. The Germans swept through eastern France and had conquered the country within a month. This essay explores how the Germans won so decisively in 1940 and what went wrong for the allies. I have found that the main points accounting to the fall of France was the excellent German planning‚ the poor French leadership‚ superior German tactics and French “defeatism”. In 1940 an attack on France by the Germans was imminent.
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How Did Salvador’s Art Become so Popular? Salvador’s art has influenced many people and artist till this day. With his amazing surrealist kinds of art depicting the things of the real world but in a different perspective. It all started with the birth of Salvador Dali of May 11‚ 1904. He had two siblings‚ Salvador was his 9 month older brother‚ but he soon died before Dali was born. His parents like to say to Salvador that he was his brothers reincarnation. The second sibling Salvador had was his
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settlers had different reasons for doing so. However‚ their governments focused on controlling the social‚ economic‚ and political activities of the continent. Unlike other colonists‚ English colonists created settlements in the new world and assimilated the natives into the English culture instead of learning their culture; additionally‚ they suppressed inferior cultures by building a culturally homogenous one. English colonialists first settled in Jamestown during their initial contact with the New
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