Introduction I have been asked to put together a research project covering a topic of my choice. With enough thought from myself and guidance from my lecturer I have chosen to base my project upon the question ‘Why is Virgin so successful’. I have chosen this topic as I feel the company Virgin owned by Richard Branson has made such a mark within the business industry by starting out with a partner and a record shop to owning Virgin by himself with the Virgin logo spread across 400 company’s world
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Kelsey Johnson Mr. Long World History May‚ 17‚ 2018 Crusades The crusades‚ or so called holy wars. But were they really? Or were they wars based upon greed and desire? The reason for them has be argued by many historians for many years. They took place between 1095 and 1207‚ during this time a feudal system was established. This means lots of poor people and people in debt. The crusades were a great way to disguise a way to make fast money and get away from powerful lords. Which is exactly what
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“Why is the Holocaust Memorial Day so Important?” Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. It’s a time for us to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed during the Holocaust‚ Nazi persecution and in other genocides in Cambodia‚ Bosnia‚ Rwanda and Darfur. HMD (holocaust memorial day) has taken place in the UK since 2001. HMDT (holocaust memorial day trust) was established in 2004 in May and during its existence the number
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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1 Sarah Seng History 130 Chapter 15 Summary April 23‚ 2018 This chapter beings with a tale about the Marquis of Canillac who did not have a good reputation in the land. Because of his reign‚ he was able to collect taxes on special occasions‚ but abused this privilege by collecting taxes annually. This ruler was influenced by Louis XIV and his extremely long reign. To make a long story short‚ Louis XIV tried to have power over everything and everyone possible‚ including the
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Hitler was in part a product of German culture. German culture at the time stood out as particularly aggressive and racist. The values and ideas found in this culture’s history inspired Hitler to do many things that he did and can explain in part why he felt the way he did on certain issues. For example there were talks of the master race in the past history of Germany by the German philosophers‚ which might have given Hitler his ideas on the Aryan race. Many people believe that German culture is
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woman’s only choices are marriage or joining the convent. Other sexual experiences are a cause of dishonor in Spanish culture. Lope de Vega is able to intertwine historical events and fictional character to create his famous play. Fuente Ovejuna uses specific elements of Spanish history and the ideals and cultures of the Spanish Golden Age. Lope is able to neatly tie the play up with a pardon from King Ferdinand for the villagers and a death to the villain Commander. Harmony is finally brought to
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Was slavery abolished by Britain once it ceased to be profitable? Slavery was abolished in 1722 in England and by 1807 the slave trade had ended. In 1834 all slavery throughout the British colonies was eradicated. However‚ was this intentional or was it no longer financially viable? Initially as there were no slaves in Britain there was a high demand which meant the slave owners could charge vast amounts for a slave and it was very profitable. However‚ in the following generations the demand for
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ergo the slaves. The new America needed money to jumpstart the economy of a new nation and nothing was better for that then exports filled by slaves. The Americans realized the economic value of slaves or forced work by a dictator can be. That is why they opened commerce with Saint Domingo and Toussant. Thomas Jefferson said that “I would gladly compound with a great part of our northern country”. He was fine doing commerce and work with freed slaves but he just needed them in the tobacco fields
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States such as New York‚ particularly the city Bronx (mainly south Bronx)‚ was on the verge of collapsing. In reaction‚ Hip Hop Culture blossomed from the mounds of wreckage on August 11‚ 1973 thanks to DJ Kool Herc. What is Hip Hop? What makes it so unique? Here remains a longstanding debate about what Hip Hop culture represents‚ the underlying message is this “when presented with a lack of education and occupational opportunities‚ these rappers forge their own paths by turning this disadvantage
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