New Old Libya For decades Libyans lived under a dictator who twisted their past. Now they must imagine their future. By Robert Draper Photograph by George Steinmetz The bronze likeness of Muammar Qaddafi’s nemesis was lying on his back in a wooden crate shrouded in the darkness of a museum warehouse. His name was Septimius Severus. Like Qaddafi‚ he was from what is now Libya‚ and for 18 years bridging the second and third centuries A.D. he ruled the Roman Empire. His birthplace‚ Leptis Magna—a
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President Kennedys New Frontier and President Johnsons Great Society both proposed major changes to the USA under economic‚ social and civil rights issues. However‚ because some of the changes were so radical‚ the programs faced considerable opposition from a variety of groups and this had an effect on their success. Kennedy and Johnson both faced individual opposition to their policies. However Kennedy arguably got the worst of it because a) he was the first one to introduce these policies‚ and
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Philips versus Matsushita: A New Century‚ a New Round 1. How did Phillips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world? Philips started its business in 1892 in Eindhoven with its basic product‚ a light bulb. The company focused on only producing light bulbs at the beginning‚ and could therefore specialize and create significant innovations. The rapid growth to being the leader in industrial research‚ helped to broaden its product line. During the post war era Philips gained
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Why was the war of 1812 favored by the south and west and opposed by New England? The War of 1812 is one of the most complex wars of the United States. The war lasted for over two years‚ and while it ended as it had started‚ in stalemate‚ it was in fact a war that once and for all confirmed American Independence. The United States declared War on Great Britain on June 12‚ 1812. The war was declared as a result of long simmering disputes with Great Britian. The central dispute was based on the impressing
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In order to make myself up-to-date‚ I tried to read news everyday whether through internet‚ newspaper or radio but mainly on technology. Thus‚ I consider myself quite a technologically savvy person. Because of reading news‚ I don’t need to buy too many gadgets which upgrade their versions unexpectedly fast! Another way to come to know of the latest gadgets‚ I would rather be shopping in electronic stores. While shopping‚ we can try out the products. Then‚ we recognize more about them and there
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The New Urban Crisis This precis is a summary and critique of the book The New Urban Crisis‚ by Richard Florida. SUMMARY The book is centered around Florida’s argument “The decline of the middle class‚ and the emergence of the creative class‚ are the reason for the widening gap of inequality throughout the world.” He defines the creative class as‚ the top third of American earners‚ and the working class as those who are physical labors‚ and the service class‚ who are waiters and retail
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New Look is a company with over 18‚493 employees worldwide as of 2017 but vacancies can occur. There is a number of reasons why people would leave the company one of which being that they simply get a better job that suits them more. If someone is not happy with their contract hours they could leave to get more hours as New Look only have a certain amount of contracts with higher hours to offer. Students tend to be on 4-hour contracts and at certain times of the year like January can be hard to get
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Turning A New Leaf 1-turning a new leaf is a phrase used to show that a person has changed by starting fresh. This applies to Dick because he "turned a new leaf" by getting a job and he stopped drinking. Julia turned a new leaf by becoming much more mature during the story. Julia lives up to the phrase because she actually gets more mature as opposed to Dick who sort of lost it at the end. I would say that Julia is the protagonist in the story. 5- In the story Phil is in love with Julia
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Chapter Questions 1 and 2 1. What is the very 1st indication that Brave New World is a futuristic novel? The very 1st indication is when it mentions the hatchery. 2. Find an example of personification on the first page. “A harsh thin light glared through the windows‚ hungrily seeking some draped lay figure.” 3. In Brave New World Huxley provides the necessary exposition by having the expert explain the situation to the novice who knows little about it.
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The Course: Writing Conductor: Mrs. Yayra Group: 2 "D" Student: Aziza Alimova Some claim that people behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? Recently the issue whether different clothes influence the way people behave‚ or not has stirred up a heated debate. Some people approve that one will act differently when put on the cloth he/she has never worn before ‚ while others oppose that a person won’t be influenced
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