Notes! I. Causes of the French Revolution 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism‚ one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws; introduces new notions
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The main objectives of financial management are:- 1. Profit maximization : The main objective of financial management is profit maximization. The finance manager tries to earn maximum profits for the company in the short-term and the long-term. He cannot guarantee profits in the long term because of business uncertainties. However‚ a company can earn maximum profits even in the long-term‚ if:- i. The Finance manager takes proper financial decisions. ii. He uses the finance
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The Great Depression is one of America’s most influential event in history up to now. It began the back end of the so called “Roaring 20’s” in 1929 and lasted until 1939. This event left many people homeless‚ out of work and seemingly out of hope without having Christ as their Savior. The Great Depression was a huge turning point in American history that had many causes such as the stock market crash‚ banks failing‚ and more and many effect such as the crime rate going up and large migration occurring
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The main cause of the Cold War was the differing ideologies between two nations‚ the idea of Capitalism and Communism. The Soviets or the USSR supported Communism and believed that the world should surrender to the effects of the Communist regime as it would settle the economic crisis surrounding various nations after the war. The Communist regime believed that the wealth and resources of a nation could be controlled by the state‚ or the government‚ and therefore‚ the earned funds would be distributed
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life constantly is our attitudes. On a day to day basis‚ service users with impairments have to handle the ways in which people treat them because of their impairment‚ we do not see beyond the impairment‚ we focus solely on it. I feel that the three main attitudinal barriers that impaired service users have to face are ignorance‚ fear and inferiority. I say ignorance because in today’s society‚ we are quick to dismiss those with impairment as capable of carrying out a simple task‚ or being able to
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The LA riots were the main theme for this week’s reading. Needless to say‚ it was a mortifying past for both the African Americans and the people of LA. The emotion explosion that accounted for thousands of injuries and billions of dollar worth of damage originated from the discriminatory decision of a court case. Rodney King‚ a middle-aged African American man‚ was pulled over on a highway for drunk speeding. He was brutally beaten by four police officers for no apparent reasons‚ and someone recorded
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6 Main Characteristics of Communications Characteristics of communications are given below: (1) Two or More Persons: The first important characteristic of communication is that there must be a minimum number of two persons because no single individual can have an exchange of ideas with himself. A listener is necessary to receive one’s ideas. Therefore‚ there must be at least two persons-the sender of information and the receiver. (2) Exchange of Ideas: Communication cannot be thought of in the absence
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is why chemists use some sort of classification in which each substance would fit into their discrete groupings. Chemist use bonding types‚ electrical conductivity‚ melting and boiling point and physical properties to classify substances into four main groups‚ which are: • Metallic substances • Ionic compounds • Covalent molecular and; • Covalent network substances Metallic substances are substances that are made up of one or more metal. They have regular 3D lattice of positively
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many people believed that men should work harder than women because they are responsible to feed and support their family. Most jobs required muscles strength therefore men thought to be responsible for it and they were treated more than women. Women main tasks were to watch over their children and look after their house‚ families and husband. I agree with the statement that men and women should be treated equally as they were born equally. Nowadays‚ we can see that women have many more choices and
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Main Critical Thinking Habits What first comes to mind when thinking about a critical thinker is the steps taken to come to a conclusion or solve a problem. Critical thinking is the process of taking in all the information given or found to come up with the best conclusion or judgment. There are many habits that make up a critical thinker. Today the most defining habits are curiosity‚ openness to new ideas‚ and the ability to be rational. The first step to making a reasonable judgment is curiosity
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