THE GREENSPAN ERA In October 1979‚ as Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was imposing adverse supply shocks on the world’s economies for the second time in a decade‚ Fed Chairman Paul Volcker decided that the time for action had come. Volcker had been appointed chairman by President Carter only two months earlier‚ and he had taken the job knowing that inflation had reached unacceptable levels. As guardian of the nation’s monetary system‚ he felt he had little choice but to pursue
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Foundation of American Politics 20 November 2013 A Personal Reflection on the Progressives In my opinion‚ post modern America could greatly benefit from an administration with a heavier Progressive influence. Even though this era was short lived‚ and its parties were somewhat divided in political principles‚ they managed to claim their place in history‚ as their policies became the basis for today’s liberal philosophy. Their education reforms‚ emphasis on the value of an individual‚ dedication
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Throughout this Semester‚ we looked at how America began to expand in different areas and advance in a way that altered our ability to survive. Many changes included political and religious views‚ educational opportunities‚ innovative new technology‚ and even the types of places that were migrated to. A large amount of improvements and changes that were made‚ occurred under the Work‚ Exchange‚ and Technology theme. This theme revolves around new inventions‚ stronger architect‚ new technology‚ past
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Source: IS PARAGRAPH-WWW http://online.prg.kz INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION NORMS MSN 3.02-03-2002 Buildings and Premises for Institutions and Organisations Contents Introduction 1 Scope 2 Codes and standards 3 Terms and definitions 4 General 5 Requirements to premises 6 Fire safety 7 Safety in use 8 Compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements 9 Energy conservation 10 Durability and maintainability Appendix А (mandatory). References Appendix B (mandatory)
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* ------------------------------------------------- Madison Markey * ------------------------------------------------- AP US History‚ P.2 * ------------------------------------------------- 30 September 2012 * ------------------------------------------------- DBQ Homework #1 * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Question Analysis: The question is asking to explain how the French and Indian War affected the
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history of ICT in learning. How the history will look if we try to pull down the mental models and educational thinking behind the promises of different times? I see four major phases in the history of using computers in education. The fifth: the era of social software and free and open content is still to come – I hope. The phases are: Late 1970’s - early 1980’s: programming‚ drill and practice; Late 1980’s - early 1990’s: computer based training (CBT) with multimedia; Early
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ENL 102 Victorian Literature: Textual Analysis Part 2 Chosen extract: The Picture of Dorian Grey‚ Chapter 2 from “Suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio” to “I would give my soul for that!” Chapter two of “The Picture of Dorian Grey” is an important chapter as it firmly introduces readers to the title character‚ Dorian Grey and his cohorts. We learn that he exudes physical attractiveness‚ being ‘wonderfully handsome1’ with a ‘bright look in the eyes2’‚ and ‘finely-curved scarlet
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The Positive Effects of Playing Video Games Have you ever thought about the positive side of playing video games instead of always thinking of the negative side? Playing video games has educational benefits‚ improves multi-tasking‚ social benefits‚ builds confidence‚ promotes exercise‚ and encourages cooperation and teamwork. In addition to understanding the many real concerns that today’s parents have with video games‚ it’s also worth considering the benefits and positive aspects that contemporary
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World History AP withMr. Derrick-Learning Targets Part2- The Classical Era in World History‚ 500B.C.E. -500C.E. Chapter6- Classical Era Variations: Africa and the Americas500B.C.E.–1200C.E. Learning Targets ★ Analyze classical civilizations thatevolvedoutsideof themorewell-known civilizations of Eurasia ★ Comparethedevelopmentof civilizationsinAfrica and the Americas ★ Examinethefactorsthatmakecivilizationsdevelop andanalyzewhytheydevelop differentlyin someregions ★ Distinguishthecharacteristics
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The Nehru Era (1947-64) British rule in India: India was a subcontinent of many different states with multiple regions‚ rulers‚ political systems and languages = v diverse Until 1947‚ the area that now forms India‚ Pakistan and Bangladesh was under British colonial rule. 1857: ‘First War of Independence’ 1900-47: India ruled by a Viceroy and London civil servant officials who acted as government (Indians had little representation) Princely states ‘independent’ but run by British crown Political
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