PART THREE AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 600–1500 Chapter 8: Commerce and Culture‚ 500–1500 Chapter Objectives • To consider the significance of trade in human history • To explore the interconnections created by long-distance trade in the period of third-wave civilizations • To examine the full range of what was carried along trade routes (goods‚ culture‚ disease) • To explore the differences between the commerce of the Eastern Hemisphere and that of the Western Hemisphere and the reasons
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Gains from Trade 1 A Parable for the Modern Economy • Only two goods – Meat – Potatoes • Only two people – Rancher – Farmer 2 A Parable for the Modern Economy • If rancher produces only meat – And farmer produces only potatoes – Both gain from trade • If both rancher and farmer produce both meat and potatoes – Both gain from specialization and trade • Production possibilities frontier – Various mixes of output that an economy can produce 3 Figure 1 The Production Possibilities Frontier
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Change Is Inevitable Change is what it is. It can either mean progress or catastrophe for any one person. It is how the person experiences it‚ that gives change a good or bad meaning. Change can be very hard to attain‚ but if we learn how to engage all six sources of influences and the basic tools for manifesting‚ we will be able to succeed in making a change. Last year was my first year in college. I had just graduated from high school and was eager to see what college would be like. Before
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE‚ ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1‚ 2014/2015 AHMC2544 PUBLIC SPEAKING INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION NAME : CHIN LEE WEI ID NO : 13JHD04957 TUTORIAL GROUP : H1 TOPIC : Advantage of working part time jobs LECTURER : MS LIAU CHIN LI MARKS ALLOCATION TABLE Topic selected / 20% (marks are based on the topic’s difficulties and abilities to generate interests and curiosities among the audience) Delivery Voice ( / 10%) Body language
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A. Accidents are considered by most people as unavoidable. B. It is said that definite steps can be taken to prevent many accidents. *C. Few people think seriously of doing something about accidents. D. Accidents are witnessed every day. 3. Read the word in parentheses; then decide which of these sentences most effectively translates an abstract concept into a mental picture. A. (Freedom) On her twenty-first birthday‚ Lola declared herself a woman. B. (Studious) Lucy lay on her
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EXPERIENCE FROM PART-TIME JOB Every young person eventually needs to consider a career path‚ and working part-time jobs are a common way to gain experience in determining which career field is right for the individual. Part-time jobs are good way to gain experience not only in a particular position‚ but are also instrumental in teaching a newcomer to the working world a number of important skills that are necessary to succeed in the long-term. From the real situation – one day to be a serving
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Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift Part III A Voyage to Laputa‚ Balnibarbi‚ Luggnagg‚ Glubbdubrib‚ and Japan Chapter Summaries Part III: Chapter 1 Ten days after returning from his previous voyage‚ Gulliver is confronted by Captain William Robinson to work as his journey to the West Indies. The doubled salary is cause enough for Gulliver to accept the invitation and sets sail two month after the invitation. Upon arriving in Tonquin‚ Gulliver is appointed Captain of a sloop (a small
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the end user by a team of people within the company or by external consultants; for example the software which manages London’s congestion-charging system. System weaknesses All computers are a part of a system made up of: hardware software the data being used A system like this can fail if any of the parts do not fit together‚ but there are ways to fine-tune the system: Train and re-train people as the system changes. Training is often needed due to a decision to change either the hardware or software
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Is Communication Inevitable? October 30‚ 2013 Is Communication Inevitable? What is communication? There are many meanings that can be given to communication. People always give their own meaning for communication. Communication is like a double-acting hinge‚ swinging outward to release your own ideas and swinging inward to receive the worthy thoughts of others. (Huish‚S.) Communication is the process by which a person‚ group‚ or organization transmits some type of information to another
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The Dirty Thirties In the 1930’s‚ Canadian had been involved into a very difficult challenge called the Great Depression. During the period of Great Depression many different institutions and groups in Canada responded ineffectively. Canadian government was one of the groups who did not responded effectively to the challenge. The reason why Canadian government did not responded effectively was because‚ Canadian government had never face a huge economic problem similar to the Great Depression
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