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    Men and women had their own important role in the settlement and development in the new world. The different areas women occupied may have been overlooked in a male dominated society. In Jamestown the arrival of women symbolized the start of a permanent settlement. Women in the early colonies helped with the development of the new world without settlement would not have been possible. One of the main things that they were responsible for was the raising of the children that would live in the new

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    Aboriginals have always had a strong link between them and the land with the belief of the Dreamtime and the art‚ symbols‚ rituals and totems that came with it. After the white settlement‚ the way in which aboriginals lived their everyday life took a dramatic turn. It had affected their culture for many generations with a disconnection with the land to them. Captain cook arrived to Australia in 1770 and it was believed that there was at least 750 000 Aborigines living in 600 different tribes in

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    Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) BSP is a system designed to facilitate and simplify the selling‚ reporting and remitting procedures of IATA Accredited Passenger Sales Agents‚ as well as improve financial control and cash flow for BSP Airlines. A truly worldwide system: at the close of 2009‚ there were 86 BSPs‚ covering more than 160 countries and territories serving about 400 airlines‚ while gross sales processed amounted to USD 191 billion. NOTE: Earlier the head office was in sharjah but they

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    Spanish Settlement In 1492 Columbus landed on Hispaniola‚ territory that belongs to the Caribbean Islands. The discovery of a new continent aroused curiosity among European nations. As a result‚ many of them traveled to explore the New World in search of resources. These explorations led to the colonization of America‚ which began one year after the discovery of Hispaniola. By 1502‚ the Spanish explorer Nicolas de Ovando established a base in Hispaniola. This represented the beginning of the Spanish

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    The displacement of Indians and the enslavement of Africans tarnished the early history of European settlement in the New World’. Illustrate this statement by discussing the African slave trade and relations between European settlers and the various Native American peoples. America was regarded as the continent of new opportunities‚ religion freedom‚ new ideas‚ innovation. In other words‚ it was claimed to be the New World. Many people headed to America hoping to give a new beginning to

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    My ambition is to become a Architect. Architecture (Latin architectura‚ after the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder‚ carpenter‚ mason") is both the process and the product of planning‚ designing‚ and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works‚ in the material form of buildings‚ are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements

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    Reducing Foreign Exchange Settlements A company that regularly conducts business in multiple countries must spend a considerable amount of time settling foreign exchange transactions. It may buy and sell the same currencies many times over as it processes individual payables and receivables. There are three ways to reduce the volume of these transactions‚ depending on the number of parties involved: Unilateral Netting: A company can aggregate the cash flows amongst its various subsidiaries to

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    In the early settlement of America‚ disease and forced labor played a significant role. In the Spanish colonies from Florida and Southward‚ smallpox took an enormous toll on the conquerors and the native peoples. The so-called “black legend” regarding the Spanish and Portuguese was actually somewhat true‚ but also somewhat misleading. The concept held that “the conquerors merely butchered or tortured the Indians (‘killing for Christ’)‚ stole their gold‚ infected them with smallpox‚ and left little

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    Issue 2: Was the Settlement of Jamestown a Fiasco? Yes: Edmond Morgan builds an easy to understand case of explaining the initial failures of the Jamestown colony. He credits the failures to chaotic organization‚ laziness‚ the makeup of the population‚ and poor ideas for prosperity. Morgan argues that one reason for failure was a lack of organization. He states that Jamestown lacked leadership. The colonies government was made up of a council and a president. The president had virtually no authority

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    Settlement houses are a large part of social work history in both the United States and England. These houses have many different functions‚ but their main priority is to provide services to individuals‚ groups and communities in order to solve community problems. Some houses have a specific focus such as children‚ women‚ employment etc. Others are simply a resource in the community for everything from employment to education. These houses were so successful that many are still in operation today

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