HISTORY OF BANKS The origins of modern banking can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy‚ to the rich cities in the north like Florence‚ Lucca‚ Siena‚Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th century Florence‚ establishing branches in many other parts ofEurope. One of the most famous Italian banks was the Medici Bank‚ set up by Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank‚ Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George)‚ was founded
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4 Kinds of Presentations Most people are not enthusiastic about speaking in front of an audience. Public speaking can be a very scary and uncomfortable thing to do. Presentations usually serve one of four purposes. Those purposes are to inform‚ persuade‚ entertain‚ or to actuate. The purpose of informative presentations is to promote understanding of an idea or to convey information. They are often used to provide people with information about a concept or idea that is new. The second type of presentation
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Narrative Hair Cut An expensive barber does not necessarily cut hair better than a reasonably priced one. I used to think that a good haircut would be expensive‚ so I looked for a shop that did not have low prices. I found one and told the barber I wanted my hair cut short. He cut my hair and I went home. When I got home‚ my mother told me my head looked crooked. The barber had not bothered to make sure that the left and right sides were trimmed to the same length. When my hair grew back‚ I asked
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Foreshadowing is the warning or the indication that something else is going to happen later on in the story. In Death and the Maiden‚ Ariel Dorfman uses this literary device to the maximum‚ exploring all the different ways he can make the reader predict or foresee what’s going to happen next. However‚ Dorfman also takes on the audience’s ideas and implements dramatic irony‚ giving the plot a twist of events and making the audience question themselves and their own theories as to why the character
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In 2012‚ the concentrated eruption of disputes in East Asia‚ the continued conflict between Pakistan and Israel both suggest that the haunting history has been and even is increasingly to be sources of distrust‚ hatred‚ and thus conflicts in the world. As the 20th century passed away‚ the 21st century has brought us a difficult task as how to deal with our tumultuous past. I hope that the world in the new century would be a world that can be at peace with its past---it would not be mired in the historical
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"War...ouhh....What is it good for...absolutely nothing!" sang Edwin Starr in 1965. He felt the same vibe that both Henry Reed and Stephen Crane felt in their poems‚ "Naming of Parts" and "War is Kind." Although these authors may not have said it as straightforward as Starr did in his hit single "War‚" they still had just as much hatred of war. Both Reed and Crane have developed their perspectives on war through their writing styles‚ their usage of figurative language‚ and their attitudes toward
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English 103 Spring 2014 Do Prisoners of War have Rights? The occurrences of wars have been prevalent in the world for as long as history has been recorded. The causes‚ inspiration and justification for wars has varied from territory‚ power‚ religion‚ dominance‚ racism‚ divine right etc. The Romans fought to conquer and civilize the rest of the world while they dominated in the first century AD. Armies have been organized and trained to kill opponents that are perceived as threats to their nation
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Men Should Weep‚ by Ena Lamont Stewart highlights the extreme poverty experienced by a vast number of people living in Glasgow during the 1930’s. This is illustrated in their poor living conditions. The Morrison’s live in an overcrowded tenement in the east end of Glasgow. There is only one bedroom and Maggie and John must resort to making up a bed on the living room floor and sleeping on it. “A space has been cleared‚ C‚ for a mattress on the floor with pillows‚ blankets and old coats.” In addition
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physical health. Of course‚ it is never too late to start; but who knows if people‚ who start late will get to the point they want. Therefore‚ it is much better to accommodate to some kind of sport while still young; and the best time to do this is while you are studying in the university. All students should do some kind of sport in the university. In high school physical education was always a class to miss. Nobody really cared about doing well‚ or getting the best grade there. However‚ everyone
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Portrayal of Justice in Death and the Maiden and the Name of the Rose Extended Essay Subject: Literature/English Word Count: 3451 Hyde Park Academy Session: May‚ 2014 Candidate: Tia-Bryanna Balentine Candidate Number: fd1007 (001194-0009) Abstract “If justice comes from the people you fight against how can you get justice?” (Matuz). This is a question that has been long asked by citizens of the world and even some began to write about this topic in their novels. Umberto Eco and
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