Genghis Khan‚ or Ghengis Khan as he is more widely known‚ was born about the year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain‚ Yesugei‚ and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin‚ which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several
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The Rise of Harry S. Truman A few weeks before his appointment as America’s president‚ Truman was the vice president to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During that time‚ “Harry S. Truman scarcely saw President Roosevelt‚ and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman’s to solve when‚ on April 12‚ 1945‚ he became President. He told reporters‚ ‘I felt like the moon‚ the stars
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Naren did not understand the meaning of ‘losing caste’ .one day he saw many hookas(smoking pipes) placed in one corner of the room in the household. Different pipes were kept for Brahmins‚ non Brahmins and muslims. Naren took the pipes and smoked from each one of them‚ one at a time. He wanted to see if he would lose caste by smoking from a pipe meant for someone of a lower caste. He felt no change in himself. Everything remained the same. Just then‚ vishwanath entered the room and asked him what
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The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Russian German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884‚ with several later modifications by Köppen himself‚ notably in 1918 and 1936. Later‚ German climatologist Rudolf Geiger collaborated with Köppen on changes to the classification system‚ which is thus sometimes referred to as the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. The system is based on the concept that native vegetation
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12 Total Asset Turnover Ratio 21 13 Net Profit Margin Ratio 23 14 Gross Profit Margin Ratio 24 15 Return on Assets Ratio 25 16 Return on Equity Ratio 26 1. Introduction The process of reviewing and evaluating a company ’s financial statements (such as the balance sheet or profit and loss statement)‚ thereby gaining an understanding of the financial health of the company and enabling more effective decision making. Financial statements record financial
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General George S. Patton was often mentioned by many historians as the “Forgotten General” he really didn’t get to see much action in virtually the entirety of his military career. It wasn’t until World War II was he got to show what he knew about warfare. General George S. Patton finally got to show the world his genius in tactical warfare and believe it or not people even compared him to Aloft Hitler. Patton’s passionate love for war Patton’s love of war; conjoin with his superficially unemotional
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PESTEL: POLITICAL ANALYSIS German Empire was created in 1871 by chancellor Otto von Bismarck. History dates back to holy German Empire (962-1806AD). The Reichstage‚ or elested parliament‚ had only a limited role in the imperial government. Post 1945: WW II Divided Germany in 2 parts: West Germany (Rish Germany) and East Germany (Poor Germany). Berlin: capital of Germany was also divided in 2 parts by way of “Berlin wall”. Location: central Europe. Area: 357‚104 Km2. Inhabitants 2008: 82‚2 Million
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Computerized Accounting It can be define as: "Computerized accounting" is accounting done with the aid of a computer. It tends to involve dedicated accounting software and digital spreadsheets to keep track of a business or client’s financial transactions. Computerized accounting is a beneficial use of current technological advances. Not only has it revolutionized the traditional paper methods of accounting‚ but it has also created new types of accounting applications for business. Companies now
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3.0 Marketing Communications Marketing Communications in terms of retailing is a specific subset of the Marketing Mix “Promotion” and would take the specific form as it is defined by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (2007) as “the activity‚ set of institutions and processes for creating communication‚ delivering and exchanging offerings that have value to customers‚ clients partners and society at large”. Marketing communications is the “collective term for all the communication
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"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge reveals the power of the imaginative poetry. This poetry has the ability to create kingdoms and paradise. In this poem Coleridge is expressing heaven and hell through his own eyes just as the aplostles did in the "Bible" and Milton did in "Paradise Lost". The poem begins with a mythical tone‚ "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/ A stately pleasure dome decree." The poem does not give specifics to the construction of the palace. It just states that Khan decreed
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