The Role of the Alliance System in Causing the First World War Summary: The alliance system in Europe served as a major cause of World War I. This system led to the division of Europe into two antagonistic power blocs‚ its degree of secrecy led to fear and suspicion between nations‚ and it transformed local disputes into a general conflict. While other arguments point to factors such as militarism‚ economic rivalries‚ and domestic issues as the major causes of the war‚ these causes would not have
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Voltaire’s Candide seems to display a world of horror‚ one filled with floggings‚ rapes‚ robberies‚ unjust executions‚ disease‚ natural disasters‚ betrayals and cannibalism. Pangloss‚ the philosopher‚ has a constant optimistic view throughout the entire novel even despite all of the cruelty in the world. While looking back on the book I couldn’t think of many characters that displayed admirable qualities. Even though Pangloss stuck to his views that everything is for the best in this best of all
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In the 1920-1930s Spain was divided country that was mainly separated between right-wing and left-wing (Nationalist; Republicans) parties. The nationalist consist of the church‚ army monarchists‚ landowners and employers.on the other side the Republicans consist of workers‚ socialists and peasants. Economically the country was hit pretty hard by the great depression which was caused by the Wall Street crash in 1929. Thanks to that the government that was in power (military dictatorship). The country
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The History of Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance (The super condensed mini version) Middle Eastern Dance is an umbrella term which refers to all dances of the Middle East and it’s surrounding areas from both the past and present. However its also a term commonly used to refer to Raqs Sharqi or "belly dance" and its various styles‚ offshoots‚ and predecessors. Many scholars believe that Raqs Sharqi stems from older dances. It has been called the world’s "oldest dance‚" with theories linking it
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expose me to an endless variation on cultural attitudes. One of my earlier exposures to cultural conflict happened at the age of 18‚ when I traveled to Morocco. The first thing that I will remember should I ever travel again to a Muslim country is not to dye my hair blond for the trip. I missed this bit of advice in the guidebook. During my stay in Morocco‚ I experienced first hand the influence of societal constructs of gender on the shaping of personal identity. The way I was treated was not only based
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Allied Operations in World War II‚ 1942-1945 American troops entered into North Africa in late 1943. The North African Campaign‚ better known as the Desert War‚ took place in North African desert which surrounded those areas of Algeria‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Morocco‚ Sudan‚ Tunisia‚ and the Western Sahara (United States History‚ 2012). After the Axis (name given for the Germane‚ Italian‚ and Japanese) were defected in France‚ Northern Africa became the focus of conquering. It is stated that the North African
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protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. The Organization was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat‚ Kingdom of Morocco on 12th Rajab 1389 Hijra (25 September 1969) as a result of criminal arson of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. In 1970 the first ever meeting of Islamic Conference of Foreign Minister (ICFM) was held in Jeddah which decided to establish a permanent
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The case of Zara: a supposed exception to globalization The article written by Nebath Tokatli is about the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer company supposed to be an exception to the global trend of this sector. The author‚ after a brief introduction in which she declares her purpose to demonstrate this idea to be false‚ starts describing the change in the culture of fashion from “houte couture” and ready-to-wear too fast fashion. Fast fashion retailers do not directly invest in design
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World Applied Sciences Journal 18 (5): 673-680‚ 2012 ISSN 1818-4952 © IDOSI Publications‚ 2012 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.18.05.16712 The Relationship Between Unemployment and Economic Growth in Jordan and Some Arab Countries Mahmoud A. Al-Habees and Mohammed Abu Rumman Faculty of Planning and Management‚ AL-Balqa Applied University‚ Jordan Abstract: Unemployment is a negative phenomenon in any human society as it adversely affect in different dimensions and directions. In addition‚ it refers
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Five forces : New Entry (Low to Medium) * New entrants will have to deal with high and large fixed cost * incentive because of profitability of zara * newest fashion at an inexpensive price * Zara as part of the Spanish Inditex Group‚ can benefit from the micro-economic concept of the Economies of Scale. Hence it gains cost advantages as production (scale) increases * Zara is operating within the market of “fast fashion” hence size as well as economic efficiency matter. Inditex’s
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