authorities should have a role in transport planning. Sustainable Rural Transport Over the past number of decades rural areas have undergone dramatic changes. They have shared in a general shift to a service-based economy in which the information and knowledge-based industries play an increasing role‚ bringing both opportunities and threats. However‚ this pace of change has occurred in a vacuum of appropriate policy responses. In a policy climate of sustainability‚ rural areas
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Tacitus‚ in his writings of Agricola and Germany‚ states in chapter thirty-three‚ page fifty-four‚ “Long may the barbarians continue‚ I pray‚ if not to love us‚ at least to hate one another‚ seeing that‚ as fate bears remorselessly on the empire‚ fortune can offer no greater boon now than discord among our enemies." (Germ‚ p. 54) This quote from Tacitus‚ who was a prominent historical writer back around the first century in the common era‚ is a major point of discussion within the academic world
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Germany under Bismarck The Historical Debate The view of Bismarck over the years has changed and it is the historical debate surrounding our perception of him and his intentions that often shapes our interpretation of the German unification. No 19th century figure has attracted the attention and controversy that surround the achievement of Otto von Bismarck‚ with the exception perhaps of Napoleon Bonaparte. The success of Bismarck’s work in unifying Germany has shifted from a determinist to a
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opposition. The given source may be an example of fascism as it states‚ “subjugate those that oppose us”. We as a society should not embrace the perspective because it is an act of ultranationalism. Fascism is a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology that is lead by ultra nationalism. It is evident in the
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the woeful life we lived here in Italy and move to America. Our wages were low here in this country. We are mainly farmers‚ and our grape and other crops had been damaged by disease. Most of us live here in poverty‚ barely making enough money to feed our families and ourselves. When we heard about the opportunity in the Americas‚ I ran home immediately to tell my family. They were skeptical‚ of course. This was a huge decision. We have lived in Italy our whole lives and raised a family
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RUNNING A SUSTAINABLE EVENTS BUSINESS. By Flora Wallace Word count: 1‚470 Abstract A practical look at running an event‚ putting sustainability at the forefront of event mangers decisions. Discussing why sustainability is important for a business’s future. How to go about changing business practices and how to communicate this to staff‚ suppliers and other stakeholder. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Running a sustainable events business 4 2.1 Existing
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Implementing a sustainable CSR Strategy through a System Dynamics Perspective: evidences from a Colombian case-study Enzo Bivona (*) ‚ Sonia Herrera Daza (**) Abstract During last decades‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies received a growing attention from both businesses and non profit organisations. However‚ very often organisations fail to correctly implement a successful CSR strategy. Through the analysis of a case-study‚ this paper tries to demonstrates how a
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Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy) * Spain:
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information than ever before is being shared around the world. Teaching and learning methods‚ as well as the qualities of competencies‚ can be more easily evaluated and compared. This process has led the European Union and its individual countries‚ such as Germany‚ to look more closely at their education successes and failures. One of the hopes for Europe is to integrate its countries closer together in order to stabilise the region and secure a long lasting peace. The learning of the European languages by
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Upon the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany‚ gay men and‚ to a lesser extent‚ lesbians‚ were two of the numerous groups targeted by the Nazis‚ and ultimately became some of the millions victimized by the Holocaust. Since the development of the Gestapo in 1933‚ gay organizations were banned‚ any books about homosexuality (or sexuality in general) were burned‚ and homosexuals within the Nazi Party itself were murdered. In late February 1933‚ the Nazi Party launched its purge through
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