English literature is generally seen as beginning with the epic poem Beowulf‚ that dates from between the 8th to the 11th centuries‚ the most famous work in Old English‚ which has achieved national epic status in England‚ despite being set in Scandinavia. The next important landmark is the works of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) especially The Canterbury Tales. Then during The Renaissance‚ especially the late 16th and early 17th centuries‚ major drama and poetry was written by William
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silvery-white metallic transition metal‚ it has historically been sometimes classified as a rare earth element‚ together with yttrium and the lanthanoids. It was discovered in 1879 by spectral analysis of the minerals euxenite and gadolinite from Scandinavia. Scandium is present in most of the deposits of rare earth and uranium compounds‚ but it is extracted from these ores in only a few mines worldwide. Because of the low availability and the difficulties in the preparation of metallic scandium‚ which
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American left seems to be enamored with Scandinavian style socialism. Milton Friedman once noted when a student made the statement: “In Scandinavia‚ we have no poverty”. To which Friedman responded‚ “In America among Scandinavians we also have no poverty". Both statements are not true of course‚ poverty in America among Scandinavians and in the country of Scandinavia are around 6.7%. The point is Friedman understood that among the countries that practice Scandinavian style socialism (Iceland‚ Norway
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Chapter 28 Vocab 1. Bauhaus – A German interdisciplinary school of fine and applied arts that brought together many leading modern architects‚ designers‚ and theatrical innovators. 2. dadaism – artistic movement of the 1920s and 1930s that attacked all accepted standards of art and behavior and delighted in outrageous conduct. (p. 933) 3. Dawes Plan – the product of the reparations commission headed by Charles G. Dawes that was accepted by Germany‚ France‚ and Britain‚ and reduced Germany’s yearly
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1． What are the four product growth strategies according to the Ansoff matrix? Critically evaluate each of them with an appropriate example of each. Answer1: (1) Product strategies for growth: a useful way of looking at growth opportunities is offered by the Ansoff Matrix as it is a practical framework for thinking about how growth can be achieved through product strategy. It comprises four general approaches to sales growth: market penetration/expansion‚ product development‚ market development
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String Mires are flat or concave peatlands with a string-like pattern of hummocks‚ they are found mostly in northern Scandinavia but also occur in North America and northern Britain. Palsa Mires are characterized by high mounds‚ each with a permanently frozen core‚ and wet depressions between the mounds. These types are found in the former USSR‚ Canada‚ and parts of Scandinavia. Peat Swamps include both rain and ground water fed types. They are found in tropical regions with high rainfall.
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Toward the beginning of the Norse Age‚ few people in Scandinavia had any learning of coinage. Some remote coins entered the locus as Associate in Nursing aftereffect of exchanging contacts each with Western Europe and also the Moslem world toward the east. On the opposite hand‚ apart from in important exchanging
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early in the viking times women were not allowed to be vikings. The Old Norse word vikingar was strictly only given to men. and as time went on things started to change . some of the viking would travel with their husbands to other parts of Scandinavia and Europe to raid‚ while others stayed at home due to religion. women did play a part in settlement. there was indigenous culture in some places that they settled and women did occasionally marry a local. the women did live on farms with the men
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The word Viking‚ really means "Pirate" in Norse‚ is used as a term‚ for the people who lived in Denmark‚ Norway and Sweden during the early Middle Ages. They are most famous for the Viking raids of the Middle Ages and people often think of them as savage and bloodthirsty. Though many did have a life devoted to raiding and warfare‚ the vast majority of the Vikings lived from farming‚ fishing‚ and etc. Law The Vikings had a complex legal system. The word "law" is actually a Viking word. When
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The Viking period began in AD 793 with a raid on the monastery of Lindisfarne by pirates from Scandinavia. In the following centuries their swift sailing ships enabled them to attack the undefended coastal and river ports‚ towns and monasteries of western Europe and beyond in the search for wealth‚ slaves‚ and new lands to settle. The name Viking is generally applied to the Scandinavian peoples from the late eighth century until around AD 1100. They lived in a number of small kingdoms‚ but as their
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