estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. They owned 10% of the land when they were only 1% of the population. The Second Estate had the nobles‚ and they owned 20% of the land and paid no tax. Nobles counted for 2% of the population leaving the other 97% to the Third Estate. The Third Estate paid high taxes and lacked privileges. Half of their income was used to pay their taxes and they were starving due to the high bread cost. While the Third Estate was suffering‚ King Louis XVI and Queen Marie
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Introduction The discussion about the idea of state and citizenship is thousands of year old and even today there is no absolute agreement on exactly what it means. However‚ the concept of state and citizenship has suddenly emerged as a central theme in social science literature both as a normative concept and a social phenomenon. The idea of the state and citizenship has undergone numerous changes‚ some positive and some negative also‚ since its conception. The concept of state and citizenship
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width. A path 2‚5 m wide is constructed outside the park. Find the area of the path and the cost of constructing it at Rs. 125 per m2. 5. The area of a right angled triangle is 400 m2. If one of its legs measures 8 cm. Find the length of the other leg. 6. The diameter of the wheel of a car is 10 cm. How many revolutions will it make to travel 99 km? 7. A race track is in the form of a ring whose inner circumference is 264 m and the outer circumference is 308 m. Find the width of the
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What does the word perfect mean? Well‚ according to the Webster Dictionary‚ it means “being entirely without fault or defect” and/or “corresponding to an ideal standard or abstract concept.” Many people strive to be perfect. Whether it is the perfect hair‚ the perfect group of friends‚ or the perfect body; people strive for a perfect life. But is a perfect life an achievable thing? Everyone has a different idea of perfection‚ therefore; it is impossible to find one that we can all agree on. But the
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A tragic double suicide of the children of two of Veronas most respected households has left hearts broken and family ties renewed. The atmosphere in the typically content town of Verona remains ominous‚ as the Prince of Verona released his statement regarding the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. In his report the Prince states the duration and events of the past days. ‘We have lost two of Verona’s fine youth. A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for sorrows will not
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Report on the cultural differences between Australia and the Netherlands Assignment 1: Cross-Cultural Dimensions Describe the effect of the cross-cultural dimensions of both Hofstede and Trompenaars on two subjects for both your home country as the country of your internship
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What is Human Services? May M. Miller What is Human Services? “Human services is a broad term covering a number of careers‚ but all have one thing in common-the helping of people meet their basic physical and emotional needs for whatever reason cannot be met without assistance” (Martin‚ pg.4‚ 2011). To understand how humans function in society‚ a person needs to understand basic human needs. These needs vary from person to person‚ however‚ all persons in society have a need and human
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Clearly the contrast between Sissy and Bitzer can be seen. The differences between Bitzer and Sissy are shown not only in their definitions of a horse‚ but also in their physical appearance‚ personality‚ background‚ and the different philosophies that they each represent: fact and fancy. From the very beginning‚ Dickens had made it clear to the reader that Sissy represents fancy and Bitzer represents facts. He uses the two characters in many ways to portray the differences between fact and fancy.
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Art History 6A 19 November 2011 Triumph! Art is an expression that we as humans do as a way to express and communicate with others. Through art every painting/sculpture has an intended purpose and message/story to convey. No matter what race‚ gender‚ or class‚ one can understand what message is being shared or find an entirely opposite interpretation other than what the artist intended. It can relate to the individual on a personal level‚ and that’s the beauty of art. In this essay I will be
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Statistics: Median‚ Mode and Frequency Distribution Given a list of numbers‚ The median is the “middle value” of a list. It is the smallest number such that at least half the numbers in the list are no greater than it. If the list has an odd number of entries‚ the median is the middle entry in the list after sorting the list into increasing order. If the list has an even number of entries‚ the median is equal to the sum of the two middle (after sorting) numbers
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