goods from a periphery‚ that is‚ Latin America to an industrialized core began with European colonization even though the US has now taken on a majority of that role. This position was secured through the migration of US corporations to Latin American countries where both the labor and the resources were cheap. Though it is true that they provided jobs for the masses‚ they did so at the expense of their workers. Latin America‚ without any refinement infrastructure to produce finished goods‚ continues
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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Why was the Roman army so successful? The Romans were probably the most successful empire ever. However what made them such a driving force was the power and organization behind the fearsome legions of the Romans. To most people the Roman army just seems like a normal army that you hear about. Well it is much more that that‚ there are a lot of reasons why they are as successful as they were. Here are some of them: weaponry‚ equipment‚ organisation‚ discipline training and its tactics. Some
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Why was Josiah Wedgewood so successful? Josiah Wedgewood was famous throughout the world for making pottery. He was successful for many reasons. In this essay I am going to explain why I think he was so successful. Wedgewood was extremely hard working‚ for example he made over 100 experiments‚ recording each one. This must have taken a lot of time and effort just to make one discovery so 100 must have taken a great deal more. Also‚ Wedgewood invented and developed products: black basalt‚ thermometer
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? Throughout the years the roman army conquered most of Europe and lands all over the world‚ making them one of the most successful armies of their time. This essay will explain some of the things that made them so successful such as organization‚ discipline and weapons. The Roman soldiers were always well equipped for battle. They had a short sword‚ a dagger‚ a spear‚ flexible armour‚ and a helmet. As well as the weapons the solders carried‚ there were other
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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Introduction I have been asked to put together a research project covering a topic of my choice. With enough thought from myself and guidance from my lecturer I have chosen to base my project upon the question ‘Why is Virgin so successful’. I have chosen this topic as I feel the company Virgin owned by Richard Branson has made such a mark within the business industry by starting out with a partner and a record shop to owning Virgin by himself with the Virgin logo spread across 400 company’s world
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Introduction Egypt was the most successful ancient civilization. Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3‚000 years and created a culture so rich that it has spawned its own field of study. The reasons why Egypt was so successful was because the Egyptian people built the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ developed strong religious beliefs‚ and the Egyptian scribes made their own picture writing called hieroglyphs. Great Pyramid of Giza Pharaoh Khufu‚ whom the
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“How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been‚ given the variety of ways it has been undertaken?” Regeneration is the improvement of an area to bring about a lasting economic‚ social and environmental change. It is necessary to bring life back into an urban area and to encourage it to thrive and can be carried out in various different ways such as sports led‚ finance led and retail led regeneration. In most cases‚ urban regeneration occurs in order to combat the effects of decline within
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The Nile River Ancient Egypt was one of the most successful ancient civilizations ever. One major reason it was so successful was because of the Nile river. The Nile provided many great thing that a civilization needs. The Nile provided a great fresh water source‚ a quicker way to travel‚ and vegetation/food. The Nile was a very important part of Ancient Egypt. One reason that the Nile helped so much was because it provided a great water source. Since the water in the Mediterranean sea was salt
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