To what extent is the Three Gorges Dam sustainable? The Three Gorges Dam was built in 2011 on the Yangtze River in an area called Chongqing. It was built to prevent flooding of main industrial areas in China following the major flood in 1998 of the river. The dam is 1.4 miles long and is able to produce 18‚000 MW of electricity. Sustainability is when environment‚ society and economy are all stable and balanced‚ so that progress can be made. The Three Gorges Dam has had a big impact on these areas
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The final outcome of the Paris Peace conference was the Treaty of Versailles. This meant that Germany had to admit that they were responsible for the war and that they were also responsible for all the deaths that took place over the 4 years. They also had to repay for all the damage caused in the war. In 1921 the figure had been decided at 6600 million‚ which was later changed in 1929. Also the Treaty stated that German Empire was taken away and No German soldier is allowed to set foot in the Rhineland
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Trent‚ but the Council did indeed try to end such problems and it certainly reaffirmed the Catholic faith. It may have taken many years before the effects of Trent had success on a ground roots level as they were implemented‚ but nevertheless Trent was very important in bringing about the emergence of a stronger Papacy in spiritual terms as well as ensuring that Protestantism could no longer attack the church with the curtailing of church abuses and putting much of the Churchs own house in order.
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increased twice. Cotton industry was well-developed and was important in rising England but it was not enough of those power. The process of cleaning and spinning of the cotton was in one household and then in another house cloth were made. Such process works well‚ but because of growing population and their demand for cloth such type of producing cloth takes too much time. With increased demand for yarn‚ industry starts to search the ways how to improve cotton spinning. It was one of the bottlenecks. The
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century the nature of warfare would dramatically change on both upon the battlefield but more importantly how it affected society. Continental Europe was engulfed in war from 1792 following the establishment of the French Republic and continued with the rise of Napoleon until his eventual defeat in 1815. Between 1792 and 1809 the French army seemed to grow from strength to strength turning from a “métier of the aristocrat” small‚ professional army to the first mass
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The ideas and actions associated with the women’s liberation movement‚ encouraged for legal and social equality for both women and men. It first was focused on issues such as the right to vote. In particular‚ the 19th Amendment‚ ratified in 1920‚ claimed that a US citizen cannot be denied the right to vote based on someone’s sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) claims that equality of rights under
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“Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” began. The original intent was to learn the effects of syphilis on the body. The study began with 600 black men and was intended to last six months. Shamefully‚ the ethics of this experiment were nonexistent as misinformation and deception led the experiment to last a striking forty years. A primary object for the disgust surrounding the experiment was the lack of consent. Currently‚ the Institutional Review Board (IRB) requires informed
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including differences believe about slavery between northern and southern states. During the civil war Union and Confederacy have their own advantages and strategy. The Union has almost all the naval power and shipyards belonged to the North. President Abe was a great leader. The had huge advantages in manpower and resources‚ the North had about 22‚000‚000 people. 85% of the nation’s factories were located in the north. The north had double the railroad mileage. They also have the slave to help. President
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the war. The women help the soldiers in many different ways. French had also helped in the war. The document was showing that almost everyone was helping if they could‚ and that helped the country beat the British army. The document suggests that the women wanted to help the souldiers that were fighting for their country. The women that helped had contributed to the country that was going to become America‚ and the women helped many soldiers. The women that helped had made the soldiers lives
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Topic 8 Very few organisations have a good understanding of the cost of their products and services. Critically evaluate this statement. Topic 8. Very few organizations have a good understanding of the cost of their products and services. Critically evaluate this statement. My overall experience in the accounting and banking industry would indicate that the above statement is very true. More often than not business owners and operators are quiet knowledgeable and skilled in their particular area
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