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CASE FOR ANALYSIS 1 CASE FOR ANALYSIS – Case 1 Kinko’s New Operating Structure Kinko’s Inc. was the largest retailer of copying stores‚ but it had to change its operating structure in response to competitive pressures from Quick Copy and OfficeMax. Kinko’s had an informal management process and difficulty managing growth. The founder‚ Orfalea‚ used franchising to launch growth‚ but this approach did not assist Kinko’s in controlling costs or improving customer service. Consultants recommended
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Antisemitism in Medieval Europe The history of antisemitism in medieval is full of examples of mans inhumanity to man and the way in which a positive religious message can be lost to intolerance. Antisemitism in Europe has roots deep into history‚ but seems to accelerate with the arrival of Christianity. The Catholic Church and later Protestant Churches openly oppressed Jews throughout the middle ages. The rulers of Europe also frequently enforced or supported antisemitic laws and decrees. The
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Changes/Continuities in Europe Europe saw an overwhelming amount of change during the age of global interdependence. This was a very definitive era in terms of modern Europe its government and religious views. If it were not for this crucial period in time‚ the world as we know it would be completely different. Government stayed‚ for the most part‚ the same in most parts; however‚ Spain and France saw change‚ the basic structures of Christianity were challenged and therefore changed‚ and the
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The potato’s introduction into Europe proves to be one of the most significant examples of a foreign food crop being able to extensively affect the lives of a an Old World Population. Before the assimilation of the potato crop into the majority of Europe’s agricultural landscape‚ peasant populations constantly faced famines while current food sources provided little nutritional value and were not efficient sources of energy. As Europe adopted the brown tuber‚ people were provided with a far more
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CHANGE AND CONTINUITY OVER TIME ESSAY TOPICS Students should organize these essays with three chronological paragraphs. Each essay will traditionally cover only one historical period but each period has numerous sub-periods. The periods in AP World History include: I. Broad Historical Periods and Sub-Periods A. Foundations Period 1. Prehistory: 1‚000‚000 BCE to 5000 BCE 2. River Valley Civilizations: 5000 BCE to 1200 BCE 3. Classical Civilizations: 1200 BCE to 600 CE B. Post-Classical
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ic level‚ influencing inflation rates and fluctuations “in aggregate supply and demand.” (Healey 1999) The formation of the EU‚ highlighted the importance of a central economic policy. The introduction of a single currency would allow Europe to partially achieve this by encouraging interstate trade and ridding of any trade tariffs that may still exist‚ this was achieved through the 1986 Single European Act‚ “the EU set about dismantling the remaining non‐tariff barriers to the free movement of goods
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27.11.2013 Epidemics in History of Europe A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism. In humans "disease" is often used more broadly to refer any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress‚ social problem‚ or death to person afflicted‚ or similar problems for those in contact with the person. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread though human populations across a large region. In Europe history‚ epidemical viruses caused thousands
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Charlemagne’s influences on Europe during his reign allowed for the development of modern society. Charlemagne is called the "Father of Europe"; he was able to unite most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. He is also responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance a cultural‚ artistic and religious revival headed by the Catholic Church. Through his conquests and internal reforms‚ Charlemagne encouraged the formation of a common European identity. Both the French and German
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Feudalism is a popular theme in the 9th through 12th century. It refers to a social system that was key feature in medieval Europe (Medieval Europe: Feudalism) and is also “unsuitable in describing an extraordinarily complex situation” (Medieval Europe: Feudalism). The concept of feudalism adapted the longer it stayed around is why most historians do not approve of the standard concept of just a social system. The origin of feudalism stems from the “basic idea common to any society with a warrior
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