Defining my own cultural identity by Stefanie Öttl Culture is one of the most difficult concepts in the human social sciences and there are many different ways of defining it. It is often argued that culture is a learned behaviour pattern shared by a specific group of people. Culture is about shared meanings‚ and language is the privileged medium in which meaning is produced and exchanged. People sharing one culture interpret the world in roughly the same way. Defining my own cultural identity
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that led to its divestment from other interests and retention of mobile-telecommunication as its core business. History of Nokia The company was first started as a paper manufacturing firm by Fredrik Idestam at Tammerkoski Rapids in south-west Finland. Due to the European industrial revolution and the growing consumption of paper and card-board the company soon became successful. The company was named Nokia Abs in 1871 and added electricity generation to its business in 1902. The company launched
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France from Germany. This made France prepared to bypass the League if necessary in order to be strong against Germany. Successes * Aaland Islands * Sweden and Finland wanted control and threatening to fight for it. * The islands were between both countries. * League said the islands should go to Finland‚ Sweden accepted and war avoided. * Upper Silesia *
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EU Enlargement Background The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC)‚ formed by six countries in 1958. In 1967 they merged into European Community. The Maastricht Treaty established the EU under its current name in 1993. The EU has grown its size by the accession of new member states. For example‚ on May
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LEIPÄJUUSTO – EXPORT PROJECT November 20‚ 2011 Introduction This paper aims to focus on producers’ strategy and steps when they try to enter new market place - Russia‚ with specific product. This product is Leipäjuusto. It is Finnish fresh cheese traditionally made from rich milk from cow that has recently calved. Then it was dried. It could be stored for a few years. To eat it‚ the dry and hard cheese was heated on a fire which softened it and produced an especially appetizing aroma. Commercial
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Since its launch‚ in 2007‚ and until the end of 2013‚ Apple sold 500 million iPhones. It’s an impressive number. in 2012 alone‚ Apple sold 120 million iPhones‚ in 2013 Apple sold 160 million iPhones. Without a doubt‚ the iPhone has become a ’cult product’‚ a ’must have’ device. Which are the secrets behind the iPhone astounding success? To understand the spectacular iPhone success‚ and the iPhone phenomenon‚ we need to start by analyzing the cellular telephone market in the
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“I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself”(quotezine). Peter the Great built the foundation Russia stands on today‚ and enabled Russia to become the world power that we know today. Some may credit Peter with inciting westernization in Russia‚ but westernization started prior to when he was born. After delivering thirteen children to Tsar Alexis I‚ Maria Miloslavskaya died trying to give birth to her fourteenth child. Out of five sons two survived ( Fedor III and Ivan
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The League of Nations 1. The body that was formed out of Wilson’s 14 Points was called the League of Nations. (a) The League’s aims and objectives were set in 26 articles known as the Covenant. (b) President Wilson was hoping that the League would unite against any future international wars. (c) The League of Nations offered the idea of collective security. This meant those countries would act together if any member were threatened by any hostile state. 2. In the beginning the League did have
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BLITZKRIEG (LIGHTNING WAR) In the first phase of World War II in Europe‚ Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks‚ planes‚ and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would
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The drive against drunken driving and binge drinking has helped shift sales from the ’on-trade’ (beer consumed on the premises‚ as in pubs or restaurants) to the off -trade (retail). Worldwide‚ the off-trade increased from 63 per cent of volume in 2000 to 66 per cent in 2005. The off-trade is increasingly dominated by large supermarket chains such as Tesco or Carrefour‚ which often use cut-price offers on beer in order to lure people into their shops. More than one-fifth of beer volume is now sold
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