The Ottoman Empire is one of the largest and longest lived of the great empires of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire survived for more than four centuries until it was finally dismantled at the end of World War I in 1918. The Ottoman Empire provides a direct link from the early modern period. At its height of power‚ the Ottoman Empire controlled a huge amount of territory‚ in the Middle East‚ North Africa and southeastern Europe including Greece‚ Hungary‚ the Balkans‚ Romania and Bulgaria. The
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Motivation and Work -Investigation and Analysis of Motivation Factors at Work Maren Bassy Avdelning‚ Institution Division‚ Department Datum Date 2002-01-18 Ekonomiska Institutionen 581 83 LINKÖPING Språk Language Svenska/Swedish X Engelska/English Rapporttyp Report category Licentiatavhandling Examensarbete C-uppsats X D-uppsats Övrig rapport ____ ISBN ISRN Företagsekonomi 2002/9 Serietitel och serienummer Title of series‚ numbering ISSN URL för elektronisk version http://www.ep
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To what extent was the industrial revolution a progressive process The industrial revolution‚ which took place in Britain and later spread to other parts of the world from the 18th to the 19th century was where there was a process of change from a hand production economy to machines and industrial methods. Moreover it later allowed mass production of food‚ material and significant inventions which was essential for conditions of life and that are still in used today. Although it occurred around the
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live knowing that their father was a too timid to stand up for his principles‚ "I have three children- how may I teach them to walk like men in the world‚ and I sold my friends?" (150). Proctor also hesitated to sign his false confession for fear of losing his tarnished‚ but all important name‚ "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies...How may I live without my name? (150). He knew that he could only have one name‚ and if he sign the false
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After learning about the life of Confucius‚ who is considered to be a genius of his time‚ we can see that his life had both successes and failures. Especially when he was trying to accomplish his goals in life. One of his failures was when he was 20 and managed grain stores. This was because his mind was not occupied by his job‚ but was focused on the turmoil in the world. Even though he failed at managing grain stores‚ it allowed him to also succeed. This is because by focusing on the turmoil in
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Democracy vs. Communism Democratic and communist political systems are based on different ideological principles. Although superficially they seem to share the "power to the people" philosophy‚ in practice the two systems of government structure the economic and political fabric of society in markedly different ways. In the economic sphere‚ communism calls for the government to take control of all the capital and industry in the country in an effort to get rid of economic inequality. On
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian born navigator who sailed in the service of Spain. He is commonly described as the discoverer of the New World America. Although Columbus was in search of a westward route to Asia by sea‚ the discoveries he did make were more important and valuable than the route he failed to find. It is certain‚ however‚ that Columbus was not the first European to cross the Atlantic. Documentary evidence supports claims that the Vikings reached the New World about A.D. 1000. And
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ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the
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Christopher Columbus Columbus was an explorer that made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in 15th and 16th centuries. Columbus was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia‚ but he never did. Instead‚ he accidentally came across the Americas and not India. He did not discover the New World‚ because millions of people already lived there‚ but his journeys marked the beginning of explorations into the new world. In the 15th and 16th centuries‚ leaders of several
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Napoleon’s Russian Campaign‚ which occurred during the year of 1812 is considered as one of Napoleon’s longest and hardest campaigns but also one of his greatest during his lifetime. The French invasion of Russia led to a major turning point in Napoleon’s plans‚ France’s future‚ and also changed Europe’s history. Napoleon was to face death by the tens of thousands of the french army week by week during this campaign. This Napoleonic Campaign was just the beginning of defeat that Napoleon was to encounter
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