Service‚ a precursor of the modern United States Coast Guard was created by congress on August 4th‚ 1790. The Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton requested the creation of the armed seagoing service as a means to collect tariff revenue on both imports and exports. From humble beginnings‚ only ten small cutters were originally authorized‚ the Coast Guard has grown by incorporating numerous federal agencies with a varying mission sets. Today‚ the Coast Guard has eleven statutory missions: Ports
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1. What does 19th-century poet‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ mean by “We are all Greeks”? What were the two ancient Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean Sea? What myths or characteristics are these two ancient civilizations known for? He means that modern individuals- profoundly influenced by the Hellenic ideals of reason‚ beauty‚ and the good life on earth. Two bronze age civilization of the Aegean sea were the mycenaeans and the maritime. They were known for being prosperous and seafaring. 2. Who is
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The Sun The sun is the largest object in the solar system. It is a middle-sized star and there are many other stars out in the universe just like it. Even though it is only a middle-sized star it is large enough to hold over 1 million Earth ’s inside if it were hollow. The temperature on the sun is far too much for any living thing to bear. On the surface it is 10‚000 degrees Fahrenheit and the core is a stunning 27‚000‚000 degrees Fahrenheit. But don ’t worry we are over 90‚000 million
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Wellfleet Bank Case Study 1. Given its strategy‚ what kind of risks does Wellfleet Bank face? Wellfleet Bank faces a variety of risk in its daily operations. Risk faced by Wellfleet Bank associated with this case study includes market risk when there are changes in interest rates‚ exchange rates and other prices. This is especially true for Wellfleet Bank because they are considering a $1 billion loan to Gatwick Gold Corporation (GGC)‚ a South African gold producer. Additionally‚ operational risk
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OPERATIONS OF BANK AGENCY IN KENYA- EQUITY BANK AND BANK AGENTS IN NAIROBI WEST by MUNGA‚ DOROTHY WAMBAIRE 056157 A Management Research Project Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce Strathmore University 2013 Declaration This is to certify that this research proposal is my original work and that it has not been presented or submitted for a degree award in any other institution of higher learning. Information from other sources
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The movie 21 There is one thing I like in this movie‚ Trick math and card counting was one of the fascinating thing in the movie and the introduction of the principle of variable change (The Monty hall problem and conditional probability). A game show host tells a contestant to choose between three doors. Two doors have a goat behind them…and the other has a brand new car. He tells the contestant to choose a door. The contestant chooses door #1. Then‚ the host‚ knowing what is behind each door
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Quercus agrifolia also known as Coast live oak comes from the family of Fagaceae. Comprised largely of non-native trees like the ficus‚ magnolia‚ eucalyptus‚ and the iconic palm.Before the first human set foot here: the sycamore‚ the California bay laurel‚ the walnut‚ the oak. Of these‚ the oak tree especially has been a powerful force in shaping the region’s human history. Oakwood became an integral part of many communities’ material cultures‚ and‚ more importantly‚ acorns gathered from oak trees
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SHC 21: 1.1 To express yourself precisely it is important to be able to communicate well with others. I can build really good relationships depending on who I’m communicating with. You need to build a good relationship with the children because every individual child is different‚ some may be really shy‚ whereas some may be very interactive‚ and it could be a child with special needs. 1.2 Greeting with a positive smile and making eye contacts with my colleagues‚ line manager and the children
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111-003 Dr. Bell October 30‚ 2014 ZanjIn the passage‚ “The Coast of the Zanj‚” the author‚ al Mas’ udi‚ an Arab traveler gives us a brief over view of how the people on the east Africa coast lived. It began when Arab traders sought the land. The traders married the daughters of chiefs and would gain ownership of the lands of Zanj. Similar to other areas of the world‚ the people of Zanj have their own unique way of living. “The coast of the Zanj‚” gives us insight on the people’s trade‚ language
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* Chapter 21 Study Guide Answer Key 4. How did the rapid industrialization of warfare impact the war? It generated an array of novel weapons‚ including submarines‚ tanks‚ airplanes‚ poison gas‚ machine guns‚ and barbed wire. This new military technology contributed to the staggering casualties of the war‚ including some 10 million deaths; perhaps twice the number wounded‚ crippled‚ or disfigured; and countless women for whom their would be no husbands or children 5. With whom did the Ottoman Empire
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