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    6. What are the key success factors in the European airline industry? ---When addressing this question we find it worthwhile to remind students that a KSF is what any firm in the industry must do to be successful. Based on this definition‚ the following KSF’s apply to the European airline industry: (1) A reputation for safety – This is a fundamental KSF for any segment of the airline industry. If a firm is not viewed as safe by potential passengers‚ they will not use the carrier. (2) Offering

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    There are many different factors that led to the European exploration. Some of the factors were to spread the religion of Christianity‚ and to grow wealthy. To find new sources to help grow wealthy was the main reason for the European exploration. Some of the explores also felt their job was to convert non-Christians. The new technology developed allowed the European exploration to occur. A new ship was developed called the caravel‚ it allowed the ships to sail against the wind. Also the printing

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    Motivated reasoning is defined by an impervious connection to held beliefs supplemented by a fervent rejection of contradictory opinion‚ this connection being dependent on emotional instinct over nuanced and dispassionate argumentation. Logically speaking motivated reasoning can be described as following; one believes something because x‚ but -x is possible‚ therefore one’s belief in x increases because of -x. Despite valid counterarguments towards one’s opinion and the counterintuitive nature of

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    occurring at the time. Push factors such as these drove many people‚ including the Chinese‚ to flee in order to escape from this turmoil. However‚ a major push factor was the failing economy caused by the British dominance in China after the British defeated the Chinese in the Opium War. 2.) Around the 1840s‚ gold was discovered in America. Word had spread that people were striking gold and becoming extremely rich. These tempting stories persuaded many immigrants that America was the land of economic

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    was officially colonized by the Spanish family of Montejos‚ although they did not have a major impact on the culture of the Maya. The king of Spain in 1526‚ King Carlos‚ granted Francisco‚ who was labeled as El Adelantado by the king‚ the right to colonize the peninsula of Yucatán. The first attempt to conquer Yucatán lasted about a year and was led by Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez.

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    Thinking back to Ferdinand and Isabella’s choice to colonize the New World‚ I believe they made the right decision. Even though I now know the terrible consequences that their decision inflicted on the native people‚ my position remains that colonization was worth the cost. Columbus’ letter described the New World; Hispana like it was a place for the gods. Perhaps‚ in the eyes of Europeans it was a paradise. Europe was suffering from a lack of resources‚ polluted rivers‚ and overpopulated landscapes

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    Mary McAuley sets out to describe the failure of communism in Russia and its sudden collapse in 1989-91. The Russian political experiment failed due to the following reasons‚ Communist theory assumes that all humans are basically good‚ well-motivated‚ and possess equal capabilities and motivation. This simply isn’t so‚ and Communism never found any way to overcome the problems this assumption caused. The failure of communism is due to human nature. Power corrupts. If Stalin was not corrupted by his

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    =Astronauts want to colonize Mars even though they would have to leave Earth forever. Although colonizing Mars would be a huge scientific discovery and help us in many ways‚ it should not be colonized. Astronauts should not colonize Mars as they would be losing everything like Earth‚ food‚ and money. All four of the astronauts that could go and try to colonize Mars on the Mars One Mission cannot ever come back to Earth. The people would have to leave everyone and everywhere they have ever known

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    Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Team Paper PSYCH/635 Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Motivation is important when it comes to learning. Once the child is given that push to learn something that may be of value to them‚ the motivation to learn will continue as time goes on. “Students have differing perceptions of the value‚ or perceived information‚ of learning” (Schunk‚ 2012). Some students gravitate to what my spark their interest‚ such as

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    Outline and discuss the main factors contributing to the movements of independence in Spanish America. The main factors contributing to the movements of independence in Spanish America can be seen to be influenced by international and domestic events‚ together with economic and socio-political conditions. These themes will be examined in considerable detail in this essay‚ together with the historical background which provides the foundation stone on which all movements of independence find their

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