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    complete control and claimed divine power. When Caesar Augustus took over the bureaucracy lost all its power and the emperor gained that power. The other empire is the Gupta of India which was a not very centralized government but had a emperor that claimed divine power. The Gupta also did not have a very large bureaucracy like the Romans. The Roman Empire and the Gupta Empire both had a emperor at the center with a small bureaucracy‚ but the Gupta gave some power to their local officials. The Romans

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    World War II it was an era of simplicity and desperation the general population had housing crisis‚ food shortage and raw material shortages etc. Political Influences On a global political stand point there was a uniting of ideas and governments; what we know today as the United Nations (UN). One of the main ideas which the UN has grown up around is ‘The individual possess rights simply by virtue of being Human’ (The Universal Declaration of human rights); which was adopted by the general assembly

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    In the mid-1800s‚ New Zealand and Britain were two very different countries. While Britain was a flourishing country with big cities‚ tall buildings‚ a steadily growing population and civilised enough to have organised people into classes‚ in New Zealand the Maori had only settled three-hundred years earlier‚ the land was heavily forested‚ there was no major cities or towns and there was no money – only trade. Although Britain was much more developed than New Zealand‚ it was becoming overcrowded

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    Imperial Presidency 2 examples from 19th century - Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus - Jefferson bought Louisiana‚ wasn’t his Constitutional right - Jackson breaks up national bank into many "pet banks" - Jackson forced out Cherokee Indians even after Supreme Court decided on Indian side: "Supreme Court has made their decision; now let them enforce it." 4 examples from 20th century - FDR declared neutrality but sold Destroyers to Britain (Lend Lease) - Truman ceased a steel

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    i AUTOMATIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION ROSLINA BINTI MOHD RAZAK UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA ii “I hereby declare that I have read this project report and in my opinion this project report is sufficient in terms of scope and quality for awarding the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Industrial Power)” Signature: .......................................................................... Name of Supervisor: En. Azhar Bin Ahmad Date: 8 May 2009 ………………………………………

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    Laboratory 1: Power Factor Correction Figure 1 Power Factor Correction Note: The ammeters & Voltmeters read PEAK values‚ but the Wattmeter reads true rms power. This circuit is available on StudyNet as pfcor.sch‚ for use with TinaPlus in D411/D421. This lab consist of two sessions Session 1: Preparation (2 Hours). This is an open lab session where you will need to fill up the preparation answer sheet Session 2: Lab experiment (2 Hours). This is a supervised session where you will

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    called the power factor angle and the cosine of this angle is called the power factor. Power factor may be defined also as the ratio of the real power to the apparent power whose value lies between 0 and 1 and it is dimensionless quantity. Figure 2 Shows the Power Triangle Voltage (V) θ Current ( I) Apparent power (S) Reactive Power (Q) θ Real Power (P) Figure2. Power Triangle Figure1. A typical vector diagram for ACvoltage and current It has been observed that the power is very

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    It can be argued that Britain is both democratic and undemocratic; this can be shown via a range of issues relating to British politics and the society in which we live. Democracy is a form of government in which supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system. It states that all citizens have equal access to power and that all people enjoy the right to universally recognised freedoms. It is also the freedom of expression‚ speech and other civil liberties. The selection

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    What factors led Britain to declare war on Germany in August 1914? On the 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany‚ on the side of France and Russia. There were many factors that contributed to the war; some commentators believed it was a stockpiling of issues that ultimately led to it. Initially it was Austria-Hungary who declared war on Serbia‚ on the 28th July‚ after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Serbia to the ultimatum they had issued her. This was triggered by the assassination

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    To answer the question‚ it is important to understand the various factors that and differences between India and Britain. Did Britain control all of India‚ sections of India around the early 18th century were controlled by other european powers such as France‚ portugal and Spain. France had established control over Yanam and Karakal on the east coast. Whereas portugal’s territories were limited to Goa‚ Daman and Diu around the mid 18th century. In addition‚ after these forces were expelled from India

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