Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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Introduction I have been asked to put together a research project covering a topic of my choice. With enough thought from myself and guidance from my lecturer I have chosen to base my project upon the question ‘Why is Virgin so successful’. I have chosen this topic as I feel the company Virgin owned by Richard Branson has made such a mark within the business industry by starting out with a partner and a record shop to owning Virgin by himself with the Virgin logo spread across 400 company’s world
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The Nile River Ancient Egypt was one of the most successful ancient civilizations ever. One major reason it was so successful was because of the Nile river. The Nile provided many great thing that a civilization needs. The Nile provided a great fresh water source‚ a quicker way to travel‚ and vegetation/food. The Nile was a very important part of Ancient Egypt. One reason that the Nile helped so much was because it provided a great water source. Since the water in the Mediterranean sea was salt
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could fight more effectively. Most military commanders of the day simply had their troops rush wildly at the enemy‚ relying on superior numbers‚ better soldiers‚ or luck to carry the day. The Romans realized that they could not always rely on these‚ so they turned to strategy. Each situation was handled differently‚ taking into account terrain‚ the type and strength of the opponent’s troops‚ and the type and strength of the Roman’s troops. Here are some common formations‚ and tactics that were organized
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Dalton Cuthbert Per. 1 John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens born April 20‚ 1920 in Chicago. He was the Youngest of four boys‚ his grandfather ran the Illinois life insurance company which made a lot of money. and his dad built the opulent Stevens hotel. In his teens he saw his family’s good luck turn around when his dad was convicted of embezzling money to keep the hotel. Later on Stevens told the news that his dad was wrongly convicted. “Stevens ended up graduating
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Explain why Wisk was not so successful as Ariel Liquid? ‘Wisk’ was the new Unilever brand launched in 1985 and ‘Ariel Liquid’ was the line extension of Procter & Gamble launched in 1987. Wisk was not as successful as Ariel Liquid because – Product positioning: Product Positioning is a practice by which marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds of their target market for its product‚ brand‚ or organization. Wisk was positioned as an innovative robust product whereas Ariel Liquid
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America Online. Inc. (AOL) Q1. Prior to 1995‚ why was America Online (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? First mover advantage – AOL was a leader in the development of a new mass medium: online services‚ Internet‚ multimedia‚ and other interactive technologies. It constantly developed and added new offerings to customers. AOL’s competitive advantage stemmed from its continued development of the evolving mass medium for interactive
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8/30/2012 Chapter 1 Projects in Contemporary Organizations Copyright 2012 John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Introduction Rapid growth in project management In the past‚ most projects were external – – – Building a new skyscraper New ad campaign Launching a rocket Developing a new product Opening a new branch Improving the services provided 1-2 Growth lately is in internal projects – – – 1 8/30/2012 How Project Management Developed Credit for the development of
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GE Energy and GE Healthcare Case Study 1. What are the business benefits of using information technology to build strategic customer relationships for GE Energy and GE Healthcare? What are the business benefits for their customers? Technology is no longer an afterthought in forming business strategy‚ but the actual cause and driver. Networking and data storage & analysis technologies enabled GE to gain a competitive advantage by providing unique products and services to their customers. What
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Why the Axis powers were so successful from 1939-42 The primary reason for the Axis powers’ success during this period of time was the fact that they were militarily superior to most other countries in Europe. By 1939‚ they had the second largest air force in the world with 8295 aircrafts. Only Russia‚ (10382 aircrafts)‚ had a larger air force. The German’s and the Russians were allies at this time and so Germany didn’t view Russia as a threat. There was a similar scenario with troops. Hitler
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