Case in point, the vast majority would distinguish the Boston Pops as entertainers of "Classical music" or John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath as an issue "Classic" of American writing, despite the fact that they have little to do with relic. ... The recovery of Greek learning was supported by becoming contact between the Greek and Latin holy places at the Council of Ferrara-Florence in 1438 "1445 furthermore by the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453, after which Greek émigrés escaping the city took up habitation in Italy and brought home the bacon by instructing ...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states and non state actors alike, that attempt to resist these often ill defined phenomena captured by the all embracing notion of 'globalisation'. For example, the long term tendency towards freer trade, electronic commerce and the seemingly uncontrollable power of deregulated capital markets do...

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In doing so we found the respective revenues per store to be: Latin America - $34.4 million, North America - $23.1 million, Asia - $21.5 million, and Europe - $10.5 million. Latin America makes up 26% of existing stores but contributes 38% to revenue while Europe makes up 20% of the store base but only contributes to 9% of revenue. North America and Asia/Pacific make up 50% and 4% of stores and contribute evenly to revenue at 49% and 4% respectively. ... We expect this to improve the outlooks for revenue generation in underperforming regions like Europe in hopes of raising it to North Americ...

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It is of the utmost importance because while it is technically limited to the North Atlantic area, the treaty countries exercise control over a humungous bulk of the strength of the free world, and what happens in Western Europe has direct and immediate political and economic repercussions in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and Latin America. ... This will affect our economy tremendously and in effect create thousands of new jobs for American workers to function in. ...

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The small Christian community movement is a living, dynamic organism. Because it is a movement - indeed, the movement of the Holy Spirit, as Ian Fraser often reminds us - it has a certain spontaneity, which means that it takes on different shapes and hues in different contexts. This compendium gives...

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A developed country is one which provides a high standard of living to its people as a result of the per capita income and Gross Natural Product. Many European countries which have already developed all their resources and have reached a high level of development can now generate their own capital ...

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The notion of Third World is commonly accepted especially amongst scholars in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... The final factor that Armes talks about is the United States of Americas role in dominating the film distribution as a...

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Colonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. From bringing in diseases to establishing key infrastructure, colonialism has created this everlasting effect that still has a significant influence on African societies today. The issue of race, however, can...

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Introduction  Modern African states have several problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particular...

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The intended learning outcomes of the new teaching: A Study in Practice During Spring Semester 2009, I taught the course "English 303: Short Stories" designed to introduce students to the short fiction of pre-modern and modern periods through short stories of England, Europe and Americas. ... The practical problem we faced in terms of choosing short stories by writers of Europe, England and America is enormous. ... While I wanted to stick to my own list, some of my students were in favour of including short stories from other regions such as South Asia, Africa, Latin America and...

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Said, a Palestinian-American, knows full well of these repercussions and made many ground-breaking claims about just how powerful Western influence has been on these areas in his book. ... The term, "colony" comes from the Latin word ˜colonus', meaning farmer. ...

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Our research set out to improve our understanding of the immigration from 1960s up to 1980s and by exploring the rhythms and realities of everyday life both of immigrants and natives people. This research is based on the immigration policy in Britain, which structured the lives of immigrants. We aim...

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