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The city of New York
New York1 (/nuː ˈjɔrk/ ), officiellement City of New York2, autrement connue sous les noms et abréviations de New York City ou NYC, est la plus grande ville des États-Unis et l'une des plus importantes du continent américain. Elle se situe dans le Nord-Est des États-Unis, sur la côte atlantique, à l'extrémité sud-est de l'État de New York. La ville de New York se compose de cinq arrondissements appelés « boroughs » : Manhattan, Brooklyn,
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The Oil Industry
Introduction The petroleum is a very controversial product because of its issues in many fields; it is not only a common consumption good, but also a rare commodity, which a lot of protagonists are ready to fight for. Its repartition is unequal, and his industry is then quite unusual, because in all the fields that petroleum affects (commercial, economical, industrial, geopolitical, environmental…), its represents a real advantage. The petroleum has been exploited since the 1850s
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The End Of Cold War
Max Ranger THE END OF THE COLD WAR a.What was the Second Cold War? The Second World War is a notion used by contemporary historians to describe the intense degradation of East-West relations which had been softened during Détente. The initial notion, used to picture the reawakening of tensions between the USSR and the USA, belongs to Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, who stated on June 1st 1978 in
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The 10 Firms That Rule The WorldPublished 11 Days Ago
The 10 firms that rule the worldPublished 11 days ago A significant portion of the global economy flows into the hands of a small group of financial institutions—that much we’ve known for some time. But in a new paper, flagged by the New York Times’ Economix blog, Stefania Vitali, James B. Glattfelder and Stefano Battiston name names. Using a methodology based on “ network topology,” the Swiss researchers identify which financial actors are at the
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Should Greece Leave The Euro Zone And Return To The Drachma ?
Should Greece leave the euro zone and return to the drachma? In the short term, leaving the euro would be disastrous for the majority of Greek and very risky for other Europeans. But there is an alternative solution, which has an evil name: inflation.Greece has a short term problem: should we leave the euro? The vast majority of Greeks (three quarters, according to opinion polls) refuse to do, both fearing to lose what remains of
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Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven
Intro) Sherman Alexie, was born in October 1966. He grew up on the Indian Reservation in Wellpinit in Washington State. Poet, novelist, and screenwriter, Sherman Alexie won different prices like the 2007 Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award and the 2003 Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award. He lives with his family in Seattle. This text is an extract from The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1993. Mini look
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The Press Conference In The Right Stuff, Texte Et Commentaire Simplifié
Washington D.C, April, 1959. The astronauts’ first press conference The seven men have been selected after evaluations. They have to attend their first press conference in Washington D.C. NASA executive: “After a long and unprecedented series of evaluations which told our medical scientists of their superb adaptability to their upcoming flight it is my pleasure to introduce to you seven Americans… Gentlemen all… Virgil “Gus” Grissom… Leroy G. Cooper… Donald K. Slayton… John H. Glenn ,
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The Young Vagrant
This document is an extract from a novel entitled Therapy, written by the English author David Lodge and published in 1995. General presentation. The scene takes place in a building of the West End of London, in contemporary London. The narrator is a man who lives in this building. He must be a middle-aged man since he keeps referring to the other character as “young”. He lives in a comfortable flat (equipped with a video
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The power of attitude (document anglais)
Power of Attitude Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst...a spark that creates extraordinary results. Excellence Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others
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Organization Culture Of The FBI Via The Film "The Silence Of The Lambs"
The main purpose of this paper is to reveal how the organizational culture of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is embedded in the dialogue between the characters of Clarice Starling and her mentor, Jack Crawford, during the first minutes of the movie the “Silence of the Lambs”. This analysis relies on the Edgar Schein's organizational culture model and the three levels of culture he identifies. According to this author “Culture is an abstraction, yet
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The importance of water to human beings
The main topic this class discussion deals with is the importance of water to human beings. The articles raise new issues that few of us know about. The worst thing most humans fear is the disappearance of water as a drinking and irrigating source. The articles discussed subjects beyond the ordinary issues. In fact it deals with water as a natural leaving environment for millions of species. Experts have identified dead zones called Hypoxic areas
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The Effects Of Basel III
The causes of the crisis are complex, multiple and wide spread gue to the interconnectedness of the financial system. However the effects were not felt the same way in all the countries and some were lefts unscathed such as Brazil, Russia or Asia in general. There are many explanations on why the financial crisis occured : macro economic imbalances, lax monetary policies, regulatory and supervisory failures, too big to fail and dissorted incentives, excesses of
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The problem of immigration in the EU
Abstract This paper is dedicated to the problem of migration as an inevitable and controversial process. The research conducted in this paper is based on following the evolution of the EU documents and analyzing migration statistics and findings provided by experts in this area. The main finding of this study lies in the fact that there is a permanent contradiction within the European Union between the need for common actions and the national interests of
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The use of " lorem ipsum "
In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum[1] is placeholder text (filler text) commonly used to demonstrate the graphics elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout, by removing the distraction of meaningful content. The lorem ipsum text is typically a section of a Latin text by Cicero with words altered, added and removed that make it nonsensical in meaning and not proper Latin.[1] Even though "lorem ipsum" may arouse curiosity
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The Green Consumer
I. Green Marketing and Green Consumer The market for naturally derived ingredients has seen significant growth in recent years and it is due to a near universal recognition that consumers, companies and governments needed to work together to combat climate change, pollution and other environmental challenges. Respecting and protecting the global environment is becoming a growing importance for many consumers. From 2008 to 2009, consumer demand for green products grew 15 percent and 70 percent
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The Giant's Causeway
I)SITUATION II)Origin the Giant’s Causeway: These spectacular formations are due to volcanic activity dating from the tertiary ago some 50 to 60 million years. This phenomenon, called prismation is due to shrinkage cracks during cooling characteristics of certain lavas, especially basalt. In other words, the "Giant's Causeway" resulting from the erosion of an ancient basaltic lava expelled fluid to tertiary. Thermal contraction of the lava during cooling (immediately after issuance) created fracturing hexagonal columns III)
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The Death Penalty
The death penalty 1) The presentation of death penalty in the United state First of alle I’m going to make a general presentation of death penalty in the united state beginning with the definition. A- definition Capital punishment in the United States, in practice, applies only for aggravated murder and more rarely for felony murder. The methods of execution and the crimes subject to the penalty vary by jurisdiction and have varied widely through the
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Ode To The West Wind
Overview: "Ode to the West Wind" Introduction "Ode to the West Wind" was first published in 1820 in Shelley's collection Prometheus Unbound: A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts, with Other Poems. In his prefatory note to the poem, Shelley wrote: "This poem was conceived and chiefly written in a wood that skirts the Arno, near Florence, [Italy] and on a day when that tempestuous wind, whose temperature is at once mild and animating, was collecting
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The Eugenics Still Exists
THE EUGENICS STILL EXISTS: Peru: Mass sterilization for Indian people Between 1996 and 2000: more than 300 000 women were sterilized in the name of a fight against poverty. They have been deprived of the ability of having children because of a policy aiming at reducing the birth rate led by the neighbour the US and the World Bank. The latest thought that the increase in births is dangerous for the growth. The main targets
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The accession of Iceland to the European Union.
The European Commission has today finalised a series of aid programmes to support reforms in countries wishing to join the EU. The funding, totalling almost 1 billion euro, comes under the 2011 budget of the Instrument for pre-accession Assistance, and will be available to Western Balkans, Turkey, and Iceland. In fact, since July the 17th 2009, Iceland confirmed it desire to join European Union. This decision was a huge surprise for a lot of specialists,
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Political Ideologies : Abnegation Or Fulfillment Of The State Intervention ?
Introduction From the communist regime in the ex-USSR to the more liberal view in The United States of America, political ideologies have evolved over time and influenced the view on the role of the state. Through time and space, the intervention of the state has varied according to the intrinsic characteristics of political ideologies. Nowadays, the term of welfare state is well known and highly valued under certain ideologies whereas other consider the state as
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Biographie de Bruce Frederick Joseph Sprinsteen alias "The Boss" (document en anglais)
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey. Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Much of his status stems from the concerts and marathon shows
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The black rat
Species and description The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats, and originated in Asia. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild. The term "rat" is also used in the names of other small mammals which are not
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Résumé How To Master The Art Of Selling ? CHAP 1&2
How to master the art of selling ? 1-Qu'est ce que le métier de la vente réellement ? Réussir est un investissement personnel en temps, en argent Il faut voir la vente comme un challenge de tous les jours dans lequel il faut rester positif, les seules limites que l'on a sont celles que l'on se fixe, on peut être qui on veux On ne naît pas « excellent vendeur » cela s'apprend » Un excellent vendeur doit : Faire de
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The Kooples
En 2005, les frères Elicha veulent monter leur marque de vêtements, mais au même moment, Fast Retailing achète à leurs parents l’enseigne Comptoir des Cotonniers. A cause d’une clause contractuelle de non-concurrence (un des fils était responsable de l’image et de la communication chez Comptoir des Cotonniers), ils vont devoir attendre trois ans avant de lancer leur ligne de prêt à porter. Eté 2008, une campagne de publicité mystérieuse est lancée et crée le buzz.
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