ASIA CONTINENT, ASIA FACTS Of all the seven continents, the continent of Asia is the largest with respect to both area and population while Australia being the smallest in both regards. The total area of Asia is calculated to be 43,810,582 kilometers square, covering 30% of the total earth's land and 8.66% of the total earth's surface. This continent shares its border with Ural Mountains to the East, the Arctic Ocean to the North, the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Indian Ocean to the South.
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explored South America. And later named America after himself. And there was Bartholomew Diaz who was also a navigator of the sea, but he was from Portugal, and the first European to round the cay of good hope in 1488. Then there was another Italian explorer, he to commanded the English exploration and alter discovered the North American mainland. He was John Cabot. The House of Burgesses was the lowest legislative house, and it was located in colonial Virginia. Holy land in America is the strange
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The literal rule of statutory interpretation should be the first rule applied by judges. Under the literal rule, the words of the statute are given their natural or ordinary meaning. They don’t interpret meaning. Lord Diplock in the Duport Steel v Sirs case (1980) defined the rule: “Where the meaning of the statutory words is plain and unambiguous it is not then for the judges to invent fancied ambiguities as an excuse for failing to give effect to it’s plain meaning because they consider the consequences
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These coded tattoos are used to form commitments and are a way to bond with people within the group. This reason also serves as a motivation for people in North America. Another similarity when comparing these two cultures is that tattoos serve as memorials or represent a specific, important event in their life. For example, in North America, a person may obtain a tattoo of a lost loved one to honor their memory. If a tattoo of a rose is seen on a prison inmate this indicates that the inmate turned
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Culture at Nickelodean Latin America Similarly to the company's slogan "Nick te connecta a tu mundo", the culture at Nickelodean connected all aspects of the company and every employee. It is a culture that empowers employees as mentioned by one secretary who commented on leading one of the bi-monthly meetings. She stated "the experiece was empowering." (pg 14). Upon entering Nickelodeon's offices, one could clearly identify observable artifacts. Employees of the "kid focused environment dressed
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the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in 48 countries, and soon beyond (read: Space). We have about 10,000 employees working across our Chicago headquarters, a growing office in Palo Alto, CA, local markets throughout North America and regional offices in Europe, Latin America, Asia and around the world. * Interactivity: Since the payment information is saved with the Groupon account you can just tap on a deal to purchase it. The app will give you a scannable barcode that the shop offering the
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How far do you agree that population growth was the most important factor in causing social change between 1625 and 1688? * Population growth * Colonisation- North America colonies and also The Caribbean * The growth of London and its impact on economic development Throughout the 17th century Britain underwent substantial social change beginning most prominently under the Stuart monarchs Charles the 1st and 2nd. Many things changed drastically in and around this period which lead to
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Colonial Latin America Resistance vs. Accommodation The conquest of the Latin America back in the 16th century was a colonial project that dispossessed millions. This period saw the apparent contradictions of the combination of implausible violence as well as a long legalistic peace. However, there has been an ongoing perception that had been there for a long time that describes the history of the colonial Latin America as one that was of accommodation and resistance. The purpose of this paper is
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to find its way over to the Americas. One of the major pull factors for slavery was the opportunity for free labor, which allowed the land owners to cultivate mass quantities of consumer goods. In fact most of the first major consumer goods exported (such as tobacco, corn, cotton, beans, ext) all came from slave plantations. Life for a slave was not the least bit easy, they were taken from their families in Africa then sold to a slave lord who brought them over to America then were resold to plantation
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cultural interactions between the Europeans and the Native Americans were ultimately destructive for the natives, but overall beneficial for the Europeans. It is clearly stated in many history books that the European diseases brought over to the Americas decimated much of the native population. This dramatic loss of population affected the natives willingness to resist European assimilation, and thus contributed to the loss of many native cultures but a blending of European and native cultures. Furthermore
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