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THE WESTWARD EXPANSION Introduction: In 1783, the United Kingdom declared the American independence. And six years after, in 1789, George Washington became the first president of United States of America. At the same time, the constitution was voted. The westward expansion consist of an appropriation through force of an huge territory, whiwh stretched out in North merica, between Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean. This land, with a progressively colonisation of her estates, the purchases of

Florida •Economy •Fun •Beaches •Shopping •Population •Language •What to see in Florida • Florida is a state located in the Southeastern Unites States, bordering Alabama and Georgia. Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state in 1845, after a three hundred year period of European rule. • With an area of 170,305 km2, it is ranked 22nd in size among the 50 U.S. states. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, approximately 2,170 km. Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine

– this describes a bond or other fixed-interest security whose market value is higher than the price at which it was issued. (Fr: au dessus du pair) above the line - normal business expenses and revenues that come above the net income or net profit in a profit and loss account or income statement. (Fr: hors taxe) absolute advantage - the ability to produce a particular good more cheaply than other countries. (Fr: avantage absolue) absorption costing - see full costing. (Fr: coût global) absorption

Comparative uses of metaphors in discourses on Chinese economic growth China has emerged in the last decades from a closed economy, to an open economy experiencing very high economic growth. Indeed, based on the date of the World Bank, since 1980, the gross domestic product of China grow of about 2500%, while on the same time, the American one only about 400%. This very fast economic growth allowed China to be today the second economic power after the United States and in front of Japan, with a GDP

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Insight in cultural processes in Latvia after the reestablishing of independence 1991 – on the way to join the EU As a former member of the Soviet Union, Latvia was living into the regime of the “ethnic federalism”, single-state party and centralized social, cultural and economical system. The regime was characterized by censorship, persecutions and propaganda which ruined both demography and cultural life: art was conditioned to fit with the regime, abolishing creativity and rebellion;

globalisation, and in order to penetrate international markets and strengthen their competitiveness overseas, multinational tend to send more and more expatriates for international assignment purposes. However, many multinational companies neglect the repatriation management. In consequence, workers with considerable value as they have great knowledge of market and solid experience are lost by the companies. Also the competitiveness of the company is largely undermined. In order to retain the

hatred. In reality it is hard to believe relations between France and England in modern times under a different mode than the confrontation between two divergent and competing models. Beyond the diversity and multiplicity of the two countries, is there a real unity? The "rosbifs" are hypocritical, frumpy, drink too much beer and flavor all their dishes with mint sauce. The "Froggies" are arrogant, dirty, treacherous, rude and always on strike. These two identities are constructed in opposition

Distribution on the continent III] The culture A) Technology B) Music IV] Native Americans today in the usa Conclusion Introduction The Native Americans are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central and South America. They are also called the Aboriginals, the Indigenous People or Amerindians. Application of the term ‘Indian” originated with Christopher Columbus, who thought that he had arrived in the Est Indies, while seeking Asia. . This has served to imagine a kind of racial or cultural

Pastré Business in Marketing T00141607 Analyse and discuss the political, social and cultural environment of Ireland from the formation of the Free State up to 1960. Introduction After centuries of British occupation marked by many rebellions where Irish Republicans have worked for the right of Irish people as a whole to attain national self-determination, Ireland increased its independence movements. In this study we will talk about the evolution of the Irish society in Ireland from the