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- 18311: Industry Production
- ... with increased competitivity, enable them to penetrate international markets, in this way contributing to the consolidation of the Italian image and presence throughout the world. The Industrial Sectors The steel and metalworking industries The country's economic revival in the immediate postwar period was essentially sustained by development and expansion of the basic industries, particularly the steel industry, itself conditioned by the importation of raw materials such as ores, scrap iron ... material supplies (synthetic fibres) and the utilization of the fabrics produced, the textile sector is closely allied (also by vertical mergering of companies) to the chemical and garment manufacturing industries. The latter, in particular, i s still scattered over the country, in the form of small firms. The food industry Development of the food industry is a direct consequence of the expansion of large urban centres and progressive industrialization. Strictly allied ... clays, marls, etc.), including Sicily, and are found in Sardinia too, where crystalline and volcanic rocks predominate. There latter (formed from ancient and recent lava and tufa) also appear in Sicily and along the peninsula's Tyrrhenian margin (where there is a considerable concentration of volcanic phenomena, in part still active) as well as in the Alps. Finally, the flat areas, including the great Po-Venetian Plain, are basically formed ...
- 18312: Summary of Pike's "Remember Me"
- Summary of Pike's "Remember Me" I have been interested in novels by Christopher Pike since I first discovered one of his works. I find his stories very concentrated of deep concepts and meaning. I recently discovered that to ...
- 18313: Crane's "The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky": The Marriage of the End
- Crane's "The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky": The Marriage of the End "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane, was a story that showed the dying of the old west and the merging of ...
- 18314: Socrates
- ... unlike the others, he knew that he knew nothing. Socrates had many ideas and philosophies concerning issues other than the knowledge of oneself. These included explanations of the universe, the belief in god, and life’s goals. Other, earlier philosophers, had many different interpretation for the makeup of the world. Some believed that it was made out of numbers, others thought that it was made of a single substance, or many ... that people who had achieved goodness in their lives knew where they were going afterwards, and that evil people tried to ignore the fact that immortality existed. He preached that the soul was a person’s true being, and that our goodness in life reflected on the goodness of our souls. According to Socrates, each individual should try to make his soul as moral as possible so that it can be ... one. He thought that no matter what kind of government subsists; it should be followed solely because a form of law and order must exist in a society to control it. One of the tyranny’s leaders was a former pupil of Socrates and hated his teacher. He tried to make life harder for Socrates by banning the teaching of philosophy in the streets. Socrates ignored him. In response to ...
- 18315: Saddam Hussein
- ... in 1979. His many goals as President included attempting to increase industrial production, reorganizing government policies in agriculture, and improving education and the status of women. Hussein first began a successful development program of Iraq’s huge petroleum resources. However, this development and economic and social advances were at risk when Iraq went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hussein started this war to control Arab-inhabited areas and especially for oil resources. Hussein is also known as a ruthless leader who used chemical weapons on Kurdish people seeking freedom in the 1980’s. In August, 1990, Hussein invaded and annexed Kuwait for violating oil production laws set by the Organization of Petroleum Exports Countries(OPEC). (Kuwait had lowered the price of oil.) The Iraqi forces killed many Kuwaiti people and stole or destroyed much property. Hussein apparently wanted to use Kuwait’s vast oil resources to help Iraq’s economy. Many people believed that Iraq would next invade neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia. Some of the countries that opposed Iraq’s invasion and that sent ...
- 18316: Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea": An Analysis
- Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea": An Analysis Everyone has an arch enemy. Batman had the Joker, Superman had Lex Luthor. But without their enemies, they would be unimportant, just like anyone else. One could ...
- 18317: Beowulf
- ... Grendel makes his usual nightly visit and finds many victims waiting to be killed (725). To his surprise, he meets his match, which happens to be Beowulf (748). After a brief confrontation, Beowulf rips Grendel’s arm off, and Grendel runs away to die (823). Beowulf is considered a hero now for risking his life to stop Grendel from killing anymore Danes (837). Not only does Beowulf protect all the Danes ... his motives are not the most honorable motives. This shows the Pagan values of the time. Materialistic things meant a lot to people during this time. The next day, there is a celebration of Grendel’s death. Beowulf and his group of warriors leave the mead hall to go sleep in their beds (1300). While they are gone, Grendel’s mother decides to extract revenge (1257) by going to the mead hall and killing the king’s best friend (1296). The king sends for Beowulf and tells him what has happened. The king asks ...
- 18318: The Bank of Montreal
- ... It has six billion dollars, in terms of capitalization in North America, the Bank of Montreal was the third largest bank by 1859. (Canadian Banks And Global Competitiveness, p.36.) "The bank served as Canada’s central bank until 1935." (http://www.bmo.com) In 1917, the general manager of the bank, Sir Frederick William-Taylor, knew that a group of British businessmen were interested in buying the Bank of British ... and chief executive officer of the Bank of Montreal is F. Anthony, Comper. The bank had played an important role in the government. Without a central bank, the Bank of Montreal acted as the government’s bank, a position that demanded a high level of liquidity at all times. (Canadian Banks And Competitiveness, p.33.) In 1843, the bank aided the government in the practical administration of the canal loans, and that is when the bank ties with the government strengthened. (Canadian Banks And Global Competitiveness, p.33.) The Montreal’s municipal finance also became involved with the bank as it expanded its involvement with the public sector. (Canadian Banks And Global Competitiveness, p.35.) The bank captured the business of the government on November, ...
- 18319: An Analysis of The Lord of the Flies
- ... enjoyable read. One of the important topics that is discussed in the novel is human nature. Many aspects of human nature is depicted in the book, but one major is the development of a man's personality and character. This aspect of human idiosyncrasy is portrayed through the development of Ralph, the main character and protagonist of the novel. Ralph's development from innocent, irresponsible, playful adolescent to a tough, self-reliant man shows how the hardships and turmoil of life can greatly effect a person's character. The story takes place on a deserted island after a plane crash strands a group of adolescent boys. The boys are forced to learn how to live on the land without any resources ...
- 18320: Chiang Kai-shek
- ... merchant who lived in the village of Chikow in Chekiang Province. When he was fourteen years old, following the Chinese custom of that time, he was arranged to be marry by his mother (the bride’s name is not mentioned). His bride and he did not see each other until his walk down the aisle. He did this without complaints only to please his mother. Once he was married he met his bride’s parents, as was tradition. Due to Chiang’s bad temper, the meeting ended in arguments between Chiang and his bride’s father. Once home he tried to keep his mind off of the marriage and concentrated more on what kind of man ...
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