...1. The Gold Standard was the equivalence of the county’s currency in exchange for gold. For example, in 1933, the United States price of gold was $20.67. Domestically The Gold Standard regulated the quantity and growth rate of a country’s money supply, and internationally it determined exchange rates for participating countries as well. Because these exchange rates were fixed, this cause the price levels around the world to move together through an automatic balance-of-payments adjustment process. If one country was able to increase its production rate, this would cause a drop in prices, which would lead to more exports and the transfer of money from one country to another. The Gold Standard assured long-term price stability, but it also caused prices to be very unstable in the short-term. This is because of gold discoveries occurring around the world at unpredictable times. Many counties also did not follow the “Rules of the Game”, which caused the Gold Standard to be un-credible at times. 2. In 1834, the United States switched to the gold de facto and in 1900 the United States Congress passed the Gold Standard Act. The gold de facto, replaced a bimetallic system, which included the use of gold and silver. Gold was used throughout the years domestically, with examples like in 1933 when Roosevelt nationalized gold owned by private citizens and abrogated contracts in which the payment would be in gold. The Gold Standard broke down during WWI, when the value of gold was at half...
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...Background The Defeat of the Ottomans During World War 1, a British High Commissioner, Henry McMahon, convinced Hussein Ibn ‘Ali, the Ottoman governor of Mecca and Medina, to lead an Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire which was aligned with Germany against France and Britain. McMahon promised that if the Arabs supported Britain, the Arab areas that were ruled by the Ottoman empire would be supported by the British government. A British army officer, Thomas Edward Lawrence and Faysal, Hussein’s son, led an Arab revolt which defeated the Ottomans successfully. McMahon and Hussein exchanged a series of letters from 1915 to 1916. The Arabs claimed that in the letters, the British had promised that Hussein would rule as King over an Arab kingdom which included the land of Palestine. The Balfour Declaration In 1917, Lord Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Minister, announced Britain’s support for an establishment of a “Jewish national home in Palestine”. This declaration is known as the Balfour Declaration. An Unfulfilled Promise A region was separated into two in 1921: The west of the Jordan river turned into the Palestine mandate and the Eastern side of the Jordan river turned into the Emirate of Transjordan, to be controlled by Abdallah, Faysal’s brother. Palestine became a united political area for the first time in modern history during this moment. Britain failed to fulfill their promise to make an independent Arab state throughout the separated region. Clashes broke...
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...without the consent of the colonists. As the Molasses Act was ending in 1764, Prime Minister George Grenville decided to renew if under a different name, The Sugar Act. Knowing that the colonists did not following the Molasses Act, this one would be strongly enforced. As the price of Molasses dropped so did the need to smuggle and this began to hurt the already impoverished colonists. One of the many ways colonists began to show their anger was to boycott British goods. They also began purchasing from other countries, which began to outrage King George. The Currency Act of 1764 passed by Prime Minister George Grenville prohibited the use of all paper money. This affected all colonists and in turn made their debt overwhelming. However, the Prime Minister did not stop there and passed the Stamp Act. This Act required all paper goods to have the British Seal affixed to it in order to be a legal document. The colonists were outraged and began to violently riot. While the previous Sugar Act affected trade, this new act affected colonist directly. There was no representation for colonists and as they began to voice their concerns, Parliament felt that it was “superfluous.” This once again irritated the colonists and they began to develop organized protests. The amount of colonists that united was growing and their pressure against stamp agents had many backing away from implementing it. What became known as the Stamp Act Congress represented all but four colonies as they...
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...APUSH DBQ #1 - Puritans The Puritans changed and influenced much of New England society in the 1600s through their religious belief that to be perfect was required in order to impress God. Originally a religious minority group from England, the Puritans started to migrate to America in 1620 in search of religious freedom. Despite facing religious persecution prior, they enforced their ideals on much of the New England population. A decade later, in 1630, John Winthrop became governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which he called a Puritan ‘city on a hill’. This became a model for other New England colonies to follow. Puritan culture was deeply focused on social connection, particularly religion, which they placed at the forefront of their...
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...There is no doubt that the Founding Fathers and colonists had multiple reasons for turning against the British government. They believed that the British were treating colonists unfairly. The British passed many tax laws that were detrimental to the colonists. Unfair Taxation, the intolerable acts, and most importantly the king did not address the concerns of the colonists. I can understand the point of view of the colonists, they had no say in how the taxes were collected and spent. Furthermore, acts such as the stamp act of 1765 taxed common goods such as newspapers, pamphlets, and cards. Moreover, Parliament was not willing to give colonists which considered themselves British subjects a seat in parliament. Consequently, in order to try and get parliament to listen, many riots, boycotts, and protests such as the Boston Tea Party occurred. It is easy to see why the colonists thought that taxes were unfair. However, some people believed that American colonists paid fair taxes since the government supported and defended the colonists. But, the British government, had Laws which taxed common goods and controlled their trade. Which in turn, caused the colonists to become alarmed and think that these laws threatened the right to govern themselves. Equally important, the intolerable acts were passed in Massachusetts as a consequence of many protests and disturbances that occurred. Britain thought that the riots were just isolated incidents in Massachusetts. Thus, the acts were...
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... There is a lot of things that you do not know about Israel and Palestinian conflict. In 1948, Israel declared independence as a new country in the region of the Middle East, also called Palestine. The inhabitants of that land were a mixture of Jews, Muslims, and Christians who had been ruled by the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire. After fighting the new country of Israel in a civil war, they spent the last 65 years being refugees in the Gaza Strip and West Bank without complete independence, but they are anti-semitisms, which means that they are against jews or Israelis. Nation is a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting particular country or territory. Palestinians does not deserve to be its own nation. Palestinians wants to become a nation because then they can have a stronger defense force. According to Document 8, it shows that a lot of Israelis died from terrorism and Palestinian violence especially in 1948 and 2002. This shows that the Palestinians wants its own nation because they are attacking the Israelis and they are trying to take over the place and control. Another example, according to document 7, it shows that a Palestinian is throwing rocks at the Israeli defense force tank. This shows that Israel has a better defense force than Palestine, and Palestine want to have a stronger defense force. Therefore, Palestine want to become a nation it's because that after Palestine became a nation, they can have...
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...writing. In fact, the three universities that I have attended in the past have all required me to use the APA style of writing. As I recall my high school years, the APA style of writing also seemed to be a favorite amongst my high school teachers. They all required that term papers be written in APA style as well. This type of writing actually does not differ much from the ones included in the text reading. The text mentioned the APA style of writing several times. In my opinion, it appears to be the most popular style of writing, especially amongst college students. Based on the results of the quizzes, my grammar skills were actually a little better than average. I actually had expected to do better, but I guess my grammar skills are not as good as I thought they were. In any event I feel very confident when it comes to spelling, as I have always been a great speller. Even in grade school, I was a good speller. I learned at a very young age to challenge myself when it comes to spelling. Challenging my-self in that area really paid off as I became older, as I’ve never had a problem with spelling. However, I feel that I need more help with run on sentences and with thought patterns. Though I proof read my paper several times, it’s hard for me to see that I have several run on sentences until after I get my grade back. In general, I feel that my writing is just mediocre. However, I also believe that when it comes to writing, I am my own worst critic. Reason being, I am never...
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...computer and communications equipment (owned by MIS) magnetic media (owned by Manager) power supplies and plant, such as air-conditioning units (owned by MIS) Software assets (owned by MIS) • • • • application software system software development tools utilities Information assets (owned by Manager or MIS) ‘Information’ means information held by the Company on its own behalf and that entrusted to it by others. The following are examples of the media which may contain or comprise information assets. • • • • • • • • • • databases and data files system documentation user manuals training material operational or support procedures continuity plans and fallback arrangements back-up media on-line magnetic media off-line magnetic media paper Services • • computing and communications services (owned by MIS) heating, lighting and power (owned by Manager or Building Services Manager) 1 17/01/03 First•Base Technologies Town Hall Chambers High Street Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5DD UK Tel: +44 (01273 454 525 Fax: +44 (0)1273 454 526 info@firstbase.co.uk Guidance on Information Classification Categories for classifying document security Category 1 : Routine (non-confidential) documents Description: All documents of a routine nature. Effects of disclosure: No measurable damage to the company or a department. Examples: Normal memos, routine reports, circulars. Estimated occurrence of this classification: More than 80% of all documents would be within this class...
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...TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: CC: [CLICK HERE AND TYPE NAME] SAMUEL NEWMAN-BREMANG [CLICK HERE AND TYPE SUBJECT] OCTOBER 22, 2013 [CLICK HERE AND TYPE NAME] C R E A T I N G W A T E R M A R KS I N M I C R O S O F T W O R D [Note: Some steps may vary in Word 97. For additional help, search for “watermark” in the product help or on the Microsoft support site at http://support.microsoft.com.] A watermark is any text or graphic image (such as the “Draft” in the background of this document) that is printed to overlap existing text in a document. A logo printed lightly behind a letter or the word "Confidential" printed lightly on a contract are other examples of watermarks. The rotated “Draft” watermark on this page was created using the Word Art feature. You can insert pictures (such as a logo) from a file or using Clip Art. All three features can be found by clicking on Picture in the Insert menu. To view a watermark as it will appear on the printed page, click Print Layout on the View menu or click Print Preview on the File menu. The watermark will print on every page of this document, just like headers and footers. To edit the watermark or insert a new one, you need to click Header and Footer on the View menu. TO FORMAT A WORDART WATERMARK (LIKE THIS “DRAFT” EXAMPLE): Use the WordArt… command on the Format menu to choose your desired settings for your watermark. There are multiple tabs in that dialog. Use the “Colors and Lines” tab to set the color and transparency. (This “draft”...
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...How to Write a Good Academic Paper? That is a question which most students ask and most of them are new to academic writing. Academic writing if taken as a whole, then it would help you figure its significance and what is more important is, it would help you understand the purpose of it. Any good academic writer’s quality is his/her mind is loaded with creative set of ideas that help him navigate through the whole topic of academic paper. Ideas lead you to somewhere and only a few good students are gifted by nature and if you are not then you can also build up a good rhythm of academic writing. Secondly, you should also have a good sense of your audience; you should know what element of your academic writing would entice them and also create some space for your write-up for reading in their schedule. You then research for resources and data that would be of great use to enlighten your readers. Knowing what you audience wants, should be in your priority because readers enjoy what they seek in your writing. Usually what they look out for is something that could either bring them a smile or get them to think over the subject. Having creative ideas doesn’t guarantee a good and well-researched academic writing. You need to able to figure out ways of putting your research in a proper format so that readers don’t feel deviated from the focal point of your write-up. You should use your sources with proper attentiveness else it would completely ruin your efforts from top to bottom....
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...Hey Jessica, I’m glad your interested in attending the University of Phoenix let me tell you about some of the great resources that are available. First of all they have all kinds of hands on workshops that you can sign up for. They have ones for writing, math, computer skills, exam prep and plenty more. Some other resources are the Center for writing excellence and the Center for mathematics, there are grammar tutorials and plagiarism tutorials and a plagiarism checker as well to help make sure your papers have the proper grammar and the plagiarism checker reviews your paper and tells you how much similarities there is with your paper and other papers so you don’t accidentally plagiarize your paper. Riverpoint writer is a tool to help make sure you are citing your papers properly. In the center for mathematics center they have running start which gives you a review of math concepts to help you brush up on your skills, build math confidence gives you tips to deal with math anxiety it also has study tips, test tips, worksheets and videos. They also have live online math coaching which is only available two weeks before your math class starts through the end of your class. Hope reading about all these resources makes you want to come to the University even more. gotta go talk later. Hello Everyone, I want to review some of the great resources available here at the University of Phoenix. First off I want to go over the workshops that are available to you. There are all...
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...Joe Polce English 015 Mrs. Wickman How To Roll Your Own Cigarette Is anyone in your life a cigarette smoker? Do you often notice that they are always complaining about their ever-rising price? According to the U.S Census Bureau, out of the 6.7 billion people in the world, 2 billion are smokers of cigarettes or some other form of tobacco. Almost 75% of these 2 billion spend between $1000 - $1500 yearly on their favorite packs and cartons that they just cannot resist. We know its a habit, right? Its also an expensive habit. I am going to show you a quick and easy way to not only cut the cost of cigarettes in half, but also save you hundred of dollars. A select few smokers of the modern world have been fortunate enough to find the solution to the climbing prices of cigarettes. This solution is actually very simple. Why don’t we, instead of spending the $6 plus on an already produced pack of Marlboro Lights, make and produce our own pack of very similar cigarettes? Herein lies the solution; roll your own cigarettes. Most people shy away from such an idea claiming that they would never know where to start, or have no idea where they would buy the equipment, but on contrary the first steps to this new lifestyle are very easy, and the tools needed are readily available. The benefits of rolling your own cigarettes are numerous. First off, its inexpensive. GS Hammack, a man who writes for a website called AssociatedContact.com, said that “smokers that are looking for...
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...go fuck urself Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. Paper is a versatile material with many uses. Whilst the most common is for writing and printing upon, it is also widely used as a packaging material, in many cleaning products, in a number of industrial and construction processes, and even as a food ingredient – particularly in Asian cultures. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Papermaking 2.1 Chemical pulping 2.2 Mechanical pulping 2.3 Deinked pulp 2.4 Additives 2.5 Producing paper 2.6 Finishing 3 Applications 4 Types, thickness and weight 5 Paper stability 6 The future of paper 7 See also 8 References and notes 9 External links History Main article: History of paper Further information: Science and technology of the Han Dynasty and List of Chinese inventions Hemp wrapping paper, China, circa 100 BCE.The oldest known archeological fragments of paper date to 2nd century BC China. Papermaking is considered one of the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China, and the pulp papermaking process is ascribed to Cai Lun, a 2nd century AD Han court eunuch.[1] With paper an effective substitute for silk in many applications, China could export silk in greater quantity, contributing to a Golden Age. Paper spread from China through the Islamic...
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...Terrica Thomas Mr. David Makhanlall Eng 090 12-11-11 My journey as a writer is when I do my papers I have to make sure that I have the correct grammar and no misspelled words. Because when write you want to make sure that your papers flows and that you stay on topic. Because you as a writer wants the people to understand what they are reading. Because your paper have to have so meaning to it and it have to have some clarity to. When I revise my papers it make me look at the things I done wrong. Like when I have misspelled words I can correct them and when I have sentences that don’t make sense and I take the out. When I write I make the mistake of writing a lot of write on sentences. I have to make sure that I don’t do that anymore. I have to make sure that I don’t forget the punctuations because I have the habit of not putting them where they belong and stuff. When I was writing my paper on my mother I think that I did a good job but I think that I could have writing about her goals in life. What she has done with her life right now and what she wants to do right now. I could have talk a little more about what she has done for me when I was growing up. What she had to do to raise three girls on her own. The pattern of errors that I need to work on is run on sentences. Because when I write I can write a sentence that can go on and on forever without a period. A sentence fragment when I write I tend to write a sentence that don’t make any sense...
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...reading and writing various forms of academic discourse • To further an awareness of oneself and others through the exposure to, study of, and experiences with the written word Course Breakdown INTRODUCTION Introduction and Diagnostic Exam Grammar Review Elements of Style by Strunk and White RESEARCH Definition of Research Research Topic Problematique and Thesis Statement CRITICAL THINKING Understanding and Evaluating Data Introduction to Reaction Papers BASIC ELEMENTS OF WRITING Audience, Point of View, Levels of Language, Voice, Style Structure of the Essay Proofreading and Editing PRE-WRITING Ideas and Data-Gathering Sources and Kinds of Sources Introduction to Report Writing Organizing Ideas Introduction to Concept Papers TECHNIQUES IN WRITING Kinds of statements Making Assertions Art of Persuasion Documentation and Plagiarism Introduction to Position Papers Requirements: Report 15% Reaction Paper 15% Concept Paper 15% Position Paper 15% Research Paper 20% Research Journal (Blog) 10% Class Participation 10% House Rules: 1. English Only Policy will be observed inside the classroom during class time 2. 6 absences = a grade of 5...
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