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crashing (eating, smoking, drug influence, etc.). Cases were drivers responsible for the collision (at-fault), and controls were drivers not responsible for the collision. Participants were selected and interviewed from the emergency department of the Bordeaux University Hospital between April 2010 and August 2011. Eligible patients for inclusion into the study had to have been admitted to the hospital within 72 hours, and they must have had a Glasgow Coma Score of 15, meaning that they could…

3. The Functioning of Bordeaux’s Market place To analyse price dynamics in a given market requires a description of the market, of which these prices are the consequence. The market place of Bordeaux is the common name for a complex system in charge of the trade of Bordeaux’s fine wines. It comprises several stages during which each actor has its attributed role. We have divided the relevant actors of this system in four main professions, namely the producers, the brokers, the traders and the…

The hundred years war Started when Charles the IV of France died in 1328 without an heir and Edward the III of England claimed the right to the kingdom of France. He made this claim through his mother. The French did not want a foreign king ruling over them so they went to war proclaiming Philip the VI of France as the new king. The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King…

World War I is known as one of the bloodiest wars in history, claiming over 17 million total casualties. It was a conflict between global powers that produced mass destruction and casualties on a completely unprecedented level. So much so, that the generation of young, surviving soldiers became known as the “lost generation”. Towns and cities lost whole generations of young men. Wartime has been the producer of many hardships, but critics and historians have often found that wartime also serves…

Olin. Then in his sophomore year he worked as an assistant coach, remaining in that position until he graduated in 1957. When he graduated his parents moved to Kansas city and he followed suit until he was drafted into the army and stationed in Bordeaux, France. He also served in Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam and Laos “You felt like you were on the front lines. I mean you were doing very important work. It was…

School 3: Functionalism Basic premises: • Functionalists argue that society should be understood as a system of interdependent parts. o Individual meaning cannot be understood independently of a wider system of collective practices and beliefs in which they are embedded in. Furthermore, these practices can be explained according to the functions that they contribute to social life as a whole. Points of Influence: A. Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) a. Polish-British anthropologist, educated in…

The Hundred Years’ War, a long battle between England and France, caused several factors directly and indirectly and greatly affected both countries afterwards, changing the European societies from feudal states to modern sovereign states. This extremely long battle was not a mere fight, but a turning point that affected the way nations are ruled today. This war started in 1339 when Edward Ⅲ invaded Northern France. It continued intermittently for more than a hundred years, involving several…

Dog fighting is a universal “blood sport” that will pit two dogs against each other. Dog fighting is either used for entertainment or the people attending this events will bet money on which dog will win. Money is not the only thing that will be circulating during these events. Dogs will either fight to the death or until they can no longer participate. Even though dog fighting is illegal and a felony in all 50 states it has not stopped dog fighters from continuing the fights. (2017) Dog…

Ever since the beginning of the sugar trade, slavery has been a defining characteristic. First originating in India, the sugar trade quickly became a lucrative and successful industry for merchants and sailors. In the early 1500s, the sugar trade expanded with the discovery of the “New World,” also known as the Americas. Large portions of land in the tropical regions of Central and South America were subdued to become sugarcane plantations. At this time, the native inhabitants of the regions, as…

European city to another. The Plague first struck Messina, and then made it through Marseilles and into Tunis in North Africa. Then it made it to Rome and Florence, which were two cities in the center of all of the trade. In 1348, the plague hit Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, and London. At the time, there was no reasonable explanation for what was happening. Doctors and physicians relied on…