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Atheism has dated back as early as the 16th century and is still around today; However, communism was a political theory derived from a philosopher named Karl Marx in 1848 (www.dictionary.com). The rise of communism and atheism in Russia in the 20th century started off tempestuous (Thesis). Atheism also doesn’t guarantee good behavior any more than religion does, and “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” became a tragically apt phrase in the 20th century (www.dummies.com). Atheism does not come…

history, with a total of almost 900 days. The city’s capture was one of the primary targets of the German Operation Barbarossa, which was the name the Germans gave to the invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22nd of the same year. During the siege, rationing was quickly introduced. Soldiers and manual workers got most of the available food, which at times consisted of nothing more than bread composed mainly of sawdust, and then followed the rest of the…

(Parrino, Kidwell, & Bates, 2011). “Capital budgeting projects can be classified into three types: (1) independent projects, (2) mutually exclusive projects, and (3) contingent projects. Capital budgeting have two terms cost of capital and capital rationing (Parrino, Kidwell, & Bates, 2011, pp. 304-305). Parrino, Kidwell, & Bates (2011) further noted that cost of capital can also be thought of as opportunity cost…

continent got dry or went through a drought that changed the way the farmers planted their crops. The farms then have to ration water supplies to help save water and to help continue the agriculture farms in that area running. This lead to the debate of rationing water and other supplies that farmers use because of the costs of money and lost of…

This essay will discuss the life and accomplishments of William Bradford. William Bradford was a very interesting figure in early American history, he became a pilgrim, helped found, and became the governor of Plymouth Colony, and signed the Mayflower compact. The life of William Bradford was a very interesting and exciting life and is now one of the most iconic figures in early American history. William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, in Yorkshire, English. His father was a yeoman…

There are many definitions of small firms, but the most relevant ones include the `smallness` factors (no market power, high uncertainty, autonomy of running your own business, a small share of the marketplace). According to Hakim (1989), the smaller the business is, the less likely it is to have high growth ambitions [Small business and entrepreneurship, Storey and Greene]. So, we will focus on what matter most for the owner: the survival. Therefore, I will discuss about lifestyle firms with a…

Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor!!!!! Dateline, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Today, warplanes of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval Station at Pearl Harbor. While the losses are not yet known in detail, estimates say that 2,400 service members were killed. Four battleships have been sunk with one of them, the Arizona, apparently damaged beyond hope of restoring her to service. The attack involved hundreds of airplanes and came in two, possible three organized…

The world-famous classic fable Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, showcases the perversion of a revolution that went wrong in a critique of the Russian Revolution. One of the key themes in the novel indicates that a populations’ ignorance can lead to their social and political oppression. This was exemplified by the animals’ behaviour in the text through their toleration of manipulating the seven commandments, their constant state of believing what they were told, and the gradual decline…

Vladimir Ilich Lenin, first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic, is credited with creation of the term, “Commanding Heights.” This particular term is used to describe sectors of a nation’s economy which are deemed a necessity for the country’s survival; examples of this include electricity, mining, transportation, and perhaps the most important – petroleum. As societies around the world became more technological, the need for more efficient fuels began to rise. Due to this very…

The market structure for inputs in is typically monopolistic and prices rarely reflect actual scarcity because of subsidies and rationing. Input market integration is low and constant availability is problematic; therefore, the use of purchased production input is limited (Hatting et al., 1998). The time required to achieve a return in agriculture is a problem for loaning (Unruh and…