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Jazz is a very unique genre of music because of how it was created and its complexity. It was, and still is to this day, one of the hardest styles to play on any instrument because of its improvisation. Jazz was made from a large culture collision, erotic past times and many famous musical genres mixing to create a beautiful sound that is still appreciated in this current day and age. There was a high demand for slaves in the south at plantations as field workers or houses as servants; because…

government of the US has a functioning program called Financial Aid. This program granted me the money to pay for my first two years in college. Therefore, not many countries can help aid students with college tuition. For example, the government of Venezuela would not be able to aid students like me with college tuition, because of their current government situation. I can therefore state that I am lucky to live in a country where my government has the sufficient funds to help people like me…

Wilson wanted many postwar actions to take place with the “Fourteen Points” and create a “league of Nations” (Brinkley, p.525). He helped end the Great War with the Treaty of Versailles (Brinkley, p.526). TR on the other hand resolved conflict in Venezuela, Panama Canal construction, and Peace of Portsmouth (Brinkley, p.510-511). TR received a Nobel Peace prize from his actions and made the U.S. internationally recognized, but Wilson resolved the Great War. Wilson and TR’s careers were both…

Before joining Dr. Smalley’s group, I worked as a Research Laboratory Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Nestor Gonzalez-Cadavid at UCLA. At that time, I was also a graduate student in a Ph.D. program in Venezuela and Dr. Cadavid was my thesis advisor. Finally, my last job was in Ecuador where I cooperated in the Prometeo Project along with other scientists to boost scientific research in a university which did not meet the minimum academic and research standards…

The Tiwi and Yanomami are two different cultures that are settled in different places. The Tiwi are indigenous groups of Australia that lived on the Melville and Bathurst islands. The Yanomami are indigenous groups of Brazil and Venezuela that lived in the Amazon rainforest. Analyzing the relationship between the Tiwi and the Yanomami culture, we can have a brief understanding about the comparisons and contrasts of their religion and practices. The similarities/alike of the Tiwi’s and…

Making it Overseas This article explains the essential qualifications that a person must encompass in order to be successful as a global leader. It states that without these qualities a person is sure to fail in their new environment. The three components of a global leader are intellectual, psychological, and social capital. Some individuals have a greater chance at having these qualities if they have lived in different countries or are even bilingual. A compelling argument stated in this…

barrels of dirty oil every day. This will not have a measurable impact to the U.S. gas prices or energy reserves as the oil will be sold and shipped overseas. This does not help the U.S. in the reliance of obtaining oil from the Middle East and Venezuela. The U.S. needs to take a step forward with renewable cleaner energy sources not to put money into a polluting fossil fuel proposal as the Keystone XL pipeline. There are far too many environmental concerns as well as health and safety issues.…

2.1. Diversification Strategy Gazprom has been established in 1989, having a long tradition, natural resources, and experience lead Gazprom to the position of being the largest natural gas explorer in the world and one of the largest companies in the world. Gazprom’s position of being the leader among global energy companies is achieved through their strategic objective by securing reliable supplies, implementing sales markets diversification, scientific and technological…

per year. Opening economic relations presents a clear revenue generating opportunity for both countries. As an economy, Cuba is a primary importer, running a perpetual trade deficit. Cuba’s main imports are machinery, food and fuel coming from Venezuela and the EU. With that being said, Cuba possesses and abundance of sugar, tobacco and pharmaceuticals. Unable to conduct trade with the U.S., Cuba primarily exports these products to the EU and Canada. Alleviating economic policies towards Cuba…

This great country we live in called America was named after one of history’s important contributors. It was named after an Italian-born explorer and merchant named Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo was born in 1451 in Florence, Italy. He was born into a family of culture. His uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci, a Dominican Friar was his educator instead of him attending to the University of Pisa as his older brothers did. His father was a notary in Florence and one of his other uncles was an…