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Nokia is the world’s leading mobile phone company. As of 2012, it is the world’s second largest mobile phone maker(after Samsung), with a global market share of 22.5%. The Nokia head office is located by the Gulf of Finland in Keilaniemi, Espoo and was constructed between 1995 and 1997. The building is named The Nokia…

Quartz is the most abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust, forming when silicon and oxygen combine. These two elements are the main components of the Earth’s crust. Sedimentary rocks can form by compacting sediments or crystallizing dissolved minerals. Quartz, with its chemical formula SiO2, has been discovered in both the Earth’s crust and meteorites as…

Land disputes between the Native people of North America and Europeans have been ongoing throughout history, with no resolution in sight. Unfortunately, these conflicts persist. One particularly violent and intense land dispute started twenty years ago in present-day Canada. The Oka Crisis took place in Oka, Quebec and involved a clash between the Mohawk people,…

How successfully did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia between 1906 and 1914? Ruling Russia between 1906 and 1914 was very difficult: the government was not democratic, peasants and workers were extremely angry because of the living conditions in the countryside and the cities, and political opposition to the Tsar was…

            Andre Gunder Frank’s paper, “The Development of Underdevelopment,” mainly revolved around the reasons why there are countries that are still underdeveloped up to this day. In addition, Frank also discussed the processes of how country underdeveloped in the past, which gave birth to the name of his paper.             The central idea that he…

History and Background The Muslim Brotherhood is a Sunni Islamist movement which spans many nations, and is the largest and most powerful political Islamist group in the world. In many Arab nations, particularly in Egypt, it is the largest political opposition force. Founded by Hassan al-Banna in March 1928 in a city called Ismailia, its…

This paper discusses the Norman conquest of Ireland, which began in 1170 and the impact this had on Irish life, including religion, society and politics. It concludes that the immediate effect of the invasion and conquest was the re-organization of Ireland’s administration, which became more centralized and subject to Norman sovereignty. A parallel development took…

The four great reformers in ancient Greece and Rome made their contributions in various ways, and in various fields. The two famous Greek reformers are Solon and Cleisthenes, and the two famous Roman reformers are Gracchi and Marius. Their reforms ultimately helped to elevate the democracy of the country. However, the methods and the reformer’s…

During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Islam in the Middle East was introduced to its greatest threat yet; modernization. Conflicts within the muslim community and the rapid development of the surrounding world, has left the muslim society in the dust. The technological/scientifically dominant Ottoman empire went through expiration and was left…

Orion Nebula Essay, Research Paper The Orion Nebula contains one of the brightest star bunchs in the dark sky. With a magnitude of 4, this nebula is easy seeable from the Northern Hemisphere during the winter months. It is surprising, hence, that this part was non documented until 1610 by a Gallic attorney named Nicholas-Claude…