Essays on Portuguese

Archaeology is the study of both ancient and recent past of human beings through material remains. Archaeology gives us a unique perspective on the culture and the history of human beings which helps us understand both the ancient and the recent past of a certain group of people greatly. This study helps us understand where, when, why and how people lived on this planet. It also examines the different kinds of changes that human culture has undergone over time, and tries to seek an explanation for the changes. In this paper, we will be discussing the archaeology of both ...

Multiple factors went into play before the Europeans claimed dominance over world trade routes and conquered vast lands outside Europe. With a particular interest in the fact that the Chinese boasted better navigation tools and sea vessels than the Portuguese and the Spanish did by the fifteenth century (World Shrinks17mins), the rise of the West benefited greatly from the lack of competition. In other words, if the Chinese had maintained their desire to show their military prowess to other nations, then the West would have taken longer if not failed to come into power. A view of the animated ...

How the world shrinks

The primitive era saw the world coming together in the 15th and 16th century whereby there were a shift and movement of kingdoms all around the world. The example of Angola stands as an important one as it saw a movement of the Europeans into Angola and the surrounding areas. There was a better system of administration, judiciary, and management in the country after the Europeans entered the country, and it led to its betterment. To name the areas as primitive only means, there was a lack of available options for improving the societal conditions, and when the country ...

Search Strategy

The plan is to identify sources available online that are discussing the issue of terrorism. Currently, ISIS (Islamic State) is at the epicentre of global terrorism and the plan is to use credible source that identifies ISIS as the perpetrator or probable endorser of conflict and violence. Therefore, sources need to be identified from recent history that defines the actions taken by ISIS and the impact of their actions. In addition, ISIS also warns in advance about the possible attacks and requests their followers all over the world to take up arms and assassinate people. The sources selected in ...

1. Historical evolution of Mumbai Mumbai has a long history of evolution that spans for 1000 years. In 1343 the cluster of seven islands was controlled by the Sultanate of Gujarat, and later in 1534 following Portugal invasion, the area was converted into a trading center (The British Library Board). The Portuguese coined the term Bom Bahia, meaning ‘the good bay’, and developed dwelling units, factories as well as ship building yards in the Island cluster, which later became known as Bombay (The British Library Board). With the establishment of East India Company, the British ousted Portuguese, and used ...

Culture and customs influence the structure and functioning of organizations (Martin & Chaney, 2009). Brazil is one of the leading economic partners of the United States. Managing an organization in Brazil requires strategies attuned to the local culture and customs.

Background of Brazil

Brazil has a democratic political system. Executive and legislative leaders of the federal republic hold office via election. Brazil’s economy is the eight largest in the world. In 2012, the country’s gross domestic product was $2.25 million. (PwC, 2013) Main exports are agricultural products and natural resources. Industrial production has also grown. Primary imports are oil and natural ...

The New World was so called because it was unchartered territory for quite some time. Through exploration, it was soon discovered by chance through the exploration of navigators such as Christopher Columbus who was en route to finding a shorter way to the Asia. The New World Specifically refers to areas that lie within the Western Hemisphere. The Europeans, in general, came to the Americas to increase the wealth of their nations, through expansion, trade and the exploitation of resources. However, each nation had their intentions which later led to a rivalry within the New World. In 1492 the ...

Human Resource Management

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Blessed Beauty Inc. is a company which specializes in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics and personal beauty products as well as household products. The company, which was established fifteen years ago, has a network of ten individual sites in the United States and is looking to expand internationally, particularly to Latin America. The current organizational ...

The Berlin Conference, or the West African Conference, took place between November 15, 1884, and February 26, 1885, and sought to settle skirmishes that erupted among the European nations that desired territories in Africa. Central to the calls for the Conference was Otto Bismarck of Germany and the French government. By 1884, three European powers boasted of control over a portion of the Africa Continent: the British, French, and the Portuguese. However, with the Conference and the ensuing endorsement of the “General Act,” tides changed as the colonization of Africa gained momentum (Craven, 2015, p.38). Before the Berlin Conference, ...

Introduction

The end of the nineteenth century is the period of the final partition of Africa between the European powers. European states demanded the immediate "salvation" of “savages” and bringing the noble atmosphere of the church Sunday schools to Africa. One of the latest British acquisitions was the State of Benin, the remains of the once mighty forest empire. The art of Benin was developed under the direct influence of the more ancient culture of Ife. In the XV-XVII centuries this art has reached its zenith. At this time (1400) Benin kingdom (which previously recognized the authority of the supreme ...

Point Lobos is an area in Monterey County, California, which encompasses Point Lobos Natural Reserve, Point Lobos State Marine Reserve, and Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area (). It is currently used as a marine protected area, a recreational scuba diving destination, and for hiking by tourists, but the area has a long cultural history. The coastal area was inhabited by tribes of indigenous people that are known collectively as the Ohlone, who lived in the area until the first European explorers arrived in 1602 (). Since then, Point Lobos has been inhabited by a number of different people until it ...

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Both Judith Carney and Rafael Marquese examine the contribution of African Slaves in the development and production of specific cash crops. Carney believes that the production of Rice in South Carolina is as a result of diffusion of agricultural culture from Africa to Americas. She argues that rice production was the culture of the West Africans far before the Portuguese explorers reached Africa in in the 14th century. Rice was the staple food among most of the West African communities. They used the mangrove swamps to create paddies and used canal irrigation to water the rice. The same methodology ...

Slavery existed in the Americas from the early colonial days and its rapid rise was observed in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Brazil, the Caribbean and the British and French colonies in Northern America when the world trade was actively growing and there was a shortage of labor. The major countries in Europe were able to turn the slave trade into a very profitable business. At first the Portuguese and later the Dutch and the English began to export slaves from the West African coast to the different destinations in the New World. The Middle Passage became a vital part ...

The impact of motivation and job satisfaction in Portuguese hotels

Main Aim & Objectives: The main aim of the research is to assess the impact of Employee motivation and Job satisfaction in Portugal hotels. This will help any hotel to improve its processes.

Research questions:

RQ1: What is the impact of employee motivation in Portuguese Hotels? RQ2: What is the impact of employee job satisfaction in Portuguese Hotels? In today’s economy, great store is placed on the abstract values such as knowledge and competence possessed by the workers. A great value in the hotel industry for which customers are willing to pay now, is being created through the human capital or ...

African resistance to colonial powers has an extensive history that dates before the nineteenth century. The responses to colonial rule varied by location, religion, and resources that included both violent and nonviolent tactics. It is important to note that most rebellions were complex and strategically planned in the rising intolerance of colonial rule on the continent of Africa. Although Europeans aimed to divide and conquer, they did not always successfully change relationships among African communities who worked together in resistance. Nonetheless, foreign colonial powers were successful in recruiting tribes to assist in conquering other tribes who were in conflict. ...

Ever since attaining its independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822, Brazil has seldom enjoyed any prolonged spell as a true democracy. In fact, Brazil’s longest period as a truly democratic state began a few years ago in 1985 after transitioning from a military government. The period after independence has been dotted with a monarchy; which was one of the few in the Americas, and a series of military coups that the country became synonymous with in the 20th century. A multiplicity of both domestic and external factors coalesced to create political instability in the country with a ...

Racism continues to be a major problem in America though people ignore the fact that it continues to exist. Many state that the end of slavery and the birth of civil rights ended racism. The few who believe in the vice state that it exist in how people carry out their day-to-day activities. For instance, it is common for people, especially leaders, to condemn racism yet they act it out a few moments later on a particular individual. I believe most of the people who preach it, do not live it. From the lesson, it was clear that racism ...

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Decoration of the porcelain

The Chinese have created different styles, plans and systems of enhancing porcelain since their assembly. The porcelains went from family rice dishes to vessels utilized as a part of magnificent customs. The Cloisonné was first not well known to local people as it was considered to have no taste and disgusting. As time advanced, the Chinese started to like the Cloisonné and it developed to be extremely well known, it was portrayed by glossy, enhancements, which were multi shaded, it was embraced for use in the sanctuary and royal residences. Metal vessels were utilized to deliver The Cloisonné ...

The forcible removal and transportation of millions of African men and women to the Americas took place for over three centuries starting in the mid 1400’s and ending in the late 1800’s. The importation and enslavement of Africans resulted in great economic growth as well as a resettling of the American Continents. An estimated 6.5 million people came to the Western Hemisphere. 83 percent of the people arriving were African slaves. The slave trade sets the precedence for capitalism. This was because the labor of the slaves generated great wealth for businesses in America and Europe. The ...

Indigenous Language

Introduction Language is a very essential communication tool across the globe. It is defined to be the capability to use and attain different systems of complex communication that people use. There are many different language systems that are used all throughout the numerous races in the world. Linguistics is the scientific study mainly focused on language. Way back in the 20th century, there had been so many arguments about the origin or language. One is that language arose from the logical and rational thought while the other argument would be it arose from emotions; Immanuel Kant is one of ...

European colonization of the North America began in the 15 century when John Cabot reached the northern part of the island of Newfoundland and declared it the possession of the English crown. The meeting of Europeans with indigenous people of North America was followed by both not equal fight, and interaction. However, as a result of this racial and cultural mixing was born and began to develop a new civilization. The colonists did not find gold in the new lands and therefore, their development differed from the Spanish conquest and at the first stage was peaceful. Before the colonization ...

1497-1498

These journal entries written by Vasco de Gama relate incidents in his voyage from Africa to India (1497-1498 CE). He and his crew anchored at the Bay of St. Helena, present day South Africa. They remained there eight days to clean and make repairs on their ships. During their brief encounter with the natives of the bay Vasco de Gama and his men showed them a variety of items such as cinnamon, cloves and gold in an attempt to determine if such merchandise could be found in that region, but they soon realized that the natives were not acquainted ...

Introduction

The pathophysiology of atherosclerosis involves a series of complex events that can be likened to that of a chronic inflammatory process, which results in the development of an atherosclerotic plaque. The first step in the process involves injury to the endothelial cells of the artery that results in endothelial cell dysfunction. The activated endothelial cells attract vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and leukocytes, which proliferate and accumulate in the walls of the artery (Seidman, Mitchell, & Stone, 2014). These cellular components lead to the formation of a large amount of connective tissue matrix. This is the ultimate end point in ...

2.11 Modern imperialism and economic globalization Economic globalization refers to increased instances of integration and interdependence among various national economies of the world. While the phenomenon has grown over the years as a result of deliberate government actions such as trade deals, the idea has its origins in the era of colonization by the world powers from the beginning of the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. The effects of imperialism on the global economy continue to be felt until today. It is therefore important to have some background on imperialism. Imperialism was initially a project of a few European ...

Introduction

Globalization refers to the integration of economic activities with local and foreign companies competing in the host country. It involves the liberalization of the markets so that trade can be conducted freely. It brings in technological advancement into a country and the customer benefits greatly since the transaction costs have been reduced.

Globalization has led to the increase of multinational corporations in the world market due to the liberalization of trade policies and practices. The spread of globalization is based on the capitalist theory of free trade. With globalization there are winners and losers. The bilateral and multilateral trade agreements ...

WALTER RODNEY (1975), LIMITATIONS of the African petty bourgeoisie, Toronto: Afro-carrib publishers

For a long time now since the so called independence which was attained from the imperial powers, the African, Asian and Latin America working and the majority masses have continually experienced deprivation and untold suffering. This is rather ironical considering that it is the same masses under the ‘guidance’ of some indigenous political leaders who struggled to attain this independence. It was expected that the working classes who form the majority of the population would after gaining independence enjoy both political, social and economic freedom. That every person ...