Armada is a popular Spanish word for a fleet. In 1588, the most fortunate fleet in Spain, the la felicissima armada, made up of 150 Spanish, Portuguese and Naples ships was made. This was the largest fleet of the time across Europe and it was considered invincible by Phillip II of Spain. A description of the fleet was later published in Europe with a main goal of spreading fear amongst the enemies of Spain.
Planning of the Armada campaign was done by King Phillip II of Spain. He came up with the plan as he intended to sail with his army and navy up the English Channel. The group of about 30,000 …
There are many challenges facing Irish agriculture today. Agriculture has always been the mainstay of Ireland. However, the number of farmers in the fields in Ireland has been decreasing each year. This has a bearing in the overall production and output from agriculture. Statistics by the Irish government indicate that one out of five farmers in this country is poor. This implies that the farmer earns an annual income that is not more than £7,000.
This is not enough and things appear even worse when challenges facing Irish agriculture are considered closely. Decline in agriculture in Ireland has happened at a time when huge investments have been made in this sector. 1.25 billion pounds were invested …
The Convention of the Commonwealth of Independent States on Human Rights and Fundamental freedoms was opened for signature on 26 May 1995 in Minsk. The convention was signed by seven of the twelve states that are members of the CIS on the same day. These seven states included Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Russia, Tajikistan and Moldova. Since then, the convention has been ratified by the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Tajikistan. It came into force on the 11th August 1998. This went down on the same day that the third instrument of the convention’s ratification was deposited by one of the member states, Belarus.
There are 38 articles …
Foreign direct investments can have very good impacts on the global economic growth. As a result of this, it is always of great importance to the emerging economies or developing countries as some refer to them. It should be noted that through foreign direct investment, developing countries are able to get funding and expertise that is highly needed by smaller domestic companies for their expansion. Over the years, there are quite a number of developing countries that have benefited from foreign direct investment initiatives.
There are several benefits that developing countries have already acquired and will receive from foreign direct investments. One of the advantages is that foreign direct investments allows finances …
The Sahara desert is the located in North Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world. It is spread across a number of countries within the continent and occupies approximately 10% of Africa. It is 9,100,000 km2.The desert has arid and hyper arid conditions. It is also known for extreme temperatures.
There is minimal vegetation cover in the Sahara desert and precipitation in most of the parts is low and scanty. Rainfall precipitation is between 0-25mm per annum and it can take a couple of years before the desert experiences rain. The desert’s surface is also divided into different ranges of surfaces. …
While enterprise applications are great assets for businesses, they face numerous challenges. Some of the most common challenges can be easily highlighted as below:
feel as In Africa, AIDS continues to be one of the most widespread epidemic and single most reported case worldwide. Lack of knowledge continues to be the leading factor of spread of HIV/AIDS. It is of great importance for campaigns against the disease to be encouraged in order to educate people regarding prevention measures and also prevent them from getting the disease.
As the fertility level increases and the rate of mortality decreases in Africa, the African populace is expected to reach the peak of 1.7 billion people in 2050 up from 767 million in 2006 (Ashford 1). With the tremendous population increase in Africa, it is of great importance that people be educated on how they can …
Privatization and outsourcing of public functions and utilities is the topmost cultural factor that hinders change. Many governments in the recent past have shifted towards offering of public services via the private sector. They do this by outsourcing services and selling out of public corporations.
With private companies having their major focus on profit maximization, they still lack proper incentives to serve the public more efficiently. This generates conflict because community service is not their main priority and the public does not receive adequate service, thus creating a society that is frustrated (McNabb, 2009, p. 53).…
Welfare capitalism is a private employer based social welfare provisions system that gained momentum in the US first from 1880s through to the 1920s. Business leaders promoted welfare capitalism at a time that was marked by widespread economic insecurity, labor unrest and reform activism.
It owed its basis on the idea Americans shouldn’t look to labor unions or the government but rather the workplace benefits that are provided by employers in the private sector for protection against market economy fluctuations. This type of capitalism includes social welfare policies that are comprehensive. It is also the practice of companies/businesses to provide welfare services to employees.
In modern age, welfare capitalism is mostly associated with models of capitalism that are …
The Problem of Evil is a philosophy of religion that states that the existence of evil in the world is a strong argument against the existence of God. This philosophy is the greatest obstacle to the belief in the existence of God. Looking at the extent and depth of suffering in the world, whether due to inhumanity of man to fellow men or to natural disasters, some people find it hard to believe in the existence of God. However, how can one be sure that God does not exist?
The Problem of Evil mainly seeks to question how to reconcile the existence of evil with that of a deity who is, in either absolute or relative …
