Runes are the letters of the alphabet used by the Norse Vikings (located in northern Europe).
Enclosures pushed peasants out of the countryside and for those who stayed ..poverty..Many remained as tenant farmers,small landowners or wage earners. Fifty percent of England’s farmland was already enclosed by 1750.
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1. The PATCO strike involved <em>air traffic controllers.</em>
2. The workers who refused to return to the job were <em>fired</em>.
3. Sandra<em> Day O'Connor </em>was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Explanation:
- The PATCO refers to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, which was a trade union in the United States that operated between 1968 and 1981. The PATCO is particularly famous for its 1981 strike. The strike was declared illegal by President Ronald Reagan, who stated that all workers who refused to return to work would be fired, as well as banned from federal employment for life. 11,345 traffic air controllers lost their job.
- Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve in the Supreme Court. She is an attorney, politician and jurist who is generally classified as a moderate Republican. She retired in 2006 and was replaced by Samuel Alito.
Answer:
(i) Cost of operating airlines is very high and so freight cost is very high as compared to sea transport.
(ii) It is difficult to carry bulky, awkwardly shaped goods.
(iii) Very risky in case of accident.
(iv) It is controlled by climatic conditions; thus bad weather leads to uncertainty in its time table.
