-World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. -It involved all the world’s great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers These
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Continental drift is a theory stating that the Earth’s continents have been joined together and have moved away from each other at different times in the Earth’s history. The theory was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Whilst his general idea of continental movement eventually became widely accepted‚ his explanation for the mechanism of the movement has been supplanted by the theory of plant tectonics. However there was a problem in accepting this idea originally because Wegener had no convincing
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Greek myths are a collection of short stories that aim to explain the origins of the world‚ give a detailed explanation about the gods and goddesses’ lives of that era‚ and try to teach a lesson to the reader. Greek mythology also includes a connection to the modern world which is where the myth resembles a story or movie from the more recent times. Three Greek myths that have a strong connection to the modern world include the stories of Theseus‚ Orpheus‚ and Midas and each of the connections come
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In the past 20 years that skateboarding has been around‚ it has changed in a great manner than when it started. Skateboarding has influenced people worldwide‚ from continent to continent. And over the years it has been able to be influence people of all different types of race that has cause people to connect and come together and play a sport they love. “Skateboarding was a way for surfers to keep active when waves were flat so a group of surfers in California invented the skateboard” (Brooke‚
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were not the first to fly‚ the airplane was a new design that would forever change history. It was an innovation in technology that had never been seen before. The airplane‚ one of the fastest methods of transportation‚ has changed the way we travel‚ has changed fighting in wars‚ and has changed the way we transport goods. The Wright brothers did not get everything right on their first try. It took three other models before they achieved what they were trying to. Starting Off in 1900 with a glider that
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World Trade Center of Bahrain The Bahrain World Trade Center is the first large-scale building that will introduce the use of wind power to supply the needs of the building. The plan remodeled a hotel and a shopping mall in a prestigious area near the Arabian Gulf. The two buildings that make up the complex are inspired by the shape of the sails of ships that use wind energy to surf like the WTC uses wind energy to supply the needs of the activities taking place inside it. The project also
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Part B World War 1 made a colossal impact to all aspects of human life around the world‚ everyone who fought‚ witnessed‚ and survived from this catastrophic event was impacted on each to different degrees and consequences. One of the major groups who were affected by World War 1 were the women of Britain‚ playing a significant role to provide for their family and for the men who fought in the war. With the early rush of volunteers in 1914 and the conscription in 1916 led to a shortage of manpower
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Sociology Exam Question Examine the changes in the family types in the modern world. There are reasons why there are changes in the family types in the modern world. For example‚ these include things like decisions upon divorce‚ marriage and having children and also because of the new rights for women and what they can do. One reason for change in the family types in the modern world is because less people are getting married. The marriage rate is decreasing all the time. Since there is diversity
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Contributions of Chinese Civilization to The Modern World The ancient Chinese civilization had a great impact in the modern world. They invented many things that are still in use today. There are very important contributions like paper‚ tea‚ process of printing‚ the water clock‚ the sundial‚ the chain pump and medicines based on herb and minerals. The greatest Chinese invention is the development of iron and steel. The development of iron and steel led to other advances. In the 4th century
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About: Two strategies will offer alternative views‚ with techniques‚ advising on how to persuade people to contribute to your charity‚ by looking at the just world hypothesis (Lerna‚ 1970) and interventions using the theory of planned behaviour (Sutton‚2002) Upon evaluation of advantages and limitations‚ this poster will conclude. Altruism or Egoism? Types of pro-social behaviour: Altruism: A person’s motivation for helping is because they are empathetic and take a perspective of situations‚ so
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