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    The Unique Led Earrings

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    engineer named Bertho Stoltiens shared his shiny earrings Blinkring designed‚ The earrings have a diameter of about 31mm eardrop‚ the total number of 12 LED were set in a circle above. This concept of the earrings is based on standard Cr2032 button-type battery with a slightly larger circular printed circuit board (PCB)‚ the operation of the LED parts required is a small circle on the board outside the battery. Stoltiens came across a number of challenges when carrying out the design case,because

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    Tension In Jaws Suspense

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    How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film “JAWS”? ‘JAWS’ is a horror/thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975; it is based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense and has created tension all the way through the film ‘JAWS’. A great white shark attacks the summer resort Town of Amity Island; on the 4th July‚ Independence Day‚ a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The police chief tries to close the beach but the town

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    HOW DID THE CHARACTERS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE NEW IMMIGRANTS OF 1880-1940 COMPARE TO THOSE OF THE OLD IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME BEFORE THEM. The Influx of immigrants into America were been placed into two distinct spheres over time. The New immigrants and Old immigrants differed greatly in their behavior and qualities which was also pertained to the America they found between 1880 and 1940. Transferring from their home country‚ the old immigration mainly came from northern and western

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    In The Dumb Waiter‚ two hired hitmen‚ Ben and Gus‚ await instructions in a basement for their next assignment. As the conversation between the two progresses‚ we see the juxtaposition between a man who blindly accepts his role (Ben) and another who constantly questions his own (Gus). The light-hearted banter between the two increasingly escalades into tension‚ while repeated mentions of the mysterious ‘Wilson’ who never appears in the play reveal the insidious nature of the organization these two

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    England and Europe’s Expansion to the New World During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ there were numerous conditions that prompted England and Europe to expand into the New World. Three of these conditions were price inflation‚ the desire for economic gain‚ and the search for religious freedom. These points greatly affected England and Europe’s expansion to the New World. Price inflation was a major reason for the expansion. Inflation began during a time of population growth in Europe

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    politics‚ philosophies‚ the new social class‚ and well-known personalities.” (Roy T. Matthews’s pg.70) The comic playwrights freedom could only exist in a democracy. Freedom was very limited for the comic playwrights. The comic playwrights showed good faith to their citizens. Aristophanes comedies are the main source for what is now known has the Old Comedy. “Old Comedy was comic Greek plays that had strong element of political criticism.” (Roy T. Matthews’s pg.70) Old Comedy was also‚ “the

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    The cruel actions of Californian characters demonstrated throughout the novel creates tension for a nation as they try to find a place to settle down in California. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath takes place during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930’s. The narration follows the Joad family and their struggles of poverty‚ grief‚ and the cruelty of mankind. The Joads are not aggressive people‚ however after being on the road for months and the hope of finding jobs and a home dwindle‚ their priorities

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    1920s Honors Homework

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    advocate against anti-communists (Anticommunism). Using the wartime laws he arrested thousands of suspected participators in the communist movement. Five legally elected officials were barred and right to call an overthrow of government was suspended in New York. Immigrants‚ or otherwise referred to as aliens‚ were deported as soon as they were suspected as a person involved in communist affairs. In one year‚ 1919-1929‚ two hundred forty-nine immigrants from Russia were deported without cause (The Red

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    Women DBQ

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    Amy Lee 2/3/14 DBQ Question During the period of 1890 to 1925‚ new political and economic opportunities arose for women because the cultural assumptions about women’s roles outside of the home were progressive and modern. Leaders‚ such as Susan B. Anthony‚ were instrumental in implementing these changes. Women were viewed as becoming wiser‚ stronger‚ and better able to protect themselves and their children. This cultural shift which began with this time period allowed for expansion of the traditional

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    1920s Cars

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    (GMAC). By 1926‚ 75% of all car buyers were entering into credit purchase agreements. Ford’s Sales Decline Between used car sales to lower income families‚ and attractive financing options on new cars for the middle class‚ Ford began to see a decline in sales. After resisting change for several months‚ Ford finally chose to shut down production from May to November 1927 to design a new car and re-tool his factories. Ford sold 300‚000 Model A’s before the first one appeared on the market. It quickly

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