That day came on May 9‚ 1945. Citizens of Prague had already been revolting against the Nazis for several months‚ with little success‚ when the Soviet Red Army came through Czechoslovakia and freed them from Nazi control. Unfortunately for the Czech‚ US General Patton‚ though as close by as Pilsen‚ had been ordered to stop there‚ and allow the Red Army to defend Prague‚ rather than advancing himself. Had Patton been the one to repel the Nazis‚ the Czech Republic likely would have taken a far different
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I came to KIPP during the middle of my 8th grade year. From the moment I stepped foot into KIPP Academy Middle School‚ I absolutely hated it. I was used to something completely different to what I had just arrived to: from the school size‚ the students‚ and the teachers. I felt like I was in a whole different world. Moving to KIPP was one of the biggest changes my 13-year-old self had gone through. I came from a relatively big school composed of only 7th and 8th graders to a school with only 2 hallways
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It would be great to get an opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. If I had such a chance to visit a foreign country‚ I would no hesitate to choose Britain. The main reason why I would choose Britain as my destination is that I want to visit London and Cambridge. London‚ the capital of the United Kingdom‚ is one of modern cities in the world. There are rich art and culture matters in London. It often draws my attention with its theaters‚ museums‚ and art galleries. I often listen
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Week 6 – Small Business Site Visit – Cre8 Salon & Spa Richard Brent Struense Averett University Strategic Management – BSA555-M703-SP15 Instructor: Dr. Philip R. Sturm April 17‚ 2015 Executive Summary Cre8 Salon and Spa is a locally owned non-franchised business in Cape Coral‚ Florida. The business is co-owned by husband and wife team‚ Marcy Moreno and Jeff Sagorac. The business launched in 2006 following the tragic death of their daughter‚ Adrienne. Crea8 has more than 30 employees
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Cassini Target: F-ring Since ancient times‚ man has pondered over the great enigma about how our universe was formed. In earlier times we have answered this question through creationism‚ but with our burgeoning thirst of knowledge‚ we quench this thirst with science. Although we have a superior understanding of how our universe was formed‚ this question still remains. By sending Cassini to the f-ring of Saturn we can observe how planets form and interact with other matter in space‚ determine the
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Benoybhusan Ghose - to the Loreto Convent school in Darjeeling. Aurobindo used to take many excursions to Bengal‚ at first in a bid to re-establish links with his parents’ families and his other Bengali relatives‚ including his cousin Sarojini and brother Barin‚ and later increasingly in a bid to establish resistance groups across Bengal. But he formally shifted toCalcutta (now Kolkata) only in 1906 after the announcement of Partition of Bengal. During his visit to Calcutta in 1901 he married Mrinalini
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Macau since the hand over. Now‚ Macau government has given out the policy---individual visit scheme. Beijing‚ Shanghai and Guangzhou became the first three open cities in September 2003. From other informal information‚ Hong Kong and Macau government will open 7-9 cities in three provinces--Zhejiang‚ Fujian and Jiangsu later on‚ and from May 1st‚ 2004‚ the whole Guangdong province will be open. The individual visit scheme can make good influence on Macau economy‚ but at the same time‚ it may also bring
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Where would you go if you were given the chance to travel back in time? Well that was my great fortune when given this assignment from my boss at the Smithsonian Magazine. The Pangeaic Historical Standards Board requested an Archeological Journalist to travel back in time to interview and investigate the work of one of the greatest archeologists of the 20th century. What an honour! I chose to travel back to archaeology’s heyday‚ the 1920’s‚ and interview internationally renowned archeologist Sir
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There are 7 Continents or 193 countries on Earth. If you have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks‚ which country is your choice. It difficult to choose only one country but if you are the person who live in Thailand which is in Asia Continent ‚ i believe that Japan will be the one of Top five for your choices. The combination of Japan’s mountainous and thousand islands line up from North west of Pacific ocean to East China sea that makes difference
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mohammed altamimi 3/5 R&W L6 Essay (1) Dubai Over 10 million people visit Dubai in the year. Dubai has beautiful places. It has evolved in the last 10 years. If you want to go to it‚ you will have to sit for 10 days because it has a different places. Dubai is interesting because it has khalifa tower‚ many malls and luxury hotels. First‚tower Khalifa of the most famous places in the world. It characterized remarkable design. it stands 2‚717 ft (828 m) high and it has 160 floors
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