enlisted in armies‚ almost all women did their best to help during the civil war. "Over 3‚000 women served as nurses between 1861 and 1865. Since nursing schools were not established until 1873 they had no formal training. Many had no work experience outside the home." (http://www.northnet.org) As nurses‚ women worked in hospitals taking care of wounded soldiers. The novelist Louisa May Alcott described the soldiers as "riddled with shot and shell" and "torn and shattered". Two famous nurses were Mary
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or disagree with the following statement? Television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. There has been a conversial issue regarding the fact that television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. However‚ I do not agree with this statement because of these following reasons. Firstly‚ a
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Gregory Martin was arrested in New York City on December 13 1977‚ on charges of robbery‚ assault‚ and criminal possession of a weapon. He was arrested late at night‚ at 11:30‚ and lied about his address. The boy was kept overnight and brought to juvenile court in the morning for his initial appearance. His grandmother accompanied him in court. The judge saw that he a.Had possession of a weapon b.Gave a false address to the police c.Was left unsupervised at night This lead the family court judge
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world can tap into the mind of Einstein. Because of Einstein‚ nuclear power is a chosen source for energy instead of fossil fuel‚ and the world can help developing countries by recreating Einstein’s absorption refrigerators. Albert Einstein was famous for his creative imagination‚ and proved to the world that his mind was the most creative in the 20th century. Today‚ the world realizes the necessity of eco-friendly machinery and its requests from countries that are developing. Albert Einstein
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The Pool Flashing red and blue dominated the room. Video games were all he could see; nothing could tear him away. Engulfed in sounds of race cars and yelling fans‚ he sat there‚ clueless. No noise penetrated his ears. Fingers ran across controls at light speed‚ his mind focused completely on the game. The sun rose‚ leaving a glare on the television screen. Images of the crashing cars hid behind white light‚ and frustrated by the forces beyond his control‚ he sat back‚ waiting to lose. Bored‚
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supermarket. The magazines are written about personal lives of the various famous people with pictures. Of course‚ this is the fact that their private life makes entertainment for a while from other peoples boring time. But I don’t think it is right that they become unhappy because of their open personal lives. First‚ no one will deny the fact that most magazines run their companies from commercialize private lives of famous people. Paparazzi relentlessly take their photographs of even their little
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Writing task 2 The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in last ten years. Discuss the possible causes and effects of this disturbing trend and offer a solution. In modern life‚ the number of obese people in developed countries is increasing rapidly. More seriously‚ the majority of this problem is children. Some people think the rise of fast-food outlets is the main cause of the overweight children. But others think that the reason is due to the apathy
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What is the Marine Ecosystem? Marine ecosystems are among the largest of Earth’s aquatic ecosystems. It covers almost 70% of the earth’s surface. They include oceans‚ salt marsh and intertidal ecology‚ estuaries and lagoons‚ mangroves and coral reefs‚ the deep sea and the sea floor. They can be contrasted with freshwater ecosystems‚ which have a lower salt content. Why is the Marine Ecosystem important? Marine ecosystems are very important in to the overall health of both marine and terrestrial
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Broken promises Thanks in great part to its "green" image British company Body Shop has prospered in the 80s. In the 90s the firm tried to increase its world visibility linking its image to Brazil ’s rainforest and approaching the Brazilian Kayapo Indians with a program they called `Trade Not Aid. ’ The association generated a barrage of free and laudatory media stories about the activities of Body Shop. More recently however this image has been bruised. Is the Body Shop social conscience just
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2/7/13 HIS 150 ESSAY 1 Define nationalism and liberalism. To what extent did the revolutions of 1848 support the ideas of nationalism and liberalism? Why in 1848 did revolution triumph briefly throughout most of Europe‚ and why did it fail almost completely? Nationalism is the idea that each people had its own genius and specific unity‚ which was found most apparent in people with a common language and history. Nationalism often led to the desire for an independent political state. Liberalism
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