Why did the Labour government suffer an unexpected election defeat in 1970? In 1970‚ Harold Wilson’s Labour Government lost the general election to Ted Heath’s Conservatives. The Labour government had suffered economic problems (inherited from the previous Conservative government) throughout their time in office. Along with this; voters views of Wilson‚ problems with policy and awkward relations with the Trade Unions all contributed to the election defeat of 1970. Economically in the 1960’s
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Discovery of DNA Erwin Chargaff: Chargaff was an Austrian biochemist‚ he was best known for “Chargaff’s Rules” which lead to the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. He immigrated to New York and secured a position as a research associate in the biochemistry department at Columbia University. Became a full-fledged professor in 1952. He used chromatographic techniques in his research. It was in the U.S.‚ 1950’s where he was able to make the crucial elements‚ in which lead to the formation
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The discovery of the new world created a significant effect on the Americas‚ however many people overlook the effects that it had on Europe. This new discovery marked a time where European nations were taking control of sea routes and spreading their culture around the world as well as creating global markets of trade. Discovery of the new world also brought about many economic and social changes too. With the increase of gold and silver being brought back into Europe the economy was thrown in
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Rebecca Wilson Ecopsychology Professor Mary Gomes December 9‚ 2011 Nature Experience Paper Nature Experience: A Discovery of Self through Silence Silence is the sustenance of life. It is that luxurious space of textured absence that invariably connects all things. It is what philosopher William Penn calls “the true rest of the mind”‚ but from that “rest” has come some of the greatest universal truths and deepest wisdom ever known to man. The seers‚ the saints‚ the shamans and sages have
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Problem-solving‚ problem-based learning‚ discovery learning and similar approaches sound good but the logistical aspects of implementing them outweigh any benefits they might have. Constructivist based approaches to instructional strategies such as problem solving require a considerable amount of time in planning (Whitton‚ Sinclair‚ Barker‚ Nanlohy‚ & Nosworthy‚ 2004). As well‚ teachers will need to work through each step of the lesson with students‚ and for this reason they are less often utilised
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time period Rosalind Franklin lived in was from the 1920’s- 1950s. This was between WWI and WWII. This would be a huge issue because she was Jewish. So this would affected her work not only because she was a Jew but a woman in this time period. Her discovery was an exceptional finding due to the fact that it was a race to find the DNA structure. Hitler had been in a leadership position since 1921 so her being a Jew was a big controversy even though she wasn’t in Germany. She spent a lot in Paris where
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The discovery‚ exploration‚ and colonization of foreign lands by the Europeans were driven by three vague yet consistent points. God‚ gold‚ and glory were the three chief reasons for exploration. The motives for Spanish‚ French and English explorers were all different‚ although in some ways‚ they were the same. They all wanted to find the Northwest Passage‚ which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient (home of spices‚ silks and wealth). They also wanted to lay claim to new land
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result‚ plutonism lead to the discovery of uniformitarianism. Uniformitarianism is the theory of all natural laws and elements that help to form the earth‚ continue to exist and function in the present as they have in the past. This theory later led Charles Lydell to example his theory “the present is the key to the past” which turned out to be one of the most significant impacts on the way science study the earth and the universe. Lydell’s theory led to the discovery of biological evolution; allowing
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Two of her main discoveries came from uranium because Marie spent a lot of her research into uranium she discovered these two things out of it: Radium‚ and Polonium. First I’ll go over Radium. Radium‚ is purely from uranium it is radioactive but also good for many purposes
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Discovery Channel’s global strategy takes it to the top of ratings CEO David Zaslev explains why he is glad to be welcoming Oprah to the world of the subscription market In June 1985‚ the Discovery Channel launched in the US. It had only 156‚000 subscribers and no original programmes. This month‚ Discovery Communications celebrated its 25th anniversary – now the world’s number one non-fiction media company‚ with 1.5bn subscribers in 170 countries. The secret to its success‚ says its president
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