WORLD WAR 1 SOURCES Source A: British Propaganda poster 1916 Source A is useful and reliable to a historian as it is a primary source. Source A is a British propaganda poster and was designed in 1916 by the British recruitment office or the Government‚ to encourage married men to enlist. Two years after the war had commenced the excitement and romantic ideas of an adventure had died down‚ so did the numbers for enlistment. There for propaganda posters such as source A were put in place. In this poster
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nearly as much hard work as there used to be. Back in the early 20th century the people had it pretty rough and dealt with many frightening problems of their generation such as World Wars and the Great Depression. The non‐fiction novel‚ Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown‚ takes place in this turbulent time period of US history that started around the 1930s. The book is the story of how the University of Washington’s crew won the 1935 Berlin Olympics. The main character‚ Joe Rantz‚ and his team start
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Professor Joshua D ENGL 099 10/1/12 Grandfather’s Boat A long time ago‚ when I was twelve years old‚ I remember my grandfather coming by the house‚ and he had a boat with him. I was amazed‚ for me it was the coolest thing. I was eating my lunch when he came to the house. At first he didn’t say anything because he was trying to keep it a secret‚ I guess. After eating lunch‚ he told my parents‚ and I to come outside. There it was‚ a bright white boat that stood fifteen feet in length‚ and it looked
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Balance sheet As of March 30th 2006 Deatail Cash from Mr Fred Cash from Bill Service fee for lawyer Loan From Bank Buyout Cost for land Demolition Charge Advance from sports boat Sale of boats Compensation to Fred Paid for building Bank loan repaid Fred Salary Total Assumption: Type Cash F F OP F I 72000 20000 (800) 40000 (72000) F OP OP I F OP 40000 166800 (680) (145000) (42000) (10000) 68320 Land Building Accounts Receivable Retained earning (800) 72000 9000 13600 180400 (680) 145000
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The Boys in the Boat is a memoir‚ it tells a part of the lives of eight rowers. The book is intended for all people who enjoy sports history. It is a beating the odds story meant to entertain‚ motivate‚ inspire‚ and teach of a forgotten story. The author is Daniel James Brown‚ he has written other books that all typically fall in the field of narrative nonfiction‚ by far his most famous work is The Boys in the Boat. The title is representative of the entire story. Each of the nine young men who trained
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“The Open Boat” “The Open Boat” is a short story written by Steven Crane about four men stranded on a dinghy after their boat had sunk over night. The men were struggling to stay alive because it seemed as if they had no hope for survival. The four stranded shipmen were a correspondent‚ an oiler‚ a cook‚ and a captain. The theme of the story is that man has no control over his destinies and that nature controls everything. Naturalist themes prevail in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” as it demonstrates
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Lusitania entered the Irish channel‚ sailing right past the coast of south Ireland (Unknown‚ OL). It was a foggy day‚ and captain of the ship‚ William Turner decided to turn slow the ship down to 15 knots because of it. At about 1:40 p.m the Germans U-boat launched a torpedo and it hit the right side of the ship (Unknown‚ OL). Moments later‚ another expulsion occurred‚ this one a mystery‚ and was said to have been the cause of the sinking. “Many believe the second explosion was caused by the ignition
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Do you ever wonder why a boat floats and a rock doesn’t? Well I do. A Boat floats because of buoyancy and it remains lighter than the amount of water it displaces. Buoyancy is an interesting topic. Buoyancy can happen in any fluid and air. The buoyant force applies not just to water but to any fluid...A fluid is a substance that is able to take the shape of a container in which it is placed.” The source of this information is http://blackbirdlibrary.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/70171466/dFlaoting
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because the San Francisco based company sells 5 different brands stretching itself to reach every market in the fashion industry differentiating itself from its mono-market serving competitors. Competitors like H&M (Gap)‚ Macy’s (Piperlime)‚ J.Crew (Banana Republic)‚ Aeropostale (Old Navy)‚ and Lululemon (Athleta) only sell specific styles of clothes to specific market segments. Gap Inc.’s chosen strategy is appropriate in the fashion/retail industry because the more different or stylish the clothes
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neutral countries. It was irrational to believe neutral countries would halt trade with Britain as that would result in huge economic losses. Several merchant ships including the British ship Lusitania were mercilessly and unjustly shot down by German U-Boat submarines. The Lusitania was principally a passenger ship and 1‚201 innocent people onboard including 128 Americans were murdered by the submarine attack. Furious at the sinking of neutral merchant ships‚ the United States pressured German politicians
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