HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY Depite what you have learned‚ Benjamin Franklin did not "invent" electricity. In fact‚ electricity did not begin when Benjamin Franklin at when he flew his kite during a thunderstorm or when light bulbs were installed in houses all around the world. The truth is that electricity has always been around because it naturally exists in the world. Lightning‚ for instance‚ is simply a flow of electrons between the ground and the clouds. When you touch something and get a shock
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When Bismarck was appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862 by King Wilhelm IV‚ The democratic attempt of unifying Germany had failed and there was widespread sentiment among the Germans in favour of unification. There were a number of obstacles in Prussia’s way of unifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers’ interests in Germany‚ In other words‚ In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach
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The Thirty Years War was a series of battles that were fought primarily on German soil but also in Central Europe. Thirty Years War began 1618 and over the course of thirty years‚ it ended in 1648. The war started out as the Bohemian phase and lasted until 1621. The most important battle of this period was the Battle of White Mountain. Ferdinand II became King in 1617 and because they feared he would re-enforce Catholicism on them‚ they got rid of him and offered the crown to Frederick V. On November
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Will Restructuring Its Business Lineup Allow It to Catch Nike? I. CASE OVERVIEW For almost two decades throughout the 1960s and 1970s‚ Adidas became the best-selling brand of sporting goods in the world. Founded in 1920 in Herzogenaurach‚ North Bavarian‚ Germany by Adolph (Adi) Dassler‚ Adidas then well known for pioneering athletic footwear with kind of revolutionary invention in athletic footwear and equipment in which Adi Dassler alone accumulating 700 patents and property rights worldwide by
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as his social skills have lead him to this opportunity where he will be representing our school and Switzerland. In this interview we get to know Amrit Warraichs attitude and expectations one week before the actual event. The Interview In the Bavarian settings of the school restaurant I meet Amrit Warraich to talk and exchange thoughts about our up coming events‚ his to Tokyo and mine to London. He looks confidant and focused when I ask him what his expectations are. Amrit replies‚ “It’s going
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Beer” 70% consumed at home Mountain Lager won “Best Beer in West Virginia” for the 8th straight year. A small percentage of MMBC’s blue-collar customers accounted for a large percentage of sales. Taste is achieved through a selection of rare Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley creating a defined Mountain Man quality. Additionally‚ Mountain Man Lagers’ distinctively bitter flavour and higher alcohol content sets this beer apart from its competitors‚ which uniquely contributes to the
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The Westward Migration of Germany On May 8‚ 1945‚ the Red Army finally captured Berlin‚ marking the end of World War II. After the war‚ the Allied Powers split Germany into four sections: American‚ British‚ and French powers controlled the west while the Soviet Union controlled the east. As the relationship between the Soviet Union and Western allied powers became increasingly hostile‚ the cooperative atmosphere in Germany turned competitive and aggressive. Also‚ living conditions in West Germany
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NUREMBERG The Christmas Market at Hauptmarkt Square Nuremberg is one of the most historical‚ influential‚ and innovative cities of Germany and of Central Europe. With a population over one million citizens‚ Nuremberg has been culturally and historically significant in many events spanning its near 1000 years of existence. The city has seen the brunt of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Regime‚ as well as the famous Nuremberg Trails that followed. Nuremberg proved extremely innovative as it was a center for
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The later Protestant Churches generally date their doctrinal separation from the Roman Catholic Church to the 16th century. The Reformation began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church‚ by priests who opposed what they perceived as false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice—especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof‚ and simony‚ the selling and buying of clerical offices—that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church’s hierarchy
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 I.Introduction and research questions 2 I.1.Objectives 3 II.Subject of investigation: The German state banks 4 II.1.Sachsen LB 5 II.2.Bayern LB 7 III.Reasons for the underperformance 8 III.1.Business model 8 III.2.Management Board 10 III.3.Supervision 11 III.4.Market structure/ Early warnings 13 Cf. Spiegel (2008) 15 IV.Adjustments 16 Cf. Handelsblatt (2012) 17 I.Bibliography 19 II.Appendix 24 I. Introduction and research questions
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