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    “On Sunday (March 1)‚ a small group of armed civilians killed a Serbian wedding guest and wounded the priest.” The war broke out between Sarajevo and Pale after the attack of armed civilians from Pale on Sarajevo. Comparing to Zlata’s Diary with the book The Freedom Writers‚ both the books has wars in different issues but has similar consequences. Zlata’s Diary has a conflict between two countries which created the war. The Freedom Writers Diary has gang wars because of discrimination between races

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    Indian Economy and the curse of Gold The Indian economy grew at around 5% for the fiscal year ending March 31‚ 2013‚ down from 6.2% the previous year. With economic growth slowing for nearly three years now and the economy expected to grow at around 4.8% this year‚ the slump is attributed to several persistent structural issues – prominent amongst which a widening Current Account Deficit (CAD). To quote the RBI governor‚ "The biggest risk to the economy stems from the CAD." CAD represents

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    The Gold Rush Effects on Gender “I have enough- God bless them- I will return.”1 These are the famous last words of men who had ventured into California to partake in the Gold Rush‚ only to realize a yearning to see their family. Many men underwent the hardships and the sacrifices in order to strike rich in this gamble‚ many men succeeded while many more failed. Often forgotten are the families that remained back home while the husband‚ father‚ or brother went west to strike gold. The families

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    different natural elements are used in oncology such as Gold‚ Platinum‚ Silver‚ Iridium‚ and Ruthenium. Gold is one of the most useful elements in oncology. Gold is used to bind drugs and deliver them‚ it reduces tumor mass‚ and is not dangerous to ingest. First of allgold is used to bind drugs‚ and deliver them. Gold nanoparticles are non-toxic which allows for them to be safely ingested. You can bind drugs‚ or treatments for cancer onto these gold nanoparticles that you would ingest. This would help

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    Multi-talker babble effects on reading comprehension Our group conducted an experiment to test whether multi speaker babble had an effect on reading comprehension. The thirteen participants were -scored on the percent (of answers) they got correct when reading a passage with and without babble. We used a prerecorded‚ three-minute sample of fourteen-person babble. We predicted that presenting the participants with babble versus without babble would negatively affect their correct answers. The

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    The gold coins in The Pardoner’s Tale have multiple roles within the story. At first the coins are not mentioned but end up being a very important part in the plot of the story. The three men in the tale first seek out to find Death and kill him but end up finding the pot of gold coins‚ which leads to trouble. When the three men were off to kill death‚ they met an old man. The old man advised the three men on how to find Death. “To find out Death‚ turn up this crooked way Towards that grove

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    All For One‚ or One For All >>>>>In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚" a question about suffering is raised. When comparing these two short stories‚ one is compelled to ask is it better that a society suffer to improve the life of one person‚ or instead is it better that one person suffers to improve the life of a society. In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚ " the main characters dealt with the pain and suffering in their societies in ways that

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    Perseverance through Faith and Family into the New World The book Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor portrays the life of his ancestors and their families from both sides of his family‚ his father‚ Juan Salvador Villasenor‚ and his mother‚ Maria Guadalupe "Lupe" Gomez. The book shows the story of his parents and their journeys to the United States across the border as undocumented immigrants from Mexico in an effort to escape the Revolution of 1910. The book depicts the differences between the two

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    Colour of Gold | Practical Investigation Report | | Introduction Gold is a precious metal which has been used for years and when we think of gold we think of shining bars in a bank vault‚ coins or beautiful jewellery. When we think of gold it’s usually a shining yellow gold however can come in many colours. The colour of gold can range from red through the visible spectrum to purple and violet. Aim The whole point of this experiment was to create gold that wasn’t the colour gold. The aim

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    glass and gold. The “nemes” is only worn by pharaohs. This mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic and technical achievements of the Ancient Egyptians in the New Kingdom. The gold sheets used in this mask are joined together by heating and hammering. The exact portrayal of the king’s facial features achieved here made it possible for his soul to recognize him and return to his mummified body‚ thus ensuring his resurrection. The mask suggests an ancient society where gold was considered

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