The B-17‚ which was an American heavy bomber‚ was a massive success in the European Theater. According to America in the Air War‚ B-17s shot down 23 German fighters using defensive 12.7mm machine guns for every 1‚000 sorties over Europe (a sortie was one mission by one plane). B-24s‚ another large bomber‚ had only 11 for every 1‚000 sorties. Most B-17s in Europe were in the 8th Air Force‚ bombing German airplane parts factories. However‚ they were not completely invincible. Before long range fighters
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Gospel: Matthew 3: 13-17 Homily: The gospel today was just like the gospel last Sunday. But today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ. We celebrate Happy Three Kings‚ but now we celebrate it as epiphany meaning knowing Jesus. In the gospel today John doesn’t want to baptize Jesus. But why? Our priest told us that John doesn’t want to baptize Jesus because Jesus doesn’t have sins‚ and he told us also Jesus wants to be baptized because he took our sins. Jesus wants us to be saved from our sins
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strong National Government. There was a wide spread outcry that the Constitution would infringe on the authority of the states. In the subsequent paragraphs I will summarize the key points of particular Federalist Papers No.17 and No.45. The Author Federalist Paper No.17 is Alexander Hamilton. He was speaking to the people of the state of New York because at the time New York was very contentious‚ and the overall goal to they were trying to achieve was to create a more perfect Union. He acknowledges
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The Gunpowder Empires of the 16-17 Century The term Gunpowder Empire refers to the military exploits of the Ottoman‚ Safavid and Mughal Empires in the 16-17th century when these three empires flourished. Previously‚ the strength of their armies relied on well trained‚ horse mounted soldiers. During the 17 century‚ this changed to a new military resource of gunpowder and weapons. Large canons could destroy fortresses and walled cities and armed soldiers could use small handguns to shot and kill
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SAVE A TREE – PLEASE DO NOT PRINT ME IB Math Studies – Chapter 16 and 17 – Exponential Functions – Review Questions 1.The diagrams below are sketches of some of the following functions. (i)y = ax(ii)y = x2 – a (iii)y = a – x2 (iv)y = a – x(v)y = x – a Complete the table to match each sketch to the correct function. Sketch Function (a) (b) (c) (d) Working: (Total 8 marks) 2.The following diagrams show the graphs of five functions. Each of the following sets represents the range of
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CYPOP 2 Care for the physical and nutritional needs of Babies and Young Children Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Breakfast Toast/Cereal Toast/cereal Toast/Cereal Toast/cereal Toast/Cereal Snack Fruit salad‚ grapes/ banana/apple Veg sticks carrot cucumber Fruit / fig biscuit Veg Sticks celery carrots Fruit salad Lunch Ham/chicken pitas + salad Homemade soup with roll Cheese and crackers Potatoes Wedges‚ fish fingers spag Beans and scrambled egg Snack
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1. The earth consists of iron‚ oxygen‚ silicon and magnesium. This makes up about 90% of the earth’s elements. Jupiter and Saturn on the other hand consist mostly of volatile gases like water‚ methane and ammonia. These two planets retained their volatiles due to their greater gravitational force. 2. Scientist believe that the collision of earth with a smaller body caused the earth to tilt on it axis at 23 degrees. The blasting debris is said to have formed the moon. The period from the accretion
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AP Chemistry Chapter 17 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria Chapter 17. Additional Aspects of Equilibrium Common Student Misconceptions • • • • • Students often believe that the pH at the equivalence point for any titration is 7.00. In terms of problem-solving skills‚ this is probably the most difficult chapter for most students. Students tend to find buffers particularly difficult to understand. Students often forget to consider volume changes that occur when two solutions
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CH 17 BIOLOGY VOCABULARY AND ASSESSMENT CH 17 SEC 1 1. Binomial nomenclature: Linnaeus’s system of naming organisms‚ giving a scientific two-word name to each species- the first part being the genus‚ and the second the species 2. Class: taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders 3. Classification: grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize‚ communicate‚ and retain information 4. Division: taxonomic term used instead of phylum to group related
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Chapter 17 Resources from the Sea Multiple Choice Questions 1. Finfish and shellfish provide approximately what percentage of animal protein consumed by humans around the world? A. 0.5% B. 1% C. 10% D. 20% E. 30% 2. Traditional fisheries are those that: A. Catches are routinely recorded B. Catch shellfish‚ not finfish C. Do not use boats D. Use relatively simple gear and methods E. Catches are not sold to the general public 3. When did the world population reach
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