[pic]The largest creature ever known to have existed on Earth is the present-day blue whale. The largest dinosaur attained a length of about 22 m and weighed about 36 tons. Today’s blue whale is even larger than its ancestors‚ and may reach a total length of 33 m and a weight of 145 tons. This giant animal is placid and shy. On the ocean surface‚ its normal cruising speed is about 12 knots‚ but it is capable of attaining 20 knots in short bursts. The maximum reported depth reached by the species
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Was World War I inevitable? When studying the causes of World War I at a glance it is easy to see how one can come to the conclusion that World War I was inevitable. This is due primarily to Germany’s role in situation. Their growing nation was blossoming in both industrialism and extreme nationalism‚ making it one of the world’s most influential empires at the time of war break out. Along with this‚ they wanted a war‚ they had the forces to bring higher status to their name‚ so why not. In 1914
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WWI Journal Entries/Letters Dear Ma Today at the shore‚ I was sucking in some coffin nails when a cricket ball exploded meters away from our platoon. The troops had a speechless expression on their dials. A few hundred meters a lot of stoushing was going on with the Abduls and us. We had to make three more A.N.Z.A.C soups yesterday. The amount of men they Abduls stole from us is unforgiveable. The majority of our men died from aunties right in front of our eyes and the few that survived had
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What factors were involved in starting the Great War? The time period leading up to World War I was the age of imperialism‚ a time when many countries in Western Europe were building up their empires throughout the world. They would oftentimes get into "disagreements" amongst themselves over who was to control certain areas of the world. The countries were jealous‚ suspicious and did not trust each other....... war was inevitable! World War I had roots in the following things: •• Alliance System:
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World War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centered on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centered on the Triple Alliance
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It is about 6 o’ clock in the morning‚ and we are in the rest trenches due to continuous firing from a rifle gun and a machine gun. It’s been going on for approximately four hours. There is a short silence and another splutter of about 20 rounds. I turn to my side while sitting in the trench and in doing so‚ I dislodge some dirt from the side of the trench which of course falls into my ear and mouth. I am going to take a nap‚ but‚ I will be fully dressed because the situation I am in demands for
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Soldiers in WWI Life in the trenches was extremely difficult for thousands of people in WWI. The living conditions were terrible which added to the difficulty of life of a soldier on the frontline during WWI. The trenches‚ along with the rest of the war‚ were filled with the fear of going head on into battle. Soldiers faced death along with infestation‚ incoming artillery and lack of supplies. WWI began as the result of a Serbian Nationalist assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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World War one was full of technological advances and I will be talking about three of them in my essay. Each of these advances was used by the Allies or the Central Powers. Both sides were extremely smart and has provided us with new ideas and inventions that we still use today. One tactic that was used was trench warfare. The soldiers would stand in the ground with high walls for protection. This provided shelter from gunfire. These walls were tall enough so everyone could stand behind them. One
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Dear mom and dad‚ Finally‚ I have the chance to drop you a few lines. I miss you guys so much. How are you guys doing? For me it’s not really that great. Despite everything I recall how excited I was going for the war. I still remember how I was reeking with curiosity to what’s to happen. But now I don’t know anymore. The trenches are very narrow‚ just room for me and Joe to push by one another. In front of each trench is a baricade made of sandbags‚ these are more or less bullet proof‚
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This essay intends to examine the reasons of participation in World War I & II regarding black Britons. In the main body of the essay‚ each of the wars will be discussed separately‚ in which it will focus on why black Africans‚ Caribbean’s and local black people served in the British armed forces‚ and to an extent‚ reasons for why they attempted to avoid war. To an ideal level‚ there will be an understanding of how much the attitudes of people changed between each world war. Furthermore‚ it will
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