The Spanish Flu was a world wide epidemic that took the lives of an estimated 50 to 100 million lives between 1918 and 1920. It has been recorded as the most devastating outbreak in world history. The disease first appeared in Fort Riley Kansas on March 11‚ 1918 when an Army private reported to the camp hospital with complaints of a fever‚ sore throat and headache. By noon that day the hospital had treated over 100 sick soldiers with similar symptoms and 500 more by the end of that week. Initially
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DBQ: Buddhism in China After reviewing the given documents‚ it is clear that the response to Buddhism was positive at earlier time periods in China (220 CE – 570 CE) because there was political instability and disunity and as soon as the imperial structure was restored (570 CE)‚ the responses to Buddhism became generally negative. During the time of instability and disunity Scholars wrote about how they lived by the “Four Noble Truths” and how they accepted Buddhism even though it wasn’t talked
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China - Two researchers say comprehensive new data shows that traditional family patterns in China‚ combined with tough population-control measures‚ have resulted in ``female infanticide on a grand scale’’ -- close to 800‚000 baby girls abandoned or killed in a single region between 1971-80 alone. G. William Skinner‚ an anthropologist and China specialist at the University of California-Davis‚ and Chinese researcher Yuan Jianhua based their conclusions on an analysis of 1990 Chinese census data
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I have chosen this object as I am Spanish and I feel it is close to my heart.‚ Consequently‚ I would like to share with you its importance and use. This type of comb is a woman’s hair decoration; it has a convex body with some teeth at the end so it can grab into the chignon. As explained in the comb’s definition‚ in order to wear this ítem‚ the woman’s hair has to be tied up into a bun. In this essay I am going to talk about this hair accessory‚ how it is‚ its origin and its use and importance
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One similarity between Tokugawa and Louis XIV is decreasing power of Nobles. What Louis XIV did to decrease the power of the nobles is by breaking down their castles. The reason he broke down the castles was because he didn’t want the nobility to rebel against him. This relates to Tokugawa because he also destroyed the castles of daimyos (The nobles of Japan). Tokugawa had many restrictions for the daimyos. The reason he had restrained them from their property is so they don’t rebel against the shogun
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mcvm se arrows in the spaces for questions 6 through 10. 6. A in hematocrit will result in ____ blood viscosity and ____ blood pressure. 7. Growth will result in ____ total vessel length and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 8. Arteriosclerosis will result in ____ vessel elasticity and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 9. Excessive sweating will result in a short - term ____ in blood volume and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 10. An in epinephrine will result in ____ vessel diameter and a/an
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The Roaring Twenties-DBQ Essay 3-12-12 The 1920’s were great years of success and prosperity for all Americans after The Great War which caused so much commotion in The Untied States. The twenties had many changes that were both positive and negative. Many Americans were pleased with their wages increasing and more changes in the way of life while others‚ such as the victims of intolerance‚ had more different opinions of this decade. That’s why it’s called the roaring twenties. Women were
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uestion 1 (Fill-In-The-Blank Worth 1 points) Fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. Yo _______________en la recepción. (pagar) Answer for Blank 1: Question 2 (Fill-In-The-Blank Worth 1 points) Change this verb from the present tense to the preterite tense. Yo busco Answer for Blank 1: Question 3 (Fill-In-The-Blank Worth 1 points) Fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. 8. Tú ______________una buena nota. (sacar)
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wanted to expand and conquer other countries. They wanted to expand economy‚ get raw materials‚ and make them more powerful than other countries. The Europeans nations involved in colonizing these countries were Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. The mind set of these nations was like the thinking of Darwin’s theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest. These nations thought they were the strongest nation which brought along the thought of social Darwinism. In document 6‚ European
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YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT: Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? How do you write a good history essay? A write a good history essay you need to have two things on the menu: A good history essay will be set up like a hamburger: Each paragraph should be like a PEA: Point: - Each paragraph should start off with a point: e.g. The Spanish Armada failed because it was hampered by the weather. Evidence: - You should then have some evidence to support you
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