triangles. Secondly‚ Archimedes contributed a ton to both fields. One of the most famous things that Archimedes did was find out if a crown that the king had ordered was made of solid gold. What Archimedes did first compare the weights of gold and silver when immersed in water(he compared it with silver because that was what the crown was suspected to be partly made of). The next thing he did with the crown was immerse it in the
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talk about Heinrich Himmler‚ Adolf Eichmann‚ and Rudolf Hess‚ who were Nazi Party leaders and officials and were related to Adolf Hitler. I will also discuss who these people were and what they did‚ why they did these things‚ when they did these things‚ where they did these things‚ and perhaps how they did these things. The first of these officers was Heinrich Himmler. Himmler was the head of the Gestapo (German State Police) and the Waffen-SS (militarized units of SS‚ which stands for Schutzstaffel
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In the novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck George kills Lennie. Did George have the right to shoot Lennie? Or in further words did Lennie choose the right decision? This debate may cause a disagreement or friction between the readers. Although‚ it was a good idea for George to kill Lennie because he kept Lennie from suffering more. If George decided to let Curley kill him Lennie would have had a long and painful death. In the story Curley states‚ “ I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that
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lands greatly resembled and differed in many ways. Although one would expect the same victorious outcomes that many European groups did result in while conquering different worlds‚ these operative strategies did not always work for all. Different countries and civilizations clearly have different views and beliefs on the world around them; therefore when the Europeans did not account for this‚ a cultural collision‚ when one or more cultures are integrated into one environment causing disruption‚ was
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor? Many Historians agree the key event of Hitler´s rise to power was his appointment of Chancellor the 30th of January 1933 by the former German President von Hindenburg‚ who ruled the country since 1925 and was reelected in 1932. Although in the elections of July 1932 Hitler won 37.5% of the parliamentary seats (230)‚ making the Nazi party the largest in the Reichstag‚ whereas he should have been Chancellor‚ he did not rise to power‚ as Hindenburg did not appoint
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As a way of trying to bring integration in the United States‚ Melba volunteered to attend Central High School. The school had more than 2000 white students and racism marred every department in the institution. The first days at the institution did not work best for her since all the students surrounded her‚ blocking every way into the school. However‚ Melba had a bodyguard‚ but still she underwent struggles. Since the school had a clear record of racism‚ the government selected nine black students
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People did not agree with the ideas that Abraham Lincoln was putting out‚ but that did not make him think to do anything illegal‚ even when he was frustrated. Instead‚ he stayed determined to make everybody believe his idea and for everyone to change their lifestyle to the way that Abraham Lincoln
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The Holocaust changed the way I look at the world. When I think of the holocaust I feel bad and sad for the people that died and all they did was fight for what they believe in. Before I learned about the Holocaust I did not stand up for what I believe in‚ but now I do. The holocaust changed me and the way I feel. I don’t like what happened but I do like the person I have become out of it. Mr. Arbeiter means when he prays for a new love of humanity to be born out of the horrors of the Holocaust
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Fixin’ Nixon After the infamous Watergate incident‚ President Nixon was looked at as the worst ever occupant of the white house. Although he had some flaws‚ Nixon did many good things for America that changed our country for the better. History has definitely not judged him fairly. Nixon‚ who was the 37th President of the United States‚ did do a lot of good things while in office. In 1972‚ he reopened America’s relations with China‚ which was necessary to acquiring the goods our country needed. Secondly
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Study guide: Afghanistan Fall 2011 Essay questions: When did Afghanistan become an independent state? What events prompted the declaration of independence? Explain factional (Khalq/Parcham) divisions within the PDPA. -The party was divided into factions‚ with the Khalq and Parcham being the two largest ones. The split was mainly due to ideological and economic reasons. The Khalq supporters consisted mainly of ethnic Pashtuns from rural areas‚ while Parcham supported consisted mainly
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