World War One had an impact on Canada both over seas and on the Canadian home front. It helped Canada develop a sense of national identity by gaining international status overseas. It gave women more jobs than working at home and but during the war there was the Conscription Crisis. These points impacted Canada greatly during and after WWI. In 1914 when World War One started‚ Canada was a legislative union‚ but Britain still controlled the foreign policy of all its dominions. So when Britain
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It is somewhat ironic to discover that the pharmacophore of phosphoramide drugs currently used as antitumor agents was originally utilized for the purpose of chemical warfare‚ most prominently so in World War I. Sulfur mustard‚ the precursor to phosphoramide drugs‚ was employed to great effect as a wounding agent in the characteristic trench warfare of WWI; Being a dense gas‚ sulfur mustard settled in trenches and created persistent environmental hazards for troops. Exposure to sulfur mustard‚
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So it’s my first day on the battlefield it’s September 16 1916. Yesterday was the first day that the British and French used their tanks they are slow but can take somewhat of a beating and do some major damage to the germans. Well i could not finish yesterday’s entry we had to take cover because the germans started to bombard us with artillery fire and we lost about 30 people in about two minutes and we found their body covered in rats this morning. So today we are going to use the tanks and artillery
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There are more than a few reasons that lawful orders should be obeyed. These orders are given for a variety of reasons‚ and should be followed whether or not you understand or agree with them. Orders are sometimes given simply to keep soldiers to maintain their military bearing and display a proper image of the United States Armed Forces. Other times they are given to protect the soldier or to protect the soldiers around him/her. No matter what‚ an order should be carried out without question
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Midterm2Practice Key 1. The following data have been recorded for recently completed Job 501 on its job cost sheet. Direct materials cost was $3‚067. A total of 30 direct labor-hours and 104 machine-hours were worked on the job. The direct labor wage rate is $12 per labor-hour. The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machinehours. The predetermined overhead rate is $11 per machine-hour. The total cost for the job on its job cost sheet would be: A. $4‚571 B. $3‚757 C. $3‚090 D
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the characters in Shakespeare’s masterpiece‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ have many more layers to them then it may seem. There are several literary terms to show the layers that make up the characters. Shakespeare uses juxtaposition‚ oxymoron‚ and paradox as indirect characterization to show how complex Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Friar Laurence are as characters. Juliet is young and has deep changing feelings. Many of the feelings she has toward Romeo are confusing ones‚ “honorable villain‚” (3.2.79). This oxymoron
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different types of methods. For example‚ to help readers understand the characters traits easier. Author’s use indirect characterization to describe actions and the appearance of a character. Direct characterization states what the character is like. Motivation is how the characters behave the way they do. With this in mind‚ Vera from‚ “The Open Window‚” can be used as an example for direct characterization. She is a 15 year-old girl that can be described as a self-possessed‚ talkative‚ and liar.
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Germany was solely to Blame for WW1 – How Far do You Agree? World War 1 was fought from 1914 to 1918‚ in which Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Japan‚ the United States‚ and other allies defeated Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ The Ottoman Empire‚ Italy‚ and Bulgaria. World War 1 began as a small regional conflict in the Balkans (South-East Europe). The Ottoman Empire had lost many states in this part of the world so political power in this area was very unstable. Later Austria-Hungary annexed
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rewards going to employees‚ is the crucial factor in employee motivation. There are different two types of compensation: direct and indirect compensation. Direct compensation refers to monetary benefits offered and provided to employees in return for doing their job. The most common forms of direct compensation are wages‚ salaries‚ incentives‚ commissions and bonuses. Indirect compensation refers to pay in the form of financial benefits. [Dessler 390] All employee benefits can be divided into health
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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