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    An experiment to investigate the factors which affect Resistance in a wire What is resistance? A potential difference (V) applied across a wire of length (l)‚ there is in the conductor‚ an electric field (E). In this electric field the free electrons are not however under continuous acceleration (Ee/m). This is because they repeatedly collide with the moderately massive vibrating atoms losing their kinetic energy. The vibrating atoms having gained this kinetic energy now vibrate more. The resulting

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    Persuasive Essay (50 point value)  Module I 18 Jan 2014 French Revolution on Europe Lasting Effects of the French Revolution on Europe I. INTRODUCTION A. The lasting effects of the French revolution in Europe after the age of Napoleon was to have a profound change on four major areas that affect the way the rest of the 19th century was to be shaped from here on. The four areas are: 1. Religion Climate with regards to the Jews throughout Europe

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    ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The causes of the French Revolution of 1787-1789 (Solé 3) is a subject worthy of investigation because the revolt is an event of crucial importance in Western History. It marked the end of feudalism and the beginning of democracy in France‚ and can be seen as a turning point for liberty in Europe. To quote the German author Goethe‚ ‘From this place‚ and from this day‚ commences a new era in the world’s history’ (Wright 2). In 1774 when Louis XVI ascended

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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively affects society. By following a law one agrees with it. For the most part laws are just and by following them one can contribute positively to society‚ but there are unjust laws. By following an unjust law simply to prevent personal harm one is agreeing to the terms of the law. In agreeing to the law it is strengthened and others are more likely to follow. It is in this way that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Luther) due to the

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    People argue that the French Revolution was not as revolutionary as the American Revolution. There may have been many reasons for this; the serial authoritarian regimes‚ the guillotine or the Reign of Terror. This essay will argue how revolutions always fail to change the underlying structures of authority. During the French Revolution the structure of the French society had undergone a momentous transformation but in the end exchanged an authoritarian regime for an authoritarian regime. This idea

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    “It was the collective effect of all the causes of the French Revolution that finally caused the people to rise up.” History Essay Lara Ismael Nogueira Martha I truly believe it was the collective effect of all the causes of the French Revolution that finally caused the people to rise up. In 1789 the people of France were suffering under the rule of Louis XVI‚ who used the countries money to provide him and his family the most luxurious life imaginable‚ while the people starved. The political

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    NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION    "We have finished the romance of the Revolution‚ we must now begin its history‚ only seeking for what is real and practicable in the application of its principles‚ and not what is speculative and hypothetical."     After Brumaire (9-10 Nov. 1799) --the coup d’etat which first set Napoleon on the path to becoming the supreme executive of a French empire-- Napoleon declared‚ "The Revolution is made fast on the principles on which it began;  the Revolution is

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    A Brief History of Antibiotics‚ Antibiotic Resistance‚ and Antibiotic Alternatives Antibiotic Resistance and Alternatives Antibiotics have been commonly‚ though mistakenly‚ thought of as the ultimate cure‚ for almost all illness‚ for over half a century now. However‚ the intended use of antibiotics is for the treatment of bacterial infections and diseases. Viruses or fungi-related illnesses will not be affected by antibiotics. This misunderstanding of the use of antibiotics has led to overuse

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    From Estates General to General Assembly II. Rising of Paris and Revolution in the countryside III. Principles of 1789 IV. The October Days I. From Estates General to National Assembly • Harvest Crisis: Popular (higher classes) had riots o French army was already stretched‚ state reluctant to use it o Cahier delonces created HUGE expectations on the Estates-General‚ “the great hope” • 1789 characterized by new sovereignty and also violence • Euphoria of deputies turned to frustration o

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    The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences.   Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. There are so many traces that suggest the cause of the revolution. One of them is from Arthur Young’s Travels in France. “The confusion in the finances great; with a deficit impossible to provide for without the states-general of the kingdom.” He

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