Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Albert Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a lyric baritone during the 1900s. A German native‚ Fischer-Dieskau‚ had a large voice full of resonance. He lived a long‚ successful life and would come to be known as the most influential singer of the 20th century (Sadie 6: 614; Kettle). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born in Berlin‚ Germany on May 28‚ 1925. At a young age‚ Fischer-Dieskau enjoyed making music. His mother taught him how to play piano‚ and he continued to play all throughout
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FISCHER TECH LIMITED Adriel Timothy Lim 1.OVERVIEW OF CASE 1.A Background Fischer Tech Ltd is a Singapore home grown company‚ founded by Mr. Choon King Tan‚ and established since June 1994 is a specialist manufacturer of high volume precision engineering plastic components for new electronic product innovations. The company owns injection and molding machines both hydraulic and electric type to undertake these challenges. The Company ultimately operates in two segments: 1. High-precision
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Synthesis of Isopentyl Acetate (Banana Oil) Using a Fischer Esterification Reaction Zhenshu Wang (Stan) TA: Aaron League September 23‚ 2012 Purpose: The purpose of the experiment was to perform the acid-catalyzed Fischer Esterification of acetic acid and isopentyl alcohol to form isopentyl acetate‚ or banana oil‚ which is used in flavor industries. The equilibrium of the reaction was changed by adding an excess amount of acetic acid. The reaction was refluxed and product was purified by extraction
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The origins of World War One The Fritz Fisher thesis Fritz Fisher focuses on the Kaiser‚ Gottlieb von Jagow‚ Bethmann Hollweg and Helmut von Moltke. These four were the German leading figures at that time; Fischer is convinced that these people were responsible for the outbreak of World War One. Fischer’s three main claims were: 1. Germany was prepared to launch the First World War in order to become a great power. 2. Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary to start a war with Serbia‚ and continued
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draw from these events differ from one another on the basis that they are personal opinions. This essay will examine the conflicting views of four authors using their specific books: Henry Kissinger; Diplomacy‚ Laurence Lafore; The Long Fuse‚ Fritz Fischer‚ and Alan Palmer; The Chancelleries of Europe. Each of these authors draws their own conclusions from the events leading up to WWI and offers their educated opinion as to where blame lies. Henry Kissinger refers to European diplomacy leading
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World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was a global military conflict which involved the majority of the world’s great powers‚ organized into two opposing military alliances: the Triple Entente (United Kingdom‚ France‚ and Russian Empire) and the Triple Alliance (German Empire‚ Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and Italy). World War One which broke out it 1914 was a total war‚ where all industries geared towards war. The July Crisis and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand resulted in a conflict
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Theory Of Knowledge To what extent can disagreement aid in our understanding of history? October 2012 International School of Curacao Wordcount: 2‚691 Historical Disagreements To what extent can disagreement aid in our understanding of history? Disagreement has been present in the world ever since the first biotic and abiotic factors roamed the Earth. In order to understand what the question is asking‚ we must define its key words. Disagreement is defined as a difference in opinion and
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Historians have heavily debated the causes of the First World War. Fritz Fischer‚ author of Germany’s Aims in the First World War‚ wrote that Germany was undeniably responsible for the war. Fischer argues that Germany took advantage of the Austro-Serbian conflict in order to stage a preventive war‚ and pull herself out of European isolation. His research showed that Germany had similar aims in both WWI and WWII‚ setting out to consciously to become a world power. He argued Germany’s aim to gain
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Bibliography: Duffy‚ M. (2009) Who ’s Who - Count Leopold von Berchtold. Available from: < http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/berchtold.htm> [31/3/2012] Fischer‚ F. “Bethmann Hollweg’s September Programme‚ 1914”‚ in Fritz Fischer‚ From Bismarck to Hitler. The Problem Of Continuity in German History‚ London‚ 1970 (p 72 – 73) Fischer‚ F. “German War Aims”‚ in Fritz Fischer‚ World Power or Decline: The Controversy over Germany’s War Aims in the First World War‚ transl. Lancelot Farral Robert Kimber and Rita Kimber
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answer 3 questions on the paper‚ spending 35 mins on each one. Each question is made up of 3 smaller questions with 20 mks in total. 1 Study Source A and then answer all parts of Question 1 which follow. Source A Fritz Fischer’s view of Germany’s foreign policy 1900–1914. Fischer was a German historian‚ who put forward the view that Germany planned the First World War in the years before 1914. (a) In 1914‚ two armed camps existed in Europe‚ the Triple Alliance and the alliances
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