“Ten Days That Shook the World” is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917‚ which Reed experienced firsthand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders‚ especially Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek‚ closely during his time in Russia. John Reed died in 1920‚ shortly after the book was finished. John Reed’s classic account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917 isn’t an attempt at large-scale dispassionate historical analysis
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Hemp through the Years Topic: Hemp from “billion dollar crop” to “illegal nightmare” Specific Purpose: Inform my audience of the history‚ usages‚ and laws surrounding hemp and the industries that could benefit from it. Thesis statement: Hemp provides the world with eco-friendly‚ efficient products such as fuel‚ clothing‚ and plastics. Introduction I. Marijuana is not Hemp! (Attention getter) II. Cultivating and harvesting hemp is illegal. III. Hemp provides the world with
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The short story “War Years” focuses on the struggles that fell on Vietnamese immigrants in the United States around the time of the Vietnam War. Specifically‚ the story is centered around a family and their difficulty in wanting to adapt to a new life. The story is narrated by a young boy named Long‚ who illustrates this point. This point is further highlighted by the differences between the generational differences between a son and his parents. A common struggle among immigrants in a household
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In about 100 years‚ organized tours will be frequent to the space and moon. The tourism industry will be more vertical than horizontal. The internet would have already taken every nook and corner of the earth in detail to the drawing rooms of peoples’ homes. Family structure will erode. Very few women will opt for permanent marriage or child bearing. Pregnancy and its complications will seek them for renting wombs and resort to artificial insemination. O‚ this is already in vogue‚ right? May
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AP/ADMS 2400 3.0 Summer 2012 REQUIRED COURSE TEXT / READINGS: Custom Textbook Packet: Colquitt‚ Organizational Behaviour with Connect Access Card‚ 1st Canadian edition with Kreitner Custom‚ © 2010. This shrink-wrapped packet is available at the York University Bookstore‚ ISBN 0071059695). The packet includes: • Colquitt‚ Wesson‚ LePine & Gellatly (2010). Organizational Behaviour: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace‚ Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Canada. •Custom
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ANALYSIS PASSIONATE YEAR The text under analysis is written by James Hilton‚ England writer‚ who took education in Cambridge where he wrote his first novel‚ "Catherine Herself". Also he is famous with his books "We Are Not Alone" (1937)‚ "Random Harvest" (1941)‚ "Nothing So Strange" (1947)‚ "Time and Time Again" (1953). The theme of given extract is describing teacher’s behavior in nonstandard situation. Idea is relationships between students and teacher‚ teacher should be tolerant everytime. The
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a free born‚ African America man living in New York state in the early 1800s. He had a wife‚ three children‚ and was able to provide for his family working various jobs‚ depending on the season. Solomon is kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years‚ in the deep south. What makes this novel so compelling is his story telling. He goes into great detail explaining what is feels like to be a slave; the constant state of fear (scared of waking up late‚ scared of not working fast enough‚ scared of
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Final Year Project Proposal Wireless Human Health Online Monitor ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This project creates a portable device implementing wireless technology and taking full advantage of the wide-spreading Internet to provide a convenient solution to monitor human health. The health information acquired on the portable side transmits to the server wirelessly and can be accessed all over the Internet in real-time. The end product turned out to
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1) How do you calculate average speed? Average speed = Distance Time For example‚ if you have a car that has travelled 50km in 20 minutes the average speed would be 1km/2.5min. 2) A student measures the distance their rocket travels and has also recorded the length of flight. He works out the speed with the two values measured‚ and exclaims “I’ve worked out its top speed!” Discuss this statement. This is a false statement‚ the student has not worked out the rockets top speed‚ they have
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‘And so the rest of us set about learning to live in the wide green prison of our own election.’ What do the characters learn about themselves and their relationships with others? Geraldine Brooks’ novel ‘Year of Wonders’ is a factual retelling of an infamous historical event‚ interwoven with an insightful exploration of diverse facets of human nature evoked when faced with adverse circumstances. With the arrival of the bubonic plague in the village of Eyam‚ its inhabitants are subsequently imprisoned
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