Not only did poisonous gas change the experiences of war‚ but also the type of warfare. Instead of riding around on horses freely‚ soldiers had to use protection in order to evade the deadly chemicals. So‚ quickly‚ both sides developed gas masks. At first‚ soldiers held chemically treated cotton pads over their noses and mouths. Later they wore fabric face masks soaked in chemicals‚ and finally soldiers on both sides wore respirators with charcoal filters.("Technology.") These gas masks were the
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During the year 1788‚ the Austrian army was at war with the Ottoman Empire. On September 17‚ 1788‚ the Austrian army‚ of about 100‚000 soldiers set up camp in the town of Karánsebes (present-day Romania). Once camp was set‚ Hussars were sent to scout out the surrounding area to see if any Turks were nearby. No Turks were spotted; what they did find however were a group of Gypsies selling schnapps (liquor). The Hussars bought barrels of the stuff and then proceeded to get drunk. It wasn’t long after
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Across the globe‚ The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is becoming a phenomenon that teenage girls enjoy immensely. The contemporary young-adult novel is about two teenagers who have cancer and fall deeply in love. Fighting their battles‚ Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters share their interests and go through heartbreak‚ love‚ and explore Amsterdam together. Readers relate to the book on many levels. The Fault in Our Stars is a brilliant novel that gives people a taste of what the world has
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The Fault in Our Stars: A Tragic Love Story Her name is Hazel Grace Lancaster; she was first diagnosed with cancer in her thyroid when she was 13 years old and then it slowly progressed to her lungs. She couldn’t stand up for very long and stairs were basically her worst enemy‚ but she was a fighter. When she was 16 years old‚ her parents forced her to go to a support group. Hazel hated the idea of going but she went anyway‚ and that was where she first met Augustus Waters. Augustus was a cancer
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of the Maginot Line as the preferred method of defense along the Franco-German border during the inter-war years. France ’s army was subsequently plagued not with desertions‚ but rather with a general refusal to march face-first into the teeth of Germany ’s impregnable positions. France ’s troops remained in their trenches‚ willing to fight only in a defensive
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Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a fault in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene on chromosome 7 at q31.2. For CF to be expressed‚ a faulty copy of the gene must be present at both alleles; autosomal recessive. Therefore both parents must be carriers of‚ or affected by the cystic fibrosis gene (fig. 1) for the gene to be passed on. If a person has one copy of the faulty allele (are heterozygous) they are carriers of the gene and can pass this allele on; if they possess
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In Jon Green’s novel‚ The Fault In Our Stars I strongly agree that people with terminal illnesses can explore beauty in each other and can find connections just like healthy human beings. While hazel and Augustus think the cancer side effects are an imperfection‚ they both understand the beauty in each others imperfection and this lets them connect an a high level. Firstly I will discuss how Hazel and Augustus meet for the first time and when this happened‚ it was if they were made for each other
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Isabelle Lian Mr. Ruff MYP English 4 12 December 2013 Word Count: 887 The Fault in Civilization Civilization is a crucial aspect of the way society functions today. It is the system that sustains an orderly environment in which its citizens can prosper. In the Lord of the Flies‚ Golding suggests that civilization is not as stable as it seems. Through character actions and symbols‚ he comments on the degrading state of civilization when it is put under unfamiliar conditions. Ideally‚ for
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green is an outstanding novel and one of Green’s best works. It tells a modern story about a girl named Hazel trying to live like a normal teenager. However this is not the easiest thing in the world for her because wherever she goes‚ she must carry an oxygen tank with her as a result of her having cancer. However at a teen cancer support group‚ she meets Augustus Waters‚ a very different yet similar person to her. This novel tells a sweet‚ painful love story about
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Romeo and Juliet at Fault “Search‚ seek‚ and know how this foul murder comes.” (5‚3‚198)‚ said in the Prince. In the profound play by Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ many people had helped cause the devastating deaths of many people. With an extensive amount of activities‚ five people had deceased while two families were left in despair. The lies and secrets of the two star crossed lovers had cost the two families heartbreak and sorrow. Romeo and Juliet had both been mainly at fault in the devastating
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