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    Who is more important in the history of medicine‚ Florence nightingale or Mary seacole? (8marks) I think that Mary Seacole was more important in the history of medicine than Florence nightingale because they were both noticed for their nursing care of soldiers during the Crimean War. Nightingale is still a well-known historical figure‚ but Seacole was soon forgotten Nightingale’s work brought the field of public health to national attention. She was one of the first in Europe to grasp the principles

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    US history ch 28 Study online at quizlet.com/_ag7xx 1. The 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf the largest naval engagement in history 2. The 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima was the costliest in the history of the United States Marines After 1943‚ the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from Australia and New Zealand All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II are true EXCEPT Albert Einstein

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    Saturday morning‚ a team workout every other day and games on Tuesday and Friday. Basketball has always been a huge part of my life and family. It has impacted me and who I am today. The sport brought my family closer together and has shaped us in ways we couldn’t have imagined. It has taught me many valuable lessons and improved a number of my characteristics. I truly believe that I wouldn’t be the person I am today if basketball wasn’t such a huge component to my life and to my family. My father introduced

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    References: Caribbean Revision History for CXC‚ Peter Ashdown and Francis Humphreys History of Jamaica‚ Clinton V. BlackThe Haitian Revolution and its Effects‚ Patrick E. Bryan Caribbean Story Book 1‚ William Claypole and John Robothom Slaves Who Abolished Slavery‚ Vol 1‚ Richard Hart Maroon Societies‚ Richard

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    The coming of Europeans to India The commercial contacts between India and Europe were very old via the land route either through the Oxus valley or Syria or Egypt. But‚ the new sea route via the Cape of Good Hope was discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1498. Thereafter‚ many trading companies came to India and established their trading centres. They entered India as traders at the outset but by the passage of time indulged in the politics of India and finally established their colonies. The commercial

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    After looking at the title of the poem “Ex-Basketball Player‚” I assume it is about a former basketball player and his life now. After I read the poem‚ I find out that John Updike‚ the author‚ starts the first paragraph by describing a town. He tells about the trolley tracks and some of the stores‚ including a plaza and a garage. Then‚ the author goes on to introduce a character in the poem‚ Flick Webb‚ who helps in the garage in town. In the second paragraph‚ the author explains that Webb used to

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    Analyze various views regarding Western European unity from 1946 to 1989 Mason Azais World History II Mr. Andrew Ulrich May 25‚ 2013 Abstract The two world super powers The United States and Russia are in deep conflict trying to be dominant over one another. Forming Alliances NATO and Warsaw to push different governments and rule over Europe post World War II from the years 1946 to 1986. But in more than just foreign affairs there was a race to become the most scientifically

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    1992-1995 * Rwanda: 1994 * Darfur: 2003 In your essay‚ be sure to: * recount historical facts accurately * cite any outside sources To begin your research you may want to start with one of these sources: * The History Place * "A Brief History of Genocide" If Holocaust were the worst mass murder of the world then‚ I thought Pol Pot was the most insane destruction in Cambodian. Pol Pot was born in 1925 in a farming family in central Cambodia‚ which was part of French Indochina

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    Basketball Icons: Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan For the last seventeen years‚ there has been much debate as to whether Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. I have never really been interested in basketball or most sports for that matter‚ until a few years ago. My husband would watch all of the college and professional basketball games on television. He would become especially excited during March madness and the NBA

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    towards the war effort. Tehran confrence Stalin‚ FDR‚ Chruchill meet in tehran Stalin pressures FDR and chruchill to attack france Begin to discuss defeat of Germany DDAY Allies enter france - by sea/greatest naval invaision in history - by air; paratroopers - allies break through german lines after loss of many men - Germans thought Normandy invasion was distraction -The bombing of Pearl Harbor starts war in pacific . -Japan thought it would weak our navy and have

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