patent on the rigid‚ hydrogen cell powered aircraft‚ and until 1900 when the LZ1‚ the first working prototype‚ would take flight over Lake Constance. While it was damaged during its first landing‚ it would be repaired and fly for another 8 years‚ when it finally caught fire after crashing into a tree‚ leaving no one seriously injured. Used for both transport and for spotting submarines‚ it wouldn’t be until the Hindenburg catastrophe of 1937‚ where 35 of 97 people on board would die. The blimps would
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The colonists were justified in dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. This is because‚ they already had the Stamp Act‚ they didn’t want the tea in the first place‚ and they were just trying to prove a point. If you were forced to do something that you didn’t have a say in‚ would you be angry? If everything you could possibly do to make it stop backfired‚ would you do whatever it takes? This is exactly the kind of frustration the colonists were experiencing. The colonists already had the Stamp Act‚
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when it did‚ it is necessary to clearly understand what is meant by the term ‘independence’. Independence is when you are not being influenced or controlled by someone‚ however for the American colonies‚ Spain was governing almost every aspect of their development. Independence in Spain’s American colonies came about as and when it did due to four main factors‚ economic‚ social‚ political and military. There was a growing dislike of Spain’s restrictions over economic matters‚ there were restrictions
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believe in the actions of the members of Shay’s Rebellion. For example‚ the eastern establishment went ahead with their program of taxation which made them pay extra to the government‚ according to the video. This was unfair and Daniel Shays should be upset about this. He was already struggling with money‚ and now this. In addition Daniel Shays had no way to pay his debts‚ was going to be forced to imprisonment‚ and was going to lose his farm unless he did something about this‚ according to the video
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Revolutionary War and the battle for freedom. The French and British fought over one thing during the whole war. Both sides wanted land in the Ohio River Valley to expand their settlements and trade with the local Native Americans. Eventually‚ after years of fighting‚ Britain came out with the win and lots of new land. The British received territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain. After winning the war‚ the King of Britain made the Proclamation of 1763. This was made
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America‚ what comes to you mind when you here that word ? Do you think freedom‚ Liberty‚ or maybe heroes and veterans that fought in war around the world to protect us. Well the America I think of is much more. The America that I think of is all of the above. The fact that you have the freedom to have a religious say so in what you believe in. The fact that you can decide what you like and don’t like. The Liberty our society has‚ the fact that anyone can have a say so in what our government does
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On February 14th 1978‚ a teenage boy named Piscine Molitor Patel was found at the coast of Mexico. He survived 227 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pi and his family were moving from India to Canada. While they were on their way the Japanese ship named Tsimtsum sank due to engine failures. Pi describes that after the sinking of the cargo ship occurred he found himself swimming in the Pacific Ocean. He was swimming toward the lifeboat. Four people survived Pi’s mother‚ the French cook‚ the
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What is “Influence”? What is “influence”? What people mean when they say about some that he is influential? What are the criteria of this so-called “influential person”? I think of influence as a state more than an attribute. Influential people are always influential‚ they are not flickering lights neither do they flash for short moments‚ instead they light up constantly. Those people are persistent‚ endeavoring to help‚ achieve the thing that they do the best: impact and influence. The influential
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book‚ and Hesse used several techniques to describe his changes- this includes how the characters fulfilled the mentor roles to him‚ the various symbols that Siddhartha encounters‚ and his character development. Siddhartha goes on a journey and meets several mentors‚ which includes Govinda‚ Kamala‚ the river‚ and the ferryman‚ Vasudeva. All of these different mentors each individually taught Siddhartha different lessons in life. Each person developed and changed Siddhartha‚ so he was a completely different
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GLOBAL PEACE – FROM WHAT SOURCE? Song 65 1 MULTITUDES YEARN FOR GLOBAL PEACE On 28 June 1914 a hand grenade was rolled beneath a car travelling in a motorcade in the city of Sarajevo in Yugoslavia. The grenade missed its intended target and exploded beneath the following car‚ injuring several people. The first car continued on its way and the occupants attended a welcome ceremony at the Sarajevo Town Hall. Just a short time later‚ the VIPs from the first car decided to visit the injured
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