How was Avogadro’s number determined? Jessica Kim 12D Starting from 200 years ago‚ scientists tried to figure out the basic ideas of chemistry. One of them they put lots of effort in was to find out the mass of the smallest particle‚ mole. Measuring the mass was a primary difficulty at that time since one mole of a substance was unable to weigh without using developed technology. Even though‚ it was clear that everything was made out of a small unit‚ there was no evidence that could determine
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How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is defined as rule by the people‚ either directly or through elected representatives. Politically‚ being a democracy basically means the people have a say in government. A democratic person would typically believe in voting rights for all adults‚ the right to run for political office‚ freedom of speech‚ majority rule‚ and many other things. Andrew Jackson seemed to be the main political leader with this type of government. Some say that he was the founder
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Can war ever be justified? War is an inevitable part of the history of humankind. Unlike natural happenings‚ war is an action of people inflicted of other people. This issue has raised ethical problems‚ which are still problematic till today. War is by common sense evil‚ but can it ever be less evil? There are a number of varying options when discussing the issue of a ‘justifiable war’. Some people argue that war is always justifiable while others argue that it can never be. Some maintain that
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Is Death Penalty ever justified? Capital punishment otherwise‚ also know as death penalty is a legal process whereby a criminal gets executed as a form of punishment. In the past‚ Capital punishment had been practised by almost all the societies. However‚ currently due to the increase in awareness of humans’ rights an approximate of 97 countries had abolished this form of punishment. That being said‚ there are still 58 nations of which includes Singapore‚ are actively practising it. In my opinion
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were made smarter. Smaller drones were developed which could fly into unsafe areas like war zones and were able to drop bombs in a military strike (pacans).The question arises that‚ ‘what caused U.S to start the drone attacks in various countries?’It was after the September 11‚ 2001 attack on World Trade center when the Bush administration initiated drone strikes against suspected members of Al-Qaeda and the other armed groups. The CIA carried out its first targeted drone killing in 2002 in Afghanistan
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Greatest World Civilization The Mughal Empire was the best of its time because of its welcoming civilization‚ which included forward thinking. The Empire was located in what is today’s Afghanistan‚ Bangladesh‚ India‚ and Pakistan. Their main religion was Islam with a population of 145 million in the year 1650. Their empire was so successful because of their strong economy‚ advanced education and their leaders who enforced very fair rules. Their economy lead to the advancement of their strong military
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ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the
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Stalinism defined the ideology‚ policies and actions led by Stalin and the Communist Party in the years 1929 to 1941. Stalinism in practice was vital in the economic growth of Russia with Industrialisation and Collectivisation which in turn improved social welfare including women’s rights and levels of education. Furthermore‚ Stalinism targeted key aspects of the Bolshevik past and ‘sought to achieve Socialism in a backward country’ (Thomas and McAndrew). However‚ Stalinism had a number of detractors
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things: 1. who the Suffragettes were? 2. What methods did they use to achieve their goal? 3. What effect did their actions have on the government and public of their nation? 4. What are the rights of women in India? During the late 1900’s Britain was undergoing a tremendous transformation
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According to Cornell University Law School‚ the 4th amendment “prohibits generalized searches‚ unless extraordinary circumstances place the general public in danger.” Contention 1: Domestic surveillance does not violate the Constitution. The Constitution was purposely made loosely‚ and one hole of that looseness is the right to privacy. It is faulty to argue that domestic surveillance by the NSA without warrant is unjust because the Bill of Rights does not protect privacy. The 4th amendment does not specifically
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