The Black Plague killed more than 20 million people that was about one-third of the population in Europe at that time. During the late 1340’s in Europe‚ 12 trading ships arrived at a port after a long journey through the Black Sea. The people who gathered on the docks to welcome the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead‚ and those who were still alive were very ill. Strangest of all‚ they were covered in mysterious black blisters that oozed blood
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I never would’ve considered of being and ultrasound technician if it wasn’t for me having my daughter. After going to all the ultrasound appointments I have never wanted to do something so much as this. For the past 2 years i’ve been looking into this career. To reach my goals I realize that I must pursue a 2 year college education which will begin with the fall 2018 semester. I am very excited about my future and felt that with the opportunity this scholarship provides‚ i can help not only myself
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Budgeting? The term ‘budget’ is probably well understood by the layman. Budgeting is an important component of financial success; it makes it easier for people with incomes and expenses of all sizes to make. A manufacturing entity for example‚ might prepare sales production and administration budgets. The ‘master budget’ is defined as the overall financial plan for the period‚ which is made up of a budgeted profit and loss account‚ a budgeted balance sheet and a budgeted cash flow statement. Budgeting
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CASH Risks • Cash transactions may not be recorded accurately • Cash may not exist Steps 1. Confirm selected bank accounts and special arrangements Select bank accounts for confirmation in order to obtain a moderate to low level of assurance that the aforementioned audit objectives are achieved. Bank confirmations should be sent to all banking relationships to identify accounts not included in the general ledger. Confirmation requests should be sent under our control and‚
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On May 10th‚ 1919‚ in Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ A black man shoved a white man on the sidewalk‚ escalating into a gunfight that resulted in 23 injured people and the death of 3 African Americans. The black community rejoiced when the murderers of Isaac Doctor‚ William Brown and James Talbot were identified‚ but when the killers’ verdict was given‚ the black community became frustrated with the weak sentence‚ one year in prison for only two of the five perpetrators. This case was just the first
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On August 6th‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time‚ an American B-29 bomber‚ Enola Gay‚ drops the world’s first atom bomb‚ over the city of Hiroshima. Upon the explosion of the bomb‚ Approximately 80‚000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and another 35‚000 are injured. At least another 60‚000 would be killed by the effects radiation poisoning and starvation from the fallout. Despite of the great effort of the Air-force through the use of the atomic bomb‚ Japan refuses to surrender.
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The Black Death was a plague that spread across Europe during the fourteenth century. It swept the continent and baffled millions of European citizens. I chose this topic because the idea of the past epidemic intrigues me. In elementary school‚ we touched on the topic and barely discussed the possible outcomes. I was fascinated by what could’ve happened those years of peril. I am of Polish descent‚ so I am also learning how this plague could have affected by ancestors and what they were put though
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Throughout history‚ expansion was a common action for a country. The United States was growing at a considerable rate‚ making it was understandable to want to obtain more land. The issue how they went about obtaining it. Thomas Jefferson had two men‚ Lewis and Clark‚ travel west of the states to find a trade route and explore the land to see if the nation could expand. He‚ along with Andrew Jackson‚ showed that westward expansion is needed because the land helps support people by providing resources
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By using my Life-long Learner goals‚ I developed many traits that got me into the habit of using Spanish in my everyday routine. My first Life-long Learner goal was that I would talk to my friends who are taking the same Middlebury spanish course as I am. I did this every day during the school week. We discussed the online course‚ our other classes‚ and everything about our days. It really helped me maintain practice and awareness of the Spanish language. It was very fun to communicate without using
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QUESTIONNAIRE ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Completing the article: Prevalence of child sexual abuse among adolescents in Geneva: results of a cross sectional survey (1996). Halpérin D.S.‚ Bouvier P.‚ Jaffe P. D.‚ Mounoud R-L.‚ Pawlak C.H.‚ Laederach J.‚ Rey Wicky H. British Medical Journal; 312: 1326-1329 Q1: How old are you ? years and months Q2: Are you a girl or a boy ? girl boy Q3: Who do you live with ? (several answers are possible) father mother stepfather
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