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    ELECTRICITY I. DISCOVER OF ELECTRICITY About 600 B.C.‚ Thales‚ a Greek philosopher and scientist‚ observed that a piece of amber attracted small bits of “paper” or very thin wood shavings after it was rubbed with wool. He had discovered‚ in effect‚ static electricity. William Gilbert‚ an English scientist in the sixteenth century‚ found that many other different materials could be made to act like amber. Whenever these objects were rubbed against each other‚ they were able to attract each other

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    of them were killed. The Allied forces were good but people had to help them and that is where the nazi resistance came into play. On June 22‚ 1940 the French surrendered to Germany. Many people resented the Germans and the Vichy government so they formed underground Resistance groups. Vichy France was a non occupied region of France. Some Resistance groups called maquis were violent Resistance groups aiming to hurt or to kill Germans. Some groups

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    does air resistance affect the falling of a parachute? Air resistance affects the falling of a parachute because the resistance in the air molecules slow down the falling of the parachute. If there were no air resistance then the gravity would pull the parachute toward earth and it will drop very fast. 2. What aspects of a parachute affect the amount of air resistance generated? Length‚ mass‚ and materials are some of the aspects that affect the amount of air resistance generated

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    believes that the only way to wipe away the injustices experienced within Birmingham City was through holding peaceful negotiations in order to resolve the issues amicably. In the article‚ "Ways of Meeting Oppression" by Martin Luther King Jr‚ tries to bring out Injustices and Oppression‚ which have been prevalent issues within our society. He believed that black Americans could win equal rights by peaceful means such as peaceful boycotts and marches. He always reminded Americans that their nation’s

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    desirable for an ammeter to have a high resistance or low resistance? Why? ➢ Yes‚ it is desirable for an ammeter to have a high resistance or low resistance because the lower the resistance‚ the better the ammeter as it is connected in series and so its resistance will affect the current flow and thereby affect any calculations to be obtained. 2. An ammeter of resistance Ra is connected through a rheostat to a cell of negligible internal resistance. When the rheostat is adjusted to a value

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    “descent with modification”. Both prokaryotic cells that create bacteria and eukaryotic cells that make up most other forms of life evolve. Natural selection and genetic variation are simply the way evolution happens. This is why there is an antibiotic resistance. If bacteria are constantly changing then antibiotics must change too. Evolution is an amazing process that explains and justifies change. In New Mexico at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park there is a unique and enlightened discovery. There

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    There were a number of ways that resistance was made against slavery. They were: intellectual‚ direct/physical‚ and cultural. Examples of these types of resistance are portrayed throughout the narrative of Fredrick Douglass. This essay will discuss the three types of resistance citing examples from the narrative of Fredrick Douglas. Such examples of resistances were effective and meaningful in different ways and ultimately contributed to the acknowledgment and recognition of the poor treatment

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    Discrimination and oppression are two main struggles that women had to face this led many female authors to discuss the struggles that follow women throughout history. Simone de Beauvoir‚ Bell Hooks and Christine Delphy asked questions and thought critically about the real meaning and function of women and feminism. First‚ Simone de Beauvoir in her article "The Second Sex" wonder about what is the appropriate definition of a woman as she differentiates between female and a woman. In the same article

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    Client Resistance and You A client may attempt to avoid counseling attempts for all sorts of for example‚ a fear of intimacy or discovery‚ an unwillingness to face personal truths‚ a lack of interest in counseling‚ a tendency toward self-destruction and/or low self-esteem to name a few. Resistance refers to the client’s efforts to block the progress of treatment. These efforts are usually unconscious. Resistance occurs because the client experiences anxiety when unconscious conflicts begin to be

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    on Jewish resistance during the holocaust. The two main opposing ideas being that there was no resistance from the Jews and the latter being that Jews did resist Nazi rule and in turn their slaughter. The main argument is the question of what is resistance which is the main problem in trying to understand or pin point the historiography of Jewish resistance. In trying to understand the Jewish historiography of resistance‚ this essay will start by defining the different forms of resistance as so mentioned

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