nations into the war because it created competition and a hope for gaining lands. Nationalism was also a main cause of the Balkan crisis. The Serbs in the Balkan Peninsula were very nationalistic people‚ that were proud of their culture and didn’t want to be colonized by anyone. They rebelled a lot and created tension between them and the Austro-Hungarians. Therefore‚ nationalism was the cause of a lot of tension in that region that caused it to be called the “powder-keg” of Europe. Also‚ when Austria-Hungary
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Causes and Effects of Suicide Suicide is an action whereby a person ends his or her own life. According to Conner (2009)‚ the 11th main cause of death for all ages in the United States was suicide in 2005‚ which is the 3rd leading cause for people between 15 and 24 years old. This showed that children have a higher risk for committing suicide compared to most of the other age groups. High requirements from the parents to the children will lead to increase in rate of death. Firstly‚ when the requirements
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Unit 4222 - 265 Causes and spread of infection Outcome 1 - Understand the causes of infection 1 - Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites Bacteria - Bacteria are organisms made up of just 1 cell. They are capable of multiplying by themselves‚ as they have the power to divide. Bacteria exist everywhere‚ inside and on our bodies. Most of them are completely harmless and some of them are very useful. But some bacteria can cause diseases‚ either because they
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July 6‚ 2009 Eng 112 Causes and Effects of Smoking Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care cost due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people become regular smokers (President Barack Obama). Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing
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English1101 Dr.Eric Martinson Zibo Liu Oct 23 2012 Religion Causes Violence LIU 1 September 11th‚ 2001 was one of the most disconsolate days in the history of the United States. Around 9:00 A.M.‚ American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center‚ and United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into another tower after twenty minutes. About one hour later‚ another airplane‚ American Airlines Flight 77‚ hit the Pentagon‚ and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field
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arrest General Manuel Noriega. This maneuver is known Operation Just Cause. Setting the Stage Manual Noriega had been directed as the dictator of Panama by US government in 1960’s. The relationship between Noriega and the United States had become strained in the 1980’s because he had been accused of murder‚ drug trafficking and election fraud by one of his lieutenants. Within in the last two years leading up to Operation Just Cause Noriega succumbed to anti-American rhetoric. During this time‚ he
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Reasons vs. Causes • Reasons tell us why we ought to believe (do) something. Causes tell us why we in fact do believe (do something). • Reasons are normative‚ causes are factual. • Reasons justify‚ causes explain. (Caution: the terms here are imprecise‚ and we use terms such as ‘explanation’ or ‘reason’ in different ways than just outlined.) Example. Suppose I say: “I believe that there are no triangles.” You say “Why do you believe that?” You can be either asking for the cause of my belief
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the endothelium gets damaged. There are many causes of atherosclerosis such as: high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ high triglycerides‚ smoking‚ obesity‚ diabetes and inflammation from certain diseases. High blood pressure adds extra pressure and force to the artery walls‚ with time the extra pressure can damage arteries and will make the possibility for the arteries to fill up with plaque higher. The buildup of cholesterol is one of the main causes of Atherosclerosis. Triglycerides are a type
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Kia Jefferson April 7‚ 2011 English 1002 The Cause & Effect of Hurricanes Hurricanes are the most destructive natural disasters in the world. They are very powerful and violent storms that have strong winds. Storms are known to be hurricanes when they reach 74 mile per hour. Hurricanes storms start over warm sea water near the equator and come with strong winds‚ flash floods‚ mudslides‚ and huge waves. Hurricanes come with different names depending where the location it occurred. Hurricane
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decadent aristocracy. The causes of the French Revolution are difficult to pin down. Therefore‚ we will divide them into long-term and immediate causes. Within long-term causes‚ we will also define intellectual‚ political and economic causes. Long-Term Intellectual Causes Before a movement can reach the proportions of an actual revolution‚ it requires a body of ideas that provides a programme of action and a vision of the new order to be achieved. The intellectual causes of the French Revolution
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