past shells of unfinished buildings with piles of sand and rubble spilling onto the sidewalks‚ and I’m struck by another irony of Dubai— that the more the city aspires to be the premier megalopolis of the 21st century‚ the more it resembles 1945 Dresden. The pace of growth has left many residents wondering what the hurry is. Yet everyone seems to be in a rush. On Sheikh Zayed Road‚ the 12 lanes linking Dubai with Abu Dhabi‚ the UAE capital 100 miles to the south‚ drivers barrel down the fast lanes
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the U.S decided to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and this created some controversy. Some people though it was a good idea to bomb Japan‚ while others say that 200‚000 innocent people were killed. I believe that bombing the two cities was the right decision because it did save the lives of many U.S soldiers and it ended World War II. Document 1 is President Truman’s decision to bomb the cities. He talks about the pros and cons. Since he was the president he had
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Excuse me for having no burden like yours” said Mr. Tanimoto . The words of Mr. Tanimoto‚ a Reverend who survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima‚ is a parallel of my initial response to reading Hiroshima. I cannot fathom the atrocity that the victims and survivors of Hiroshima must have felt‚ but my immediate response to the book Hiroshima written by John Hersey was that the suffering of the Japanese could have been avoided if the United States would have enforced proportionality. The atomic bomb
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The Japanese made a brutal bombing on Pearl Harbor that led to the World War II There were there were over 2‚508 deaths from the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor. They flew over Pearl Harbor twice when 3 but was called off by General Yamamoto. The attack on Pearl Harbor was important‚ not only in World War II this attack is what got us into World War II. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ was premeditated and lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor this event lead
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Aeroxide® TiO2 P90 (Evonik‚ Germany) was used in all experiments as the photocatalyst. The properties of TiO2 nanoparticles are given in Table 3.1 according to the supplier. The suspensions were prepared by dispersion of the desired amount of TiO2 in deionized water. The suspension was magnetically mixed at the stirrer speed of 500 – 600 rpm. Table 3.1. Characteristic physicochemical data of Aeroxide® TiO2 P90 Properties Unit Primary particle size µm 14 Specific surface area (BET) m2/g 90 ± 20
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THE EARLY HISTORY OF PVC PIPE By Robert Walker‚ P.E. Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association (Published in Summer 1990 Edition of the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe News) “Many of you have expressed a curiosity about the historical development of PVC pipe. In response to your requests‚ we provide you with this brief early history of PVC pipe and fittings. PVC was discovered as early as 1835‚ but the first definite report of the polymerization of vinyl chloride did not come until about 35 years later. At that
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With the work of the painter Mark Tansey (San Jose‚ California‚ 1949) his keeps a great methodological thematic and color affinity. The artist from Granada joins Gerhard Richter (Dresden‚ 1932) in his interest in the ‘photo-painting‚’ naturalizing the illusionistic space and equalizing the oeuvre’s information through the blurring of its background. In Spain‚ Pomet’s work shares with Angel Mateo Charris’ (Cartagena‚ 1962)‚ its inspiration
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Trenchard’s theories emerged from his experience in WWI as well as from the post WWI bombing survey. The British bombing survey reported WWI bombing resulted in little material damage‚ but it made considerable morale damage. Building on these findings‚ Trenchard emphasized airpower was an offensive weapon that would put the enemy on the defensive‚ and that “the moral
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differences between an arson investigation and a bombing investigation? Arson is the intentionally setting of fires to property‚ persons‚ and vehicles. Bombing can be defined as the offense of using a projectile‚ or explosive weapon to cause alarm‚ panic‚ danger‚ or death. There are many similarities and differences between the investigation of a bombing and the investigation of arson. The similarities to conducting an investigation for arson or bombing is as follows: 1) secures the scene upon arrival
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handcrafted baskets through home shows. Once people learned the history and saw the fine artisanship each basket contained‚ they became a must-have staple for every home. The enthusiasm continues. As the business expanded‚ the company relocated from Dresden‚ Ohio to Frazeyburg. Later the company changed the name from J.W.’s Hand-woven Baskets to the Longaberger Homestead. Before passing away‚ Dave designed a new
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