1. Which of the following statements regarding fire-retardant treatment of wood is MOST accurate? A. the fire retardant is intended to occur at temperatures lower than those developed in fires. B. the fire retardant is intended to occur at temperatures higher than those developed in fires C. all chemicals used as fire retardants can be used for exterior applications D. fire retardant treatment of wood increases its strength 2. Most fire-retardant chemicals operate by: A. accelerating the
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The Emperor Constantine I I think that the emperor Constantine is the most important emperor of the late antiquity. The many great events of his reign laid foundations that would affect the future of Europe and Western Civilization for centuries to come. His recognition and support of Christianity was one of the most important moments in world history. Moving the government of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and founding "New Rome" was one of the most significant decisions ever made
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marketing‚ the things that shape our world today. However‚ the emperors ruling during the dynasty are somewhat okay at doing their job. While some had been successful‚ like the original emperor Taizu‚ others had failed to live up to their name‚ like Duzong. Here is the evidence that supports my belief. Many emperors had ruled during the Song dynasty‚ but almost all of these emperors had the same traits and weaknesses. Firstly‚ almost all emperors focused on building a strong economy. This usually meant
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CHARACTERS. SMITHERS‚ Henry. The Cockney trader‚ "a tall‚ stoop-shouldered man of about forty‚" bald‚ with a long neck and a large Adam’s apple. His dress is that commonly associated with colonial oppressors. His pasty-yellow face and rum-reddened nose are set off by his dirty white drill riding suit‚ puttees‚ spurs‚ and pith helmet. He wears a cartridge belt and an automatic revolver around his waist. He carries a riding whip. His eyes are pale blue‚ red-rimmed and ferretty. He is unscrupulous‚
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The self is constructed through social interaction I was not born a woman. Rather‚ I have become one. As the result of history‚ social forces‚ conditioning or ideology. Gender- the womanhood and my role in it is not inevitable or fixed‚ it is not‚ necessarily‚ determined by my biological characteristics and human nature. Contrary‚ it is an addition to the physiology and the product of the social world. Society has created certain rules and ideas of how the womanhood is supposed to look and expects
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Both books are written by the same author John Flanagan and are in the same series. The Icebound Land takes place around eight years before The Emperor of Nihon-ja (Icebound Land is the third book while the Emperor of Nihon-ja is the tenth book in the series). The Icebound Land takes place immediately after the second book with the two main characters (Will and Evelyn) being captured after trying to burn the bridge in order to destroy the enemy’s main way of transporting armies into their providence/hometown
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crucial in discovering that the story takes place in Roderick Usher’s mind. Since the entire story takes place in Usher’s mind‚ it becomes evident that; what Usher perceives happens‚ which means that Usher’s environment is more than just a manifestation of his own mind‚ it is his mind. Usher’s poem “The Haunted Palace”
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Emperor Hirohito (April 29‚ 1901 - January 7‚ 1989) Emperor Hirohito ruled for 53 years‚ during those years‚ Japanese civilians invaded China‚ the Rape of Nanking happened‚ they attacked Pearl Harbor and Japan rose to become the world second economic superpower. He was the first Japanese Emperor to be welcomed into Europe. He married at age 16‚ was crowned prince in November 1921. He died in his 80’s of a sickness called Myocardial Infraction. In his early life at age 7 he was taught
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The main argument of the source is that the First Emperor of China was an extremely powerful and influential leader who craved eternal ruler-ship and feared death. The construction of his tomb warriors was an attempt to bring his power and possessions in life into death and eternity. The First Emperor of China was a brilliant leader. He acquired and merged vast territories and established regulations on writing‚ currency and measurements. Even so‚ he had a massive phobia of death. He turned to
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Emperor Hirohito was the 124th emperor of Japan. He was the longest living ruler in modern history. During Emperor Hirohito’s occupying the throne as ruler he tried to stay out of things and wasn’t a hand on man but as war started his military and government got out of his control and gave him a bad reputation that would live with him the rest of his life. Hirohito was called on to act as ruler in time that his father was experiencing mental illness. Hirohito tried to escape from being ruler and
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