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    Wernher Von Braun

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    Wernher von Braun was one of the world’s first rocket engineers. Born in 1912‚ he grew up with a dream‚ to “help turn the wheel of time.” Von Braun did just that by creating the V-2 missile/rocket‚ the Jupiter-C rocket‚ and the well-known Saturn V space rocket. Considering these ingenious devices created by Wernher‚ I‚ myself‚ would not hesitate to say that he did indeed “help turn the wheel of time.” On March 23‚ 1912‚ Baron Magnus von Braun and Baroness Emmy von Quistorp celebrated the birth

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    The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy On a Saturday afternoon in March a terrible tragedy happened in a New York City factory. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was a result of neglected safety procedures and about 145 people died from this. The deaths were fundamentally avoidable due to sealed doors. It is remembered as one of the most notorious calamities in the American industrial history. This essay will describe the details of this horrific incident and how America has benefitted from it. On

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    Fraud Triangle

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    AC572 You Decide Jan. 24‚ 2011 When evaluating this case using the three elements of the fraud triangle I have concluded that the potential pressures for Chris to commit fraud are greater than for others. The pressure is from Chris himself because he wants what others have or what he doesn’t have. This is due to the fact that Chris is young and impressionable may feel as though he doesn’t make enough money to obtain the material possession he desires or see others with. He may also be of

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    Nikola Tesla: The Spark that Illuminated America Phillip Cherner Morrison: 3 When one thinks of electricity and light‚ one of the first things to come to mind is usually the name Thomas Edison. One man’s name goes unheard though. A man‚ just as influential as Thomas Edison‚ perhaps more so‚ in the electrification of America‚ was the great innovator‚ Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla is a historical figure that goes unnoticed‚ with many

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    Wherner Von Braun

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    Wernher von Braun paper Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz‚ Germany‚ on March 23‚ 1912. His father was Minister of Agriculture in the Weimar Republic of the early 1930 ’s. In 1920‚ his family moved to Berlin when their hometown became part of Poland after World War I. He earned a Bachelor ’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1932 from the Berlin Institute of Technology. He received a Ph. D. in Physics two years later from the University of Berlin. Von Braun did not do well in school until

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    hans von donayi

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    Hans von Dohnányi was born to the Hungarian composer Ernő Dohnányi and his wife‚ the pianist Elisabeth Kunwald. He grew up mostly in berlin. He went to the Grunewald Gymnasium there‚ becoming friends with Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer. From 1920 to 1924‚ he studied law. In 1925‚ he received a doctorate in law .After taking the first state exam in 1924‚ he married Christel Bonhoeffer sister of his school friends‚ in 1925. He and his wife had three children: Klaus‚ (mayor of Hamburg from 1981 to 1988)

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    Question #3 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that occurred in New York City on March 25th 1911‚ was truly a tragedy in American history. So many lives were lost due to circumstances that could have been avoided. This disaster left a lasting impact on society during that time and due to lessons learned‚ resulted in workplace changes and triggered many new laws. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a factory in New York City that was employed hundreds of young immigrant

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    Otto Von Bismarck

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    SLIDE 2 INTRODUCTION One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia. Paradoxically‚ it was Napoleon who took the first step towards German unity. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of Austria and Russia at Austerlitz‚ Napoleon formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.” Hence Napoleon first gave the idea of national unity

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    man and women born into this nation. The Civil War was a time that changed the views of a lot of Americans and how they saw freedom and equality. Back in the year 1861 on the 12th of April a great war began between the states. They called it the Civil War. This War lasted a long gruesome 4 years from 1861 to 1865. It finally ended with the agreement that they were going to free the slaves but still some did not. The Civil War changed Americans and their ideas about freedom in quite a few ways‚ such

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    Klemens Von Metternich

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    KLEMENS VON METTERNICH Statesman; born at Coblenz‚ 15 May‚ 1773; died at Vienna‚ 11 June‚ 1859; son of Count Georg‚ Austrian envoy of the Court of Vienna at Coblenz‚ and Maria Beatrix‚ née Countess von Kageneck. He studied philosophy at the University of Strasburg‚ and law and diplomacy at Mainz. A journey to England completed his education. Metternich began his public career in 1801 as Austrian ambassador to the Court of Dresden. Though he had for several years prepared himself for a diplomatic

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