1- In what ways were Britian the dominant industrial power in the world in 1850? Produced more than 50 percent of the world’s textile products Mined more than 80 percent of its coal Made almost half of its iron Helped other countries to build their railways Provided the machinery for fatories in other countries Had the biggest and most powerful steam engines‚ which were also exported worldwide Germany- Germany was not a unified country until 1871; before that‚ industry developed predominantly
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Agatha Christie –And Then There Were None January 25‚ 2014 Module 11- Unit 3‚ Activity 5‚ Assignment 3 And Then There Were None is an intriguing murder mystery novel that follows the lines of a poem called "Ten Little Indians". The story is intricately written to keep the reader in absolute suspense from the beginning to end. As the novel goes on the reader can perceive the characters held captive starting to act like animals. The characters become vicious and do anything
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Goethe’s statement‚ "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help then to become what they are capable of being" is commonly used in both a positive and negative form in today’s society. When a person looks the statement carefully over‚ they will find the meaning into what he is saying. From the Bible‚ the quote "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" is very similar to Goethe’s statement. If a person acts in a certain way toward somebody‚ then the environment and
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perpetual waiting!” In this wish‚ there is no bitterness‚ but a secret hope.” This quote is saying that people are wishing for war‚ potentially to show that their country is stronger. The next quote is similar‚ talking about how average men and women were excited and filled with delight at the prospect of war. Finally‚ the last quote is from the Kaiser of Germany‚ telling the people “You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees.” This implies that Germany thought that they would win
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The eight different documents are given are different in many ways. I am going to compare the documents based on the attitudes of my understanding the document. These documents are all based on the institution of slavery and the attitudes about slavery. I put these eight documents into two groups and those are for slavery and neutral attitude thought about slavery. These eight documents are all sorted by attitude and are going to be from the beginning of time to modern day. The first group is the
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Ever wonder if police officers know what its like to be a citizen under jurisdiction‚ with the same sense of distrust and sense of unfaithfulness in the individuals who are supposed to protect? People must also realize that citizens will never know what it is like to be police officers. They take too much crap from people who don’t appreciate their services. Police officers also have their personal lives to worry about. That is stress that a lot can’t understand‚ let alone coupe with. There are a
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View about Climate Change The issue of climate change is omnipresent in our daily lives. Many have different opinions about this matter. Some think that there is nothing to worry about and no drastic change is necessary and others think that people should take action as soon as possible in order to prevent disasters in the near future. This paper will compare the different perspectives on the causes of climate change along with how necessary it is for us to make drastic changes in our lives. However
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What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? Describe why. Apple Successes Three of Apple’s biggest successes are the iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. Introduced in 2001 the iPod offered consumers and easy interface to house up to 1000 “on the go” songs. For Apple‚ the iPod offered a monopoly type product with high margins. The iTunes application also rolled out in 2001 and offered users and easy interface to search and download music and movies. In 2002‚ Apple released the Windows
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Thomas 1 Cahlil Thomas Professor Massenburg English 131L-05 24 October 2013 Only Know What You Were Taught As an American college student‚ we can be very stereotypical and commonly conceptualize other cultures or countries. We like to assume every Mexican that we see is an illegal immigrant and cuts grass for a living‚ that the Asian in our class is usually the smartest‚ and that Germans have no sense of humor. International students are aware of how their peers view them‚ Rebekah Nathan
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What were the challenges of living in Palestine in Jesus’ time? Most of the people in the Bible lived in or around a land that was called Palestine in Jesus’ time‚ and which is now part of the modern state of Israel. Rome was a city-state then (Rome is now the capital of Italy)‚ ruling large tracts of land around the Mediterranean Sea‚ including Palestine. Situated between Egypt‚ Syria and Arabia‚ and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity‚ the region has a long‚ violent and noisy history as
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