Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the
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front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this A paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is RSS01. Answer two questions. Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 90. In each question‚ the first part tests your knowledge and understanding‚ while the second part tests your skills of reasoning and evaluation. You will be marked on your ability
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Our nation along with the world still feels the impact of the terrorism still to this day. On that day many people‚ including myself‚ can remember what exactly they were doing and where they were at. I was in class at Tulsa Technology Center when it started. All I could think of at the time was how someone could do such a thing to innocent people. What did the United States do to them‚ in order for them to retaliate? My Mother came and pulled me out of school that day‚ so I would remember the events
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Are your flaws really flaws? Take a moment to think about this question. Consider all of the things that bother you about yourself. Common flaws may be your weight‚ your height‚ acne‚ the need for glasses or contacts‚ and other cosmetic concerns. Other flaws may not be that simple‚ some may be deeper than skin. An example of these flaws may be that you have a speech impediment‚ or a chronic illness. Living with these flaws gets quite irritating and brings so many of us down. What if these flaws were
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Leonardo da Vinci programme European Commission Writing in English A Practical Handbook for Scientific and Technical Writers A Pilot Project Project Partners Zuzana Svobodova‚ Technical University Brno‚ Czech Republic Heidrun Katzorke and Ursula Jaekel‚ Technische Universität‚ Chemnitz‚ Germany Stefania Dugovicova and Mike Scoggin‚ Comenius University‚ Bratislava‚ Slovakia Peter Treacher‚ ELT Centre‚ University of Essex‚ England Writing in English A Practical Handbook for Scientific
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David Ogunkoya was dying. As the clouds floated past‚ the bird chirped‚ and the sun shined‚ he stared out blankly. He could almost feel his heartbeat slow as his watch ticked another minute closer to the train’s coming. The hot‚ sticky sweat from hours of sitting on the magnetically charged trackline in that thick uniform. The charming hum of the tracks had almost lulled him to sleep‚ but the watch’s insistent clicking always brought him back. “Do not fade‚” it seemed to say‚ “you still have something
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they do Narrowed Topic: Why I do what I do General Purpose: To tell a story Specific Purpose: To tell a story about what drives me Introduction: One of my favorite quotes is‚ “What’s your why? If yall gonna be great on that field you have to have a why. You gotta have a reason for why you do what you do. Why do you wake up in the morning? Why do you go out and practice? Why do you put on that jersey? What’s your why? By Eric Thomas. I. January 10th ‚ 2009 was a normal Saturday night
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Flannery O’Connor’s Writing Style Flannery O’Connor was born on March 25‚ 1925‚ in Savannah‚ Georgia and died on August 3‚ 1964‚ at the age of thirty-nine of a disease called lupus. She attended college at what is today the University of Iowa where she received her master’s degree. O’Connor was believed to be one of the best short story writers of her time. She wrote thirty-two short stories as well as two novels. A few of her well-known short stories include: “Everything That Rises Must Converge”
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Lower cholesterol (pecans and almonds) What they do • Polyunsaturated fat in nuts lowers LDL‚ or bad cholesterol levels. • Monounsaturated fat raises good HDL cholesterol levels. What studies show • People who ate almonds had lower levels of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of HDL. • People who added a handful of pecans to their daily diets lowered their cholesterol by 11.3%. Protect the heart (peanuts and walnuts) • Polyunsaturated fat in nuts protect your heart by helping to reduce LDL cholesterol
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What is your opinion on modern music? I won’t judge you on your opinion‚ if you don’t judge mine. I was just curious to see some of the responses from this question. I feel that when some people use the term that music now a days isn’t "real" or takes no "talent" doesn’t have a factual argument behind it. I’m sure that in previous generations‚ the music the listened to was also called not "real" by others older than them‚ but now that’s what is referred to as real music. Does this mean that generations
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