World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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Browning The Greatest War The twentieth century is full of historically significant events ranging from the invention of penicillin to the first man landing on the moon. Yet‚ when people think of the twentieth century‚ these great accomplishments are shadowed by what seems to be an endless war. Of these many wars that occurred in the twentieth century‚ the one that holds the most historical significance is World War II. World War II was a war even unlike the First World War having an estimated death
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Blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can be pointed in several different directions. Not only characters were accountable for the calamity. Three main non-human contributors to the tragedy were fate‚ impulsiveness‚ and time. Fate played a part in Romeo’s banishment from Mantua. His absence from the scene set a clear path for Paris to pursue his love interest. Romeo’s impulsive behaviour guided him to make the decision to end his life after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. Time was sped up
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Who Was to Blame? The story Romeo and Juliet is a story about two crossed lovers who were killed by someone else’s mistakes. At the end of the story‚ Juliet drank a potion in which would “kill” her for 42 hours. Friar said that he would deliver a note to Romeo saying that Juliet would wake up and she would be fine. Friar was unable to deliver that note because the black plague was going around and he was not able to enter Mantua‚ therefore Friar was to blame for their deaths. In Romeo and Juliet
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that war was imminent. It was the fault of the United States government for not providing adequate information to commanders in Hawaii detailing Japan ’s intentions. However‚ it was equally the fault of the local commanders at Pearl Harbor for not acting on whatever information they were provided. The overall cause of the attack on Pearl Harbor was a combination of mutual confusion and miscalculation between government officials in Washington and local commanders at Pearl Harbor. The war warnings
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of hope” (Act 4‚ sc i‚ ll 68). He offered her poison to fake her death which solves her fear of marrying Paris. He did not take careful consideration of the chances that things will not turn out the way he expected. Friar Lawrence entrusted a friar (who was unaware of the urgency) to deliver the letter. If Friar Lawrence had thought about what would happen if Romeo didn’t receive the message in time‚ he probably would have taken better precautions. It
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There are many to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Many took actions that had a horrible effect on the lovers. Things were expected to turn out this way‚ because they were star crossed lovers. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare the main characters are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Paris‚ Capulet‚ Mercutio‚ Benvolio‚ and Tybalt. Here is a short summary of the play: Romeo attends a celebration at the house of Capulet. The same celebration that is for Juliet to get an idea
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Who was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? In this essay I will be exploring the reasons as to why some people would argue that a certain person or people are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. I will show understanding of the plot‚ character and themes and Shakesperes use of language and dramatic devices within the play. Firstly‚ some people believe that the parents of Romeo and Juliet were to blame for their deaths because of the ongoing feud between the two families. The
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When things are not going according to plan there are often blames and guilty consciences for the problems going on. Take family for instance‚ if a family has uneducated and bad-mannered kids‚ there are the parents to blame. And if the parents lose their minds because of the bad children that they spawned to earth‚ the kids are to blame. But who takes the most responsible for the suffering in the family? In the book Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’neill‚ a disastrous family is portrayed
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Iago is not to blame for the deaths of Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Roderigo‚ and Emilia because there is no hard evidence that pins him to the crimes. Iago himself did not kill anyone himself so his hands are clean and it would be unjustly to put the blame on him. Not only did Iago not kill anybody but he did not forcly make somebody kill someone else‚ all Iago did was give his opinion say what he thought. Iago himself even said to his wife‚”I told him what I thought‚ and told no more. That what he found
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