Why was the Tsar overthrown in February 1917? Was it the work of revolutionaries like Lenin and Trotsky? Certainly not - they were mostly either in prison or in exile. Lenin had said in 1916 that he feared he would not live to see a revolution in Russia! Was it the War? The war certainly had a serious impact on all aspects of Russian society. Defeats undermined the army‚ and economic problems alienated much of the population. Lack of food and fuel in the cruel winter of 1916-1917 certainly
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Summary Richard Preston’s Hot Zone is a horrific narration of the origin of filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet
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The discovery of silver in Colonial America sparked a spanish global flow of silver as well as from the mines of Tokugawa‚ Japan. Although Spain was the primary distributer of silver‚ this global flow limited economic growth by creating an influx on silver. Peasants and people from lower classes were highly affected due to the fact that silver was required in an everyday basis but wasn’t provided for them. The Spanish‚ and the japanese served as providers of silver to the chinese economy. Throughout
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Silver is a very ductile and malleable metal used for thousands of years utensils‚ for trade‚ and as the basis for many monetary systems. Its value as a precious metal was long considered second only to gold. In Ancient Egypt and Medieval Europe‚ it was often more valuable than gold. Silver is currently about 1/50th the price of gold by mass‚ and 70 times more valuable than copper. Silver did once trade at 1/6th to 1/12th the price of gold‚ however‚ the discovery of great silver deposits in the
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surface‚ regardless if it happens to be surrounding previous political stances or what we see more often‚ future stances. The topics at hand sometimes vary depending upon whats happening in our section of the world or another but for the most part‚ we see quite a bit of the same topics being raised for debate time and time again. During this time in the presidential election‚ we see many common concerns of people rising to the surface‚ jobs‚ women’s rights‚ education‚ taxes and healthcare. With
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INTRODUCTION HISTORY Endosulfan‚ a highly toxic organochlorine pesticide was sprayed in the cashew plantations in Kasargod District since 1978‚ till 2001 regularly three times every year. The aerial spraying of Endosulfan was undertaken to contain the menace of the tea mosquito bug. Endosulfan is a harmful insecticide. It causes several health hazards in human beings. The terrain was unsuitable for aerial spraying considering the relatively high rainfall and its geological structure. Unusual
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Introduction The Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) is a commission for the purpose of controlling the law and rules by organizing elections in Malaysia. The Election Commission falls under the operation of the Prime Minister’s Department. The Election Commission was formed in 4th September 1952‚ under Article 144 of the Constitution of Malaysia which empowered it to conduct elections for the Dewan Rakyat also the state legislative parties. After the Election Commission formation of Malaysia in
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Analysis of Silver in an Alloy Introduction In this experiment an alloy of silver will be analyzed to determine its silver content. The silver-copper alloy will be dissolved in nitric acid‚ the silver will be precipitated as silver chloride‚ and the silver chloride will be filtered‚ washed‚ dried and its mass determined. From the mass of the silver chloride formed and the mass of the original sample‚ you will be able to calculate the percent of silver in the alloy. Because the results are
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World War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history‚ which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war‚ there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to
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"Insure today for better tomorrow" A presentation specially compiled for Mr. X Presented by :- HARISH TIWARI Financial Advisor 3C‚ Pocket 4‚ Mix Housing‚ Mayur Vihar Phase III‚ Delhi-110096. MOB-9212000739‚9717294260 RES-22624489 Web:www.harishtiwari.com HARISH TIWARI Financial Advisor 3C‚ Pocket 4‚ Mix Housing‚ Mayur Vihar Phase III‚ Delhi-110096. MOB-9212000739‚9717294260 RES-22624489 Web:www.harishtiwari.com Magic Mix Illustration for Mr. X (age 30) Ref. No. 1978
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