obviously screwed up‚ and then the action can begin‚” (Lines 18-25). The findings of a laboratory cannot become significant unless a mistake is made which makes a laboratory lucky. One example of this is the discovery of x-rays. A physicist named Wilhelm Rontgen was investigating the properties of cathode rays‚ he was not planning on discovering anything. However‚ he noticed a flicker on the machine he was using‚ and to his surprise‚ he saw a skeletal hand. He could not believe it. Somehow an unknown
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WAS THE FIRST WORLD WAR PLANNED OR THE RESULT OF ACCIDENT AND MISCALCULATION? In the immediate view‚ it seems that there are two main arguments attributed to the origins of the First World War. One is that the war was planned‚ the other that it occurred due to accident and miscalculation. I aim to give a detailed analysis of these two arguments with the focus being on the main European powers at the time - Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia. It is my view that the First World War was effectively
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Europe had been on the brink of war for many years before 1914. The rise of nationalism meant that no country was willing to yield their opinion on who should be the dominating power. Nationalism has both positive and negative definitions. It can refer to the sense of pride and unity felt by a populace of people. Nationalism can also be explained negatively as the way in which people or governments tend to put their own countries interests first. As the rise of nationalism between 1870 and 1914 led
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1. Discuss the peopling theories of Robert Fox and Wilhelm Solheim II and write down their differences. Robert Fox stated‚ in his theory of peopling‚ that there were already people living in the Philippine islands and the proof for that is the skull of a prehistoric man found in the Tabon Caves named the Tabon Man. Aside from the skull‚ there were also some artifacts that were discovered in the same place‚ hinting that there was already a civilization around the time the Tabon Man may had been alive
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career for Felix‚ "for you it can and must only be an ornament‚ never the basis of your being and doing. (FMH‚ 2009)." He encouraged her to take on the more “conventional” role of staying at home and bearing children. A year later‚ Fanny married Wilhelm Hensel. She did take on the acceptable role of women at the time‚ but still continued to compose over 400 more works (FMH‚
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(jarausch 61) Therefore‚ while Germany may have had influence in the start of the war‚ the blame is not solely hers. Egmont Zechlin’s views were similar‚ and he argued that after Wilhelm II gave Austria-Hungary the “blank cheque” he realized that the crisis might escalate into a European war. However‚ Zechlin did not believe that Wilhelm II believed a European war was inevitable when he pledged Germany’s support to her
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History of Psychology 1 History of Psychology Paper University of Phoenix History of Psychology 2 The Development of Psychology The foundations of psychology go back in history to ancient philosophers. These philosophers had a combination of interests with the human mind‚ body‚ and knowledge. Each philosopher had different interests‚ studies‚ and experiments. Some of them agreed with the theory ’s of other philosophers whereas others had
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Technological Innovations in the Medical Field during the 19th Century It could be argued that the discovery of the stethoscope and X-ray are two of the most pivotal steps in medical technology‚ however‚ both Réne-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec and Wilhelm Conrad Rötgen inventions were founded almost completely by accident.
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communities along economic lines.(Kassotis et al.‚ 2014) References Allen‚ D. T. (2014). Atmospheric emissions and air quality impacts from natural gas production and use. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering‚ 5(1) Kargbo‚ D. M.‚ Wilhelm‚ R. G.‚ & Campbell‚ D. J. (2010). Natural gas plays in the marcellus shale: Challenges and potential opportunities. Environmental Science & Technology‚ 44(15)‚ 5679-5684. doi:10.1021/es903811p [doi] Kassotis‚ C. D.‚ Tillitt‚ D. E.‚ Davis‚ J. W.‚ Hormann
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the Kaiser played a key role in German politics‚ the interpretation can be taken even from these that it was in fact the Kaiser’s advisors that were flattering him into believing that he was making the decisions. It has been argued that although Wilhelm II was an intelligent man‚ he was also megalomaniacal‚ lazy and lacked the necessary understanding of critical issues to have any real involvement in decision making. This view of the Kaiser suggests either that the state was centred around a very
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