Significant figures are essential to science because they make the answer more precise when the tools require us to use estimation. Significant figures are the digits that contribute to the value of a number. Throughout the lab we were given instructions to measure different objects using different tools with the objective of figuring out how the amount significant figures affect the accuracy of the measurement. Firstly‚ it is important to know and understand significant figures because they make
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Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army‚ making war seem like it was ideal. For example‚ in document 1 it says‚ "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another example
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September 3rd‚ 2010 Significant Place: Brooklyn‚ New York Many people have a place that is very significant to them. In my opinion‚ having a significant place is a very good thing because that means that significant place has a meaning. Brooklyn‚ New York‚ is the original hometown of the majority of my family and they have a very significant background history there. Brooklyn‚ New York is a very capacious city. My favorite thing to do there is shop. When I go shopping‚ I often enjoy seeing the
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Austria-Hungary and Serbia that culminated in WWI. This tension was caused by the threat Pan-Slavism posed on Austria-Hungary due to its high Slavic population and its recent annexation of Bosnia Herzegovina. Another tension-builder was that Russia‚ a Slavic nation and a super-power at the time‚ was fully supporting this movement‚ thereby indirectly challenging Austria-Hungary to control of its own people. The tension had been mounting long before WWI began‚ but it was the breaking of this tension
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million men between 14-17‚ mainly conscript’s peasants it was un able to provide for them‚ they lacked basic weaponry‚ and also lacked basic warm clothing and properly footwear as every two rifles were provided for every three men. The army had a significant mass of the army who lacked officers since most had been killed in the early stages. FROM 1916 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY STARTED TO DECLINE‚ PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE DETERORIATING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SITUATION WITHIN RUSSIA ITSELF‚
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Name____________________________________ Embedded Assessment : Creating and Presenting a Monologue Directions: Complete each part of this handout and bring it to class with you‚ everyday. This will be collected with the final copy of your embedded assessment and will count for part of your grade. Assignment: Your assignment is to write‚ revise‚ rehearse‚ and present an original monologue that demonstrates your knowledge of pantomime‚ inflection‚ word emphasis‚ ways to show emotion‚ and the monologue
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“Significant Influence “ “Writers write to influence their readers‚ their preachers‚ their auditors‚ but always‚ at bottom‚ to be more themselves.” the person who has had the most significant influence on me is my mother. This influence goes way beyond the usual “I have great admiration towards my mom because she is the best.” My mom has been the sole guardian of me for as long as I can remember and her actions have turned me into the person I am today. My mother is one who leads
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Women spies-Mata Hari Mata Hari is one of the most recognized spies of WWI. Mata Hari was no ordinary spy. Mata was a women who used her sexual appeal and prostitute lifestyle to play the government and government officials during WWI. Mata Hari‚ was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle stage name‚ she began preforming as a promiscuous dancer when she moved to Paris. During the time of WWI Mata was a courtesan to many high ranking military officials. As a Dutch subject Mata was able to cross national
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I believe WWI was inevitable because there were too many issues‚ which were build up for decades and any crisis would have triggered a war. One of the main reasons the war was inevitable was the strong want of power. Germany was confident that it can become a major power and was ready to the whatever it takes to become one. Germany wanted to fight to get more powerful and to control more things. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia wanted similar things. This resulted in the major european powers building
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Porter’s model highly focuses on rivalry and profitability but has some major limitations that have many organizations consistently reevaluating their strategic plans. Porter indirectly rebutted the assertions of other forces‚ by referring to innovation‚ government‚ and complementary products and services as "factors" that affect the five forces (Porter‚ 2008). He assumed that his model will allow markets to stay fairly stable‚ not taking into account brisk technological advances or increasing competition
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