Do you agree with the view that there was overwhelming support for the Boer from 1899 to 1902? Explain your answer using source A‚ B and C and your own knowledge Although there was support for the Boer War from some political views‚ and support from the respective countries involved in the war for their country to succeed‚ I don’t think that there was an ‘overwhelming’ support. My view is backed up not only by the sources‚ but the view of many other people‚ including many left wing Liberals who
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There is little to no improvement in test scores‚ or grades when students get paid to improve. People have been getting paid for grades for many years but‚ recently more and more parents have rewarded their children for achieving good grades. The concept of rewarding a student for grades has been around for a long time but‚ should the school start paying students to do better in school? Students should not be paid to do better on tests and in school. Paying a student for a good grade is a waste of
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more practical applications were proposed by Nikola Tesla‚ who in 1898 designed a radio-controlled boat. Electronics evolved into driving force of development to the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by William Grey Walter in Bristol‚ England in 1948. The first digital and programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was named Unimate. It was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it was used to lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher
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These were very primitive‚ ineffective‚ and inaccurate. In 1915‚ Roland Garros‚ a French allied pilot‚ attached a machine gun to the front of his plane. This was unheard of because he needed to fire through the propeller. Many thought this was suicidal but Garros had put steel plates on the rear of the propeller blades to deflect any bullets. The unsuspecting Germans failed to evade the oncoming Garros and consequently within sixteen days he had taken down five German planes and became the first
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Tenants [online] Available at: http://www.tenantshistory.org.uk/ Accessed on: 27th May 2012 London County Council Mins‚ 1928‚ ii‚ pp.234–45. Malpass‚ P. & Walmsley‚ J. (2005) 100 years of Council Housing in Bristol Faculty of the Built Environment‚ University of West England‚ Bristol; 1st ed. Miller‚ M. (2002) Letchworth; The First Garden City Phillimore & Co. Nassau‚ W Ravetz‚ A. (2001) Council Housing and Culture: The History of a Social Experiment (Planning‚ History & the Environment)
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businessman. The film depicts Charles as somewhat of the laughingstock with the rich citizens of Lyme who regard his profession as folly. His future father-in-law offers him a position in his shipping company which is expanding to "Liverpool and Bristol." The scenery in this portion of the film depicts frantic building going on in the background fitting with the period of the Industrial revolution. The film within a film concept has two actors playing the characters in the film "The French
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It’s a cold and overcast day in February and a man sits alone at a park bench‚ at the Odette Sculpture Park. He watches as the river splashes aggressively about‚ caused by the strong wind blowing that day. Perched above him on the top of a hill just a few feet from the road‚ sits a large-scale sculpture called “Salutation”‚ by Ralph Hicks. Standing only 6 feet tall‚ it’s original conception called for the sculpture to have a height 30 feet and be placed at five of the major entryways leading into
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Grade 8 Geography Unit 1: Patterns in Human Geography Assignment Your task during this unit in Geography is to explore and compare the demographics of a country of your choice. You will become a demographer and will share your findings with the class. Part 1: Choose a Location DUE: Select a country anywhere in the world that interests you. On a map of the world (attached)‚ color and label the country you are studying as well as Canada. Label the capital city of both countries. Color
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of the Court of Criminal Appeal refusing leave to Reginald Woolmington‚ the appellant‚ to appeal against his conviction of the wilful murder of Violet Kathleen Woolmington‚ who was his wife. The appellant was convicted on February 14‚ 1935‚ at Bristol Assizes before Swift J. and a jury. The appellant and his wife were married on August 25‚ 1934. He was a farm labourer and bore a good character. His age was twenty-one and a half years‚ and his wife was four years younger. They lived at Castleton
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Nell Springer Etymology 6th Period April 30‚ 2015 The Origin of Names Names are something that everyone has in common. Everyone has a surname‚ but they all come from different times and places in history. Many families have had countless surnames in the past; however‚ only one stuck through the generations. A few people have a basic understanding of what their family names mean‚ but few know exactly when it originated. Paul Blake says‚ “’What is in a name? Very much if the wit of man could find
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