40 Facts on the Civil War 1. 1st time troops travel by railroad. 2. 1st time telegraph was used to transport information of battle. 3. 1st use of submarine ("Hunley"). 4. The "Hunley" was able to take out and sink a Confederate ship‚ but the soldiers inside died. 5. Machine gun and Revolvers were used. 6. The repeating rifle and the mini ball were used. 7. Hot air balloons were used for observations and spying. 8. The first time
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Ramin Zandi Mrs. McFarlin English III March 28 2013 Racial Equality for All: Fact or Fiction According to a “2008 Hate Crime Statistics‚” an estimated 7‚183 hate crimes occur in the United States per year. Now these crimes can range from merely calling someone a racist name‚ or in more severe cases‚ lighting a man on fire‚ but nonetheless‚ this is a quite a small number considering how many people live in the United States. However‚ this is the amount of crimes actually reported to the FBI.
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addictions on the planet. Heroin and oxycodone are among the most popular "feel good" drugs on the market. If you are suffering from an addiction to opioid based drugs‚ you have no doubt come to realize just how subtle and dangerous this substance can be. Facts About Opioid Addiction In a 2015 study provided by the Centers for Disease Control‚ the harsh truth about opioid abuse is put on record. According to the report‚ there has been an increase in the deaths related to opioid overdose for every year since
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on what to do with Howard‚ I noticed that the work environment had many more issues that plagued it than just Howard. Tad has many decisions to make as the project Engineer for Agrigreen‚ Inc. Below are three Findings of Fact and my recommendations for each. Finding of Fact #1: Howard has issues with attendance and break time boundaries. He has grown complacent in his demeanor. Over the last several years he has taken additional snack breaks‚ fallen asleep on the job‚ came in late and left
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STROKES‚ TIA & GLASGOW COMA SCALE By Maricel Cruz-Bustamante Stroke Facts Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in developed countries. (4th in the U.S.) Nearly 800‚000 Americans have a stroke each year. 1 American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Stroke related healthcare cost = Approx. $70 billion per year. (American Stroke Association‚ 2014) What is a Stroke? A stroke is a “Brain Attack” Occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells
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How death is portrayed in different ways In the short stories‚ The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Death of John death is portrayed in very different ways. In the short story Death of John‚ they are in a war. It explained when people got injured and had to go to the medics tent‚ John was a very nice person and told everyone else to go before he did. He put everyone first before him no matter how injured he was. While in M. Valdemar it was a science experiment where they were trying
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What is child Labor? Exhausting . Difficult. Backbreaking. These are all words that can be used to describe child labor. “Work that deprives children of their childhood.” The article‚ “10 Child Labor Facts” claimed about child labor. These kids work very hard everyday because they are either forced or need money for their family. What do these kids do? Kids in child labor work almost every day either to collect money or they are forced to work. There are many different
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Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet 1) General Robert E. Lee was in overall command with Generals Longstreet‚ Hill‚ Ewell‚ Heth‚ Pickett‚ Stuart and others in charge of different units. (Confederates) 2) General Meade was in overall command with Generals Buford‚ Reynolds‚ Doubleday‚ Hancock and others in charge of different units. (Union) 3) There were 95‚000 Union troops involved and 75‚000 Confederate troops involved. 4) There were about 23‚040 Union casualties and 22‚000 to
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Some Facts about MYSOORU Heritage City…City of Palaces…Green City…Garden City…Clean City… etc.‚ etc‚ List never ends… ;-) Let’s see what made Mysore the World Famous (not only Dasara…!!!) Places: * Mysore Palace & all other Palaces in & around Mysooru * Brindavan Garden (KRS) * Chamundi Hill * St.Philomina’s Church (Asia’s 2nd Tallest Church) Products: * Mysore Silks & Sarees * Mysore Sandalwood * Mysore Mallige * Mysore Peta * More
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revolution * Both experienced unhappy affairs * Shelley studied & published work of both her parents from a young age * Her literary background/parental influence encouraged her to act outside social expectations‚ ahead of her times‚ non-conservative & challenges prevailing social conservationism Literary Context * Wrote during Romantic era. * References to ‘Paradise Lost’ lead to questions about the nature of identity * Typical conventions & styles of Gothic
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