the Pacific War resulted in significant benefits for Chile such as the increase in territory‚ the economy‚ and the strengthening of the Chilean army. Through the analysis of these aspects‚ it will be demonstrated that the war left a legacy of development and progress that contributed to the rise of Chile as a regional power in South America. The War of the Pacific‚ which took place between 1879 and 1884‚ was a conflict involving Chile against the alliance of Peru and Bolivia. The main cause of the
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Case Study : Morton Salt 1. Briefly describe salt production‚ from brine production to finished round cans. Salt is obtained by introducing water into salt caverns which in turn dissolves the salt deposits within the caverns‚ allowing the salt solution (brine) to be brought to the surface for further processing. The brine is boiled in order to remove most of the liquid‚ resulting in salt crystal deposits. The salt crystal deposits are then further dried to remove all residual moisture to produce
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understanding of our universe and changed the way many looked at science as a whole. This time period involved many brilliant philosophers who devoted their lives to understanding the universe and developing a more accurate idea of how things work on Earth. Without the development of these ideas‚ society would not have a clear‚ intelligent idea of what goes on with our environment and our surroundings. Important advancements were made in physical and life science during this period
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calmly and confidently. Our competence helps those around us become inspired. Elizabeth blackwell was competent‚ although her most famous achievement was being the first woman to graduate from medical school‚ Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s accomplishments did not end there. She devoted her life to helping others‚ both in healing and in education. After returning to the United States after working in Paris‚ she struggled to find a place to practice. Hospitals and landlords refused her‚ so she bought her own
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There are several main causes of groupthink. These include group cohesiveness‚ overall group isolation‚ group leadership‚ and decision-making stress. High levels ofcohesiveness decrease the amount of verbal dissension within a tight group‚ due to interpersonal pressure to conform. This high level of cohesiveness also creates self-censorship and apparent unanimity within the group. Normally‚ group dissension is necessary for good decision-making‚ because it introduce different perspectives to the
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Mary Calkins made numerous contributions to the field of psychology and laid a solid foundation that later psychologists relied on as the field grew. Mary was a pioneer in the Psychology field & the first American Psychological Association woman president. During the late 1800s &the early 1900s‚ she concentrated her efforts and willpower to become an inspirational figure to others and to help develop a new science in the field of psychology. Despite the challenges faced by women during her times
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He also experimented with x-rays and short range radio communication before Guglielmo Marconi did. In other words‚ Marconi just picked up where Tesla left off. And as an extra‚ he discovered the rotating magnetic field; which was the basis for AC machines. Tesla invented many things and contributed to life immensely. I’m quickly going to go to the
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evolving. Just such a concept of time as evolution is now emerging from new studies in the field of thermodynamics. The changes in these three fields—cosmology‚ particle physics‚ and thermodynamics—are merging into a single global transformation of how science views the universe‚ a transformation comparable to that which overthrew the Ptolemaic cosmos and initiated modern science. This book is a first effort to describe that emerging revolution and its implications. Since it gives the
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had to harvest their crops by hand‚ and it took some back-breaking work to do it. They needed something or someone to help generate a tool to make collecting crops easier‚ and with his skill and determination‚ that’s exactly what Cyrus Hall McCormick did. On February 15‚ 1809‚ Robert and Mary Ann McCormick had a son named Cyrus. Born in small town‚ Rockbridge County‚ VA‚ Cyrus grew up to become one of America’s greatest inventors. He lived on a farm with his parents‚ and soon‚ his little brother
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During the age of exploration‚ the idea of exploring had affected the lives of many people. The drive to explore the unknown led to the creation of many new inventions. These inventions made exploration easier and more efficient. Some advancements were the compass and the Portolani chart‚ which allowed them to know where and what direction they were going. Others included the Astrolable‚ used for measuring latitude‚ and the caravel‚ which was a different type of sail that made the boats faster. These
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