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    Which technology was most effective during WW1 Machine guns were invented to cause a lot of casualties on both war fronts in World War One. Men who went over-the-top in trenches stood little chance when the enemy opened up with their machine guns. Machine guns were one of the main killers in the war and accounted for many thousands of deaths. This British machine gun is being fired by a team of two who are wearing early gas masks in case of a gas attack. To ensure that the machine gun’s barrel

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    Amelia Scotney ‘To what extent do urban areas modify their climate?’ – 40 marks. Cities create their own microclimates and their sites are almost always warmer‚ compared to a nearby rural location‚ than if the city were not there. The differences in urban climates are due to a number of different factors. The Urban Heat Island effect is known as the zone of hot air that develops over the urban areas and consequently higher temperatures than the surrounding rural area. Temperatures progressively

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    Sometimes‚ humans make mistakes‚ some are small but never the less they are still mistake. It is a part of having humanity‚ along with learning from those mistake and taking that knowledge learned and applying it. Although not all of humankind may understand that concept‚ it is a big part of being human. Humanity is the qualities that make us human‚ like having the ability to love‚ have compassion‚ be creative‚ and not be a robot‚ or alien. In the novel‚ Frankenstein written by English author Mary

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    Technology has improved the lives of many people. It allows people to communicate around the world and spread news and ideas. However‚ this technology does have negative side effects. It limits human interaction and more people communicate solely through the use of technology. These side effects can cause people to lose their ability to interact with people in real life and make it hard for them to go through with social interactions. Technology allows people to spread their ideas around

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    EXAMINE THE WAYS IN WHICH SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF SOCIALIZATION. Sociologists explained the process of socialisation in many different ways – they have looked at all factors which could occur in such process. The socialisation starts within the family and relatives where babies are imposed to four processes identified by Oakley as: manipulation‚ canalization‚ verbal appellations and differential activity exposure. Through these‚ parents teach their children things such as eating

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    Distinctive Human Resources Are Firms’ Core Competencies Introduction Benchmarking is a crucial management tool that guides the stakeholders on the overall performance of the organization as well as mobilizing the employees on a continuous improvement of the organisation’s environmental and social performance. Bench marking is considered to have an impact when the results of the organization performance are immediate (Vorhies and Morgan‚ 2005). It is essential to recognize that benchmarking and

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    01.05 West Meets East Meets West: The Byzantines 1. How would you name the school? What would be its mascot? Explain your choices. * B.E High School. I chose B.E High School because it has relevance to the topic and it tells a lot in itself. The mascot could be something to do with a man that has maybe some kind of armor on. Or something that has to do with Byzantines. Something that has somewhat of relevance to the school’s name. 2. Why do you think symbols like a name or mascot are

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    The two Confucians Mencius and Xunzi held opposing views about human nature. Mencius believed that human nature is good. Every person is born instilled with four main virtues; Righteousness‚ Ritual property‚ Wisdom and Benevolence. These virtues will only develop fully if it is nurtured and put to effect appropriately. He also claimed that those who are not virtuous have been “corrupted by the environment” . He believes that “Individual effort was needed to cultivate oneself‚ but one’s natural

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    East meets West: How Modern Medicine Is Turning To More Traditional Therapies Abraham Diaz California College of San Diego PHR 200: Pharmacy Essentials Krista Coleman April 28‚ 2013 The history over traditional medicine versus modern medicine has changed overtime ever since the two types of remedies united together. Back in the old days‚ remedies were done by spiritual beliefs and forcing the mind to believe that one is being cured. Herbals and nature were the main source for medicine

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    minus track available at jonschmidt.com). • A recording of the orchestration only (minus piano) is available at jonschmidt.com. This is very fun for live performances with a monitor speaker next to you on stage so you can hear the parts well. Michael meets Mozart = 91 chills up written by Jon Schmidt orchestrated by Steven Sharp Nelson and Jon Schmidt copyright ©2011 1 bow rosin (4 bars) (sounds like a shaker) small notes represent cello part on the recording use small note intro if you are playing

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