11th century. At first‚ gunpowder was applied to commence fires. The Chinese also used it to blind‚ burn and poison people and give off a smoke screen. Another important use of gunpowder was used in fireworks. In China during the 12th-century fireworks were a way of scaring bad spirits and by the 17th century‚ they were a common form of fun in Europe. Gunpowder was used to cure skin
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project manager within Aircom-SH 2013-07-11 Author: Peter-Jan Snellink Title: Project Manager Contents Introduction This document will discuss the project management function and its tasks. It will discuss these tasks rather generally because project management is about managing a unique project. In every project you will encounter unique situations which will have to be solved differently. This document will discuss what the definition of a project
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Print and Electronic Media in Pakistan By Commoner on February 8‚ 2009 in Current Affairs “NO one should take journalists too seriously‚ especially journalists themselves because what they write in the morning is used to wrap fish in the same evening. Maulana Chiragh Hasan Hasrat .” But you should take bloggers seriously‚ because after all what they blog remains there online all the way through and cannot be used by the people to wrap fish or potatoes or sundries. In Pakistan‚ journalism
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What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
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Some people think that the use of computers should be restricted. Agree and disagree? Being invented in technology revolution‚ computers play an essential role in our daily life. Despite of its advantages‚ computers have negative effects. To be frank‚ I strongly agree that the use of computers should be limited. There are numerous reasons why I hold my points of view on this issue and I would like to explore only a few primary ones in this essay. The first drawback I would like to talk about
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Should Cannabis be Legalized? A Review of the Literature Should Cannabis be Legalized? A Review of the Literature Whether cannabis use should be legalized has been always a controversial topic in worldwide. The supporters of legalization of cannabis use believes the health damages that caused by cannabis are less than those associate with cigarettes; as a result‚ if production and sale of cigarettes is legal‚ why cannabis use cannot be legalized? In addition‚ supporters believe the legalization
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The Writing Center Should I Use “I”? Like Be the first of your friends to like this. What this handout is about This handout is about determining when to use first person pronouns (“I”‚ “we‚” “me‚” “us‚” “my‚” and “our”) and personal experience in academic writing. “First person” and “personal experience” might sound like two ways of saying the same thing‚ but first person and personal experience can work in very different ways in your writing. You might choose to use “I” but not make any
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consider giving up‚ but decides to move on to achieve their dreams in life. Also‚ the idea of changing the lives of the children will give them more strength to face the challenges. People will cannot fathom what is beyond the wall that is about to crush just to let the children leave and explore what the other side of the road can offer. Thus‚ the parents’ love is stronger more than anyone could imagine. Martha’s life is facing different challenges for her to give a higher standard of life for their
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of my own schooling‚ I have always accepted the notion that education is essentially for the well-being of the individual. However‚ Hand suggests that students are given direction on what vocational occupations they should be prepared for‚ bidding the question who is deciding what occupation a person should or should not pursue at the conclusion of their schooling (Hand‚ 2010)? In agreement with Hand‚ I propose that education in the modern era is for society to firmly guide students into their occupational
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The Correlation of the Academic Performance of the Senior Students and the Use of Internet as a Form of Entertainment Chapter I The Problem and Its Scope Background of the Study Now‚ almost three decades on from the internet’s first inception‚ the World Wide Web has become a mandatory entertainment sourcing tool. Having been involved with the internet since its infancy‚ Splash (which is older than Google) had the good fortune to observe the web evolve‚ to the point that there is now a
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