Explain how the Schlieffen plan was meant to work. The Schlieffen plan was the strategy Germany planned to adopt in the event of a war in 1914. It was intended to bring a fast‚ effective victory for Germany‚ and was devised by Count Alfred von Schlieffen who was the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army. If a war broke out‚ Germany would be faced with a war in the west against France‚ and a war on the east against Russia. German generals knew that they could not sustain this war on both
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Walter Honors English 10 22 September 2014 Desmond Tutu and his role in Apartheid Desmond Tutu said‚ “If you are neutral in situations of injustice‚ you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral‚ the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” If a person believes something is wrong they must fight to change it. Just as Nelson Mandela‚ Desmond Tutu had also fought against apartheid. Desmond had preached f
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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Yuta Kaneko 4/27/14 History 122 Tu-Th(2-3:20pm) Control Over the People We are all subject to being marginalized. As a group‚ we get treated as marginalized groups‚ even today. We are victims of Americanism. “I’m not standing here speaking to you as an American‚ or a patriot‚ or a flag-saluter‚ or a flag-waver -- no‚ not I. I’m speaking as a victim of this American system” (Malcolm X 26). The American system‚ led to the flawed belief and motivation to try to “nationalize” the country‚ and
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rubbed on ebonite. Copper‚ rubber or gold Name one substance that will get a positive charge when rubbed on ebonite. acetate‚ glass‚ wool or human hair One piece of glass is rubbed with silk. A second piece of glass is rubbed with a rubber balloon. What will be the charge on both pieces of glass The glass will have a positive charge when rubbed with either silk or rubber. Which piece of glass will have a stronger charge and explain why. The glass rubbed with rubber will have a stronger positive
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The Vietnam war was a long‚ deadly and costly war that was fought to stop the spread of communism by the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony
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Ques. Review current legislation and organisational practices and policies for partnership working in health and social care. Ans. Legislation is‚ ‘’Law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a governing body’’ or ’’ The process through which statutes are enacted by a legislative body that is established and empowered to do so‚’’ as defines by BusinessDictionary.com . A Policy is a statement of agreed intent that clearly and unequivocally sets out an organisations’ views with respect
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What is meant by ‘Civil Society’ and is it a useful concept? Introduction Although the term “civil society” can be traced to ancient Greece‚ as Martin Shaw has explained‚ the modern concept of civil society originated from the philosophical and political thinking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time the thinking “began to distinguish systematically between the spheres of state and society” (Shaw‚ 1996: 296-278). The essence of the concept of civil society was its
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In all work settings‚ staff are made aware of the confidentiality policy which complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. This policy ensures that all practitioners working in a setting can do so with confidence‚ they will respect confidentiality in many ways such as‚ information about children will be shared with parents but only about their child. Parents should not have access to any other child’s books‚ marks and progress at any time‚ especially at parents’ evening. However‚ parents should be
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1.1 Outline the current legislation covering home based childcare and the role of regulatory bodies As a home base childcare provider‚ I must ensure that the current legislations are carried out and practised according to the relevant governing bodies. I must ensure that the requirements of the Children Act 2004 are met. It was put into place to improve the overall well-being in children and in later life. There are five outcomes that are key to achieving this. * Be healthy – so that
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