history. With four novels and fifty six short stories he has remained part of society for well over a hundred years and shows no sign of becoming dated. Sherlock Holmes and the Science of Deduction One of the reasons that Sherlock Holmes has remained so popular is that he is the first character to popularize the style of detection that he used. Ideas like fingerprints which have becomes something everyone knows about and that is not the only idea that he used. Almost
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To what extent did Australian’s enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother Country’? There are many reasons to why Australian’s went to war in the 1914; everyone had different reasons for applying for this life- threatening job. Some went for the thrill‚ to get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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9 WHY DID WORLD WAR ONE BREAK OUT IN 1914? World War One or ‘The Great War’ as it became known ‚ started in late summer of 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It was the first long-lasting war that the world had experienced until then‚ as millions of people got killed. The factors that started the battle were numerous and are still being debated; Alliances‚ imperialism‚ the arms race‚ nationalism ‚ and miscalculations were some of them. However‚ at the end the war broke out because
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110 years‚ oil in 53 years and natural gas in 54 years. While a century to half a century seems like a long time‚ these resources are‚ in actuality‚ quickly being depleted and‚ in a few generations‚ may be obsolete. While fossils fuels are technically renewable‚ it would be millions of years before this energy source would be completely restored and harvestable (“How Long Will Fossil Fuels Last?”). The other major issue with the use of fossil fuels is their environmental and health effects. The major
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of 2 years the Indians killed about 88 people. The biggest reason Jamestown was so unsuccessful‚ was because of the undesirable population. In document C‚ the ship list shows that there were 47 gentlemen‚ which are people who don’t usually work with their hands. Gentlemen couldn’t help the people of Jamestown do anything and Jamestown only had a couple handymen‚ like carpenters. Also they didn’t have farmers‚ so they had to rely on the animals around them or the Indians. Since the colonists didn’t
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Why Did the United States Enter World War I? Summary: A short overview of events that led to U.S. entry into World War I. Ensuring payment from the debt the Allies had built up with the U.S. and ensuring safety of U.S. shipping were two reasons for the U.S. entering the war. Although many Americans would have rather had the allies win the world war‚ they did not want them to win enough to join in and help them. The United states entered the war for two reasons: 1) To ensure payment from allies’
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between Britain and Belgium. This poor decision caused Britain to enter the war on the Allies side. The German officials stubbornly decided to continue the Schlieffen Plan and continue its journey to invade France. Long story short‚ the Schlieffen plan was a complete failure since the French did not get quickly knocked out of the war as Germany expected‚ and Russian forces finished mobilization way faster than Germany had hoped. The most significant country Germany foolishly caused to enter the war was
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Taqiyah. Johnson Mr. Zinman CHC2D March 6th/2016 WW1 and the Shaping of Canada’s Identity The Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ the expansion of women’s rights and freedom‚ and conscription are three times in history that shaped Canada’s identity as an independent nation during WW1. Canada was automatically sent to go to war on August 4‚ 1914‚ when Britain declared war. However‚ Canada was not prepared for war. During the war‚ Canada’s priorities shifted from defending their mother country Britain
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Once upon a time back to 1950‚ there were a lot of people walking down the streets like a normal day.There were kids going to school and other people going to their works.There were two brothers that made everybody laugh at their school land their name were Bob‚ and Miguel. When they got together they would make a lot of things and get in trouble all the time. Every‚ morning they had the same class together they would get in trouble every day. When the went to class they sat down and the teacher
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