Number the Stars is told from the point of view of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen. The story is set in the city of Copenhagen‚ Denmark in September 1943‚ the third year of the Nazi occupation of Denmark. Annemarie and her best friend Ellen‚ who is Jewish‚ are stopped by soldiers on their way home from school. The two girls‚ who go to the same school and live in the same building‚ are unsettled by their first direct encounter with the Germans. Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen are concerned and ask the
Premium
long holders and drank alcohol openly in public. They also started dating freely and danced all night long. Jazz music was rising in population and the flappers brought it out even more. Not all women changed into becoming a flapper‚ yet the little numbers impacted the 1920 ’s in a huge way. Many women just adopted the style for the easy convenience when working. Margaret Sanger‚ was concerned about women who lacked knowledge of contraception‚ and then led the battle for birth control. She dealt with
Premium Women's suffrage Women's rights Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Historical Investigation into; How were the Nazi Government able to benefit from the Reichstag Fire? Word Count: 1‚752 Section A: Plan of the Investigation The subject of this investigation is to study how the Nazi government was able to benefit from the Reichstag on fire in 1933. I will conduct research into this topic using primary and secondary sources. This evidence will be discussed in section B. Two key texts‚ A.J Nicholls‚ Weimar
Premium Adolf Hitler Nazi Germany Paul von Hindenburg
When glucose levels are high: insulin receptors --place glucose receptors on membrane to allow glucose - glucose into cell. In the bonds of glucose‚ energy is placed. but isn’t useable. need to destroy the glucose in controlled way. Organic compounds used. ATP is useable energy. Active transport uses ATP‚ changes shape of proteins‚ going against conc. gradient‚ changes form atp to adp +Pi as one phosphate group lost. Mitochondria double membrane inner membrane space ribosomes
Premium Adenosine triphosphate Cellular respiration Metabolism
When should we discard explanations that are intuitively appealing? Intuition is a moment of insight when one makes decisions without going through any conscious or deliberate process of reasoning. The process of intuition isn’t fully understood‚ sometimes referred to as a ‘gut feeling’ and it is a phenomenon which can only be explained by the sub-conscious‚ or by accepting that sometimes knowledge is not procured by an active systematic process. There are several types of intuition – core intuitions
Premium Scientific method Logic
Knowledgeable: Lawyers and Teachers : Lawyers are knowledgeable because they have to work really hard and study their case to win. They also have to go to law school for a certain amount of years. So they are very knowledgeable. Other ways to say knowledgeable: Understanding‚ Intelligent‚ Well-informed‚ Discerning‚ Perceptive. If everyone in the world was knowledgeable then the world would be a better place because people wouldn’t do stupid things. But then again if everyone was as knowledgeable
Premium Barack Obama Risk President of the United States
One Hundred Years of Solitude‚ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ takes the spotlight for this reflective essay. The mythical town of Macondo is the main setting for the story during a time of turmoil in Latin America. Gabriel Garcia Marquez reveals an exciting world of fantasy and realism by cleverly inserting works of fiction at unpredictable intervals. This addition of magical realism can be found throughout the story. The mention of flying carpets at the carnival within this fantasy world portrays a
Premium Latin America South America North America
Review Questions 1.4 1. Using examples‚ explain the difference between ‘internal’ and ‘external’ stakeholders. Internal stakeholders of a business are members of an organisation. They consist of the employees‚ shareholders (who own the business)‚ managers and directors of the organisation. External stakeholders do not form part of the business (such as customers‚ suppliers and the government)‚ but have a direct interest or involvement in the actions of the business. 2. What is the difference
Premium Stakeholder Limited company Advocacy group
China to put duties on US chicken imports The article centers around anti-dumping tariffs on United States chicken imports. The duties were introduced by China‚ which claims that American poultry firms are exporting the meat at unfairly low prices. The effects are growing trade disputes and accuses between the two countries. Tariffs can be explained as a tax levied on imported goods. Tariffs are a form of protectionism. Tariffs can be ad valorem (percentage of the value of the good that is being imported)
Premium International trade
Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management - Case of study: Kaplan Capital Introduction For organisations operating in unpredictable and competitive markets‚ it becomes a challenge for fund managers to create an optimal investment portfolio for their companies and their clients. Fund managers are presented with various prospects in emerging markets‚ equities‚ real estate‚ corporate bonds‚ government bonds‚ hedge funds‚ financial derivatives‚ and other alternative investments options. With
Premium Investment