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History Of Photography
Number of words: 1456 - Number of pages: 6

.... were literally mirror images. A silvered copper plate was buffed to bring a polish an then put over the tope of a box containing a few participles of iodine. The fumes from the iodine reacted with the silver on the plate to form silver iodine, a light-sensitive chemical. The plate was exposed in a camera for about twenty minutes. Then the plate was put over mercury and heated to 167 F. an image slowly appeared as a whitish amalgen formed on the surface of the plate in proportion to the amount of light it was exposed to. Those who saw the process for the first time thought it t .....

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Anne Frank
Number of words: 985 - Number of pages: 4

.... Lies and Jopie. After she took care for her black cat "Moortje" at home, she goes with important looking face to the neighbor’s house, in her hand a big case. It is empty, but it belongs to the real "Go away". In bed there's a long giggling and chatter before they sleep in. In business Mr. Frank was proposed as Managing Director of the firm Travies N .V., serving also as a partner in the in the firm of Kolen and Co. While the Franks were in Amsterdam they made many friends whom later risk their lives to protect the family when Hitler eventually spread his ugly program for the Jew .....

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Labor Unions
Number of words: 10046 - Number of pages: 37

.... tend to be better educated and trained, and more unified because of common interests (World, 1998). An example of a craft union is the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (World, 1998). On the other hand, an industrialized union “is a group of workers who have a variety of skills and job types but work for the same industry” (Parkin, 1998, p. 344). Unions of this type include the United Steelworkers, United Auto Workers, and the United Transportation Union (Boone, 1996). History from the 1870’s to 1900’s. The first national union founded in Philadelphia in 1 .....

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Atomic Bomb
Number of words: 1180 - Number of pages: 5

.... California to meet with Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most brilliant scientists in the country. Groves informed Oppenheimer that he had been selected to lead the expedition on trying to invent the . Oppenheimer immediately started preparing by telling Groves that they needed an isolated area with one ringmaster(Oppenheimer). General Groves was in charge of the military or security part of the project, while Oppenheimer was in charge of the organization of the scientists and ideas. At times, Oppenhiemer and Grooves had some nasty arguments over policies. Even though Groves was the one .....

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Nigeria And Ogoni's Campaign
Number of words: 1636 - Number of pages: 6

.... little. The importance of Nigeria's oil to Shell cannot be underestimated, accounting for almost 14% of the company's production which equates to the greatest production outside of the USA. Therefore, both Shell and the Nigerian government have an interest in maintaining the status quo and continuing with business as usual. Since the beginning of Shell's operations in the Niger Delta, the company has wreaked havoc on the neighboring communities and their environment. Many of its operations and materials are outdated, in poor conditions and would be illegal in other parts of the world. Th .....

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The Holocaust
Number of words: 666 - Number of pages: 3

.... wife and kid, but he just couldn't do it. The Germans would run and try to hide in the woods, but the prisoners would run after them and jump them. In the Bible it says we need to forgive and forget just as God has forgiven us. In this situation I think it would be hard for me to forgive the Germans, but it would be harder to forget all the pain and suffering they went through. Many soldiers would write home and tell their parents or family about all that is happening. They would tell them to never throw this away so that they will never forget this terrible event. Captain Timothy Br .....

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Chernobyl
Number of words: 3811 - Number of pages: 14

.... Although the radiological impact of the accident in other countries was generally very low, and even insignificant outside Europe, this event enchanted public apprehension all over the world on the risks associated with the use of nuclear energy. The accident The Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was to be shutdown for routine maintenance on 25 April 1986. On that occasion, it was decided to carry out a test of the capability of the plant equipment to provide enough electrical power to operate the reactor core cooling system and emergency equipment during the transition .....

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Normandy Invasion
Number of words: 384 - Number of pages: 2

.... at Normandy on D-Day. Because all major French ports in the north were mined and fortified, the Allies improvised two artificial harbors, with pontoons, breakwaters, and sunken ships. One of the harbors was destroyed by a severe Atlantic gale, but the other worked perfectly. Twenty pipelines below the Channel were used to bring in critical supplies of gasoline for the tanks. The Germans had anticipated an Allied invasion of western Europe at about this time but were surprised by its location. Gen. Gerd von Rundstedt, commander of German forces in the West, had expected the Al .....

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Airplane Warfare In WWI
Number of words: 1213 - Number of pages: 5

.... in war was still prohibited by the War Office. Shortly thereafter this changed, people awakened to the possibilities of air warfare. The world soon started to realize the effectiveness of planes in war and how the control of the skies could influence the outcome. Although the French were the first to have a working, conscripting air force and to license fliers, their trust in airplanes still was not up to par. Their lack of trust was justified, for the planes had no armaments, too many wires, and no reliable motor. (Villard-228) Soon all c .....

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Silent Nightmare
Number of words: 2885 - Number of pages: 11

.... to be resettled in the foreseeable future; and that "the radiation released stretched world wide (1). We also know that the explosion and fire tore apart one of the reactors and that "31 people died" (2). However this figure conflicts with the April 29,1986 United Press International "unconfirmed" report that over 2000 people were killed by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion (3). Looking back, we can see that as the story unfolded, international outrage grew over Soviet limitations on news of the disaster, and, despite the lack of hard news attributable to reliable sources in th .....

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