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    Bottle bank What happens to the bottle we throw into the bin? Everything starts with a bottle which is thrown into the bin or‚ to be more specific‚ into the bottle bank. Bottle bank is a special container‚ used for recycling many types of bottles‚ from plastic bottles to glass bottles. There are also bottle banks which are separated by colour of bottles like brown bottles‚ green bottles‚ clear bottles and so on. But what is recycling anyway? Recycling means turning materials from waste into something

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    Chapter 19 Test: The French Revolution and Napoleon Matching Match each term with the correct statement below. a. abdicate d. sans-culottes b. deficit spending e. suffrage c. plebiscite ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Spending more money than is taken in Working-class revolutionaries The right to vote Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue To give up power Match each person with the correct statement below. a. Napoleon d. Olympe de Gouges b. Jacques Louis David e. Clemens von Metternich

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    using three (3) basic household materials: Water‚ Plastic Bottle (preferable a 1.5L bottle)‚ and BLEACH. The researchers aims to determine the application‚ advantages and disadvantages‚ and some other important factors such as the duration of usage‚ cost‚ manner of maintenance‚ and the suitable environment for application. In addition‚ the study also involves minimal field work‚ interviews of some respondents in selected areas‚ and giving out instructions and training with regards to the improvisation

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    Compare and Contrast Essay American vs. French Revolution Throughout the years‚ our world has faced drastic and far-reaching changes in the way people think and behave. Countries have managed to constantly change their way of viewing things and started by placing action of what they thought. Two great examples about these conversions are the American and the French Revolution. This times in history‚ where vital for the formation of nations all over the world and was able to leave a legacy until

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    The French Revolution was a period of political and social rebellion against absolutism in France‚ resulting in violence and a reform in government. This revolution resulted in the execution of members of higher estates and people against the revolution‚ but there was a method of execution the french thought was revolutionary beyond any other method. The guillotine was an invention that had a significant impact on the French Revolution. The idea of a humane form of execution was designed by Joseph-Ignace

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    Even before and during the French Revolution‚ there were three estates representing their social classes - the Clergy‚ the Nobility‚ and the city workers and peasants. The third estate was treated very badly - they did the majority of agricultural work and paid all the taxes while the First and Second estate did not even try assisting anything. Because the unprivileged people out of all the classes were not treated equally‚ these people called for a meeting

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    Reusable Water Bottles

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    Outline: Reusable Water Bottles I. Introduction A. 50 billion plastic water bottles end up in the U.S. landfills each year. That’s 140 million every day! That is enough‚ laid end to end‚ to reach China and back each day. (“Tap water vs bottled water..”) B. According to our class survey‚ more than half of the class buys water bottles more frequently than others. C. I‚ myself‚ use to buy bottled water almost everyday‚ at school‚ work and the gym. II. Thematic Statement

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    The Bread riot started way before the French Revolution as early as 1724 but‚ during the spring of 1789‚ bread riots were very common. The bread riots were the main reason for the start of the French Revolution because‚ France was already in so much debt because of the King‚ wars with England and got some many people to dislike the King and Queen. As a result‚ the King(Louis XVI) raised the bread prices as much as 80 percent. Bad weather stopped the production of grain leading Peasants and commoners

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    The French and American revolutions are both very significant in the world’s history. The American Revolution happened first‚ around the last half of the 18th century where the Thirteen Colonies became the United States of America‚ and gained independence from the British Empire. The French revolution on the other hand‚ was from 1789 until the turn of the century 1799. For the French people this was a period of political and social turmoil. The idea of Enlightenment stuck a large population of the

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    The French had good reasons for wanting equality. Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille‚ or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate--a class that included peasants‚ artisans‚ merchants‚ and professional men. Even among these groups taxes were not equal. Some provinces were exempt from certain assessments‚ such as the gabelle‚ or salt tax. In addition‚ the collection

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