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three million people in the United States share the same anomaly, a bleeding irregularity named von Willebrand. Abbreviated as VWD, it is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. Erik von Willebrand, a Finnish scientist, first discovered VWD in the 1920s. This disease is a lifelong condition without a cure and can come with serious health hazards if not treated properly. For patients who have von Willebrand disorder, knowing the full definition, causes, classification, symptoms, tests, and…

When an author wants to portray something a certain way they have to use literary and rhetorical devices to lead the reader through the book. In A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway uses imagery, diction, foreshadowing and many other literary devices to send the reader through the lives of the characters. The devices Hemingway uses makes the characters become more realistic to the reader. With this being said the purpose of Hemingway’s writing is to give the reader a visual sense of the…

Congreve's rocket have appeared in historical literature in the song “Star spangled banner” These rockets he built are ancient compared to the one we have now a days. Bwhen rockets were put to the test, a lot of people proved that the rocket didn’t work. But congreve responded by taking out both indian and british helpful hints to the rocket system but he did it in secret which mean without their knowledge. So there helpful hints he got the credit for. In 1804 Congreve was studying old rockets.…

While Otto Von Bismarck was ruling over Prussia, he had plans for Germany as a whole. He wanted Germany to become more stable by unifying the other colonies to Prussia and he wanted it to become a stable European power. When Kaiser Wilhelm II took the lead this goal was changed, Wilhelm II wanted Germany to grow and colonize globally in hopes of becoming a global power. (WorldBook Online, Napoleon III, 2016) (Gale, Germany, 2016) (Biography. Com,"Kaiser Wilhelm Biography Emperor (1859–1941)”,…

The liquid fuel rocket was first created by Robert Goddard in 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts. The idea for this invention cam from Robert Goddard being home schooled, and since he got a lot of free time he put that into exploring, experimenting, and wanting to explore space. To make the liquid fuel rocket first Goddard had to apply the scientific principle of the requirement of oxygen in space to create an explosion, making the need for more storage space for oxygen. Needing refrigeration to cool…

The Marquise of O- by Heinrich von Kleist is a story chock-full of secrets and unsaid ideas, such as the ambiguity of details regarding Giulietta’s possible rape. Furthermore, if every word isn’t read with the utmost attention, something major will slip notice. Specifically, when Giulietta is talking to her midwife, whom she has called in to hopefully deny her illegitimate pregnancy, she briefly states that she “conceived knowingly” (Kleist 91). This can be surprising after a second reading, as…

In 1905 the Oxford University Press published Bonnie Smith’s article Gender and the Practice of Scientific Research: The Seminar and Archival Research in the Nineteenth Century in the American Historical Review. Smith’s article is able to demonstrate to the reader what factors led to historical science becoming such a male dominated profession in the nineteenth century. Smith’s article argues, among other things, that the two practices in scientific history, the seminar and archival research,…

Modern society prefers allowing individuals to make their own choices as a result of liberalism. Modern society arose from traditional society. Some would go as far as saying that the industrial revolution was the mark at which most societies changed from traditional to modern. It can also be said that the industrial revolution marks the rise of capitalism which plays a big role in modern society. The industrial revolution allowed for a new quick and cheap way of producing goods allowing for a…

An authoritarian leader is someone who has individual control over all decisions and tends to make choices based on their own beliefs and as they have centralised power, also having the final decision. An effective authoritarian leader is different however, they take advice, handle opposition well, maintain strong relationships with elites and the masses and have strong decision making. The main test of effective authoritarian leadership is the strengthening of the German state into the future.…

Often times, humans have the tendency to oppose those who they believe are irrational or distinctively different than them. This was the case in the newly unified German nation during the late nineteenth century. Under German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the infant German state began to develop a growing sense of nationalistic pride, as the National Liberals became a dominant political force for political and social activism. When Bismarck and the Prussian-controlled German government tried to…