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    Berlin is a city located in the east of Germany. To the east, Germany borders Poland and the Czech Republic, to the west, it borders France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and to the south it borders Austria and Switzerland. Germany’s northern border accesses the North and Baltic Sea and Denmark. Germany is located in the College Board region of Western Europe. The first place I would visit would be the Philharmonie to see the Berlin Philharmonic perform there. The Philharmonie is home to some…

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    role in maintaining the American dream. A report by the United Nations showed that “employed Americans are putting in the most time on the job and are the most productive workers compared to those in countries in the European Union as well as in Switzerland and Japan” (35). However, the average U.S citizen enjoys less economic security than the employed in these other industrial nations. The authors conclude, “to argue that American workers are not holding their end of the bargain is simply…

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    There once was an old woman who lived in Switzerland in a small town called Barnsley. She lived alone in a humongous house on the edge of town. Her name was Agnes Allen. The small town community always said Agnes was a horrible, mean greedy woman. Thanksgiving was coming up, and in Barnsley Thanksgiving Is a big deal. The whole town gets together, and celebrates. Even though the town doesn't have a lot of money they try to make the most of it. This year everybody had their dishes in line to go,…

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    when Anna explained to her father how Fraulein Lambeck said that she adores her father in much more than a friendly way, but everyone makes fun of her because of that. But once you got passed the part where they had settled into the new home in Switzerland there was not much action. Until another German family vacationed at the same apartment building as them, but this family was…

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    himself as the one of the leading German artists of the Reformation. However, the article suggests that the artist didn’t necessarily agree with Protestantism. Hans Holbein’s artistic career began in 1514 when he moved from Germany to Basle, Switzerland. Basle was an influential city and was one of Europe’s top book producers, providing the young artist with many opportunities including a connection to humanist Erasmus. Soon, he became successful in selling woodcuts, engravings, and…

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    Frankenstein, the protagonist, which makes it a first person point of view. 3. A tone found in this book is dedication. It is shown through Victor Frankenstein’s persistence in finding what is power behind life. 4. This story takes place in Geneva, Switzerland for the majority but Victor travels multiple times throughout the 18th century. 5. The major conflict in Frankenstein is the monster. This means that everything goes wrong due to what the monster does from murdering innocent people…

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    A democracy is defined as a form of government in which the citizens rule. However, within this category, there are two different types of democracy; a republican and a direct. The question is, which form is best? In my opinion, a republican democracy is the best. However, it has problems of its own. Direct democracies and republican democracies have important similarities and differences.To provide a little background, the direct democracy originated in ancient Athens Greece. It is defined as…

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    Long ago, a story was lost to time. Deep in the mountains of now Switzerland our story begins. On the outskirts of town, I wait and watch. My father is to be back any minute. Ever since the invasion from the ghastly northerners. We have been taken as slaves to work the fields for their unhampered appetite. When they arrived, they stripped us of our land and ranks. I would have been nephew to the king but when the northerners brought us into bondage, my uncle was murdered in front of the…

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    Stem Cell Research Trends

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    country funds stem cell research and which governments support research (40-42). The chapter concludes by saying countries with the support of pharmaceutical industry are advancing quicker than countries without support, one example of a country is Switzerland (41). Chapter four concludes the publication (42-48). The authors state the movement and progress of stem cell research is stronger if scientists from around the world work together. They also claim the stem cell research field has grown…

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    immigrants. Although settlers from England continued to settle in the colonies, the percentage number of settlers did not compare to that of the German and Scotch-Irish immigrants. The Huguenots that were made of French Protestants, the Swedes from Switzerland, and the Dutch also settled in the colonies…

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