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American Civil War Gatling Gun
1,581 wordsDuring the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 - 1865, over 620, 000 accounted soldiers were killed. Known as the "the first modern war", historians generally agree that the reason for this was because this was a time of transition for the military. Armies and Navies were still using tactics where they would gather large forces of firepower to bear on the enemy. At the same time, weapons were being developed which were accurate and lethal well beyond any arms of the earlier conflicts. As ...
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Solid Waste Million Tons
847 wordsReusing products is one way to cut down on what we throw away this is called recycle. Recycle reduces the amount of waste that needs to be buried in a landfill. This reduction in volume may result in reduced disposal costs to add to the useful life expectancy of a landfill. And recycling puts discarded material to valuable use, cutting down on a litter and conserving natural resources. In some localities, recycled materials are sold. A person living in an industrialized, wealthy nation may produ...
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Lava Flows Earth Crust
1,090 wordsVolcano: defined is a mountain or hill formed by the accumulation of materials erupted through one or more openings (called volcanic vents) in the earth's surface. The term volcano can also refer to the vents themselves. Most volcanoes have steep sides, but some can be gently sloping mountains or even flat tablelands, plateaus, or plains. The volcanoes above sea level are the best known, but the vast majority of the world's volcanoes lie beneath the sea, formed along the global oceanic ridge sys...
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19 Th Century 20 Th Century
2,017 words... ed a more aggressive stance in foreign affairs. Territorial expansion and war with Mexico followed under President James K. Polk in the 1840 s. III THE PERIOD OF NORTH-SOUTH CONFLICT A voter backlash severely changed the partys fortunes in the mid- 1850 s. The Democratic commitment to limited national power extended to the question of whether or not slavery should expand into new territories. Party leaders such as Lewis Cass and Stephen A. Douglas favored local control, or popular sovereignt...
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Feet Above Sea Level Water Vapor
495 words1) Calculate the number of calories required to change 10 grams of ice at 0 C to 10 grams of water vapor at 100 C. (Requires 3 steps) 3) Change water at 100 C to water vapor 2) Assume our heat source is set to 100 calories per minute. 3) Determine how long it takes to melt 10 grams of ice at 0 C. Observe temperature as it melts. 800 calories 100 cl / min = 8 minutes 4) Determine how long it takes to heat 10 grams of liquid water from 0 C to 100 C. 1000 calories 100 cl / min = 10 minutes 5) Deter...
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Laser Beam B M
1,776 wordsImagine a world without traffic jams; where there would be no delay for work, no worries about travel schedules and above all no public appraisals from the English teacher for coming late to the class! Time would finally be stricken off the banal list of worries. This impossible to hit pitch however, lies in a plane where platitude is not well taken. This plane is one where advanced physics and quantum mechanics form frightening webs of reason for everything that happens in that other world - wh...
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Ancient Egyptian Religious Architecture
1,320 wordsOne of the greatest cultural achievements of Ancient Egypt was undoubtedly in their architecture associated with religion. Temples, tombs and pyramids all have witnessed this earth for thousands of years. What better than to say that these architectural achievements show us that Egypt's greatest virtue lay in its architecture (Fumeaux: 11, 1964) When one travels to Egypt, what does he / she see pyramid after temple after tomb, each standing the test of time. One stands out they are all associate...
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Liberal Arts Education Consequences
1,624 wordsLiberal arts is a generalized term for a broad range of subjects including history, philosophy, and literature. These courses do not necessarily provide a solid foundation for a trade or profession, a lot of students ask or think why am I taking this class? or why is it necessary to take a class that is not really going to help me become a doctor or lawyer? The answer is that although they do not directly relate to there chosen area of study they expand horizons, give us a solid general knowledg...
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Ben Amp Jerry Five Forces Model
1,593 words... ts Ben & Jerry's believes that businesses should be among the leaders in the social change necessary to repair and prevent the damage that the human race is capable of inflicting upon natural cycles through everyday corporate, national, international, local and personal practices (ibid). By integrating the CERES principles into the companys overall goals, Ben & Jerry's strives to develop a comprehensive environmental strategy that conforms to its mission of making an exemplary produc...
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Degrees Fahrenheit Surface Temperature
1,087 wordsOur planet Uranus. Uranus is the seventh planet of our solar system. Uranus is the mysterious blue planet that circles the sun, far from the Earth. A man named William Herschel first discovered this mysterious planet in 1781, he was a German musician living in England who had a great interest in Astronomy. He believed the sky held secrets he wanted to know. He couldnt afford to buy a big telescope, so he made his own. One night in March 1781, Herschel was studying constellations of Gemini. He sp...
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Back Into Space Greenhouse Gases
2,020 wordsIn my seminar work I will try to explain you what is happening to global climate, which are the consequences and what can we do to stop changing our climate. Humans are heating the planet. Official confirmation for that came in 1995, when the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the official scientific body established in 1988 by the UN to investigate climate change - published its Second Assessment Report, written and reviewed by some 2 000 scientists. A consensus now undeniably ex...
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Burning Sensation North America
1,990 wordsThe "Fire Ant" is one of the most feared migratory arthropods in North America. The first non-native species was introduced into the Port of Mobile, Alabama, starting in 1919, through soil ballast, from South American ships, being dumped ashore. The black fire ant (Solenopsis richter Forel) arrived sometime in 1919, and the red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) sometime in the late 1930 's; both much more aggressive and harsh than their two sister species of fire ants, the Tropical fire ant (S...
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Space Is Unreal Space Is A Relation Bradley
1,431 wordsDescription: This paper critiques Bradley's arguments in his writing 'The Unreality of Space and Time. ' This paper argues against Bradley's position using all logical methods necessary. Critiquing Bradley In his article, The Unreality of Space and Time, F. H. Bradley argues that space and time, as they exhibit themselves, are unreal. For Bradley space and time are unreal because they both possess necessary, yet contradictory characteristics. At this time we will depart from directly addressing ...
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Degrees Celsius Boiling Point
348 wordsSodium is an element found in the forest in its natural form. The atomic has and atomic number is 11 so it means it has 11 protons and 11 electrons. The Elements can be used in many formulas to make a compound. Its atomic number is 22. 989770. The elements boiling point is 883 degrees Celsius. The melting point is 98 degrees Celsius. The density is 968 grams. Sodium is an element that is found in the forest at its combined state. The element was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy. It was discovered ...
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Room Temperature High Temperatures
688 wordsSilicon is one of mans most useful elements. In the form of sand and clay it is used to make concrete and brick; it is a useful refractory material for high-temperature work, and in the form of silicates it is used in making enamels, pottery, etc. Silica, as sand, is a principal ingredient of glass, one of the most inexpensive of materials with excellent mechanical, optical, thermal and electrical properties. Hyperpure silicon can be doped with boron, gallium, phosphorus, or arsenic to produce s...
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Aid Heart Attack
1,759 wordsA man crawled down a sewer main ladder. He swam in the sewer water until he came to what seemed to be a warehouse. He got behind a large box and called to someone. 'Colonel, its Snake. I'm inside the warehouse, 's aid the man. 'Great. There's an elevator in the back. Wait for it to come down and go to the ground level. Make sure no one sees you. If you have a question contact me by codec. To do this, push the button on your wrist and select the frequency you want. My frequency is 140. 85, 's aid...
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Shield Volcanoes Plate Tectonics
1,406 wordsWhen there is a sudden breaking of rocks within the earth or an explosion, wave like energy travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. These are called seismic waves and they are of two types: body waves and surface waves categorized into different kinds. What we will be discussing are body waves; there are two types of body waves: primary waves (P waves) and secondary waves (S waves). Both kinds travel through the Earths interior in all directions and arrive before the surface w...
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Martin Luther King Luther King Jr
1,537 wordsI Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to the thousands of African Americans who had marched on Washington, D. C. at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The date of the speech was August 28, 1963, but it is one that will live for generations. The purpose of the speech was to convince his audience on several fronts: he sought to persuade the black community to stand up for the rights afforded them under the Constitution, and he a...
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Kinetic Energy Atmospheric Pressure
1,356 wordsTo define matter, one would say that it is something that occupies space and has weight. Matter naturally occurs in three phases: solid, liquid, and gas. Changing from a solid to a liquid, liquid to gas, etc. can be referred to as a change of state. Changes of state (or phase) effect our everyday lives. This chapter on changes of phase should actually be called Energy Transfer. The whole basis on changing a substances state is that it is using energy to get from one state to another. To understa...
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Chemical Reactions Environmentally Friendly
1,110 wordsOXFORD AND Untitled OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD. General Certificate Examination Advanced Level Chemistry (Salter's) Paper 3 mock. ROBERT TAYLOR U 6 JW. THE ROLE CATALYSTS IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS, THEIR IMPORTANCE IN INDUSTRY, PROBLEMS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS. A Catalyst is a substance that alters the rate of a reaction. The catalyst remains unchanged at the end of the reaction. The process is called catalysis. In this report I aim going to explain the role of catalysts in chemical...
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