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Alternative Energy Sources Form Of Energy
1,449 wordsThe U. S. oil supply is rapidly diminishing. Alternative energy sources must be implemented because oil is a scarce and non-renewable resource. Each year the U. S. consumes 6. 2 billion barrels of oil, equivalent to 17 million barrels of oil each day (Coastal 67). The undiscovered U. S. OCS and gas resources combined with onshore reserves would amount to only 81. 5 billion barrels of oil, enough to last for 5000 days (Coastal 75). So the oil crisis is not entirely bad news, the U. S. still has t...
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Beneath The Surface Mauna Loa
1,512 wordsWhich are the biggest (tallest and largest volume) and smallest volcanoes on Earth? The island of Hawaii is probably the largest volcano on earth. From its base (on the floor of the Pacific Ocean) to the summit of Mauna Kea (about 13 000 ft) is some 30 000 ft i. e. higher than Everest. The island comprises several coalescing volcanoes including Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Kilauea. Mauna Loa alone has an estimated volume of 40 000 km 3. It is impossible to say which is the smallest volcano since the...
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Civil War Union Forces
1,084 wordsThe United States of America was founded on the principles of equality and opportunity for all. In the 1800 's these principles were not strictly adhered to by all and a tremendous battle ensued. That battle was the United States Civil War in which northerners, wishing an end to slavery, found themselves at war with southerners, who wanted slavery to remain in place. The Civil War was a conflict that saw the rich and the poor, the famous and the unknown, and the black and the white pitted agains...
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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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Petrol Kerosene Mineral Turpentine Kerosene Mineral Turpentine Fire
1,221 wordsA fire investigation is a difficult task. The devastation, charred debris, collapsed structures, water soaked ashes, along with the smoke and stench, make an investigation uninviting and seemingly impossible. There are different types of fires; in homes, factories, brush, and in the forest. The best way to investigate a fire would be to use a trained team of personal. Fire marshals and private investigators with their experience of fires along with police officers skills for determining motives ...
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History Of Beer And Making
1,472 wordsThe beer we drink today has a very interesting and long history. The earliest time tracked on the making of beer can be traced back to approximately six thousand years to the Sumarians of ancient Mesopotamia. Sumarians discovered a fermentation process when apiece of bread was left in water for a period of time and began to ferment. They found the mixture to be appealing and repeated this process labeling it as "Divine" and offered it to their Gods. In Two B. C. , When the Sumarians empire colla...
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Economic And Political Feel Secure
1,429 wordsThe Tribe's vision is to be a tribal community known as a caring people, dedicated to the principles of honesty and integrity, building community, individual responsibility and self-sufficiency through personal empowerment, and responsible stewardship of human and natural resources; a community willing to act with courage in preserving tribal cultures and traditions for all future generations. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon includes over 20 Tribes and bands from w...
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Description Of A Class Fire Extinguisher
766 wordsA fire extinguisher is a portable or movable apparatus used to put out a small fire by directing onto it a substance that cools the burning material, deprives the flame of oxygen, or interferes with the chemical reactions occurring in the flame. Water performs two of these functions: its conversion to steam absorbs heat, and the steam displaces the air from the vicinity of the flame. Many simple fire extinguishers, therefore, are small tanks equipped with hand pumps or sources of compressed gas ...
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Means Of Production Karl Marx
683 wordsThe Industrial Revolution, Karl Marx & Max Weber. The powers that were in place for over a millenium were violently shifting. The 19 th century was a time filled with revolution & revolutionaries. Industrialization and capitalism were plowing the feudal system into oblivion. The Industrial Revolution created new social classes and, new forms of labor. Karl Marx and Max Weber tried to explain and understand this change. The structure of western society changed forever because of the Industrial Re...
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San Carlos P P
820 wordsThe restaurant my best friend and I went to was called P&P Hunan Chinese Restaurant. It is located on the corner of Britain and Laurel Ave in San Carlos, California. P&P Hunan have opened up for about two and a half years the restaurant has already become a very popular place to eat in San Carlos. The word Hunan comes from a name of a provenience in Southeast China which people live in. Hunan food is known for making their food very spicy. This restaurant by itself is the size of an average ten ...
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Carbon Dioxide Noise Pollution
647 wordsPollution One of the major problems of today is the problem of pollution on our planet. Humanity has invented various kinds of polluting the Earth such as air pollution, noise pollution, pollution in the ocean, rubbish, and landfill. Air pollution is caused by four major factors: heavy traffic, large cities, economic development, and industrialization. Besides polluting air our civilizations creates noise pollution unwanted, disturbing sounds that cause a irritation in the eye of the beholder. O...
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Desalination Plants Sea Water
1,236 wordsPurification of Sea Water In the late 20 th century, more than 8, 000, 000 cubic m (2, 112, 000, 000 gallons) of fresh water were produced each day by several thousand desalination plants throughout the world. Distillation processes are used in about half of all the plants and account for roughly three-quarters of the worlds desalted water. Most of the other plants employ membrane processes. The worlds desalination capacity expanded rapidly during the 1970 s and 80 s as the oil-rich countries of...
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Baby Is Born Child Is Born
2,283 wordsBirthing Ceremonies of Other Cultures The birthing ceremonies of the Indian culture has a lot of different aspects then the American culture does. I guess that is why they are different cultures. All cultures have different views on different things such as religion, but they also share the same as well for example every culture has some form of the family. This is what helps most cultures understand other cultures. In the Indian culture their view of bringing a child into the world is much diff...
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Hydrogen Bonds Hydrogen Ions
1,205 wordsProperties of Water Water is essential for life as we know it on earth. It is used by plants and animals for basic biological processes which would be impossible without the use of water. The origin of all life can be traced back to the water in the Earths precambrian seas. Water is also the universal solvent. It reacts with more elements and compounds than any other substance known to man. Water is a polar molecule made up of on atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen. It is attracted to itsel...
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Naval Officer American Naval
500 wordsMatthew C. Perry was born in Newport, Rhode Island on April 10, 1794, the younger brother of another United States naval officer, Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry was an American naval officer who had seen action in the War of 1812 aboard the USS President, flagship of Stephen Decatur. He later helped found the country of Liberia in West Africa as a haven for free black Americans, and was given the task of opening Japan to diplomatic and commercial relations with the United States with the hope that U...
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Steam Engine S B
1,801 wordsAnother worker in applied mathematics belonging to the period under consideration was Heron of Alexandria. His much disputed date, with possibilities ranging from 150 BC to 250 AD, has recently been plausibly placed in the second half of the first century AD. His works on mathematical and physical subjects are so numerous and varied that it is customary to describe him as an encyclopedic writer in these fields. There are reasons to suppose he was an Egyptian with Greek training. At any rate his ...
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World War Ii Mcdonnell Douglas
1,462 wordsTHE HISTORY OF AIRPLANES, AND THEIR MODERN COMMERCIAL USE Before the end of the 18 th century, few people had applied themselves to the study of flight. One was Leonardo da Vinci, during the 15 th century. Leonardo was preoccupied chiefly with the bird flight and with flapping-wing machines, called ornithopter's. His aeronautical work lay unknown until late in the 19 th century, when it could furnish little of technical value to experimenters but was a source of inspiration to aspiring engineers...
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Quality Of Life Industrial Revolution
643 wordsGreat Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution Great Britain, as well as many other European countries went through a time of great change in the mid- 1700 s. This time of great change is known as the Industrial Revolution. While many countries were in shock as a result of the big changes going on, Great Britain was prepared for the big change. Britain had a large number of able workers and entrepreneurs. Also, Britain was rich in natural resources, had many fine harbors and markets, and plen...
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Death Of King Beginning Of The Play
1,553 wordsKing Hamlet: The Devil in Disguise William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a drama which has been round for its content and depiction of characters. Over the years, it has gone through many variations of interpretations and criticisms. One such criticism is the nature of the ghost who takes the form of Hamlets dead father. At first glance, it may be sufficient to accept the ghost as the spirit of Hamlets dead father who returns to the land of the living in order to have his son avenge his murder. Howeve...
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Death Of King Beginning Of The Play
1,554 wordsWilliam Shakespeare's Hamlet is a drama which has been round for its content and depiction of characters. Over the years, it has gone through many variations of interpretations and criticisms. One such criticism is the nature of the ghost who takes the form of Hamlets dead father. At first glance, it may be sufficient to accept the ghost as the spirit of Hamlets dead father who returns to the land of the living in order to have his son avenge his murder. However, looking deeper into the text, se...
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