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664 wordsBraxton The theory of social construction states that many concepts that appear naturally are really the result of human actions and choices. The British constructed the myth that the American Indians were savages for their own economic benefit. Because the British needed to have a legitimate and verifiable reason in order for the countrymen of Great Britain to advocate the taking of the lands of America from the Indians, the British developed a scheme of developing a myth to perceive the Indian...
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1,276 wordsHow do representations of space affect our relationship to a place? To answer this question, we should perhaps ask ourselves an equally important question: how can we probe nature to learn about it without changing it. By analyzing this question using six main representational themes cartographic, political, Cartesian perspectivalism, optical, transcendental, and biological we will answer the original question. I believe that there are no representations of space that would not in some way affec...
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San Andreas Fault Surface Of The Earth
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2,606 wordsGeology is the study of the earths landmasses. The earth is constantly changing. Often changes are to slow to be able to see them in a human lifetime. Forces cause different things to happen on the surface of the earth (Such as Mountains growing and eroding). Scientists believe that the earth was formed by very dense elements such as iron and nickel which are in the core of the earth. The earths crust covers the mantle. The crust is made up of over two thousand different compounds called mineral...
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20 Th Century Mountain Ranges
1,381 wordsOne of the most common questions asked, relating to UFOs, is about the theories behind these unidentified flying objects. Throughout history many theories have been developed to give reason for this unexplainable phenomenon. While most theories that are raised are quickly dismissed; one particular theory of the 20 th century seems to have grabbed the world s attention. It is a theory proposed by Erich Von Daniken in his book entitled Chariots of the Gods? . He states that there is scientific evi...
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Human Genome Project Dna Fragments
1,943 wordsGene Mapping began when the U. S. Government held a conference to explore if DNA damage occurred in people exposed to low levels of radiation in Japan after the 1945 Atomic Bombs. There, scientists quickly realized that observing the human genome could be useful in discovering environmental mutates. Shortly afterwards, Renato Dulbecco revealed the entire sequence of human DNA and had a great impact on cancer research (Purves, et al. 1998). In 1990, scientists from around the world began the Huma...
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1,655 wordsGeographic Information Systems Geographic information systems (GIS) technology can be used for scientific investigations, resource management, and development planning. For example, a GIS might allow emergency planners to easily calculate emergency response times and effected areas of the ocean during an oil spill based on the spills location. You may ask, what is GIS? In the strictest sense, a GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically r...
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3,279 wordsStrategic Planning and Management Through The Application of Computer Technology On the walls of caves near Lascaux, France, Cro-Magnon hunters drew pictures of the animals they hunted 35, 000 years ago. Associated with the animal drawings is a map; track lines and tallies thought to depict migration routes. These early records followed the two-element structure of modern geographic information systems: a graphic file linked to an attribute database. The map has been in existence in much the sam...
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Gps Receiver Gps Satellites
3,519 wordsThe Department of Defense (DOD) initiated the Navigation System with Timing And Ranging (NAVSTAR) Global Positioning System (GPS) in 1973. The DOD developed it because at a cost of over twelve billion dollars the government had the monetary resources to achieve idealistic goals of national defense. The GPS Master Control Station controls NAVSTAR GPS, which is at Falcon Air Force Base outside Colorado Springs, Colorado. This satellite system is used to determine the speed and position of an objec...
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Human Genome Project Dna Sequences
5,742 wordsLife as we know it is specified by genomes. Every organism possess a genome that contains the biological information needed to construct and maintain a living example of that organism. Most genomes, including those for all cellular lifeforms, are made of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) but a few viruses have RNA (ribonucleic acid) genomes. DNA and RNA are polymeric molecules made up of linear, unbranched chains of monomeric substances called nucleotides. Each nucleotide has three parts: a sugar, a p...
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465 words? Other objects like lines (roads) and polygons (areas, minefields) are more complicated to handle and will need trained personal (if theyre entered and maintained within the GIS). ? If data concerning the state of roads and bridges is necessary to be easily retrieved it might be necessary to create a special form for handling such information. It shouldnt be in the existing reports, because they are snapshots of progress and are being used for documentation? The base coordinate system for displ...
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Human Genome Project Dna Sequencing
2,308 words1 Introduction: The Human Genome Project is possibly the most important project in the world currently. Several companies and governments are involved with this project. The project has many goals but the main general goal is: to construct a detailed genetic and physical map of the human Genome, to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of human DNA, to localize the estimated 50, 000 - 100, 000 genes within the human Genome, and to perform similar analyses on the Genomes of several other org...
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Modern American Poetry Poetry Quot
506 wordsWe Syllabi We invite people to submit course syllabi based on Anthology of Modern American Poetry disk to Cary Nelson or by e-mail (to) for us to place on line. We are especially interested in courses that use both Anthology of Modern American Poetry and the web site. Courses may range from broad surveys to concentrated treatments of specific modern American poetry topics. They may focus on all or part of the century. Since each course will have its own link, you may include not only a syllabus ...
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4,818 wordsIntroduction In ancient times there were many great ideas which began to shape the way man perceived his environment. However, there were few minds who were able to put all of these ideas together. One of these minds belonged to Claudius Ptolemy, or just Ptolemys he is commonly referred to. We know almost nothing of the chronology of Ptolemyslife, and we dont even know his birth or death dates. We do know, though, about his ideas in several fields, which include geography, astronomy, optics, ast...
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True Or False Huckleberry Finn
2,022 wordsApril Chlumsky Philosophy 3 / 4 / 00 Frege on Sense and Reference Gottlob Frege developed the theory of sense and reference into a thorough philosophy of language. He assigned logic the task of discovering the laws of truth, not of assertion or thought. The work? On Sense and Reference? has received a great deal of attention throughout the years. Indeed, the work? On Sense and Reference? by Frege, is one of his most read and most refuted works. In Frege? s best-known work? On Sense and Reference...
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6,019 wordsbr = = Welcome to the Worminator v 1. 0 ReadMe = = br Note: This game, Worminator, is Copyright 2000 by David Layne. All artwork in this game is original and is either Copyright 2000 by Keith Palmer or Copyright 2000 by Jeff Nielson. All graphical content in this game is completely original, and you do not have permission to use any artwork from this game without permission from a member of the Worminator Team. See the end of this document for contact information. The sound used in this game was...
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