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Rift Valley Physical Geography
1,126 wordsIn East Africa, there is an area know as the Great Rift Valley. It is in this Great Rift Valley, where the world's most dominant long distance runners come from, Kenya. In the past three decades, runners from Kenya have simply dominated the sport of long distance running in all facets including cross-country, track, and the marathon. In the world rankings for marathon running, Kenyans hold 8 of the top 10 spots for the men and 6 of the top ten spots in women's rankings. (Engine, Par. 2) But how ...
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Stimulated Emission Positively Charged
948 wordsLasers HISTORY OF LASER PRODUCTION The roots of laser mechanism are very modern. In 1900 German physicist Max Planck presented an explanation of why the colors of a glowing hot body may change with temperature. He also proposed discrete quantum theory saying that radiations come in discrete quantities called quanta. Therefore radiations are not only a series of waves but a stream of particles called photons. By 1917, Einstein has outlined the principles underlying the production of laser radiati...
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Science Daily Hot Spots
622 wordsReport on Biology We all know that first life forms appeared in water. Water is the cradle of nature. Millions years ago first Amphibians stepped on the ground and started to conquer new living space. The result we can see all around us. Many people say that few thousands years ago our planet was full of life and promises. Nowadays humanity in its thirst for development turns the Earth into a desert of concrete and stone. The more we build, the more we destroy. We dont value the air we breathe, ...
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Santa Claus Stone Table
1,262 wordsThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Chapter Summary Chapter 1: Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe Four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent from their home in London to live in a mansion with an old Professor to avoid war. The children discover a room with a wardrobe Lucy stays in the room. Lucy goes inside. She finds a row of fur coats. She feels the fur. The soft fur becomes hard like a tree. Lucy notices a light. She moves towards the light and finds herself in a snowy wood. Lucy fright...
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Endangered Species Southern Africa
540 wordsThe cheetah or (Acinonyx justus) is a large cat mainly found on the grassy plains of eastern and southern Africa. Today the cheetah is an endangered species. This is the only species of cheetah still alive. They were almost wiped out about 10, 000 years ago. Because of their low numbers they were forced to breed with close relatives like brothers and sisters. Biologists estimate that fewer than 15, 000 cheetahs remain in the wild today. Many organizations are breeding them in captivity to try to...
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Immune Systems Five Days
346 wordsThis common childhood disease has systems such as: Fever Weakness and fatigue a red, itchy rash Caused by a herpes virus called Varicella this disease is very contagious. When an infected person sneezes, coughs, or breathes, the virus enters the body through the mouth and nose transported on respiratory droplets. The virus begins to reproduce in the cells of the mucosal system. It quickly spreads to different parts of the body. The rash that develops usually appears on the face, scalp, chest, ba...
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Dust Particles Solar System
1,011 wordsNeptune is the Neptune Neptune Neptune is the outermost planet of the gas giants. It has an equatorial diameter of 49, 500 kilometers (30, 760 miles) and is the eighth planet from the sun. If Neptune were hollow, it could contain nearly 60 Earths. Neptune orbits the Sun every 165 years. It has eight moons, six of which were found by Voyager 2. A day on Neptune is 16 hours and 6. 7 minutes. Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle, of the Berlin Observatory. Neptune ...
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Alien Bug Mother Grim Grim Aliens
668 wordsThis morning I was struck by the realization that Ive been going to movies for fifty years now; starting when I was eighteen months old, my mother would take me on a streetcar every Thursday togo shopping, have lunch, and go to a matinee and stage show at thePantages or the Orpheum in downtown Los Angeles. Clearly I like movies and I usually find something enjoyable even about bad ones. I can hardly remember a time when I have seriously considered walking out of a film. But I considered it yeste...
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Tons Per Acre Fresh Market Cucumbers Cucumber
1,230 wordsAbstract This paper will Cucumbers Cucumbers Abstract This paper will focus on cucumbers. It will discuss their relationship to other plants, the region of its origin and the plant part used by humans. The way cucumbers are harvested and the value of the harvest will also be touched on. Diseases and insects that threaten cucumbers will briefly be discussed. Introduction From the times of the bible through Henry VIII reign and into the modern era, cucumbers have survived through the ages. Cucumbe...
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Quot Or Quot Ice Crystals
533 wordsIf you know where and when to look, you can treat yourself to a colourful display of atmospheric halves, spots and pillars. These images can tell you something about the clouds overhead and possible changes in the weather. All of these images are created by light shining through cirrostratus clouds. These clouds occur at an altitude of 6, 000 - 12, 000 metres. They appear as a thin sheet or layer (strata) that is pure white. The layer of cloud is so thin (only 100 - 450 metres) that is doesnt ob...
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Science Fiction Fahrenheit 451
722 wordsFAHRENHEIT 451 A WORLD WITH NO BOOKS Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 was an interesting Science fiction thriller that provided an odd view on the censorship of books. Not just some books, but all books. An entire distorted culture and civilization where all books are prohibited. And the penalty for being caught with books is that the books must be burned and in some cases the penalty may lead to death. In this tale of censorship and self discovery, Bradbury leads the reader through a short period ...
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Act 3 Scene Act 1 Scene
1,350 wordsWith Hamlet being generally labeled as the best tragic hero ever created, it is ironic that his tragic flaw has never been as solidly confirmed as those of most of his fellow protagonists. There is Macbeth with his ambition, Oedipus with his pride, Othello with his jealousy, and all the others with their particular odd spots. Then there is Hamlet. He has been accused of everything and of nothing, and neither seems to stick. Flaws are carved out of obscure conversations when he may or may not be ...
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Electron Beam Large Number
914 wordsThe Television B G History , 1999 The Television The invention of television has been basically the quest for a sufficient device for scanning the image (Everson 12). The first such device was the so-called Nipkow disk, patented by the German inventor Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884. This was a flat, circular disk that was perforated with a series of small holes arranged in a spiral radiating from the center to the rim. As the disk was revolved in front of the eye, the outermost hole scanned a stri...
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Moby Dick White Whale
1,296 wordsAhab Moby Dick Summary Ahab can sense by smell that Moby Dick is near. Climbing up to the main royal-mast head, Ahab spots Moby Dick and earns himself the doubloon. All the boats set off in chase of the whale. When Moby Dick finally surfaces, he stoves Ahab's boat. The whale is swimming too fast away from them and they all return to the ship. Saying that persistent pursuit of one whale has historically happened before, Ishmael comments that Ahab still desperately wants to chase Moby Dick though ...
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Mother Front Door
585 wordsMy Poor House My parents decided that they needed to get away from all their problems for a while. They planned a little weekend excursion to Ocean City Maryland. This was the first time they left my sister and I home alone, and they trusted us to take good care of the house and keep everything under control. Late Friday afternoon at about five o? clock was their time of departure. Before they even pulled out of the garage, the supplies, for the party tonight, which we have been planning for a g...
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Nineteen Ninety Parking Lot
1,770 wordsSouth Senior Privileges Senior Privileges South Vermillion High School should give the seniors special privileges that the rest of the classes do not get. Open campus lunch should be offered for the seniors only. The school should also let the seniors have a class trip. One privilege that the senior class has lost should be regained, letting the seniors leave half-day on the last day of school and bring celebration items to the parking lot. None of these requests are too much to ask. If these pr...
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Marthas Vineyard Racial Ethnic
1,724 wordsLAWRENCE OTIS GRAHAM: Our Kind of People I: Inside Americas Black Upper Class (5. 5 pp) Through six years of interviews with more than three hundred prominent families and individuals, journalist and commentator Lawrence Otis Graham weaves together the revealing stories and fascinating experiences of upper-class blacks who grew up with privilege and power. Previously known for his provocative New York magazine expos? of elite golf clubs, when he left his law firm and went undercover as a busboy ...
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Radio And Television Target Audience
678 wordsRadio and Television Advertising We are constantly surrounded by advertising. From bus stop benches to television commerical's. Everywhere we look something is being advertise. Two of the best ways to advertise are radio and television. These two mediums effect virtually everyone. Most of us listen to the radio or watch televison at some point each day. Because of this, many of us are able to remember products by the jingles or slogans that are used. An example of this is the slogan for Charmin ...
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Stayed At The Inn Michele Spots Visitors
365 wordsThe book that I am currently reading is called Red Sails to Capri, written by Ann Weil. This book was awarded the Newberry Honor. The main character in this book is named Michele Pagano (Mee-shell) (Pa-gan-o). Michele is fourteen years old. He lives at home with his parents, Signor Pagano and Signora Pagano, on the mountain-island of Capri. His friends in the book include a man named Angelo (An-jel-o), who is forty, and his friend Pietro (Pea-trow), who is about Michele s age. One of Michele s c...
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Miles A Day Unsheathed Paws Cheetahs
717 wordsCheetahs are fast cats that can reach to speeds up to 70 mph for 700 meters. Cheetahs are strong animals that are part of the cat family (Acinonyx). Their structure consists of light boned, swayback, long, thin legs with small blunt unsheathed paws, and a short neck. Cheetahs have a pretty small head with short broad ears, small teeth and a face that is round that is foreshortened. A cheetah can reach up to five feet and the amazing tale alone can reach over two feet long. This bored out beast s...
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