Astronomy’s 5 Big Questions Summary The article by David J. Eicher in the Astronomy magazine tries to answer 5 questions about the universe. The first problem is the Big Bang and how did it happen. It is rather difficult to be sure what was there before the Big Bang but it is possible to describe what happened after that. According to Eicher a powerful explosion of space-time sent matter and energy reeling outward into nothingness. At first it took a fracture of a second while the universe kept
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1. Life before the internet versus after the internet. Waking up on a Saturday morning to beat the morning rush and run some arens; ordering mail in catalogs to view the most current products available; needing to wait for news bulletins to see what’s going on in the world; having to go to the library and use xeroxes for homework; these where all part of the day to day lives we used to have prior to the internet. Now‚ waking up on a Saturday morning‚ booting up the PC‚ launch the web browser‚ and
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You Are What You Eat Introduction I. Think it ’s organic? Think again. II. Today we are going to talk about what makes a food organic and the changes in the industry. III. We are going to explore A. "Purists" view on what makes a food organic. B. "Big Box" influence on organics. C. Organic Standards Body I. Purists have a higher expectation of what organic means. A. Organics must be grown without man-made chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They should
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When completing lab 6a I first read the five stages of moderate physical activities to determine my stage‚ I checked only the current moderate stage that represents my current moderate activity level. As a result‚ the stage where I am at now includes the contemplation stage. This stage is described as individuals who have been completing on meeting the required guidelines for moderate activities but has failed to do so at this point. However‚ I am at stage 3 our textbook recommend that I set goals
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Answer These Questions 1. Which of the following types of LANs was a competitor of Ethernet LANs from the earliest days of wired LANs in the 1980s and into the 1990s? a. ATM b. FDDI c. Token Ring d. Metro Ethernet 3. Which of the following speeds are not defined as a speed by some Ethernet LAN standard? a. 1 Gbps b. 4 Gbps c. 10 Gbps d. 40 Gbps 5. A campus LAN drawing shows hundreds of user devices cabled to LAN switches on various floors of a building. The per-floor edge switches
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Questions for Critical Thinking 4 Salvatore’s Chapter 8: a. Discussion Questions: 2 and 10. 2. (a) What is the distinction between marginal cost and incremental cost? (b) How are sunk costs treated in managerial decision making? Why? (a) Maringal cost is the change in total costs or in total variable costs per unit change in output (Salvatore‚ 2012‚ pg. 718). The main reason to determine marginal cost is to gain understanding and knowledge of when a company reaches economics of scale. However
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When you are interviewing for a new job‚ it can be hard to articulate where you would like to be in your career next year let alone five years down the road. Even when you do know‚ it’s important to be careful how you respond because you’ll need to tailor your answer to the job for which you are interviewing. Here are tips for responding to questions about the next stage of your career‚ while affirming your interest in the role you are being interviewed for. It is often advantageous to emphasize
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What does it mean to be a Catholic in contemporary society? To be Catholic means to be whole‚ one with society‚ and having absolute faith in God. Today in the 21st century there are about 1.2 billion Catholics and with the growing population‚ we will build up in capacity. Catholicism itself is based on obeying and believing in God’s grace. It is based on the teachings and beliefs of the Church. We believe that God is one God in three divine persons. Catholics today find the explanation and desire
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To me virtue means to be loyal to something that is important to you. In order to be virtuous‚ you must be willing to be truthful with others who care about you or the cause your group is working toward. The combination of loyalty and truthfulness (and probably some other important values like being a generally good person) make up virtue. Virtue is both an act and a state of being. You must first complete a set of virtuous acts before becoming a virtuous person. I have most often heard virtue related
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Monkey Do” and “You Are What You Eat” came from? Although they may sound funny‚ there is truth in both of these statements. When children watch TV‚ do they pay attention to how each gender is being illustrated? Growing up‚ children watched Batman and Scooby-Doo. Children imitated what they saw on TV. Little boys tied bath towels around their necks trying to save helpless girls‚ and little girls played with dresses and makeup like Daphne. These shows start the grooming process to what is acceptable
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