The Effects of Science in the Military Name Date Course College Instructor Abstract History of the firearm dates back as far as the 1400’s with smaller guns that did not shoot very far. The firearm has always been a work in progress though as the United States military evolved slowly by using cannons and rocket launchers. The cannons and rocket launchers were quickly transformed into moving weapons by placing them on tanks‚ ships‚ and aircraft. The use of rapid fire weapons also started to
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What factors have led to increasing incarceration rates? How has this affected the United States economically and socially? Life‚ as we know it today‚ isn’t the way it was before because of the increase in incarceration rates within our nation; especially among our minority groups. When minority groups are mentioned‚ it’s aimed towards people that are different from the social majority. Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison; imprisoned. There are various factors that have led to
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remains relatively harmless. The harmful effects of marijuana have been exaggerated. In the 1930 ’s the United States was flooded with reports that described marijuana as an extremely dangerous drug that enabled people to accomplish "great feats of strength and endurance‚ during which no fatigue is felt"‚ and proclaimed that "[Use of marijuana] ends in the destruction of brain tissues and nerve centers" (qtd. In Stroup 57). Early myths such as these have been debunked over the past few decades‚
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Running head: Long-Term Financing Long-Term Financing University of Phoenix Online Introduction to Finance and Accounting MMPBL-503 James R. Sullivan November 3‚ 2008 Long-Term Financing An established company is considering expanding its operations‚ and to achieve their business objectives‚ the company will require additional long-term capital financing. Long-term financing involves debt or equity instruments with greater than one-year maturities‚ and the cost of this long-term capital can
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What do you understand by the term “Lancefield groups”? History In the early 1930’s Rebecca Lancefield recognized the importance of serological tests for the identification of organisms. The system is based on specific antibody agglutination reactions with cell wall carbohydrate antigens (C polysaccharides) extracted from the streptococci. Lancefield also showed that further sub division of group A into specific serological types was possible using type-specific M (protein) antigens. The groups
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Explain the term ‘confidentiality’. Confidential information is personal details from our lives which we may not want to share with others. It can include our address‚ phone number‚ birth date‚ employment history or other personal information. It may also
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What is meant be the term “intangible asset?” Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot not be seen‚ touched or physically measured‚ which are created through time and/or effort and that are identifiable as a separate asset. Corporate intellectual property (items such as patents‚ trademarks‚ copyrights‚ business methodologies)‚ goodwill and brand recognition are all common intangible assets in today’s marketplace. Intangible assets have 3 critical attributes
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• Identify one professional short-term and one long-term goal. Examples include career‚ duties‚ and levels of responsibility in current position. - Short term goal: Obtain CCM designation - Long term goal: Become Nurse Practitioner • Identify one personal short-term and one long-term goal. Examples include self‚ family‚ educational‚ and lifestyle. - Short term goal: Be a good student - Long term goal: Become healthier person • Name needed skills including utilizing resources
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Relations‚ School of Management and Labour Studies‚ Tata Institute of Social Sciences‚ Mumbai. It has not previously formed the basis for the award of any degree‚ diploma‚ or certificate of this Institute or of any other institute or university. I have duly acknowledged all the sources used by me in the preparation of this dissertation. 27/2/2014 Siddharth Shah CERTIFICATE
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Chapter 4 Key Terms Pontiac’s Rebellion: (1763) Indian chief Pontiac led a major attack against the colonies. The British did not rely on colonial forces‚ but instead sent their army to deal with the rebellion Proclamation Act of 1763: Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. British hoped it would prevent violence between Native Americans and colonists. The colonists were angry and disobeyed the law‚ moving to the west of the mountains in large numbers (1763) Sugar
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