The Goldilocks Zone The 21st century is home to countless technological breakthroughs in astronomy. Scientists dwarf their latest discoveries with something bigger and more relevant every year. Day and night astronomers shower the cosmos with radio waves and probes hoping to find any form of extraterrestrial life. The war between science and religion nears its climax as the data pours in. Christian beliefs may be questioned as mankind draws closer than ever to discovering life outside of earth
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In 1915 the first edition of The Origin of Continents and Oceans‚ a book outlining the Continental Drift theory of Alfred Lothar Wegener‚ a German meteorologist‚ was published; expanded editions were published in 1920‚ 1922‚ and 1929. About 300 million years ago‚ claimed Wegener‚ the continents had formed a single mass‚ called Pangaea (from the Greek for "all the Earth"). Pangaea had split‚ and its pieces had been moving away from each other ever since. Wegener was not the first to suggest that the
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which the Earth’s land surfaces ( at the time known as the pangea) started slowly breaking apart and drifting away. This has continued until the continents were in the places we know them to be today. This drift has caused the formation of separate oceans instead of one huge one. This drift still continues today. Volcanoes affected the origins of the sea by pouring huge amounts of steam into the atmosphere. This would result in the process of condensation. The volcanoes would pour
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The sun was glistening on the ocean as I glided in. Thinking to myself that this was the best vacation a fourth grader could have‚ I observed the ripples as I inhaled the sweet scent of the refreshing water. Boogie board in hand‚ I swam out farther to catch a wave. Soon‚ when I had not been paying attention‚ I realized I had gone out too far. That moment was the first most panic stricken I’d ever been. Noticing the splashes of the waves more than anything‚ I never became fully aware about how far
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The play Gem of The Ocean overall was a great production‚ although this paper is not suppose to be about what I liked or disliked about the play. For the simple fact that I don’t regularly go and watch plays; just going to this one made me realize how well put together plays are. From the acting‚ the design and the direction of the play were all amazing to me. This paper is to inform any reader that the actor selection was a great pick‚ the design was effective in a numerous amount of ways and the
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OCEAN CARRIERS ANALYSIS DATE: 8/29/2007 TO: MS MARY LINN CC: PROF. TOM MILLER FROM: RYAN DALE SEELKE RE: DECISION ON CAPE SIZE CARRIER PRIORITY: [URGENT] Ms Mary Linn‚ After careful cash flow analysis and a discount rate (WACC) of 9%‚ commissioning a capsize carrier for 25 years is the only appropriate option for our firm. However‚ if the discount were instead 10%‚ both options would fail the NPV test by yielding negative results. I make this recommendation after thorough analysis of
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“I Told yar father a ship is no place for a gurl‚” he says tilting his cold‚ unforgiving eyes to her. “Told ‘em to find another vessel‚ told ‘em to just keep you home‚ if e’ had ta. But did he listen? If yar goin’ to blame anyone‚ blame him. Tha ocean is cold‚ cold and cruel. And she ain’t gonna let us through this without a scar‚ without a cost.” The wind blows her black hair back from her face‚ showing her bright green eyes filled with fright and tears. A crewman
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ecologically crucial habitats. The key process that has resulted in this extensive damage to coral reefs is termed ocean acidification‚ which is defined as the increase in oceanic acidity as a result of the uptake of atmospheric CO₂. Over the past 200 years‚ more than 30% of all CO₂ that has been emitted to the atmosphere as a result of anthropogenic activity has been absorbed by the oceans (Anthony et al. 2008). Such drastic changes in oceanic pH are having multiple adverse impacts upon coral reefs
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Vancouver Island‚ Canada‚ the Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 1000 km long fault line that exists between the North American continental and Juan de Fuca oceanic plates. The danger of the this tremendous fault line is that the Juan De Fuca plate is being forced into the western side of the North American tectonic plate. Instead of sliding underneath‚ the Juan de Fuca has been stuck‚ forcing itself into the side of North America. This subduction zone is an interesting topic to me because an earthquake
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The sun was shining‚ the wind flowing through the air‚ and the waves were crashing onto the shoreline. The seagulls were roaming around trying to search for nourishment. As I step into the Atlantic Ocean I feel the sand between my toes and the water streaming around my body. I gazed at the horizon. The only thing I could see was the luminous sun and blue sky. The brisk water proceeds up my legs and to my torso as I stroll into the water. I submerged into the water and opened my eyes. All I could
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