Essay Danger Noun[edit] danger (plural dangers) (obsolete) Ability to harm; someone’s dominion or power to harm or penalise. See In one’s danger‚ below. "You stand within his danger‚ do you not?" (Shakespeare‚ Merchant of Venice‚ 4:1:180) [quotations ▼] (obsolete) Liability. [quotations ▼] (obsolete) Difficulty; sparingness. (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?) (obsolete) Coyness; disdainful behavior. (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
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Planets of our Solar System The Earth: The earth is the fifth largest planet of the solar system. The life is possible on the earth because its gravity is sufficient to hold atmosphere and best conditions for sustaining life. It contains a large amount of water in the form of oceans. 71% parts of the total area is covered with water and the remaining 29% is covered with land. The temperature of the centre of the earth is 2000° C. The circumference of the earth is 40‚000 km. The earth completes
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movement’s role in reconstruction of this ailed planet is discussed in the chapter ‘THE AILING PLANET: GREEN MOVEMENT’S ROLE’ in English textbook of class x1.since it is just an article from The Indian Express published on1994 November 24. For the sustainable development of ‘world’s most dangerous animal’ man‚ he had exploited the nature a lot. It is more than a lot truly. Since nature is the raw material for all our needs‚ we will be living in an ailed planet soon if the nature is destructed like this
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Human Society is Altering the Fragile Balance of our Planet Abstract Our planet earth has sustained climatic changes for millions of years and continues to battle the human activities of society today. These activities are causing climate changes that will have an impact in the present and in the future. One of the most important climate processes is called the greenhouse effect. It occurs when the sun’s energy enters the atmosphere in the form of light waves and heats up the Earth. The
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Planet of the Apes deals with a great number of issues that come up in everyday society. If one looks closely at the story it is very easy to realize that Planet of the Apes is not at all about apes‚ but truly about mankind. It is a story about the human condition‚ and the way humans interact with their natural environment. It is a story about the dangers of religion‚ and even more powerfully a warning about the dangers of a politically active church. Planet of the Apes is a political allegory
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The Title of Planet Must be Given Back Voting done at the International Astronomical Union convention about pluto’s status of being a planet was a harsh new reality‚ with the majority voting for pluto’s demotion. Professor Alan Stern‚ chief scientist for the New Horizon mission set for learning more about pluto‚ called the outcome "an awful decision" and described the new definition as "internally inconsistent" ("Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?"). The debate of pluto being a planet has started
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The Planet in Peril Good Afternoon‚ My name is Ashley and I will be speaking on our planet and the dangers that we are facing everyday and have no clue about it. Our planet is in major crises economically and physically. Everyday we hear more bad news about our planet. Reports tell us that wildlife and forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Newscasts give the latest word on how quickly earth is losing its protective shield and warming up. Newspapers grieve over the pollution of our air
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Modern Technology -- a Danger to our Societies Back a few decades ago‚ talking to someone from the street or having direct indications about the correct way to a destination was just a dream. Nowadays‚ we carry in our pockets devices that open for us the endless world of internet and which are powerful tools to ease our day-by-day life. However‚ phones‚ laptops‚ pagers and such devices can not only give you the information‚ but can send some information about you to the phone operator or to a computer
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Earth: The Goldilocks Planet Earth has often been called the “Goldilocks Planet” of our solar system and even our universe. The term derives from the children’s story of “Goldilocks and the three bears” where the girl wanted everything just right‚ for example “not too hot or cold‚ not too hard or soft….” Our Earth has the perfect conditions for life‚ the perfect distance from the sun that is not too hot or cold‚ allowing a large amount of water to be present in liquid form. These conditions are
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Earth the only planet in our solar system capable of sustaining life? Why is Earth the only planet in the solar system that has plentiful liquid water and an atmosphere that can protect the planet from the harmful ultra-violet rays of the Sun? What makes Earth so special? These are some of the questions that will be explored in greater detail as we use Comparative Planetology to understand what makes Earth a habitat for life and what makes it so different from the other planets in our solar system
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