The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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10/7/13 Quantitative Literacy Research Paper Topic with Sources Richter scale and examples My topic for our research paper is going to be about the Richter scale; what it is and how it is used in the real world. Sources: Title: Richter scale. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ 6th Edition‚ Database: Literary Reference Center HTML Full Text Richter scale ListenSelect: Richter scale (rĭk′tər)‚ measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake. Devised in 1935 by
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President John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered an eloquently crafted inaugural address to millions of Americans and people of the world when he took office in 1961. Through the use of the artistic tropes of interpersonal diction and the felicitous scheme of cumulative sentences‚ Kennedy effectively creates a sense of unity to incentivize Americans into serving their country as well as to reassure the nation and the world of America’s grand potential. By using inclusive pronouns and implying a
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Abraham Lincoln was more than qualified to be the president during his first inauguration‚ let alone by the time he was speaking at his second inauguration. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address in January 20‚ 1961 was a good representation of the enormous amount of things that were taking place in that setting. Kennedy’s inaugural address enlightened America and the world on his goals for his presidency; within his speech he used a form of comparing and contrasting‚ repetition‚ and exposition. Applying these helps Kennedy’s address inspire his audience. Kennedy takes advantage of one of his most prominent strategies‚ repetition‚ to emphasize his various
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Berlin Conference (European Nations Divide African Continent) Until 1884‚ almost 80% of Africa remained under traditional control‚ yet numerous imperialist leaders were eyeing the nation‚ in awe of its abundance of natural resources such as salt and its overall opportunity for commerce. Imperialist powers saw Africa as a way to show their power‚ harbor their navy ships and spread Christianity. Most countries in Africa were not strong enough to fend away most opposers they faced‚ and the stronger
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Gettysburg Address I believe that the Gettysburg Address was a turning point in the Civil War because the Confederacy lost the Battle of Gettysburg from a military standpoint. Many reasons were suggested‚ but one of the main reasons was mental. It was General Lee’s only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory‚ but he lost it‚ and therefore the morale went down. Lee had to go from offensive to defensive. The Battle of Gettysburg was CSA’s General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion
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In his address to the nation‚ Kennedy outlines the plan for the future as he assures the American citizens the roles they need to play in the future to help and progress the idea of worldwide freedom and liberty. In order to achieve this goal‚ Kennedy highlights that America will forever need to hold its stance on the idea of freedom and pledge its support to all those who are suffering from the evils of poverty through the use of alliteration and repetition. Kennedy utilizes alliteration to invoke
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An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification & location addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: A name indicates what we seek‚ An address indicates where it is‚ A route indicates how to get there. It encodes a network number (network prefix) and a host number. IP address are either dynamic or static. Our mobile network or broadband has dynamic address. Server has static address. Example: ellington.cs.virginia.edu
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through 16 from the lab below. (.625 points each) 1) You are given the Class C network address: 192.168.89.0. From this network‚ if you needed to create 2 subnets‚ how many bits would need to be borrowed at a minimum? 25 2) Given that you have the Class C network address: 192.168.89.0 and have borrowed 1 bit‚ what is the maximum number of hosts per subnet? 126 3) You are given the Class C network address: 192.168.89.0. From this network‚ if you needed to create 6 subnets‚ how many bits would
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