Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study Starch is a linear polymer (polysaccaride) made up of repeating glucose groups linked by glucosidic linkages in the 1-4 carbon positions. The length of the starch chains will vary with plant source but in general the average length is between 500 and 2 000 glucose units. There are two major molecules in starch - amylose and amylopectin. The alpha linkage of amylose starch allows it to be flexible and digestible. Starch-based biodegradable plastics
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years after menarche. The current average age of menarche among well-nourished girls is about 12 years‚ 8 months. According to my personal experience of menarche‚ I remember my menarche was happened about 12 years old. (The first grade of Secondary School) Luckily‚ it happened during my summer holiday and I was staying at home. When I had menarche‚ I shouted out loud; I was frightened and didn’t know what I should do‚ because I was bleeding without stopped. My mum was not here and my housekeeper helped
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little brother johnly. My father died when I was in 2nd year high school. So my mom survived us alone. I have one sister namely Gladys. My sister has her own family now that’s why me and my little brother are the only one left to live with my mom. I started school when I was 4 years old. I went to kindergarten through 3rd year at Colegio De San Clemente Angono‚ Rizal. Then I attended Angono Private High School for my 4th year high school. I am now a first year college student at World Citi Colleges
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Millions of plastic bags are given out to consumers by supermarkets and stores to carry their goods in. They are also cheap‚ light‚ durable‚ easy to carry and in many cases‚ free. The most commonly used shopping bag is made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). This type is used in the majority of supermarkets and stores. After these bags are used‚ they often end up in landfills or as litter‚ roughly only three percent of plastic bags is actually recycled per year (Planet Ark‚ 2011). The materials
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chosen the Ngong Ping 360 as part of our research topics. The Ngong Ping 360 Limited Company is a subsidiary of the MTR Corporation. Its principal business is to operate the Ngong Ping Cable Car and Ngong Ping Village. It is a tourism project on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Ngong Ping 360 serves to connect Tung Chung‚ on the north coast of Lantau and itself linked to central Hong Kong by the Tung Chung rail line‚ with the Ngong Ping area in the hills above. The Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride is a visually
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Plastic bags should be banned because they affect the environment in many ways. There are many reason why they should be banned some of the reasons are because sea animals environment died because of this and it makes are oceans dirty. And I am going to tell you why plastic bags should be banned. Plastic bags disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. Plastic bags are affecting the environment because animals eat them and often
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else‚ as many other materials do. Hence plastic waste is dangerous to the environment. Plastic carry bags reach the drainage system and this causes clogging especially during the rains. If too much plastic ends up in a lake or a pond‚ it creates a layer that denies oxygen to everything below so that no plant or animal life can survive in that water body. If animals eat plastic bags thrown in rubbish dumps‚ it knots up their intestines and they die painful deaths. If plastic lies on land‚ it
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Gopal appreciates patriarchy in the autobiography‚ particularly idealising or rejecting the women. He has an elder sister. He used to call her Mai. Gopal did not have an impressive personality in his childhood. He was very thin and not properly dressed in his childhood. He was accompanied by his elder sister on their way to school. Still she was in his order. Dada did not accompany us on our way to school. Both of us go to school- myself and Mai. There was a big bag around my neck. All books were kept
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360 DEGREE PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS Most of the younger Group Organizations and Software Industries have started implementing 360 Degree Appraisals. 360 Degree Means that all round. The employee Concerned at the central Point and he is appraised by all the officials who are all connected with him on the job. I am afraid in most of the organizations‚ this new concepts is being followed very religious and systematically. May be the acceptance level or maturity level is not as aimed. What I want you
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"Annabelle! Are you ready for school yet?"‚ my mom shouted from the kitchen. "I’ve been ready for ten minutes. Can we please go now?" "Yeah‚ I’ll be right there. Meet me in the car." I darted out the door of my house to my mom’s Chevy. I’ve been waiting for years for this moment. I bought new clothes‚ supplies‚ new everything. I just can’t wait to start middle school. All the new people‚ sights‚ sounds‚ experences. "I can’t wait‚" I let out a quite sigh of relief. My mom started the car
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