staircase not only weakened the midsection’s structure‚ but served as a means for water to pass up through the ship. As it filled with water‚ the bow submerged‚ raising the stern out of water. When the stern reached an angle of about 45 degrees‚ the stresses in the ship’s midsection (15 tons per square inch) caused the steel to fail and the bow to rip loose and sink [Gannon‚ 1995]. Conpartments The lower section of the Titanic was divided into sixteen major watertight compartments. Actually
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and the trade of food spreading everywhere and is now in our daily meals. The Mongols had new weapons that were more advanced than what other empires had. They had different bows and close range weapons that were better than the normal swords. The composite bow was lightweight and easier to use for faster shooting. The sinew bow was more heavy duty and better for more long range and accurate shooting. Gengis Khan had greatly affected the
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Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disease--Artemis targetted women and girls‚ and Apollon men and boys. In ancient art Artemis was usually depicted as a girl dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows. Some of the best known myths featuring the goddess include:-- * Her birth‚ immediately following which she assisted her mother in the birth of her twin brother Apollon; * The Trojan War where she was beaten by Hera in
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I. Sampling : a procedure for obtaining a random sample Goal Estimate characteristics of a fabric by testing a few pieces(specimens) Estimate is more ACCURATE if specimens chosen RANDOMLY ** Randomization : each element has the same probability of selection as does every other element HOW accomplish random sampling? 1. Obtain a sample SAMPLING FLOW CHART A. Production lot One manufacturer’s production made from the same raw material under the same condition ( the population) Source of
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The Odyssey Essay In The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald‚ Telemakhos‚ the son of Odysseus‚ makes an important journey to learn the fate of his missing father and in the process transforms from a boy to man. At the beginning of his journey Telemakhos demonstrates the character traits of immaturity and timidness‚ at the end of his journey he had become courageous‚ mature‚ shrewd‚ and physically capable. When the reader first encounters Telemakhos in Book II‚ he
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History 110 A; Term Paper Assignment Mythology in The Ramayana Ancient civilizations found their sense of identity and source of understanding of the world around them through their mythical folk tales. The narrative epics that these civilizations developed reflected important aspects of their overall world view. By reading these folktales you get a better understanding of how it was like to live in these ancient times. The characters of the stories go through and experience life in a sense that
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While listening to a radio station dedicated to classical music‚ my grandpa heard about a concert starring Kirk Muspratt and the New Philharmonic orchestra. He had been a long-time supporter and contributor to the orchestra and loved the conductor‚ so he wanted me to share his experiences as well. The New Philharmonic really is not the newest orchestra; it was founded 40 years ago with only 29 musicians who practiced in worn-down buildings. Originally founded to be a chamber group‚ the NP eventually
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with each other; “Her father and the other men were standing around in ice-cream coats and bow ties and the women were in sandals picking up herring snacks on toothpicks off a big plate and they were all holding drinks the color of water with olives and sprigs of mint in them.”. Sammy is also kind of sarcastic. This quote clearly depicts this “The bow tie is theirs‚ if you’ve ever wondered”. Obviously the bow tie belongs to the store. Stoksie is quite immature and the way he acts does not match he’s
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Catapults were one of the most terrorizing and powerful weapons of Ancient Greece and Rome. They were able to destroy enemy defense and turned sieges in favor of the offensor. They also operated with deadly precision and could fire massive boulders huge distances. (Foley and Soedel 5). Catapults were some of the biggest engineering marvel of Ancient times‚ and marked the first time many engineering and management techniques that we see today were used. And these new engineering practices let the
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Work and Energy Worksheet Section 1 Work: 1. A person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 35.0m along the snow. The force in the rope (tension) is 94.0N. How much work is done on the sled? Solution: W= Fd W= 94.0N x 35.0m W= 3290 Nm or J 2. The cable of a large crane applies a force of 2.2x10^4N to a demolition ball as it lifts it vertically a distance of 7.6m. a) How much work is done on the ball? b) Is the work positive or negative? Why? Solution:
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