While Ever wondered when underwater diving began? Based on the archaeological evidence‚ people have been freediving since 2‚000 years ago (www.aidainternational.org). It first started in Japan‚ where pearl divers began collecting oysters to obtain pearls by diving into the ocean floor with just a single breath. Then‚ in 1943‚ Jacques Cousteau came up with his own invention called SCUBA‚ Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus‚ which helped divers to remain breathing in the water. It truly revolutionized
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invested waters. At the very beginning of the film you only see a black screen but in the background you hear the sound of the sea‚ which immediately links to what the film could be about‚ but then as soon as you seethe actual sea‚ you go straight underwater with something swimming through seaweed which makes the audience curious and nervous to see what is lurking in the water and the penetrating music in the background. To then have a complete different scene with teenagers having a good time on the
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Praise: Today‚ Mrs. Flinn continued to give great descriptive praise. As students were working through their language arts and math booklets‚ she would always tell students exactly what was going well. She went further than just saying‚ “Nice Work!” Instead‚ she said‚ “I really like how you are all being so respectful and listening‚ even though this morning’s activities are a little jumbled up.” This type of praise was very beneficial for the students because it reminded them of
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Research Paper In Basic Swimming History of Swimming The history of swimming goes way back to that of prehistoric times. Books written from 2000 to 1500 BC including the Bible have references to swimming. It was mostly used in these times as a means of cleansing. Any form of competitive swimming wasn’t formed until the 1800’s in Europe. It was included in the first Olympics in 1896 in Athens‚ Greece. It was noted that Ancient Egypt had cave drawings of humans swimming in the nearby sea. They
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During the film Steve Spielberg uses music‚ a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom‚ long shot‚ close up shots and medium shots to build suspense‚ tension and scare the audience. The music represents the shark‚ especially its movements and its presence. In the title sequence the camera is moving along the seabed like a shark. Spielberg makes the audience believe that the camera is viewing things through the shark’s eyes‚ he uses a camera shot called point of
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Alex Chin Prof. Julianne Altenbernd English 60 15 May 2014 Harbor Wave The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23‚000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs‚ according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3‚000 miles (nearly 5‚000 kilometers) to Africa‚ arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. By the end of the day more than 150‚000 people were dead or missing and
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Harbor Seals Harbor seals inhabit the costal regions of the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans‚ and the Arctic regions. They can dive to 1450 feet and stay submerged for 25 minutes. The harbor seal weighs around 180 pounds and are six feet in length. Pups weigh about 24 pounds at birth. Harbor seal pups appear skinny when born and make sounds like they are crying. Harbor seals inhabit areas that are also frequented by humans and are easily disturbed. When disturbed the mothers sometimes abandon
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SYLLABUS – ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY Required Texts 1. Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown‚ LeMay and Bursten‚ 10th ed.‚ Pearson Education. Inc.‚ Upper Saddle River‚ NJ‚ 2006‚ ISBN: 0131464892 Includes: Text book‚ Laboratory Manual‚ Student Study Guide‚ AP Test Prep Series‚ Solutions to Practice Problems 2. Barrons AP Chemistry‚ Jespersen‚ Neil D‚ 4th ed.‚ Barron’s Educational Series‚ Inc‚ 250 Wireless Boulevard‚ Hauppauge‚ New York 11788
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eLearning 2009 Publication No. 91259 The Great Peanut Problem Calorimetry Introduction All human activity requires “burning” food for energy. How much energy is released when food burns in the body? How is the calorie content of food determined? Let’s investigate the calorie content of different snack foods‚ such as popcorn‚ peanuts‚ marshmallows‚ and cheese puffs. Concepts • Combustion reaction • Calorimetry • Nutritional Calorie • Calorie content of foods Background
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eLearning 2009 Publication No. 91860 Rate of Reaction of Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid Rate Laws Introduction The purpose of this demonstration is to investigate the effect of sodium thiosulfate concentration on the rate of reaction of sodium thiosulfate with hydrochloric acid. The reaction‚ which produces solid sulfur‚ will be followed by measuring the time needed for the reaction mixture to become opaque. The results will be analyzed graphically to determine the order of
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