INTRODUCTION Cement is a binder‚ a substance that sets and hardens independently‚ and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans‚ who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later referred to as cementum‚ cimentum‚ cäment‚ and cement. Cement is made by grinding
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GEND 2004: SEXUAL POWER AND ILICIT DESIRE Name: Danielle Cox I.D. #: 620041842 Class: Monday 12 -1 Date: October 22‚ 2012 GEND 2004: SEXUAL POWER AND ILICIT DESIRE Name: Danielle Cox I.D.: 620041842 Class: MON 12-1 Date: October 20‚ 2012 Question 4: Critically evaluate patriarchal ideologies and practices that perpetuate gender based violence and the interventions that are necessary to eradicate it. “The man is the head of the
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"No commodity on the face of the Earth has been wrested from the soil or the seas‚ from the skies or the bowels of the earth with such misery and human blood as sugar" ...(Anon) Sugar in its many forms is as old as the Earth itself. It is a sweet tasting thing for which humans have a natural desire. However there is more to sugar than its sweet taste‚ rather cane sugar has been shown historically to have generated a complex process of cultural change altering the lives of all those it has touched
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Salt Fish Salad Makes 2 Servings [pic] Preparation Heat the oil in large sauté pan‚ add the onion‚ the garlic‚ and the jalapeno – sauté over medium heat until onion becomes translucent and begins to soften. Stir in the diced bell peppers‚ the tomatoes‚ the tomato paste and the salt fish. Add stock‚ cover and cook until the vegetables have slightly softened. Let cool then mix in the lemon zest. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over mixed greens and sprinkle with cilantro. Ingredients 8 oz. salt
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Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea‚ Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining‚ the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms‚ beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same‚ the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native
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CHAPTER 17&18 OUTLINE STUDY GUIDE Bryan Marchena I. The Columbian Exchange and its Effects A. Cultural Diversity 1. The peoples of the New World lacked immunity to diseases from the Old World. Smallpox‚ measles‚ diphtheria‚ typhus‚ influenza‚ malaria‚ yellow fever and maybe pulmonary plague caused severe declines in the population of native peoples in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Syphilis was the only significant disease thought to have been transferred from the Americas to
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The three levels of comprehension‚ or sophistication of thinking‚ are presented in the following hierarchy from the least to the most sophisticated level of reading. • • Least = surface‚ simple reading Most = in-depth‚ complex reading Level One LITERAL - what is actually stated. • • • Facts and details Rote learning and memorization Surface understanding only TESTS in this category are objective tests dealing with true / false‚ multiple choice and fill-in-the blank questions
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by Allen Ginsberg. If I were doing my Laundry I’d wash my dirty Iran I’d throw in my United States‚ and pour on the Ivory Soap‚ scrub up Africa‚ put all the birds and elephants back in the jungle‚ I’d wash the Amazon river and clean the oily Carib & Gulf of Mexico‚ Rub that smog off the North Pole‚ wipe up all the pipelines in Alaska‚ Rub a dub dub for Rocky Flats and Los Alamos‚ Flush that sparkly Cesium out of Love Canal Rinse down the Acid Rain over the Parthenon & Sphinx‚ Drain the Sludge
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COLOMBUS’S LETTER ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE *Summary* * 33 days he crossed from the Canary Islands to the Indies. * The first Island that he found‚ he named “San Salvador”; although the Indians called it “Guanahani”. * The second Island‚ he named “Santa María de Concepción”. * The third “Fernandina”. * The fourth “Isabela”. * The fifth “Juana”. And‚ definitely‚ all of them he renamed. Cuba: there were only small groups of houses whose inhabitants fled as soon as Columbus
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC CARIBBEAN HISTORY SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2011 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher.
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