the Titanic’s’ mooring ropes were cleared and tug boats began to tow her from the dock. According to Colonel Archibald Gracie‚ a survivor of the wreck and author of the article Out of the Wreck‚ the movement of Titanic’s’ huge mass in the harbor causes all 6 mooring ropes of the ocean liner New York to snap. The New York began to swing towards the Titanic’s hull‚ but the tug boat‚ the Vulcan‚ managed to catch the New York’s bow and heads off the collision. After some delay‚ Titanic is towed from
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Internet effects on students Since the last 30 years‚ there have been many technological changes and development. During that period‚ computer and internet are among the fastest developed technologies. But in that particular period‚ there have been similar dawns. Films‚ radio‚ records‚ broadcast television‚ audiotape‚ videotape‚ programmed learning machines‚ etc. These changes of technologies have also affected our learning institutions such as school‚ college and universities. In fact the impact
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Why is our Ozone Layer is Being Destroyed? Ozone breaks down in the ozone layer in the following major ways: * N2O* encounters water vapor‚ and can no longer help form ozone. * Ozone absorbs UV-C or UV-B and most of it will break back down to oxygen. * Ozone has a natural half-life‚ and decays spontaneously with time and temperature back to oxygen. * Ozone encounters water vapor‚ and forms hydrogen peroxide. * Ozone encounters a photocatalyst (like CFC‚ HCFC‚ Halon)‚ and is
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The Reformation The Reformation was caused by many things‚ things that had triggered the collapse in the Catholic Church were: The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. Priests and Bishops were
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Causes & Effects of Drugs The most common causes of drugs to me is association‚ the people you hang around which goes back to that famous saying birds of a feather flock together. Another cause of using drugs is that a lot of people are not happy with themselves. So they put drugs in there body to hurt themselves its like they are putting poison in their bodies. An other cause would be that there is a lot of peer pressure out there‚ and a lot of their friends pressure them to
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I. Introduction Most of us today experience the feeling of being poor. It might be in material things or in monetary matters. We can even see the people around begging just to live. It can somehow be the picture of our corrupt government. Officials don’t see the thirst and hunger these people are experiencing. They just think of themselves. Thus‚ worsening the increase of those people in the poverty line. Isn’t bad to look after our country full of beggars? Asking for pennies and food to eat.
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The Cause and Effects of Inflation Chris Hinman Most people are aware that inflation is a continuing rise in the general level of prices‚ but it is also important to know the causes and effects of inflation as well. It is also important to understand that inflation is self-sustaining and can act as a snowball effect. Consumers expecting a rise in prices may increase spending‚ causing the market prices to rise. In the periods of higher prices‚ producers may be more inclined to increase wages
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of alcohol. Consuming alcohol has both negative short and long term effects. Some of the short term effects include hangovers‚ social drinking‚ and binge drinking. Most of the time‚ people consume alcohol in moderation. On occasions‚ people overindulge and take in too much alcohol and then get what is most commonly known as a hangover‚ or the sick flu like symptoms that many people experience the day after drinking. One cause of a hangover is dehydration. Alcohol is a drug that increases urination
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After months of insistent begging‚ you finally decided to relent and get your child a pet. Why not try a guinea pig? Guinea pigs span the gap between an easy to care for goldfish with a fleeting lifespan and a labor intensive dog with a long lifespan. Guinea pigs typically live five to seven years‚ though some may live as long as nine years. While they enjoy floor time with their owners‚ they will spend most of their life in their cage. So while the cage requires weekly cleaning‚ there is no need
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Causes of Stress for College Students It is true that many students deal with stress in college‚ which can be a significant factor in the considered phenomenon. In fact‚ due partially to stress‚ an unexpectedly high percentage of college freshmen drop out of their school. What accounts for this stress? There are some reasons why college students have stress: imminent examination‚ financial problem‚ and the peer pressure. First of all‚ the most important stress for college students is the cramming
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