“Water of life”. This is a famous Christianity word that reflects how important water is to our life. As we know‚ most drinkable water comes from the river‚ thus making river the main sources of potable water. However global warming is getting more and more serious nowadays causing a global rise in temperature and melt the ices at mountain’s peak. In the book ‘Pillar of Sand’ by Sandra Postel‚ Postel says that major Asia’s rivers like Ganges‚ Indus and Yellow river depends on the snowpack mountains
Premium Drinking water Water treatment Water crisis
discovered the relationship between lighting and electricity. Otto Von Guericke discovered electricity in 1660 when he made the first electric generator. Joseph Henry would then invent the electric battery and would change the world. The very first portable electricity. People could power things they couldn’t before. Moving forward Henry Ford would use electricity and the battery to make the first assembly line and the first car. Electricity changed our lives culturally since 1831 when the telegraph
Premium Electric current Electricity
In Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s "The Portable Phonograph‚" the author makes setting play a major role in understanding the action of the characters within the story. Clark‚ a writer and an English Professor‚ lived from 1909 to 1971. During that time‚ he lived through both World Wars at a relatively young age‚ which may have influenced this story. Clark has excellent use of setting to make the atmosphere needed and set the proper mood‚ so this story is credible. To accomplish this‚ Clark orients the
Premium World War I 20th century World War II
DESIGN SPECIFICATION Design Specification for a Portable Winch The following example PDS contains many aspects of a commercial PDS and was written with advice from a winch design company. A real design brief for a winch would contain many more aspects than outlined here. A PDS for family motor car for example‚ would have many more categories specific to the product and would require several large manuals to list the ’problem’ in detail. Portable Winch Design Brief From internal market research
Premium Design European Union
A Portable Motorized Body Board The lightest personal watercraft on the market weighs 600 pounds. Jason Woods’s Kymera (named after both the mythological creature and a type of deepwater fish) weighs a mere 35. The concept was a carbon-fiber body board powered by a small engine that would propel a rider at exhilarating speeds while displacing roughly half an inch of water. Vacationers could explore waterways without a boat‚ and because the Kymera would weigh only 35 pounds‚ one person could haul
Premium Carbon Imperial units Carbon fiber
Omaker M4 Portable Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker Intro Anyone who has ever tried to listen some music in the shower using their phone or sound system playing in a different room will know what a futile endeavor it is. However‚ thanks to Omaker you can now listen to your favorite tunes without compromising on sound quality or safety. In addition to its great performance in the bathroom the M4 Portable Bluetooth speaker can also be taken to the beach or just about anywhere you want to play your music. Sound
Premium Mobile phone Rotary dial Cellular network
Westinghouse Portable Generators Westinghouse Electric Company is an electric management firm that deal in anything related to power generation. Westinghouse Generators is its ancillary sector. Westinghouse has earned an immaculate name when it comes to power production. After all experience matters…. Especially when it is more than 150 years. It has a dedicated line of generator that generates more power with time and better expertise. The engines and research and development; all has been made
Premium Circuit breaker Circuit breaker Internal combustion engine
Problem 1 The following data were obtained from a project to create a new portable electronic. Activity Duration Predecessors A 5 Days --- B 6 Days --- C 8 Days --- D 4 Days A‚ B E 3 Days C F 5 Days D G 5 Days E‚ F H 9 Days D I 12 Days G Step 1: Construct a network diagram for the project. Step 2: Answer the following questions: (15 points total) a) What is the Scheduled Completion of the Project? (5 points) 32 days b) What is the Critical Path
Premium Critical path method Project management
Today’s Goals: Review character analysis 2. Begin our next summative assessment —a character analysis essay. 1. Yay‚ essay s! Review: Character Analysis Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Make a fact-based opinion statement about your character. 3. Support with textual evidence. Review: Little Red Riding Hood Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Little Red Riding Hood Make a statement about your character. Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental
Premium Little Red Riding Hood
Character Analysis In Runaway Girl by Carissa Phelps the reader knows from the beginning that the main character‚ Carissa‚ can’t stand discipline and runs away when authority steps in her way. Nevertheless‚ she creates friendships with people she thinks she can trust‚ but only ends up getting hurt by their dishonesty and greediness. Carissa is a rebellious‚ stubborn‚ independent child who grows into something amazing after all the dramatic tragedies that took part in her life. Carissa is
Premium English-language films Protagonist Theft