Two summers ago I had two of my former high school students commit suicide within a span of six months. Being a teacher at one of Momentum Learning’s community schools‚ I transferred one student back to traditional school and graduated the other and yet I am still haunted with thoughts wondering if I had done enough. Those tragedies impacted my professional ambition along with my personal identity. I began to think of the influence I could have had if I could have taught them with more resources
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Momentum and Collisions: Problem Set Problem 1 Determine the momentum of … a. … an electron (m= 9.1 x10-31 kg) moving at 2.18 x 106 m/s (as if it were in a Bohr orbit in the H atom). b. … a 0.45 Caliber bullet (m = 0.162 kg) leaving the muzzle of a gun at 860 m/s. c. … a 110-kg professional fullback running across the line at 9.2 m/s. d. … a 360‚000-kg passenger plane taxiing down a runway at 1.5 m/s Audio Guided Solution Show Answer a. 2.0 x 10-24 kg•m/s b. 140 kg•m/s (rounded
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Conservation of Biodiversity One of the most pressing environmental issues today is the conservation of biodiversity. Many factors threaten the world’s biological heritage. The challenge is for nations‚ government agencies‚ organisations and individuals to protect and enhance biological diversity‚ while continuing to meet people’s needs for natural resources. Biodiversity is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment. Biodiversity
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’ Water! Water! Water! ’: These are the words of a person dying from thirst‚ which me or you might be hearing or even crying it out aloud in the near future‚ because human being’s most serious problem and dilemma in the 21st century might not be war or hunger or disease or the collapse of civic order‚ it may be the lack of Fresh Water‚ according to a United Nation’s (UNESCO) report. At present 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water‚ while 2.4 billion lack access to proper sanitation‚ nearly
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HomeExamples and SamplesIs Oil and Gas Conservation Relevant? Is Oil and Gas Conservation Relevant? Oil and natural gas are non-renewable sources of energy. There have been numerous attempts to minimize the depletion of these two resources. Scientists have proposed many reasons for the high importance of their conservation. Oil and natural gas conservation involves the use of these resources in a better and a more well-organized manner with respect to economic‚ social and ambient expenses
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to instigate wildlife conservation efforts in India‚ World Wildlife Fund has set up various groups. India hosts diverse kinds of wildlife species possibly due to the broad range of weather‚ soil‚ climate‚ and other similar factors. On the negative side‚ however‚ there are certain species that are threatened or vulnerable and are required pro¬¬tection. Perhaps the need of the time is to put more and more conservation efforts to protect wildlife in India. Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India In
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Water conservation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia United States postal stamp advocating water conservation. Water conservation encompasses the policies‚ strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource‚ to protect the water environment‚ and to meet current and future human demand. Population‚ household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources especially in manufacturing and
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Making oil conservation a way of life is in truth a very simple concept. The simplest way to do this is to cut down on your use of cars. Bike‚ walk‚ rollerblade‚ skateboard‚ or run to your destination. Not only does it conserve oil but it gives you exercise as well. Another way to make oil conservation a part of life is to choose materials other than plastic which uses crude oil for household items; you should also use cloth or paper bags instead of plastic bags when shopping. One very simple way
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Intro Forest Conservation is the practice of planting and maintaining forested areas for the benefit and sustainability of future generations. Around the year 1900 in the United States‚ forest conservation became popular with the uses of natural resources. It is the upkeep of the natural resources within a forest that are beneficial to both humans and the ecosystem. Forest conservation acts to maintain‚ plan‚ and improve forested areas. Forests provide wildlife with a suitable habitat for living
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