The “Luke Arm” The DEKA arm system‚ nicknamed “Luke Arm” in honor of the Star Wars hero‚ is a new and improved prosthetic limb. Created by famous inventor Dean Kamen and his team‚ the “Luke Arm” is one of the most advanced prosthetic ever built‚ with the ability to pick up both delicate and rugged substances. This is very important for amputees‚ especially those who live alone‚ and should hopefully improve their lives. Prosthetic limbs interested me specifically because they are one of the many brain
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Odysseus versus Spaz Everyone needs a hero to look up to. People idolize heroes simply because of their admirable character traits. Examples of heroic characters would be Odysseus from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey and Spaz from The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick. The Odyssey is about the arduous journey home of Odysseus after the Trojan War. The Last Book in the Universe is about Spaz’s strenuous journey to see his sister‚ Bean‚ who has terminal cancer. Though both of
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Analysis It is becoming common practice to note how gender is presented in the media. Nowadays media is so much more accessible than it has been in the past because more people are being exposed to it. In lecture‚ Dr. Lovas spoke about how we learn gender roles through experience and what we witness; and in turn influence our gender role norms. In their study of gender in Disney movies‚ Towbin‚ Haddock‚ Zimmerman‚ Lund‚ and Tanner (2004) said‚ “The accumulated experience [of media exposure] contributes
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In this chapter‚ about photosynthesis‚ we vaguely learned about organisms that lived deep down in the ocean and they get their energy from earth. They make their own food‚ which makes them autotrophs‚ though they do this without the help of light (light independent process). Being fascinated about this process I did some research and tried to find out more about how they were discovered and what kind of environment they lived in; so I found a ted talk on this topic. In this Ted talk‚ Mike deGruy
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ANSWER KEY Film: Six (Celsius) Degrees Could Change the World (1 hr 35 min) 1.) When scientists talk about a change of 6C globally they are not referring to fluctuations in daily temperatures but to a global average change. What were conditions like when the globe’s average temperature was 6C cooler than today? The Earth was in the grip of an Ice Age around 18 000 years ago. 2.) How many parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is considered to be a dangerous level? 400 ppm
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Structure Intro Who is Luke Lucas? Talk about him and his education‚ his work‚ his achievements. Talk about his most famous pieces of work Body The first section to my body of text I will be talking about what it really is luke lucas tries to achieve when creating his typography work. I’m also going to try and explain what it is that drew my attention to his work. For the second part of my body of text i will discuss what my favourite style is that he uses when creating his work
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Memorandum To: Thomas A. Hemphill From: (Your Name) Date: Spell Out! Subject: Name of Case ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Tata Nano is neither an incremental innovation nor component or architectural innovation. This is because of brainstorming session to create functionality with different material better in order to achieve cost effectiveness objective. This is a complete rethinking process for fewer parts. Nano development is competence enhancing
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KRISSH Words that Describe a Good Friendship Have you ever thought of what friendship really means? It is really hard to put into words. Friendships are mutually beneficial‚ meaning each of you get something out of the relationship. Friends are there when you need them‚ whether to comfort‚ support‚ congratulate‚ or just listen. Here is a list of words that describe a good friendship: affable‚ affectionate‚ amiable‚ amicable‚ attentive‚ available‚ believable‚ brave‚ caring‚ cheerful‚ considerate
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English 10 Syllabus Mr. Lee 2013-2014 CHAMPS Charter High School email: slee@champscharter.org Course Description: Guised in an unassuming office building in Van Nuys‚ California‚ English 10 is a course that appears to be like every other of its kind. It will attempt to view the valley of classic works of literature from the lens of a blossoming youth by challenging convention‚ encouraging risk-taking‚ and exposing the grandeur of literature. Students will nobly attempt to attain the virtuous
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Cole Scott Manifest Destiny question or whatever :p 10-25-13 Manifest Destiny was mainly a selfish and egotistical ideal that inspired Americans to flock westward during the 1840s. The term is defined as the belief that westward expansion was the God-given right of Americans‚ even their duty‚ to spread their population to the West all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It was extremely damaging to several parties who found themselves in the path of the hordes of migrants‚ yet Americans came to be
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