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    PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM KARANJA OIL BY TRANSESTERIFICATION INTRODUCTION Majority of the worlds energy needs are supplied through petrochemical sources‚ coal and natural gases‚ with the exception of hydroelectricity and nuclear energy. All these sources are finite and at current rate of usage these will be consumed shortly. The high energy demand in the industrialized world as well as in the domestic sector and pollution problems caused due to the widespread use of fossil fuels make it

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    “why do the aged live in aged care facilities”. The reason I decied on this question was from personal experience that I have always wanted to discover . ever since I was little I was taken by my mother to give out eatser eggs and talk with the aged many time I would think to myself why are they so sick ?why are they here? Do they not have children to live with ?. When I was quite young every week I would visiting my great grand father who was living in an aged care home‚ I remember holding

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    Why do we have rods and cones? Light falling on photoreceptors is transformed by retinal circuitry into a pattern of action potentials that ganglion cell axons convey to the visual centres in the brain. Two systems of photoreceptors exist – rods and cones – allowing the visual system to meet the conflicting demands of sensitivity and acuity‚ respectively. Rods and cones are distinguished by shape‚ type of photopigment they contain‚ distribution across the retina‚ and pattern of synaptic connections

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    Bounty hunting is legal in many of the states across the United States. Bounty hunters do not have any official capacity‚ but the law provides significant leeway for bail bondsmen to recover fugitives who attempt to skip out on court. Before a bounty hunter can act‚ a judge must usually issue a bench warrant‚ which authorizes the immediate arrest of a suspect for failing to appear in court. Bounty hunters have significant different rights than a police officer. When a person agrees to a bail bond

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    Superheroes How do they affect (American) society? This is an interesting topic as we can find different points of view. Most boys and girls have admired a superhero at some point during their childhood. Indeed‚ superheroes are everywhere; in comic books‚ cartoons‚ major movies and videogames. They save the planet and make our world a safer place. These characters have a great effect on kids‚ and their constant appearance on media surely affects our society on one way or another. Some psychologists

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    Columbus Day It’s hard to decipher where the lines of justice‚ pride‚ and arrogance lie and when they are crossed; however‚ humane treatment and respect - whether that be self-respect or respect for others - is black and white. Columbus day is a holiday in which Americans celebrate a man who is not even an American‚ but better yet the Spanish-acclaimed Viceroy and Governor of the Indies and Admiral of the Seas who overpowered and subjected a whole land of natives to succumb to his rule‚ follow

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    Introduction Why is it that we burp‚ urinate‚ and poop? This is simply just our body’s way of removing wasteful substances from our system. In humans and animals‚ the lungs‚ kidneys‚ and layers of skin are the main organs of the body that carry this out. Most of these are natural involuntary processes that occur to keep our body healthy and in balance. If one fails to go through the excretion process on a regular basis‚ there could be very serious health issues that will be fatal to one’s body

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    Learning How can we be sure that a collection of documents written many centuries ago has been faithfully and correctly transmitted to us in the Bibles we read today? Before written in the Gospels‚ the teachings of Jesus were preserved in human memory. Thanks to flashbulb memories‚ defined as "a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event."(189‚ thes disciples were able to document significant teachings that they personally experienced or were memories from others. Fortunately certain

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    partially implemented if we were to compare the equality problems America had and has between 1776 and 2017. Nevertheless‚ women have a harder time climbing the executive and legislative ladder just because they are women. A significant number of Americans still believe that women are inferior to men. Policemen pullover African Americans because they believe they are affiliated with gangs or they carry guns just because they are black. So it is clear that Americans have not live up to the ideal of equality

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    changed how we negotiate our relationships with family‚ spouses and close friends. Increased levels of mobile phone subscriptions are linked with improvements in education‚ gender equality and political participation‚ particularly in developing countries. They are also associated with higher economic growth. These are among the findings of a research report by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research‚ which explores the ways in which mobile technologies influence economics‚ society and people’s

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