In 1947‚ the Stanolind Oil Company in Kansas first introduced hydraulic fracturing‚ more commonly known today as “hydrofracking” or simply “fracking.” It is a process of obtaining natural gas from a mixture of large amounts of water and small amounts of sand and chemicals that are pumped into a drilled gas well under very high pressure. According to the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research‚ fracturing methods and its materials may vary from well to well‚ but each well is usually fractured
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metaphors‚ personification‚ similes‚ and hyperbole to help the reader feel like he feels. Alliteration‚ rhyme‚ and rhythm make the poem flow smoothly and easy to read. In the poem “Patterns” by Amy Lowell the focus tends to be more on imagery than other items. Amy Lowell uses some metaphors in her poem. “Patterns” is very descriptive through out the poem. The speaker goes to the daffodils when he is lonely because to him they are like little yellow people. He feels like a cloud that is
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L. Koonce questions “Is There Support for Arming Teachers in school?” The author includes both side of the stories‚ the yes side is written by Nirvi Shah‚ and Trump spoke on behalf of the National School Safety and Security Services‚ which supported the no side. Both of sides have great support for their ideas‚ for example Shah says that the school officials are usually the first responders to the situation‚ while they cannot do anything to aid‚ because they are not armed. While Trump says that well
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The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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The three tiers‚ created by The Walsh Act‚ have become very important in the classification of sex offenses. All three tiers are based on different types of crimes and all have different requirements. A Tier I sex offender is someone convicted of a sex offense that is not punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. The act defines a sex offense as a crime involving a sexual act or sexual contact with another‚ specified crimes against minors such as receipt or possession of child pornography
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pattern recognition In machine learning‚ pattern recognition is the assignment of a label to a given input value. An example of pattern recognition is classification‚ which attempts to assign each input value to one of a given set of classes (for example‚ determine whether a given email is "spam" or "non-spam"). However‚ pattern recognition is a more general problem that encompasses other types of output as well. Other examples are regression‚ which assigns a real-valued output to each input; sequence
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Final Essay Fact Pattern Throughout the over-the-top case of Professor Frieda Speak and President Smacksem‚ several legal issues were persistent in the lawsuit. However‚ Professor Speak attempted to bring a lawsuit on several issues where President Smacksem has done no wrong. These issues pertain to his Easter display‚ his prayer breakfast‚ and several aspects of the bill that he promoted with Senator Tellinemwhatodo. The first issue that Professor Speak had was with the display that President
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1.1Explain the function of assessment in learning and development Assessment is carried out to ensure that learning has taken place. It measures the learner’s knowledge and skills in their learning area. Assessment encourages learners to ask questions on anything they have not fully understood‚ as learners know that they will have to prove their knowledge and understanding to the standards of the awarding body. Learning and development are both connected. The learner needs guidance to understand
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Patterns of Evolution Humans alter our environment to suit our needs rather than adapt to our environment based on environmental stressors. Due to this fact‚ we are unlikely to be affected by the pressures of natural selection. We will not likely be affected by further evolution. In convergent evolution‚ unrelated species living in the similar environments become more and more alike in appearance as they adapt to the same kind of environment. Dolphins and sharks are examples of convergent
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I want to know how CCE pattern is absorbed by schools‚ teachers‚ parents and students. On the surface‚ CCE looks lucrative with a scope to assess a child’s overall performance. But looking into the nitty-gritty‚ a child is made to work a lot‚ complete a lot of assignments‚ projects‚ concentrate on the extra-curricular activities‚ prepare for n number of tests – all at the same time. Would it make life easier for all of us if the assignments are planned in such a way that a child is required to submit
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