Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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Describe a visit to an art gallery When I visited my brother who lives in Australia‚ he took me to a must-visit place -- the National Art Gallery. Selva knew I was an amateur painter and hence‚ loved all types of paintings such as still-life abstract and others. It was the beginning of spring when I arrived in Canberra. The temperature was about 17 degrees Celsius and though my brother did not require warm clothing‚ I was all wrapped up -- it was just too cold for me coming from a hot country like
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I chose to write a comparison essay on Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and William Faulkner’s "Barn Burning". Both of these stories share central characters with similar personalities as well as similar themes and conflicts through the stories. The Grandmother‚ in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"‚ is an old woman with old-fashioned ideas and manners. She considers herself to be a good person‚ but she is also very selfish and manipulative. She makes up lies to get what she wants‚ such
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Annalisa Marino Mr. Winters English 101 April 4‚ 2012 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by meaning the angles from two or more fixed points. Surveyors often use triangulation to measure distance. Starting at a known location and elevation‚ surveyors measure a length to create a base line and then use a theodolite
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Task 2 -describe the four different tissue types. Epithelial tissue is a sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity. For example‚ epithelial tissue can be found in the stomach. There are two different types of epithelial tissue; simple and stratified. The simple epithelial has a single cell layer‚ whilst the stratified epithelial consist of two or more cell layers stacked on top of one another. They are tightly packed tissues and the two types can be seen in the image below
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Describe the importance of continuing professional development - Unit 206 - 2.2 In all professions trends are always changing. Procedures and practices change. Research is always discovering new processes and learning strategies. It is important to stay on top of these changes within your professional field. Continuing professional development raises the standards of your skills set. To always be updating skills and developing knowledge and finding ways to do this is a positive attitude to take
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Unit 202 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Outcome 2 2.4A Describe the actions to take in response to emergency situations including: FIRES Regular testing of the fire alarms take place every six weeks at the School. The log book is kept by the business manager‚ this is available to any visiting fire officer. Fire instructions are clearly posted in all classrooms‚ offices and corridors. Also emergency exits are clearly signed. There are always at least 2 fire
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Flannery O’Connor’s story “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” shows a family vacation to Florida that ends in tragedy. Although The Grandmother and her selfish attitude seem to be the only causes of the accident‚ the actions and personalities of the other family members also play a large role in this turning point in the story. In this story‚ the Grandmother considers herself “the lady” of the family. The Grandmother considers herself having higher standards of other people and frequently passes judgment
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1. Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering? The significant period of suffering that I had experienced‚ was a broken relationship that ended in January of this year. I had just found out that my boyfriend of three years of dating‚ had gotten another girl pregnant and was seeing her‚ while I was still with him. I loved and fell in love with him‚ but I did not know that he was still
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Johanna Describe the most challenging obstacle you’ve had to overcome; discuss its impact on your life‚ and tell us what you learned from the experience and how overcoming that obstacle has shaped who you are today. One of the most challenging obstacles that I had to overcome in life is going back to school. From the time I left high school was only seventeen years old and I knew I had to go back and finish my High School. I had gotten pregnant at the time I didn’t have any family member to
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