Dispersive Soils Group Members: 1. Elsie Phelane 2. Keeme Sephikwe 3. Lawrance Mabasa 4. Lethlogonolo kotsedi DISPERSIVE SOILS INTRODUCTION Dispersive soils are associated with residual granites‚ granodiorites‚ mudstone and sandstone as well as fine-grained transported soils such as alluvium deposits. Dispersitivity is found in clay‚ silty and sandy soil. Dispersible soils tend to be highly erodible and present problems for successfully managing earth works. It is an indicator of sodic soils as
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others. In the tragedy Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare explores the effect of the supernatural influencing free will. When the witches’ introduce the prophecy of becoming king to Macbeth‚ he infers the prospect of murdering King Duncan is the only method of fulfilling the premonition. However‚ Macbeth is unable to accept the atrocity of the crime he’s committed and blames fate for his actions. Macbeth’s free will is emphasized and influenced through the witches’ prophecy‚ the supernatural becomes an excuse
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Prophecy‚ Free-will‚ and the Real World Considering your ability to think and make decisions for yourself‚ you’d believe you’re in control of your fate‚ right? A popular theme in Greek myths is that of predetermination or prophecy. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ and in Serial‚ people attempt to control their lives while unknowingly conforming to their predetermined fate. Whether or not they were conscious of the acting determinants‚ both situations were actively being pursued. In book 9 of The Odyssey‚
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Levardis Smith Katherine Luce LR10 – Intro to Library Research 16 November 2010 Coastal Erosion: Causes and Solutions More than half the world’s population lives in coastal regions‚ and many people visit the coast frequently. Most come for seaside recreation‚ but some also wonder about the origins of coastal scenery. From the United States to Australia to the UK and back‚ our coastlines are disappearing and we have been trying to stop it. Up and down the United States coastline‚ residents
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undertake‚ particularly for a group of students with nothing but a shovel. The soil here is hard and compact‚ full of pebbles and lava rocks. Attempting to dig a pit would have been toilsome and ultimately fruitless. Fortunately‚ while on a fieldtrip‚ my classmates and I came upon an archaeological dig site. It was basically a big pit‚ about five feet deep‚ that was perfect for our observations. There were obvious changes in the soil through the different levels‚ and the archaeologist on location provided
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5 Types of Erosion Erosion is a natural process in which the Earth’s surface is worn away by wind‚ soil‚ or other geological occurrences. Erosion is responsible for many magnificent rock formations around the world‚ like Pigeon’s Rock in Lebanon‚ or in Meteora‚ Greece. There are five main types of erosion‚ all capable of reducing mountains to molehills during the span of a few years‚ or a few centuries. The first‚ and most common type‚ is water erosion. Erosion by water can occur
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and other negative feelings. Jonas understood the risk but he really liked the feeling. Jonas began to question if the safety of having no feelings was worth the loss of those feelings. The more memories Jonas received‚ the stronger he wanted to be free of all the restraints against feelings. Emotions were a part of Jonas that the knew should not be worth giving up for
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Outline Plan. Define & Justify: The area which I have chosen to study is the topic of Unity Mitford‚ 1914-1948. in my study I will pay specific attention to Unity and her abiding search for Hitler during this time period. I felt this was a very underdone topic which deserved a lot more gratitude than what it was getting. Although this all happened before my time period i still found it extremely interesting‚ my curiously into Hitler came from studying him as part of my research topic so i knew from
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One day when I was in the fourth grade‚ we had just finished a free response test on a story we were supposed to read last night. The next day‚ my teacher had completed grading all the test and he had noticed that two of the papers had were the exact same‚ their names were Danny and Ishmael. But Danny was absent today so the teacher called Ishmael to the front of the classroom and asked him if he and Danny cheated off of each other’s test. Ishmael first lied and said‚ “I don’t know how we have the
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Three major causes of soil erosion There are three causes of soil erosion over cultivation‚ overgrazing‚ and deforestation. All of these causes can be corrected in different ways. Over cultivation is when the land is repeatedly tiling and producing crops faster than the soil can restore resulting in a decrease in the soil value and productivity. One of the ways that over cultivation can be corrected is by a technique called no-till agriculture. No-till agriculture is a procedure where chemicals
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