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    pattern of maxima and minima on the third screen. 2. Theory of Interference Fringes (Analytical Treatment of Interference) Let S be a monochromatic source of light. S1 and S2 be double slits equidistance from S. Let the distance between S1 and S2 be ‘d’ and ‘D’ be the distance of the screen (AB) from S1 S2 . Let us consider a point P at a distance ‘x’ from the center ‘O’ (Fig.). 2 Condition for bright fringe: The point P is bright when the path difference is a whole number of multiple

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    the utilization of the single slit-diffraction phenomena in analyzing the physical characteristics of a hair strand. Hair samples with various macroscopic textures were used as barriers to produce a diffraction pattern where the distance between fringes were readily obtained using a program that displays its line profile. The eccentricity values‚ [pic]‚ are (0.12±0.01)‚ (0.29±0.04)‚ (0.33±0.01)‚ (0.35±0.03) for Sample 1 to 4 respectively. Almost all of the samples exhibit eccentricities of less than

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    Urbanisation and Growing Slums: Challenges for Administration Ankita Singh M.Phil Scholar‚ Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy. Banaras Hindu University. India is passing through a phase of rapid urbanization‚ which has been ushered by general development‚ industrialization and the huge influx of population from rural to urban areas in search of better economic opportunities. What would precisely be considered as urban development is achieving balanced growth

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    of the thought shapers‚ announces to the others that she is engaged to Alan‚ a boy who got David’s friend Sophie sent to the Fringes for having six toes‚ all of the other thought shapers‚ including her sister Rachel‚ are against the idea and tell her not to go through with it because if Alan were to find out they would all be caught and either killed or sent to the Fringes. When Uncle Axel hears about the engagement‚ he tells David they need to kill Alan to protect themselves from getting caught

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    word dude. Now‚ of course‚ the story above is just a story but does anyone even remember the true definition of the word dude? As stated by Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ “Definition of DUDE - a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner; a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range.” The usage of the word today falls more towards the Wikipedia definition which states‚ “An American English slang term generally used informally to address or refer to somebody.” As one can see from the difference

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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Humans have always utilized lands and the resources‚ found in them‚ in times past and in this present time for the enhancement of that standard of living to the extent that this land use has degenerated so badly‚ and that is considered a problem (Cieslewicz‚ 2000). The use of land and the resources that they contain has led to the alteration of land cover‚ affected the ecosystems where the lands are found (Kharel‚ 2010). The increased intensity

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    In the 1890s‚ social divisions in America were at their lowest wages. The Industrial Revolution happened before labor laws. Children as young as eight were working fourteen hour shifts in factories. Wages decreased until unions appeared. There were three different class divisions; the rich class‚ the middle class‚ and the poor class. The rich class basically had what they wanted and they eventually became known as the nouveau riche‚ meaning “newly rich.” The nouveau riche made their money in

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    unhinge by genetic mutations. The Waknuk district is a community that isolates themselves from anything they believe is a deviant or does not follow the description of the ‘true image’ of God – also referred to as the Fringes people. The Waknuk community shows resentment towards the Fringes people because they dread the mutants which they consider as ‘blasphemies’ since the community believes they are sent by the devil to tempt them away from Purity. Their community is very restrictive and does not tolerate

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    This fringe of the city is far from the centre of the city leading to a very high cost of transportation for commuting for the poor people to reach their source of employment. This encourages the inequality and the division between the poor and the wealthy sector

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    The Chrysalids is a story set in the future. In the story‚ the “normal” people living in Waknuks‚ where David came from‚ were searching for the abnormal‚ or the ”mutants” and tried to kill them. Throughout the story‚ they were very eager to look for David and the rest of his telepathy group to investigate their special powers or even‚ to kill them. The reason of them really doing so was not because of that the telepathies were actually different‚ but is due to that they were scared that the telepathies

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