authenticity” crusade that attempted to reinvigorate the Congolese identity. In 1971‚ he changed the name of the country from the Congo to Zaire (it would became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in (DRC) in 1997‚ as it remains to this day). He did the same with a number of other Congolese cities. Mobutu awarded contracts and security jurisdiction to officials within his own ethnic group—yet
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Introduction to Engine Performance – Study Guide ©2005 Melior‚ Inc. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The engine is the power plant of a vehicle. Automotive engines have gone through tremendous changes since the automobile was first introduced in the 1880s‚ but all combustion engines still have three requirements that must be met to do their job of providing power – air‚ fuel‚ and ignition. The mixture of air and fuel must be compressed
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Attributional style refers to how people explain the events of their lives‚ there are three facets of how people can explain a situation‚ these three facets can influence whether they lean toward being optimists or pessimists. Optimists believe that good things happen to them due to themselves and see negative events as not being their fault. Pessimists think in the opposite way‚ they believe that negative events are caused by them and positive events as flukes are caused by things outside their
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question is: can people change?” How does Border Crossing answer this question? Change is something that is common for most individuals‚ whether it presents a positive or a negative outcome. Pat Barker’s text Border Crossing deals with the idea of people changing and is shown by her use of different characters‚ the representation of settings and her central idea of crossing borders. All of these aspects in Barker’s narrative make the reader look back at their own understanding of change‚ to help understand
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emphasis on rationalism.” Religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ was something that separated Europe from the rest of the world. Countries used religion to define the law and govern society. Enlightenment significantly impacted the instigation of religious change. The effects of Enlightenment on religion were most prominent during the French Revolution‚ as criticisms of Christianity were prevalent in society. Therefore‚ religion became a prime target of the French Revolution. In addition to changing religious
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Koenigsegg’s New Cam-Less Engine February 13‚ 2012 by Matt Jalopnik reports on an upcoming supercar from Swedish boutique automaker Koenigsegg that will feature a twin-turbo V8 engine whole valves are actuated without camshafts. Partnering with Swedish engineering firm Cargine‚ Koenigsegg plans to develop a valvetrain system whereby the valves are operated using pneumatic pressure alone. F1 car engines have used pneumatic valve springs since the Renault turbo engines of the mid-’80s‚ but always
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Malcolm X changed the world with his fight with the civil rights movement and the Islam religion. The civil right movement was the fight for African Americans to have equal access to opportunities as does any other U.S citizen. He was also an important leader to the Islamic culture. He became one of the most well known and influential human rights activists in history. Malcolm Little was born on May 19th 192 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm’s mother‚ Louise Norton Little worked from home to support her
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Christopher Columbus was an italian explorer who needed funding in order to start his expedition. Columbus was ready to sail for whatever country would pay for his voyage. He went to Portugal‚ England‚ and France to ask for help. In spite of everything Portugal rejected Columbus’ plan twice and England and France were not interested in the topic. In 1486 Columbus decided to try to get Spain to fund the expedition. When he went to spain he talked to the spanish Monarchs‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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his next venture. Remembering all the fun he had in his last couple of years in high school‚ he decided to head back up north to meet with his friends during the summer. Forrest found his way to Charlevoix‚ and while getting gas‚ he ran into a few people. Miraculously‚ every girlfriend he had ever had was getting gas at the same time. Yes‚ all two of them were there. Without trying to be seen‚ Forrest slinked back into his car. Beginning to question whether or not returning to Beaver Island was a
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WANKEL ENGINE The Wankel engine‚ invented by German engineer Felix Wankel‚ is a type of internal combustion engine which uses a rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that is similar in shape to a Reuleaux triangle but with sides that are somewhat flatter. This design delivers smooth high-rpm power from a compact size. Since
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