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    Ocean Habitats

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    An Ocean Habitat or sometimes refer to as a marine environment is a place in the ocean where plants and animals interact with the chemical and physical features of the environment. An Ocean habitat is a place where communities of organisms live. The three main ocean habitats of the ocean are the open water‚ the soft sandy to muddy bottom and the hard shore. Examples of ocean habitats are the coral reefs‚ the estuaries and the abyssal zone. Habitats can be classified in a number of ways in order

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    Lord of the rings

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    Five Paragraph Essay Topic: Favorite book Book of choice: Lord of the rings Why one should read the Lord of the Rings The Lord of the rings was written in by Mr. Jr Tolkien between year 1937 and 1949 and is said to be one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written. Using a combination of lore depth and beautiful language the novel has become one of the most popular books ever to be published‚ selling over 150 million copies worldwide. There are many reasons why this particular novel is said

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    September 2009 ....................................... 4 Solomon Islands tsunami 2 April 2007 ................................. 10 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ December 26‚ 2004.......................... 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February 2010 an earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean 115 kilometres north‚ north east of Concepcion. The quake measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and triggered a devastating tsunami. The

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    Java Ring

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    “JAVA RING” ABSTRACT A Java Ring is a finger ring that contains a small microprocessor with built-in capabilities for the user‚ a sort of smart card that is wearable on a finger. Sun Micro system s Java Ring was introduced at their Java One Conference in 1998 and‚ instead of a gemstone‚ contained an inexpensive microprocessor in a stainless-steel iButton running a Java virtual machine and preloaded with applets (little

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    Victory in the Pacific

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    the same. Even through their diverse profession greatness and excellence never fails to shine from them. However‚ the very same intentions that those men and women long to accomplish reflect the type of person‚ good or bad‚ they seem to us. People like Adolf Hitler‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Mahatma Ghandi all have influenced millions of people around the world: as mentioned before‚ good and bad. Lieutenant Colonel North Oliver Laurence North is a San Antonio native and a United States Naval Academy

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    about the Earth and the physical processes‚ which take place within it. My favourite area of geophysics is tectonic movement. Whilst visiting the Himalayan mountain range in 2015 I had first-hand experience of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Gilgit area of Pakistan. This harrowing experience sparked my interest in the formation of the mountain range and the challenges of measuring tectonic movement using a variety of techniques‚ including GPS from satellites to track rock movements and seismometers

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    pieces of evidence towards proving that the plate tectonic theory is valid” Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement (40). The theory of plate tectonics explains the structure and motion of the Earth’s lithosphere. The theory states that the Earth’s crust is split into large sections called tectonic plates‚ and these move relative to one another creating boundaries at which the plates converge‚ diverge or move past each other. These plates are either continental or oceanic and are

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    Natural Disasters Natural disasters affect many people in the world. Over 31‚849‚838 number of people have died from natural disasters since 1900. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard including tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ and earthquakes and more. Those natural disasters can lead to financial‚ environmental‚ and human losses. The ten deadliest natural disasters of the past century in order are the China Floods in 1931‚ the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976‚ the Bhola Cyclone in 1970‚ the Haiyuan

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    Lord of the Rings

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    Strategy Bargaining to film lord of the Rings 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The case talks about the risks and highly competitive environment faced by the director and his agent in the creation of the block buster movie “lord of the rings”. Lord of the rings has 3 parts they are fellowship of the ring‚ the two towers‚ and the return of the king. The case talks about the difficulties and problems faced by peter Jackson who is the director and his agent ken kamins. It was one of the biggest gamble in the

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    In "Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire" by Rafe Esquith‚ the author shares his experiences and insights gained from over 30 years of teaching in a challenging‚ low-income neighborhood in Los Angeles. Esquith’s dedication to his students and innovative teaching methods offer valuable lessons for educators seeking to make a meaningful impact in their classrooms. Several key points stand out as I reflect on the book and its connection to this week’s module theme of current issues and trends in education

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