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    Fellowship of the Ring‚ by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Frodo‚ the main character in the book‚ and the Fellowship are forced together in a need to protect the Ring of Power so that they can‚ ironically‚ destroy the very thing they are protecting. J.R.R. Tolkien suggests‚ through his creation of Middle Earth‚ that power is not all good. These unfortunate people of Middle Earth are encouraged to fight the evil Orcs on their way to the home of the Orcs‚ Mordor. This is showing that the power of the Ring causes big changes

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    Blue Ocean

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    Date: 02/05/2013 Article: Harvard‚ Blue ocean strategy “Competing in high overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market place.” This quote that is on the top of the first page just about sums up the article‚ but I will go further in depth in what the article says. What is the best way to drive profitable growth in an industry? Or company? According to the article it is to enter into the market place that

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    Ocean Turbines

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    has been around for centuries. Currently there are only a few different types of hydro power used to produce energy‚ and only 2 will be covered in this research: wave/current energy & tidal energy. Although both rely on the movement of the earth’s ocean‚ they use the kinetic energy produced to manipulate the movement into an energy source. keywords: sustainable‚ renewable‚ energy‚ resources Table of contents Introduction ……………………………………………….……pg 4 Chapter

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    Saving the Pacific Salmon

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    saving the Pacific Salmon English 101 4/26/2011 Saving the Pacific Salmon Salmon are one of the most important fish species in the world‚ and in the Pacific Northwest the fish are a way of life for many species of plants and animals‚ including humans. The major problem that humans are facing is that the population of wild salmon is dangerously low as compared to historic numbers due to over-fishing and human degradation (including dams‚ chemical pollution and land use impacts.). Pacific Salmon

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    Plate tectonics help us to explain the process of folding. According to the theory of plate tectonics‚ the earth’s crust is broken up into sections called plates. These plates float on the semi-molten mantle. Thermal convection currents in the mantle drag these plates in different directions resulting in tectonic activity. Folding occurs when rock layers that were originally horizontal are bent into a series of wave-like folds. As a result of this collision of the earth’s tectonic plates‚ the

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    Pacific Airways

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    Robert Traylor and Paul Barwell are tasked with optimizing supply chain management for Cathay Pacific Airways (CX)‚ one of the most profitable and respected airlines in the world. In order to maintain its outlook on growth in this increasingly competitive industry‚ their team must reduce operating costs while improving their customers’ flight experience. Since spare components represent most of the inventory value in their supply chain‚ spare parts operations should be the key focus. From the

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    Ocean and Plastic

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    Ocean Turns Into Plastic Island? Could Happen Have you ever wondered what happens to that plastic bottle or plastic bag that you throw away? What if I told you that the bag and the bottle are slowly killing off marine life and slowly turning our oceans into dumps? This is the case and the problem is only growing and everybody is responsible for it and everybody needs to pitch in and clean up this mess. We all use plastic because it’s convenient for us‚ but in the end it ends up killing the marine

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    natural disaster

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    Introduction A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without

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    Explain how each of the following landforms are formed including diagrams and annotated photographs. When a river runs over alternating layers of hard and soft rock‚ rapids and waterfalls may form Waterfalls A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a stream or river. Landforms in upland regions are dominantly created by erosion processes‚ where land is worn away. Generally‚ the volume and discharge of rivers in upland regions tends

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    P Plate Drivers

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    “P” plate drivers and fatal traffic accidents‚ continues to be a serious public health concern with the main age group being between 17-25 (Transport for NSW 2013a). P plate drivers are 33% more likely to have a crash than L plate drivers (Monash University 200). This is due to a number of factors such as: Inexperience Poor decision making Willingness to take risks whilst driving The influence of peer pressure Alcohol and drug use Stress and fatigue. Young drivers are constantly shown

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