experiment was to determine how many disks of spinach leaves float at the end of every ten minutes. Our main focused and question was how using different amount of concentration of sodium bicarbonate would affect the process of photosynthesis producing carbon dioxide. Our hypothesis was we will see more spinach disk floating because they are producing carbon dioxide as time pass by within 40 min and the more sodium bicarbonate we add with carbon dioxide‚ it would affect photosynthesis to produce more
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South-South dialogue. The Durban summit collectively agreed to push BRICS to become “a full-fledged mechanism of current and long-term coordination on a wide range of key issues of the world economy and politics”. BRICS is currently acting more as a ‘pressure group’ in order to maximise the claim and share of the developing world. Nevertheless‚ the very existence and rapid rise of BRICS remains a constant reminder of the declining supremacy of the USA‚ indicating that an order in power shift is underway
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Punisher etc are prime examples of the use of racial slurs‚ gang violence‚ drug use‚ and abuse and portray it in the worst way . . . their music. The listeners they attract take their “showcased” lyrics literal and go out and act on the words that flow through their mind after listening to some Eazy-e
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societies‚ have not only provided new opportunities for businesses but have also increased public scrutiny into business activities and consequences. Increased stakeholder sensitivity to environmental and social issues have begun to exert strong pressures on businesses that were envisioned neither by regulatory authorities nor business people. Hence‚ businesses’ success‚ legitimacy and survival have become dependent on compliance not only with laws and rules set out
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For my science experiment I will be testing if phototropism affects pea plants. The purpose of this is to see how much the growth of the plant is affected by sunlight. Many years ago the scientist Charles Darwin discovered what today we called phototropism. I intend to create my own small experiment except this time I will be using artificial light instead of natural light (the sun). The definition of tropism is "a growth movement whose direction is determined by the direction from which the stimulus
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because the environment is being negatively impacted‚ because of the depletion in the ozone. This depletion was created‚ because of all the CFC that is being released by all the factories and other machines that pollute the air. The UVB radiation affects the physiological and developmental processes of plants. Even though there is the existence of various machines and methods to reduce or repair these negative effects and have an ability to change to fit the increased levels of UV sunlight. Plant
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mystery and fear. Today‚ we have made tremendous progress in our understanding and‚ especially in our ability to offer effective treatments. However‚ questions about mental illness often go unanswered and stand in the way of people receiving help. How Common Is Mental Illness and What Are the Impacts on Society? Mental illness is common‚ and the milder conditions are very common. One fifth of Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder during any given year. One fifth of school-age children
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/03/economist-explains-8). Although‚ this credit powered China through global financial crisis but on the flip side has left the china with heavy repayment burden. The most disturbing event is the heavy flows of credit into the palms of real estate developers. The inventory of unsold homes in China is at record high. The real estate sector account for between 25% and 30% of china’s GDP (if upstream and downstream in industries such as Cement‚ Glass‚ Steel
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How the Seas affects Northern Italy vs Southern Italy The economy in Northern Italy is considered to be more stable than in Southern Italy. In Northern Italy more textiles are sold‚ while in the South‚ agriculture and fishing contribute largely to the economy. Although the seas around Italy provide a place of work and money for people living in the North and South‚ there are clear advantages in being a fisherman if you live in Southern Italy. Working in Southern Italy in the fishing industry provides
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The economy effects retirement benefits by the increasing and decreasing of stocks which would affect social security and Medicare. The economy all started from farming and cropping profits‚ which was being made from all the goods that were being sold‚ however‚ as the years went on things started to change and income started increasing. This meant that more inventions and ideas were getting better which were sold to consumers for direct use or ownership rather than resale. Crops increased and improved
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