larger the asteroid‚ the larger the crater. While this is partially true‚ it is not the only factor that controls crater size. This experiment will be exploring the asteroids speed and how this effects a craters size. Aim This scientific experiment was conducted to find how the impact speed/energy of an asteroid affects the diameter/size of a crater. Method A golf ball was dropped into a bucket of sand from heights ranging between 1-5 meters. For every height‚ the golf was dropped 3 times‚ allowing
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How has Ponyboy’s life changed during all the events that happened in the Outsiders. Ponyboy has many conflicts throughout the book but the main conflict was whether Pony was going to become a hood or a genius. During this rigid conflict Pony depends on his friends choices. While many characters impact and help Pony throughout his internal struggle‚ Johnny Cade’s choices impacts Pony’s life‚ self-concept‚ and relationships with his peers the most. A choice made by Johnny affects Pony because Johnny
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and it can be problematic for them. Today‚ some countries have allowed the use of marijuana‚ for both medicinal and recreational uses. However‚ it is difficult to see the consequences of the legalization of cannabis. Since it is impossible to tell how many people used marijuana even before the legalization of the plant‚ it is therefore impossible to determine if this number has increased or not. Of course‚ this made cannabis easier to obtain‚ meaning that it can now be more harmful to people who
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Government spending fails to stimulate economic growth because every dollar Congress "injects" into the economy must first be taxed or borrowed out of the economy. Thus‚ government spending "stimulus" merely redistributes existing income‚ doing nothing to increase productivity or employment‚ and therefore nothing to create additional income. Even worse‚ many federal expenditures weaken the private sector by directing resources toward less productive uses and thus impede income growth. Spending-stimulus
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Many people in this world live with illnesses‚ diseases‚ and disorders. For some it affects their everyday lives. Approximately 47 million people are living with the illness called dementia. Dementia can affect everyday aspects of life and can be prevented if you know how to treat it correctly. Dementia delineates a group of symptoms affecting one’s memory‚ thinking‚ and social abilities. Dementia is considered a group of symptoms affecting abilities rather than a specific disease. There are both
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therefore the product of the historical events that have taken place. Written works take us beyond the limited experiences of our short lives and strengthen our current knowledge and understandings of historical events. Literature affects people and in return people affect literature. Events in history shape the written products of a time period‚ every novel‚ play‚ and poem. Each form of literature is that product. Throughout romanticism‚ modernism‚ and postmodernism‚ the literature was written with
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provides reasoning as to why the subject conforms as soon as his partner does. In her book‚ “Social Psychology‚” she presents strategies for resisting obedience. Sanderson claims‚ “People who are aware of the situational pressures that lead people to obey authorities are more likely to stand up to
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Civil Disobedience and Its Effect On America’s Modern Society In a society with the freedoms to object to anything and everything the government can and will try and do‚ civil disobedience is a natural effect. Since the phenomenon is so common that there is a constant debate over its effect on society ‚ and if the government should do something to curve the amount of protests that occur. If the government were to do this though it would trample on the first amendment‚ more so than the government
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To this day there is still a huge misunderstanding of mental illnesses and how individuals experiencing symptoms are affected. Specifically with the up and downs of bipolar disorder‚ schizophrenia and many individuals associate the disorders with certain aspects only due to mainstream media. These mental illnesses manifest themselves vastly different in each individual with the given disorder. Society needs to work on better understanding the true symptoms of an individual with these mental illnesses
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Social media has become a platform that can be accessed by virtually anyone‚ at any given moment and time. Social media brings forth insight on what is happening in our local communities‚ and events occurring in other countries; however‚ the problem with social media is that it can be manipulated by the broadcasting companies as they’re allowed to upload content that they feel is important. This leaves to a bias for the viewers‚ as they’re only shown what the media wants them to see‚ whether it is
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