Prestressed concrete construction Prestressed concrete Prestressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete’s natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams‚ floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete. Prestressing tendons (generally of high tensile steel cable or rods) are used to provide a clamping load which produces a compressive stress that balances the tensile stress that the concrete compression member would otherwise
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What are two strengths you have? How can these strengths help LSW’s student council? What are two of your weaknesses? How can student council help you grow in those areas? I used to be what some might call a shy child. In elementary school up until 4th grade I spent recess sitting alone‚ not interacting with others. I never worked toward doing what I wanted to do. Never standing my ground. Thankfully‚ I have grown in my ability to stand my ground. One of my strengths is being strong willed. Character
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravelle‚ Italy‚ on the 31st of August‚ 1870. In 1894 she was the first woman to graduate in Medicine from the University of Rome‚ and in 1899 she began a study of educational problems of handicapped children. Working on lines first laid down by the French physian E. Seguin‚ she achieved excellent results and the children under her guidance passed the state examination in reading and writing for normal children. Montessori’s involvement with the
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Science is learning to discover. It is about questioning how things are created and continue to exist in the world. Science teaches one to look for answers through research‚ observation‚ and experiments. Students at this level will learn how to formulate a hypothesis‚ and through keen experiences prove and or disprove a theory. This form of exploration appeals to the curiosity and imagination of a six to nine years old child. Maria Montessori pointed out that every element in our world has some important
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract (summary) An abstract is a brief summary of a research article‚ thesis‚ review‚ conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline‚ and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper’s purpose. When used‚ an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript or typescript‚ acting as the point-of-entry for any given academic paper or patent application. Abstracting and indexing services
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child. • Children have a drive for spontaneous activity. Any person who has been near a young child knows this is true. In a Montessori environment‚ children are free to move about the classroom within the guideline of being respectful to others. • Children must be active to gain self-discipline. When a child chooses a work from a shelf‚ does the work to the best of their ability and returns the work to the place that they found it. This is a completed work cycle. Adults often
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The Rose That Rose from Concrete It takes a plethora of courage‚ hope and strength to make it out of certain situations or to simply get by on a day-to-day basis. The poems “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur illustrate this idea using elements of imagery‚ repetition and heavy metaphors. Maya Angelou’s work deeply focuses on the set backs encountered living in times of racial disparity. Shakur’s poem personifies a rose that fought through to grow
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The Montessori prepared environment. In Montessori philosophy there are three leading factors that make up the methodology: the environment‚ including all the materials; the directress‚ and the child. The prepared environment will be the focus of discussion and will underline: the principles of the prepared environment‚ how to set up the environment; and its importance in childhood development. There are five basic principles that must be adhered to in any Montessori environment these are: Freedom
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• How does theme help structure the play? Julius Caesar T he structure of the tragedy is chronological‚ in the sense that the different situations that take place are in order‚ despite the fact that Shakespeare‚ in some cases‚ cuts the time between an event and the other so as to be able to cover from the time the conspiracy is planned until the death of Brutus. However‚ the different themes of the play contribute to its structuring‚ in various ways. According to Marvin Speavock and other critics
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Does globalization help countries? With a long history‚ globalization has affected human beings deeply. No one knows clearly about when globalization took place. Nowadays‚ globalization is a tending in modern society; human being can not ignore the phenomena. It can be believed that advanced transportation is the direct cause of globalization. globalization is not only a narrow meaning of economy or transportation. What is more‚ it means much more changes and options in international society. As
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