The Combustion of Diamond and Methane Methane is a hydrocarbon compound that is found in a gaseous state at room temperature. It has the chemical formula CH4‚ it is an odourless‚ colourless gas that is a large percentage of ‘natural gas’ and is a large contributor to global warming as it is a greenhouse gas and is flammable so is used as a fuel. Methane is a product of the covalent bonding of carbon and hydrogen. Products of the combustion of methane include carbon dioxide‚ water‚ soot and carbon
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THE OCTOBER 1992 ISSUE The Arrow of Disease When Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent weapon they carried was their germs. But why didn’t deadly disease flow in the other direction‚ from the New World to the Old? By Jared Diamond|Thursday‚ October 01‚ 1992 The three people talking in the hospital room were already stressed out from having to cope with a mysterious illness‚ and it didn’t help at all that they were having trouble communicating. One of them was the patient
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One faithful day‚ DJ was returning from school with his driver‚ Usman. This was their usual route and routine. On their way home‚ Usman noticed a blue van following them uncomfortably close. Usman kept an eye on the van and sped up. As part of his security training‚ it was his duty to keep DJ and any member of the Diplomat family safe at all times‚ while they were in his care. For those reasons‚ he couldn’t let a suspicious van get close enough to do any harm to DJ. “What’s wrong?” DJ asked‚ gripping
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6.694126 1.472342 0.631299 7.824400 5.338418 4.752278 1.498336 9.413266 18.278298 Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11‚000 years‚ when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians would migrate into the region during warmer months in pursuit of food and supplies. In the early 19th-century‚ the first Caucasian explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840‚ the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the
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Human BUYology 101 Articles info: “Human BUYology 101” by Rachel Sullivan. Published in Reader Digest Asia‚ 2011; 42-49. The article‚ Human BUYology 101‚ argues that consumers tend to make unplanned purchased that cause by the psychological forces. The author tried to highlight what makes people buy. The article has many quotes from the book of BUYology by Martin Lindstrom. It first presents the arguments of those supporting the idea of the effectiveness of logos‚ product placement and subliminal
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The Race Into Space Austin Stipanovic Period 2 Introduction In recent history‚ numerous countries have competed against each other for weapons‚ research‚ and advancement in military power. Among those races is the race to the moon. Taking a back seat behind the nuclear weapon race‚ the Cold War‚ and various wars‚ the lunar landing shined like a diamond in the rough of history. From Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to Explorer I and Apollo 11‚ these pinpoints in history are the origin of the
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1) The Harvard case‚ Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough‚ describes the exceptional case of Botswanas sustained economic rise from near absolute poverty to a country with a 10% average annual GDP growth for more than four decades. This case shows that healthy economic gains can be achieved by a mixture of formal institutions and ad hoc substitutes for missing institutions. When Botswana gained its independence in 1966‚ the country lacked many of the institutions deemed essential for economic growth
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Outline Thesis statement: Watergate could possibly be the worst scandal in the history of the United States. 1. Richard Nixon. A. Family. B. Political. II. Latest scandals. A. Iran Contra affair. B. Whitewater affair. Ill. Watergate. A. Burglary. B. Plumbers. C. John F.Kennedy IV. Investigation. A. Reporters. B. Special prosecutors. C. Senate hearings. D. Fight for tapes. V. National Archives and Records Administration. A. Material available for research. B. Special Files Unit
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Truman Capote’s‚ “A Diamond Guitar”‚ is a mellow dramatic depiction of two people who fell into each other’s lives‚ needed each other‚ and who inevitably used one another. Throughout the story you are led to believe that there is two main protagonist characters‚ but the author discretely turns one of them into an antagonist during the climax. Mr. Schaeffer is an older man‚ trapped in a “prison” on a farm that is surrounded by woods. The prison being a metaphor for his mind’s lack of freedom‚ serves
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of Hades who was sent to acquire his New England education at St Midas’ school. He is invited to spend a summer holiday with Percy Washington. The Washington family is very wealthy‚ which impresses Unger. Washington reveals that his father has “a diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.” In the dismal village of Fish‚ twelve men watch the Transcontinental Express deposit passengers‚ who then travel on from the bleak place by buggy. Washington and Unger are transferred from the train to a buggy
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