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    The Physics behind the Golf Ball One factor that greatly affects the flight and trajectory of a golf ball is the air resistance. People may think that air resistance would make the golf ball slower and drop faster‚ but this is not true. Modern golf balls have adapted to this by having circular shallow depressions‚ also known as “dimples‚” on the ball. This was invented by a English engineer William Taylor in 1908. Unlike other designs‚ the dimple proved to be the most aerodynamically efficient.

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    Facts The given case Salem Advocate Bar Association v. Union of India[1] is essentially a consequence of the first case Salem Advocates Bar Association‚ Tamil Nadu. v. Union of India[2]. The honourable Judges managing the case were Y.K. Sabharwal‚ D.M. Dharmadhikari and Tarun Chatterjee. The subject is fundamentally identified with Constitution and is an instance of common nature. In the previous case‚ there were some alterations made to Code of Civil Procedure‚ 1908 by the Amendment Acts of 1999

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    Physics behind roller coasters Energy can be converted from one from to another. When the car is still‚ the energy which is acting on it is GPE (gravitational potential energy). The car starts to accelerate towards the peak. The energy is converted from GPE to Kinetic energy. The car is at the peak. The energy transfers from Kinetic energy to GPE. The car starts to go down. The energy transfers again from GPE to Kinetic energy. There is no kinetic energy when the car is still at the bottom‚ as

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    Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are

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    Aniya Martinez Mrs. sims Composition/writing for fiction Summary of Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain In Jessica Mitford’s “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”‚ many issues involving the embalming of the dead are raised. The author doesn’t agree to what is done to the body after death. She argues most of the traditional funeral practices in the modern American society like the “open casket” funerals are not worth the amount of disrespect to the dead..The author reveals to the audience information

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    Corruption in the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” takes place in Annawadi‚ a small slum near the airport in Mumbai‚ India. The story focuses on the Husain family‚ who makes their living selling recycled garbage. Sadly‚ even in this small slum‚ the population is inundated with corruption on every level. Corruption is so common that many of the inhabitants in Annawadi view it as a necessity to improve their way of life so they strive to be corrupt. Asha Waghekar‚ a kindergarten

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    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is an act that was created to “close the achievement gap with accountability‚ flexibility‚ and choice‚ so that no child is left behind”. The act was passed by congress on December 13‚ 2001 and signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8‚ 2002 at Hamilton High School in Hamilton‚ OH. Two years after the President signed the NCLB into law a statue of the President was built outside of Hamilton high school. The NCLB Act was the first major change

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    Physics Behind The Theory of special relativity And Related Concepts RESEARCH PAPER Abstract: Prior to albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity there was always an idea about relativity. Through Galilean transformations‚ which worked perfectly with the newton’s laws of motion‚ people had formed a vague idea that all motion in this world

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    Unit 7- Essay: The Americas The Aztecs and Inca people had many issues and concerns when they came in contact with the European people. In this essay I will be comparing the issues‚ and concerns of Aztec and Inca cultures to their contacts with the Europeans. Some of the issues that I will be discussing are from the time period that covered roughly the 1400’s to roughly around the 1500’s. The Aztecs were American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400’s to 1500’s. In

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    The Mastermind behind Macbeth The need for control has been around for centuries‚ including the absolute monarchs in Europe. In Shakespeare’s drama‚ Macbeth‚ it provides us information about a man who strives to become king and does anything to do so. Macbeth‚ the man‚ eventually becomes king‚ but meets his demise soon after. The three witches‚ also known as the Weird Sisters‚ in the drama have a huge influence on Macbeth’s decisions because of their prophecies. Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s wife

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