Electric string instruments use electrical signals and amplifiers to increase an instrument’s volume and modify its sound. Composers from all genres of music have used electric instruments in their compositions. While electric instruments more commonly appear in rock and popular music the classical composer George Crumb wrote a composition for electric strings entitled “Black Angels.” Electric string instruments are not the same as semi-acoustic instruments that use a mixture of sound boxes and electric
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Are electric cars better for the environment than gasoline ones? Nowadays‚ people all over the world do their best to live greener and not contribute to global warming. An invention that is meant to help reduce the amount of toxic waste that is polluting the environment nowadays is that of the electric car. But is electric really so much better than gas? Electric cars are emission free‚ compact and lightweight‚ and three times as efficient as gas engines.
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contrasting a longboard and a electric longboard. The electric longboard would go faster if you were just cruising or trying to get to work or class. But if the electric one was about dead. The regular longboard would go faster. Let’s say that we were going down hill with the boards. The regular board can reach up to about 80 miles per hour. And the electric board might just break and you won’t be able to use it. People say that they would rather have a electric longboard instead of a regular
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Name of Center Observed: Date of Observation: Name of Observer: Course/Year/School: 1. Print Resources Books Magazines Newspapers In depth information in a topic. Good sources of information. Present the main facts or hi-lights of an event. Exercise professional judgement in deciding whether to cover all the materials in the textbook or not. Adapt or replace any part of a textbook found inappropriate to the needs of the students and use other supplementary learning and resources
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Compare and Contrast Media Essay: “The Sing the Body Electric” Ray Bradbury’s “I Sing the Body Electric” is a science fiction story about a family who‚ after the death of the mother‚ replaces her with a robot. In Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone episode‚ “I Sing the Body Electric‚” Anne must learn to understand and accept that her new grandmother can be tender‚ loving‚ thoughtful‚ and caring. The Grandmother’s ability to love changes the tone of the story‚ which in turn‚ changes the reader’s level of
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description of Electric Iron introduction: An electric iron is a small appliance‚a handheld piece of equipment with a flat‚ roughly triangular metal surface that‚ when heated‚ is used to press clothes to remove creases. Ironing works by loosening the ties between the long chains of molecules that exist in polymer fiber materials. With the heat and the weight of the ironing plate‚ the fibers are stretched and the fabric maintains its new shape when cool. description: The electric iron must have
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Josee Arnold Mrs. Heckendorn English IV AP May 3‚ 2014 The Exploration of Marriage in the 18th Century In Persuasion‚ Jane Austen explores Anne’s love life in many ways. The novel is set in the 18th century where there are many laws against marriage. For instance‚ women were expected to marry by a certain age. If women do not marry by a certain age‚ they are considered an “old maid”. Also‚ if women were widowed with no children they are considered “old maid”. Women were expected to
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General Electric Company General Electric Company or also popularly known as GE is the biggest conglomerate in the United States. GE has always been firm and strong with its industrial businesses. It offers diversified technology and is also a credible financial services company. With its wide and diverse variety of products of; aircraft engines‚ water processing‚ household appliances‚ power generation‚ industrial products‚ business and consumer financing‚ GE is unquestionably a strong conglomerate
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Abraham Lincoln Thesis: Abraham Lincoln really is a man that we know so little about how he came to be the president. In the year of 1809 on February 12th‚ a baby boy was born to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. This boy was Abraham Lincoln after his grandfather who passed away. He was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky as where his siblings Sarah and Thomas (who died as an infant). “When first my father settled here it was than the frontier line‚ The Panther’s screams filled the night
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An electric car is powered by an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine. The electric motor gets energy from a controller‚ which regulates the amount of power transmitted throughout the vehicle‚ based on the driver’s use of an accelerator pedal. The electric motors give electric cars instant torque‚ creating a strong and smooth acceleration pattern. Electric cars are about three times more efficient than cars with an internal combustion engine. A pure-battery electric car uses energy stored
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