Hydrothermal Vents In 1977‚ Robert Ballard and J.F. Grassle of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution‚ were diving in Alvin near the Galapagos Islands when they discovered rocky chimneys up to 20 meters high. These chimneys were emitting dark‚ mineral-laden water that reached temperatures of 350 degrees Celsius. The occupants of Alvin had discovered the first documented hydrothermal vent. These vents are formally defined as "springs of hot‚ mineral- and gas-rich seawater found on some oceanic
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Hydrothermal Vents and its Organisms! A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet’s surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places‚ areas where tectonic plates are moving apart‚ ocean basins‚ an hotspots Hydrothermal vents exist because the earth is both geologically active and has large amounts of water on its surface and within its crust. Common land types include hot springs‚ fumaroles and geysers. Under the sea
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Minerals are elements that originate in the Earth and cannot be made by living organisms. They are natural compounds formed through geological processes and are what remains as ash when plant or animal tissue is burned or decompose completely after death. Minerals are inorganic substances which means they are not formed by living matter and contain no carbon‚ and can be simply defined as chemical molecules which cannot be reduced to simpler substances. To be classified as a "true" mineral‚ a substance
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As we live in a global economy we can no longer rely on the clothing labels promising a product made in Italy or elsewhere. Products are produced wherever the costs are the lowest whereas the quality stays the same or is even better. It is not surprising that the production of coats is no exception to this international trade phenomenon. A documentary video‚ which we have seen during the lecture of the international marketing class‚ shows impressively how international trade functions and how businesses
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Miller 1 Timothy B. Miller Prof. Nicholas Young LITR-221 June 23‚ 2013 Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going: A. Friend’s View. His name was Arnold Friend. He was getting older but still liked the young ladies around town. Arnold came from a broken home. His father had been in prison since right after his birth for some reason or another and his mother did her best to raise him courting a string of good-for-nothing losers who were in and out of her life faster than crap through a goose
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Have you ever bullied or been bullied? If you have bullied or been bullied then you should know how bullying feels like. Bullying is very negative and creates major problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying. It could very well change or ruin a person’s life. In fact‚ it does ruin many people’s lives. Kids can be mentally scarred if they are teased often. Even worse‚ they could be killed or fatally injured if the bullying gets extreme. There are many causes for bullying which must
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Where Are You Going ‚Where Have You Been is a story written by Joyce Carol. The story talks about this fifthteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is the young child in her family. Her mother and her does not have a great relationship‚ because she is always being compared to her old sister June. Connie goes out with her friends to the mall. They walk pass this gold cadillac where this man named Arnold Friend says that he is going to get her. On Sunday her family went to BBQ and Connie decided to
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Copper is an element that occurs in minor amounts in the earth’s crust. Estimates of average crustal prevalence are on the order of 0.0058 percent by weight. Deposits considered to be economically recoverable at current market prices may contain as little as 0.5 percent of copper or less‚ depending on the mining method‚ total reserves‚ and the geologic setting of the deposit. Here is the flow sheet on how to process copper from Zenith. Copper Process Flow Sheet: Copper ore is first quarried from
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eternity. Life is often described as a journey of discovery and growth‚ and the function of the journey is to learn through experiences. The goal of our journey through life is to learn the lessons that life’s challenges‚ problems‚ and adventures offer us. The main idea is not necessarily to get it right (or get it wrong) but simply to get it. Each character experienced some type of journey. Whether it was a grandma determined to get medicine for her
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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