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    An African elephant can reach heights of 13 feet and possess a mass of as much as 6000 kg. Determine the weight of an African elephant in Newtons and in pounds. (Given: 1.00 N = .225 pounds) 58800 N or 13230 lb Problem 2 About twenty percent of the National Football League weighs more than 300 pounds. At this weight‚ their Body Mass Index (BMI) places them at Grade 2 obesity‚ which is one step below morbid obesity. Determine the mass of a 300 pound (1330 N) football player. 136 kg Problem 3 With

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    Body Composition | By. Cornelle Winfield | | | Body mass index or (BMI) is a key index that relates a person’s body weight to their height. The body mass index is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared. The National Institute of Health uses the body mass index to define normal weight‚ overweight and obesity. Overweight is considered is a person having a body mass index of 27.3% or more for women and 27.8 % or more for men. Obesity using the BMI index

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    Answer: Atom and Mass

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    0 mL of water. A solid sample is dropped into the graduated cylinder and the 3 water rises to the 37.6 mL mark. What is the mass of the solid if its density is 2.81 g/cm ? A) 9.79 g B) 106 g C) 0.223 g D) 70.3 g E) 35.4 g ____________________________________________________________________________ 2) A mass of methanol occupies 0.200 L. What volume would an equal mass of hexane occupy? The density of methanol is 0.792 g/mL and the density of hexane is 0.655 g/mL. A) 104 mL B) 242 mL C) 192 mL

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    References: Clear‚ T. R.‚ Rose‚ D. R.‚ & Ryder‚ J. R. (2001‚ July). Incarceration and the community: The problem of removing and returning offenders. Crime and Delinquency‚ 47(3)‚ 335-351. Etzioni‚ A. (2004‚ June 28). A real second chance.(ex-convicts employment). National Law Journal. Flynn-Jones‚ E. J. (2008‚ April). Cops

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    Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. It is usually understood to relate to newspaper and magazine publishing‚ radio‚ television and film‚ as these are used both for disseminating news and for advertising. Mass communication research includes media institutions and processes such as diffusion of information‚ and media effects

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    in mind. Address the three questions in the following quote from the video: “In a world that demands justice when the unthinkable becomes reality‚ there are no easy answers when that reality involves minors. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and remains the only nation that‚ in rare circumstances‚ will sentence its juveniles to life without parole. Is it a solution? Does it work? Do we care?” Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your

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    Prison vs. Education

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    inmates. To compensate for the high incarceration the funds for their prisons increased a billion dollars more than education in 2010. In that same year Los Angeles Unified School District estimates about 640 million dollar loss from their previous year’s budget (Hawkins). This is only spreading the burdens of the economy onto students making it harder for them to succeed. Cities in L.A. where schools have the lowest performing students exist in the highest incarceration rated neighborhoods. The schools

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    Halfway Houses

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    help from outside sources had a much greater chance of being re-incarcerated. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics webpage “Recidivism”‚ “During 2007 a total of 1‚180‚469 persons on parole were at risk for re-incarceration. Of these parolees 16% were returned to incarceration in 2007.”(n.p.) Although it doesn’t point out exactly what these inmates were re-incarcerated for‚ maybe if they were put into a halfway house before being put back into society they would have had a greater chance of

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    MASS CUSTOMIZATION : JUST AN OXYMORON Customization means manufacturing a product or delivering a service in response to a particular customer’s needs‚ and mass customization means doing it in a cost- effective way. The concept can be customized either very broadly as a business strategy for profitably providing customers with anything they want‚ anytime‚ anywhere‚ in any way; or narrowly as the use of flexible processes and organizational structures to produce varied and often individually

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    Recidivism In Louisiana

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    five years‚ nearly half will find themselves back behind bars. As Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world‚ this State is faced with serious challenges in handling its prison population. The recidivism rate is reasonably high‚ and the costs for taxpayers are billions of dollars; reducing recidivism in Louisiana is one of the first objectives of the current administration. As the incarceration population continues to grow‚ the state budget shrinks. Many inmates enter prison lacking

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