What has Astronomy done for you lately? Eye Surgery Astronomical research doesn’t contribute much to our daily lives; it is the cutting edge technology and methods that the research produces that makes the noticeable contribution. Driven by the requirements of astronomers‚ new technology is what spills over into our everyday lives. Adaptive optics technologies‚ used to reduce the effect of atmospheric distortion while looking through a telescope‚ can also be used to look through a fluid-filled
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What is hydrocarbon? A compound of hydrogen and carbon‚ such as any of those that are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas OR Organic compound (such as benzene‚ methane‚ paraffin) made of two elements carbon and hydrogen and found in coal‚ crude oil‚ natural gas‚ and plant life. Hydrocarbons are used as fuels solvents‚ and as raw materials for numerous products such as dyes‚ pesticides‚ and plastics; petroleum is a mixture of several hydrocarbons
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What is ‘housework’‚ and what changes are occurring in this area of work today? Broadly speaking‚ the term ‘housework’ is used to describe the management of the home‚ which ‘involves a range of activities‚ the purpose of which is to maintain household members’ (Hatt 1997: 39). Hatt discusses how the industrial revolution and the rise of capitalism created a tidal wave of mass social change; causing production to shift from within the household to the factory. The home is now the site of the ‘reproduction’
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Nicholas Gorda Professor Nekervis Sociology 17 April 2012 Racism Today Racism is the belief that one’s own race is superior to another. It is one of the major problems going on in America right now and has been for some time. Many people may not even be aware of how racism is still negatively affecting our schools‚ workforces‚ and society as a whole. The United States is thought of as the land of opportunity‚ where people of all different races and ethnic backgrounds can live together in
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Tomorrow when the war began Speech Good Morning fellow English teachers from Queensland. My name is Nicholas Kennedy and I am here to talk to you about a novel that I believe every year 9 student in Queensland should read. Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden it is a young adult invasion novel‚ detailing a high-intensity invasion and occupation of Australia by foreigners. The novel is told in first person by the main character‚ a teenage girl named
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Athletes’ Hardships off the Field The life of an athlete has changed significantly over the years. Their salaries have increased along with their popularity. But possibly the most considerable change has been in the culture. It seems that every day on ESPN we here about another athlete getting in trouble. Society loves to put athletes up on this metaphorical pedestal‚ but they love even more to watch them fall off. Of course there are athletes that we can look up to as model citizens‚ but the group’s
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Topic: The expression ’Never‚ never give up’ means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "Never‚ never give up" means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. I think it’s a very good piece of advice for all of us. Never stop working for your goals doesn’t mean you must be successful; it doesn’t even mean that you must achieve your goal‚ but it’s
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Till We Have Faces A Myth Retold C.S. Lewis’s book Till We Have Faces is about the myth of Psyche and Cupid. However‚ in the original tale Psyche is a very naive girl who is greatly influenced by her two wicked older sisters. In this rendition of the tale‚ Psyche’s sisters are not evil and Psyche is not a mindless fool as she has been portrayed in earlier tales. Setting The story takes place in the kingdom of Glome. Glome’s social perspective is not surprisingly‚ a male dominant society and
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There is an underlying problem that is promoting racism today. It is the fact that a lot of people believe‚ and try to make themselves believe‚ that racism no longer exists. Many people today live their lives oblivious to what is happening in the world around them‚ often trying to convince themselves that racism is not a problem in their world. Others think they know all about the problem‚ but don’t really realize that they themselves could possibly be contributing to the problem of discrimination
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Till was a 14 year old who lived in the North where segregation was no longer a law‚ but then moved to the South where segregation still existed. At the time before his assassination‚ he was too young to understand that what he was doing was wrong. Till’s story really inspired a lot of people‚ and also has a lot of demonstration of people stepping out of their comfort zone and using will power to get through it. Amy Till‚ mother of Emit‚ shows courage‚ will
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