Courtney Beitel Prof. Bonillas English 1020 March 4‚ 2013 Research Assignment 1. I would like to re-travel to Northern Ireland. 2. Research Question: How has life changed over time in Northern Ireland? This is important to me because I had recently traveled to the Northern part of Ireland on a 2 week tour in the summer of 2012. While I was there‚ I saw where my grandmother grew up; from looking at old family photos before‚ where she grew up the city looks more worn down and not
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Northern Ireland The problems between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland started a long time ago and more political than religious. For centuries the English had tried to gain control of Ireland. Until the sixteenth centrury‚England controlled only a small area of Ireland around Dublin. English rulers‚ including King Henry VIII‚ Queen Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell gradually conquered the whole of Ireland. Ireland became a British colony in 1607. The last area to resis the English
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the Plane of the Eclipt. Because of Earth’s tilt‚ different regions of earth receive different amounts of direct and indirect sunlight. We call these various periods of time the seasons. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun it is experiencing summer‚ simultaneously‚ the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing winter‚ because it is tilted away from the Sun. During the Winter‚ the days are shorter because the sun rays hit the Earth at such an extreme angle. During the summer‚ days are longer
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QUESTIONS #1-10: 1. Gyres formed from 3 or 4 currents in the Northern Hemisphere move in what type of a circular pattern? Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans 2. What type of a circular pattern do the gyres move within in the Southern Hemisphere? counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect. 3. Which current could carry a vessel around the world without the assistance of any other current? The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC -- also the "West
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Hurricanes Andrew’s Strike By: Alex Osmun Core: 8 Hill Intro The beginning of a disaster‚ August 16th‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew was formed This piece‚ you will be learning all about Hurricane Andrew. I will be explaining what a hurricane is‚ what was the damage caused‚ and how meteorologists track the hurricane. It got up to a category five and the top wind speeds were 175 mph. It was one of the worst‚ most disastrous hurricane of all time. What is a hurricane and how does it form
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How to Logically Solve a Rubik’s Cube Kenneth Cason First‚ as with any problem‚ it is important to understand what your objective is. In the case of the Rubik’s Cube‚ the main goal is to arrange the pieces in such a way that each side is the same color. Next lets luck at the structure of a standard 3x3 Rubik’s Cube. It is a cube composed of 6 sides‚ each side composed of 9 stickers (3x3). There are 8 corner pieces‚ 12 edge pieces and 6 center pieces (one on each side). It is also important to note
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Hurricanes: Deadly and Unavoidable Earth has many weather changes throughout the year and certain periods of climate called seasons. These seasons are called winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and fall; each of these seasons brings a certain type of weather. For example‚ winter would bring you cold days and nights with high chances of snow every now and then. Summer‚ on the other hand‚ will give you humid or dry hot days with really warm nights with the casual thunderstorm. These weather changes are all
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People are always looking forward to a vacation. There are many different options on where to vacation. The two most common places people go are‚ up to the mountains or down to the beach. Both places offer a variety of fun activities and are a great excape from the stressors of everyday life. If you want to relax and get away‚ a vacation to either two places are the thing for you. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the climates‚ activities and locations of these two destinations
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Background Information Background Information Coffs Harbour is located on the Mid North Coast‚ between Sydney and Brisbane. It has a semi-tropical climate consisting of hot summers and mild winters. The Coffs Harbour area experiences high rainfall averaging between 1200 mm to 1700 mm per year‚ most rainfall occurring in late summer/early autumn. The landforms surrounding Coffs Harbour influences the rainfall greatly‚ The Great Dividing Range passes close to the area and the area has no major
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I hate winter and my radio wants me dead. You heard me: dead. Actually‚ I can’t say with confidence that it’s the radio at all. I’ve swapped it out three times‚ finally settling on an ancient cassette deck excavated from a musty box in my garage. But it’s not the station‚ or who’s speaking‚ or even how modern (or ancient) the radio is. There’s something in the air and it has a home: The Silver Memorial Bridge. Ten days before Christmas in 1967‚ the original Silver Bridge collapsed during rush
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