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    exploded with devastating fury. The eruption was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history. The effects were experienced on a global scale. Fine ash from the eruption were carried by winds exceeding as far away as New York level. The explosion was heard over 3000 miles away. Volcanic dust exploded in the upper atmosphere‚ affecting incoming solar radiation and the Earth’s climate for several years. This outbreak led to a series of large tsunami waves‚ some with a height of almost 40

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    Static Electricity

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    Definition Of Static Electricity Static electricity is the buildup of electrical charges on the surface of some object or material. Static electricity is usually created when materials are pulled apart or rubbed together‚ causing positive (+) charges to collect on one material and negative (−) charges on the other surface. Results from static electricity may be sparks‚ shocks or materials clinging together. Static electricity is the accumulation of electrical charges on the surface

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    Big Hero 6 Analysis

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    Hiro’s Journey Hiro Hamada of Big Hero 6 once said‚ “We didn’t set out to be superheroes. But sometimes life doesn’t go the way you planned. The good thing is my brother wanted to help a lot of people and that’s what we’re gonna do.” This quote summarizes the many heroic traits and attributes incorporated in the award-winning film‚ Big Hero 6. Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams‚ Big Hero 6 (2014) takes place in the city of San Fransokyo. It revolves around Hiro and his companion‚ Baymax‚ as

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    Have you ever imagined the end of the world? Well keep on reading! Chernobyl was probably the worst nuclear disaster in history. I’m going to take you through what has happened to the animals and the plants in Chernobyl and what is still happening today. The animals of Chernobyl make me regretful because the animals keep dying since of Chernobyl. Imagine not being able to touch your farm animals. There are 31 well known animals in the Chernobyl zone. 6 of them are cannibals‚ 9 of them are omnivores

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    accounted for nearly 80% of the total deaths related to coal miners around the world (Xiaohui). Most of these deaths can be contributed to a two main sources‚ these sources being dust exposure and methane explosions. The biggest killer of these two sources is dust exposure followed by the methane explosions. The continued exposure to coal dust can cause a disease known as pneumoconiosis‚ more commonly known as black lung disease. In China‚ nearly 2.7 million coal miners are exposed to dust. Of these

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    Epigenetics

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    As it turns out‚ there may be more to inheritance than just DNA sequence. Epigenetics also could play a role. Epigenetics can dictate which genes in an organism are turned on and off and because of this‚ an organism can have several changes in their gene expression without any changes to their actual DNA sequencing. This information can persist within an individual because the epigenetic markings get copied along with the DNA when cells reproduce. As evidence accumulates‚ it is speculated that epigenetics

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    R & C Coal‚ LLC‚ was a limited liability company in good standing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky at the time the violations were cited (Ex. 6‚ p. 1). During an interview‚ Mark Daugherty admitted he was the owner‚ operator‚ and foreman at the # 2 mine. On January 2‚ 2017‚ Daughtery was the foreman who conducted the required daily examinations at the mine‚ he was responsible for the day-to-day operations‚ he directed the workforce‚ and was responsible for hiring and firing (Ex. 11). Therefore‚

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    Golden Age Of Athens

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    The Golden Age of Athens was a time period when Athens reached its height of influential capacity and success. The Golden Age started around 480 BC to about 404 BC in the Polis of Athens. Just getting out of the Persian Wars‚ there was much advancement especially within architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and philosophy which have been brought through time and which was highly important to Greeks. Two examples that show how important this period was and still influences life today are the Parthenon and

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    People that believe in aliens usually write about them. H.G Wells wrote his story in 1898 and he was talking about how martians invade the earth. Bradbury wrote his story in 1957 and he talked about how children were going to help aliens invade the earth. The authors of “Zero Hour” and The War of the World’s portray aliens that are ready to change earth and cause destruction in different ways. Both of the stories has characters that are ready to change the Earth. The children in zero hour thinks

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    February of the year 63. The towns’ people thought the soil was very fertile and planted many crops so they didn’t want to move even after the earthquakes. Mt. Vesuvius ’ column is projected to have reached about 66‚000 ’ in height. The two major explosions it had occurred with the cuties of Pompeii and Herculaneum‚

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