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    Physics is how everything in the world works in harmony. Without it‚ things would be floating around‚ the earth wouldn’t rotate‚ and it’d be a huge mess. Newton’s laws of physics are the best way to explain how the physical world works. Newton’s first law of motion states “an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will continue moving at a consistent velocity unless acted upon by a net force. A real world example of this would be playing golf. The golf ball sits on the tee

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    Science Technology Company (STC) Case Bill Watson as President of Science Technology Company (STC) should ask the Chief Financial Officer‚ Harry Finson‚ to fine tune and rehash the 5 year financing plan Harry prepared. This is to address the following issues and concerns: A. Projected thirty percent (30%) increase in annual sales Historically in a strong ATE market‚ STC was able to increase its sales on a compound annual growth rate of 12% only. In 1983‚ the company posted its highest

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    Salinas‚ Lauren Assignment #3 Haitian Revolution and Independence The Saint Domingue (modern Haiti) was a rich society of European colonies in the Caribbean that produced many goods such as sugar‚ coffee‚ and cotton. Their productions accounted for “almost one-third of France’s foreign trade” (P.501). Wealthy planters usually owned black slaves who normally toiled in the fields under brutal conditions. Many slaves ran away into the mountains to escape. By the late eighteenth century‚ Saint

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    EXPERIMENT: Biological Molecules Here are your goals for this lesson: • To conduct tests for glucose‚ starch‚ lipids and proteins • Use these test results to identify the biological molecules found in food Student Name: Brittany Gerdes Date Experiment done:12-20-12 Date Report Completed: 12-20-12 Name of Grader: Hypothesis: A prediction of what you think the results of the project will be.  Write your hypothesis before you begin the experiment and‚ if the experiment has

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    * In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? For Christians is the city where Jesus was crucified and where he also rose from death. For Muslims is the place where Mohammad ascended to the heavens to meet God. For Jews‚ King David‚ named it and it was where Solomon had built the temple‚ and wailing wall. * The three monotheistic religions are sometimes described as branches of the same family tree. If this is true‚ how would you describe the trunk of the

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    Internet Activity- Chapter 23 1. What reason does Columbus give for keeping his journal? What does this reason tell us about his mission on this journey? Christopher Columbus’s determination to keep an account of his voyage was to perform the embassy of Fernando and Isabella. He wanted to keep a journal from his departure until he arrived at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several

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    Summer Reading Assignment Name: ____ __________________ 10th Grade The House on Mango Street Before returning to school next school year‚ you will need to read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions‚ summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September. By carefully completing this assignment over

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    flexibility Increase in population density Increased demand for food Iron/Steel: What you need? - Early mining - Discovery of smelting at high temperatures Reduction of oxidized iron ore Knowledge of chemistry required (Oxidation & reduction) - Technology involved: Furnace - Certain division of labor and tools Trading iron for food‚ etc. Iron/Steel: What you get? - Iron age begins: By ca. 1600-1200 BCE in Asia Minor - Metal > Stone: Hard + Easier to mold into desired shapes - Better cutting

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    Was Western imperialism an inevitable result of the advance of the Industrial Revolution? Why or why not? Yes‚ it was an inevitable result because even though imperialism was sort of being used‚ there was now a reason to go after it. With the Industrial Revolution now making it easier to produce goods‚ countries were able to grow at a faster rate. With all the products being made‚ more countries wanted the profit that it would bring. With the quality of goods being produced‚ changes had to be made

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    Question: | Answer: | Current-Day Region | Letter on Map | I founded the Choson dynasty and focused my government on Confucian principles. | Yi Song-gye | Korea | C | King Sejong replaced the complex Chinese system of writing with this alphabet. (both written and spoken) | Hangul | Korea | C | Was a dynasty and during this age‚ Buddhism reached its greatest influence in Korea. | Koryo Age | Korea | C | What religion reached its greatest influence during the Koryo Age? Buddist texts were

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