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    Hawaii Wave Surfing

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    The art of wave riding (‘he’enalu’‚ in old Hawaiian) was practiced in many coastal locations around the tropics among Pacific Islanders. "He’e" means to go from a solid to a liquid and "nalu" means surfing motion of a wave. This stand-up pastime of surfing came to its climax in Hawaii not only because of its coast having warm water and constant waves but Hawaiians are innately ocean people. Traditionally surfing prowess gained you social rank and power politically in the village. Commoners could

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    Standing Waves Lab

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    Objective The objective of this lab was to use standing waves in a resonance tube in order to measure the speed of sound. Standing waves were used due their constructive and destructive interference‚ which lead to nodes and antinodes in the wave.The nodes could be marked because they were silent‚ and the antinodes were loud. Hypothesis We expect to find a linear relationship between wavelength and period because the speed of sound is constant. The frequency will inversely change the wavelength

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    Which was more important in shaping the first wave of globalization; coercive power‚ or technological progress? Technological developments lay the groundwork in shaping the first wave of globalization with Britain as a world leader in trade and economical power‚ but use of coercive power amplified this picture. The first wave of globalization evolved alongside the industrial revolution in Europe during the 19th century until the outbreak of World War one in 1914. In this period‚ Britain stood

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    The Wave: Lily's Poem

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    The Wave Lily got up at 10:00 am like she does every morning during the summer. Then she got ready to go to the beach and surf. When she got there she went out in the ocean. When she first got out she saw a great wave‚ it was not too big but not too small. She then rode it into shore. Everything was going great until the waves started getting rough. She paddled out it was a little hard because the waves kept getting stronger. Then she heard a surfer yell for help. Lily started to swim as fast

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    Uses of Electromagnetic Waves Radio Waves * TV and FM radio (short wavelength) * Direct line of sight with transmitter (do not diffract) * Medium wavelength – travel further because they reflect from layers in the atmosphere * Used for transmitting signals. Microwaves * Microwaves are used in satellite television broad casting. * It is used to transmit mobile phone signals between Mast‚ which may be up to 20km apart. * Microwaves are absorbed by water molecules

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    French New Wave

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    THE FRENCH NEW WAVE LA NOUVELLE VAUGE During the German occupation French cinema thrived‚ this was due to the protection given to it from foreign competition. When the war ended American films flooded into the French market‚ these films were greeted with great enthusiasm‚ as many were curious about all aspects of American culture. The Blums-Byrnes Agreement regulated the flow of foreign films in the French market. This agreement stated that French films could only be shown for 13 weeks

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    Joseph Paz Dr. Scanlon Ap English Lit 27 January 2013 The Sound of Waves: Personal Reflection In Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves the reader is immersed in a rich‚ traditional‚ spiritual form of Japanese culture. The island is not only an accurate portrayal of the traditional Japanese culture but also that of the western world which is making its way to the small Japanese island in which the books plot unfolds. Mishima manages to show the reader of the importance of keeping with tradition

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    The Great Wave Analysis

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    Katsushika Hokusai’s print entitled The Great Wave is a Japanese art during the period ukiyo-e which is a movement that depicts everyday life. There were many materials used in this piece. Including “Ink‚ Paper‚ Printing blocks‚ Prints‚ Relief prints‚ Wood blocks‚ Woodblock prints”(metmuseum). The print was created after the artists fame had died down. In his late seventies‚ to pass time. Hokusai printed different views of Mount Fuji. The Great Wave being one of 36 and the most known. Hokusai‚ born

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    AP GOV. The wave

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    October 10‚ 2013 “The Wave” is a film that was able to show how easy power can control the lives of people. In the film a teacher Mr. Ross did an experiment about power and its strong influence on society. His society was his students. He wanted to see how far his power would go by forming a “movement”. Mr. Ross called his movement “The Wave”. But what really gave him the idea was when a student asked him a question about corruption

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    Radio waves and Microwaves Radio communications Radio waves are used to broadcast radio or television signals from transmitters‚ which are then converted into electrical signals with an aerial (which is made out of metal to absorb the radio waves) so you can hear and see them. When done so the aerial converts this wave into an electrical signal (because of the electromagnetic waves energy exciting particles in the aerial and causing them to oscillate/vibrate and thus create an electrical current)

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