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    Holiday’s homework Class IX 1. Is potential energy a vector or a scalar quantity? 2. A train travels at a speed of 60 km/hr for 0.52hr‚ at 30 km/h for the next 0.24hr and then       at 70 km/h for the next 0.71h.What is the average speed of the train? 3. Plot the distance – time graphs a) When the body is at rest   b) When the body is moving with a uniform speed   c) When the body is moving with a non-uniform speed. 4. The brakes applied to a car produced an acceleration of 6 ms-2 in

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    Summer vacation Summer vacation is probably the happiest period in a student’s life. In plains this lasts for about two months. These vacations generally commence from the second week of May every year. The purpose of the summer vacation is multifold. One is relaxation. A student gets fatigued after the end of the annual examination. He needs rest to recoup health and vitality. The second purpose is to tide over the unbearable heat of the summer months. The third purpose is to provide a chance

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    “Romantic poetry explores human existence and emotional engagement” Discuss this statement with reference to at least two of Keats poems set for study. With great references too many of Keats poems but in particular Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn‚ this quote is reinforced and explored in great depth. The ideologies of human existence and emotional engagement are discovered with powerful relationships between man and women and humans and the environment. These connections create a sense

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero or Zero? In October we celebrate the man who found America. People are taught at a young age that Christopher Columbus was a hero when in fact he was a murderer. Yes‚ he found a land that was unknown to his people‚ but in his findings‚ he murdered‚ raped and enslaved the true natives of this country. Columbus and his men destroyed the civilizations‚ cultures‚ and land of the Native Americans. These actions should not be portrayed as heroic. When you read about his

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    2013 Am Hist I (12pm) Mazurek Homework #1 A) “Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492...” This popular poem has become engraved in the minds of many children for years. From a young age‚ certain facts about the discovery of America are taught. What is not being realized is that many specifics are being omitted from lessons. This being said‚ it is important to note that it is no longer as simple to just explain that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Even in many history textbooks throughout

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    Western civilization 1 The Mental World Of Christopher Columbus Supported by Spain‚ seeking a water route to the spice islands in 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain on his first voyage. After more then a month had passed‚ the crew started to loose all hope and the voyage seemed like a failure. Until on October 12‚ 1492 land was sighted. The land that was sighted was not what Columbus had originally intended to find. Columbus landed in the Caribbean Sea in the Bahamas‚ which was thousands

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    Teacher Man World History December 2‚ 2013 Christopher Columbus Opinion Essay My opinion of Christopher Columbus is that he should not be celebrated. Columbus was a man of many faults‚ which need to be acknowledged. He was a man‚ not a god‚ who made mistakes‚ but never truly learned from them. Here are a few of his major mistakes. One of his known faults was being involved in the slave trade. On his original voyage Columbus and his men arrived in the Caribbean where they seized six “Indians”

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    Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday filled with rich history‚ fun traditions‚ and delicious food. Mardi Gras‚ or Fat Tuesday‚ is celebrated throughout the world. In the U.S. Mardi Gras is only celebrated as a legal holiday in the state of Liousiana. Mardi Gras attracts many tourists every year. Mardi Gras dates back to thousands of years ago in ancient Rome. Lupercalia was a pagan celebration of agriculture and fertility. Paganism is a nature worshipping religion. Usually it indentifies god with the

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    how you would change an element of the customer service system in response to the complaint about the quality of the meals • outline how you would change the work culture in the kitchen • outline how you would evaluate the customer service Brad’s Holiday Retreat gives in the future • design a customer survey questionnaire and survey process that will increase Brad’s understanding of his and Rosemary’s customers’ wants and needs in relation to meals o outline the sample group o design the questions

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    The discovery of America‚ like most things in history‚ is not one hundred percent clear. It is accredited to Christopher Columbus although there were natives living in the regions he discovered. When he landed in the Bahamas in October of 1492‚ it was the first of many times Columbus set foot in the Americas. Funded by Spain‚ the textbook explains Columbus was convinced that “The distance from the west coast of Europe to the east coast of Asia was about 5‚000 miles‚ instead of the actual 12‚000.”(Western

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