Why some water samples can be harder than others (1)Hard water is any water containing an appreciable quantity of dissolved minerals. (2) Some of the minerals come from chalk‚ limestone or marble‚ which the water may have flowed over or through. (4) Hard water contains calcium or magnesium ions. Limestone‚ marble or chalks are insoluble in pure water however they will dissolve slowly in acidic rain. If your water has emerged through limestone or chalk (calcium carbonate) it will be hard. (1) Soft
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1. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? There are four ways a group of people can be identified are race‚ ethnicity‚ religion and gender. Within these four groups there are five characteristics that they all share that make them fall into a minority group. Those five characteristics are unequal treatment‚ distinguishing physical or cultural traits‚ involuntary membership‚ awareness of subordination‚ and in-group marriage. The racial group is a group of individuals that
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Three key reasons why some competencies are valued basis resources (like skills‚ competencies and knowledge) are valued. This means of valuation is important because it h as changed over the past and will undoubtedly change in the future. Why are some competencies valued? Firstly‚ because they create something that people value: for a resource to be seen to be valuable‚ it needs to be able to actually create something that others value. This is important because notions of w From the 19th century
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What are some effective team conflict resolution skills? Understanding conflict resolution‚ or problem solving‚ requires a conscious learning effort. Conflict is generally defined as the internal or external discord that results from differences in ideas‚ values‚ or feelings between two or more people. Sometimes‚ conflict is an expected outcome when dealing with people who have a variety of different values‚ beliefs‚ backgrounds‚ and goals. (Yoder-Wise‚ 2007) ...it is important to
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LINGUISTIC SEXISM AND VIOLENCE OF SOME COUNTRIES NATIONAL ANTHEMS INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Having a distinct national anthem just like a unique national flag as a form of national identity is one thing that is common to virtually every country or nation of the world. An anthem according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica is a song or a hymn expressing patriotic sentiment that is either governmentally authorized as an official national song/hymn or
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ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA AND SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS Penny Ur TESOL France Colloquium 2009 Initial Concepts and Assumptions Probably between two and three billion people speak English. These may be defined according to Kachru’s three circles: inner‚ outer‚ expanding (Kachru‚ 1992). expanding circle outer circle inner circle Kachru‚ 1985 Probably between two and three billion people speak English. These may be divided into Kachru’s three circles: inner‚ outer
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Why Some Economies Grow Faster Than Others A Comparison of Cuba and Israel Harry M. Geedey Professor Evelyn Bolden Economics 250 March 1‚ 2011 Abstract The governments of Cuba and Israel are relatively young. The two countries are of similar size‚ population‚ and possess similar natural resources. They each have port cities with easy access to the world. Their governments were founded on socialist principles. Despite the similarities‚ the economic performance of Israel has far outpaced
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In “What is an Inkblot? Some Say‚ Not Much” by Erica Goode‚ the author introduces the Rorschach test determining whether or not the Rorschach test is necessary. Some people argue about how the Rorschach is useful in ways to find out the problem or to find out what is wrong with the patient. Getting to the point‚ the story‚ “ Flowers of Algernon” by Daniel Keys‚ the author talks about a mentally disabled grown man named Charlie Gordon taking the Rorschach test to determine whether or not he is suitable
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In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio‚ August deserves the Henry Beecher Award for Courage and Greatness because he was able to handle the bullying that he faced in school with the appropriate behavior. During the fifth grade ceremony which takes place in the Beecher Prep Upper school auditorium‚ Ms. Rubin names the students that have made it into the high honor roll and she reads the name‚ “August Pullman” (Palacio 302). This shows that although Julian had been picking on August during the time he
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What is greatness‚ greatness is decided by the people who elevates the status of the man in a particular field. Sometimes status is elevated by contemporaries and in some cases by the people after his death. It is seen that some people are harshly criticized the work but later after many years it gets accepted and status is elevated after many decades passed. Firstly‚ the ’Theory of Evolution’ put forward by Charles Darwin states that human evolution is from Apes‚ it was harshly criticized
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