Being a great fan of Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam I’ve always been inspired by him. I’m one of those lucky ones who had the golden opportunity to meet him in person when I was in 9th grade. I was ignited by his thoughts and views and I thought Vision 2020 was the best action plan we could have for our beloved country- INDIA. But then today while I was writing this post my Dad happened to have a look at what I was up to. He asked me what my vision for India was. I said all the great things that I had read
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A Web quest Go to HYPERLINK http//www.politicalcompass.org www.politicalcompass.org and click on take the test. Take the test to find out where you land on the political compass and plot it here My Political compass Economic Left/Right 0.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian 0.87 Q Do the results surprise you Why or why not A No‚ they do not surprise me‚ because I dont really know a lot about political issues‚ they dont really spark my interest. However I do feel that
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Chan Woong Park Physics 10 Prof. Quan 29 September 2013 Greenhouse Effect Today‚ the world is suffering because of the global warming‚ and this phenomenon has a relationship with Green House effect. First of all‚ the principle of green house effect is based on the wave length of radiation. Higher temperature objects emit radiation that has short wavelength. On the contrary to this‚ lower temperature objects emit radiation that has longer wavelength. Based on this fundamental‚ people can
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The Once and Future King King Arthur of the Arthurian legends is one of the most unique characters in the history of literature. Since he has been depicted by a variety of writers‚ there is more than a single description of his personality. The Arthur we know is actually a conglomerate of many different interpretations of one character. For this reason‚ his character and very person haven ’t been too consistent through the legends. The earliest Arthurian Legends which are also some of the earliest
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Instructions First‚ take a walk through a forest‚ think about the last time you did so‚ or take a virtual nature walk or research a specific forest on the internet. Based on this experience‚ write a response that includes the following: A list of at least six different components (living and non-living) you observed in the forest ecosystem. Your opinion regarding the health of the forest. Be specific‚ describing the observations used to form this opinion about the forest. A description of your favorite recreational
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Susan Hill has mentioned that to her ‘settings are very very important to me.’ The settings in ‘I’m the King of the castle’ beautifully portrays on how the character feels and thinks‚ she does this by having lucid themes that show emotions of the characters reflecting onto the theme. This means the reader can feel the atmosphere seemingly throughout the novel. In the novel there is one main theme of which is based around hatred between hooper and Kingshaw. straight from the start of when they
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the world is the Monteverde rain forest? Nestled atop Costa Rica’s continental divide‚ the Monteverde rainforest Proudly calls the town of Monteverde Its home. High above the coastal towns dotted Along the famous Costa Rican seaside‚ Monteverde sits at an altitude of 4‚662 Ft. above sea level. Major Abiotic Factors v Because of the high altitude‚ this particular rain forest is known as a Cloud Forest. v A Cloud Forest is categorized as a highland forest that receives nearly 100% humidity
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Forest has been of great importance to mankind since prehistoric days. 60% of the earth once covered with forest. With the development of civilization‚ large areas have been cleared to make way for farms‚ mines‚ towns and roads. Today about 30% of earth is still forested. The economic value of forests‚ supply many products like wood from trees as lumber‚ plywood and fuel wood or charcoal. Timber is used in furniture making‚ building houses‚ ships and railway sleepers. Pulp and paper are made
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Forest schools aim Forest schools aims are inspirational‚ offering children opportunities to develop; confidence and self-esteem‚ by engaging with the natural environment; using natural recourses and materials. The daily routine within a forest school consists of; the children and practitioners having sessions in local woodland‚ using natural recourses‚ which encourages the children to observe their senses‚ alongside developing the children’s curiosity (Knight 2013). Officially forest schools are
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the survival of mankind. Today ‚ a major threat to survival of these organisms is deforestation. We know that deforestation means clearing forests and using the land for other purposes. Trees in the forestare cut for procuring land for cultivation‚building houses and factories and making furniture or using wood as fuel.Some natural causesof deforestation are forest fires and severe droughts. We know that deforestation disturbs the balance in nature.If cutting
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