The Chemistry Behind Airbags Hannah Klein 4/5/13 pd. 11 Airbags are a type of automobile safety restraint like seatbelts‚ they are balloon-like devices that expand when a car experiences a collision‚ providing a cushion of air that prevents a person from bashing their face on the dashboard or steering wheel and suffering concussion‚ disfigurement‚ or worse. Airbags are usually fitted in the front seats. A car that is described as having a “driver’s side airbag” has one airbag only‚ designed
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“In the face of the plague‚ the characters’ beliefs disintegrate.” Discuss. In Year of Wonders‚ Geraldine Brooks focuses on the effects of the plague on the English village of Eyam in 1665. The village is introduced as a spiritual community; there are various religious and moral codes that the people live by. As the plague hits‚ these strong beliefs are put to the test. Brooks’s narrative asserts the notion that disaster and catastrophe‚ as widespread in form as the bubonic plague‚ is capable
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Rob Hill Professor Terry Thuemling WP121G 5 November 2004 Behind the Walls of the Ghetto Commenting on the famed Los Angeles ghetto in which he grew up‚ gangster rapper Ice Cube asserts‚ "If you ain ’t never been to the ghetto‚ don ’t ever come to the ghetto" (Cube‚ Ghetto Vet). But why are American ghettos filled with so much violence‚ drugs‚ and inopportunity? In John Singleton ’s powerful drama Boyz N the Hood the harsh reality of youths growing up in South Central Los Angeles‚ a place
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“There’s a word for that kind of lie. Hope.”‚ Max Brooks‚ author of World War Z. World War Z is a book written by Max Brooks that portrays a reporter’s collection of journal entries during a zombie apocalypse. The collection of stories are from all over the globe as the reporter’s goal was to preserve the history after the zombie apocalypse had ended. The preservation of these stories was to be used to prevent another war to end all wars in the future of the human race. Of these stories‚ there are
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Behind the Veil Many controversies surround the use of genetically modified organisms in the production of food and crops in the United States and around the world. Although biotechnology has been around for centuries‚ in the last fifty years scientists have made innovations in the creation of new biotechnologies. Scientists have developed ways of genetically engineering the DNA of plants through genetic modification. Adjustments are made to the development‚ structure and composition by introducing
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The Truth Behind a Lie Lena Madison Axia College of the University of Phoenix COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing Pamela Strunk October 1‚ 2006 Sports are among the greatest of human pleasures‚ [and] one of the U.S.’ biggest industries…”(Sheed‚ 1995‚ p. 10). Success is considered by many to be the most important goal of sports‚ and at the level of professional sports‚ winning is the ultimate goal. Because winning is so important‚ athletes‚ whether they are young or old‚ professional or
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David Brooks began his essay “One Nation‚ Slightly Divisible” by dividing America into two sections: “Red America”‚ the republicans‚ and “Blue America”‚ the democrats. Brooks discussed the differences between the two groups. He described how “Red America” was made up of farmers and rural communities‚ while “Blue America” consisted of big cities with many stores and businesses. As Brooks looked at the red and blue sections of the electoral map‚ he was interested in the reasons
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Nightmare: A Negative Dream Most of the people of today are contented to say that nightmares are “only dreams” which they mean‚ it is just imaginary and of no consequence. They’re not worried or anything because dreams are just dreams and it won’t happen in real life. To others‚ it has been the result of the visitation of the demons and indeed‚ the word nightmare came from the Anglo-Saxon for goblin and incubus (Laberge & Rheingold‚ 1990). Some were very affected‚ scared and becomes paranoid
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All human societies‚ past and present‚ have had a keen interest in education; some have claimed that teaching is the second oldest profession. While not all societies hold sufficient resources for educational activities and institutions‚ all at the very least‚ acknowledge the significance of an education‚ of learning lessons—and for good reasons. For one thing‚ it is obvious that every child‚ despite sex‚ race or rank‚ is born illiterate and innumerate‚ and every child is born ignorant of the cultural
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Dead people. Not exactly my first choice of topics to read about‚ but the writing style displayed on the first page‚ and in fact in the first couple of sentences pulled me in. Jessica Mitford‚ the author‚ describes in this essay the process corpses go through while at the funeral parlor. Her word choice is strong‚ taking you visually‚ step by step‚ through that process. She uses vivid imagery‚ describing scenes in detail so you can picture it as if you were there. Considering the topic of the
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