"In every sense‚ a standing rain forest supplies more economic wealth than if it were cleared yet deforestation continues at an alarming rate." (Tropical Rain Forest Coalition‚ 1996). Rain Forests have played a significant role in shaping modern biology. The destruction of the rain forests will determine the fate of all species humans plants and animals. Many people do not understand the long- term consequences of losing the earth’s rain forests. They have provided all living beings with many
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“The Harder they Come” “The Harder They Come‚” a famous film produced by Perry Henzell‚ a local Jamaican from the white ruling class‚ highlighted realities that are not often portrayed or depicted in most local films. Produced in 1973‚ ten years after Jamaican gained Independence from the British State‚ “The Harder They Come” portrays life Post-Colonialism and how Jamaicans dealt with remaining true to their culture and the adaptation of foreign culture‚ such veracities are illustrated through
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10.2 Properties of Cathode rays Aim: to determine some of the properties of the rays which come from the cathode of a discharge tube. Equipment * Two power packs * Two plug-plug leads * One pair of magnets * Induction coil * Four plug-clip leads * Discharge tubes (Maltese cross‚ electric plates‚ rotating wheel‚ screen display) Theory: This experiment is designed to show you the properties of cathode rays as discovered by Sir William Crookes. Method: 1. Connect the
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A world where books are illegal and must be burned that ISN’T Nazi Germany? What? Yes‚ it may sound crazy‚ but a world full of book burning is the basis of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury writes a spectacular story about a firefighter(named ironically‚ given they start fires instead of putting them out) that wants to enjoy his life by reading. The story offers the idea that it’s main protagonist‚ the bored-with-life Montag‚ dares to break an ill placed law. The protagonist of Fahrenheit
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RAY-BAN: ThE hISTORY Of ThE TOp SELLING EYEwEAR BRANd wORLd wIdE 1936 Birth of Ray-Ban Eyewear For aviation‚ both military and civil‚ the 1920s was a decade of remarkable advances. Air traffic grew as a result. With the development of new aeroplanes that could fly higher and higher came altitude-related problems. Pilots were suffering from headaches and nausea because of glare and the great distances that they had to traverse. In 1929‚ General MacCready asked Ray-Ban for a new type of air force
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the hypothesis of Soft Determinism it guarantees that when an individual is the reason for his or her activities‚ he or she can act openly. Delicate determinism holds that free activities‚ are those that continue from our own particular volition. Both hard determinism and delicate determinism concur that go before a strategy is foreordained. They are diverse on the grounds that as a delicate determinist I trust that an individual can battle to settle on a choice on the inputs. Soft determinism and
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING Introduction: Till about thirty years back‚ the areas around our homes and offices used to be unpaved and the rain falling on these areas would percolate into the soil and remain there for being drawn through shallow open wells. With the proliferation of flat complexes‚ not only have these areas been paved and percolation of rainwater into the soil almost totally stopped‚ the quantity of water drawn from the soil below has increased manyfold. Consequently open wells and not
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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Parker Ray was born on November 6‚ 1939 and died May 28‚ 2002. David was suspected to be a serial killer and well-known torture killer of many women‚ although no bodies were ever recovered. David was eventually discovered when many of his accomplices came forward with accusations regarding the murder of around eight women. On top of these known victims‚ police also believe that Ray may be responsible for the murders of up to sixty women near and around Truth or Consequences‚ New Mexico. Ray had
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doi:10.1038/nature07378 L ETTERS Correlation between nanosecond X-ray flashes and stick–slip friction in peeling tape Carlos G. Camara1*‚ Juan V. Escobar1*‚ Jonathan R. Hird1 & Seth J. Putterman1 Relative motion between two contacting surfaces can produce visible light‚ called triboluminescence1. This concentration of diffuse mechanical energy into electromagnetic radiation has previously been observed to extend even to X-ray energies2. Here we report that peeling common adhesive tape in a
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