LO2 a) Erosion Moving masses of ice (glaciers) cause erosion‚ and as a result change landscapes dramatically. There are 3 processes that cause direct glacial erosion: o Abrasion o Crushing o Plucking Meltwater erosion is an indirect process of erosion. Abrasion Rock fragments at the base of the glacier grind against the bedrock wearing down it’s surface. As a result‚ the surface becomes smooth. These smoothed bedrock surfaces are called striations. Fine silt particles are formed‚ called rock flour
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A character can be acknowledged as a tragic hero with the embodiment of various characteristics: he must cause his own downfall‚ his fate is not deserved‚ and he also must be of noble stature and have some sort of greatness. Typically‚ a hero accomplishes extraordinary things that usually are not common in most people. In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the hero and protagonist proves to be Jay Gatsby‚ a single-minded‚ successful‚ yet imperfect man. His early life was one of poverty and
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Habits How are habits formed? How can they be changed? 11/9/2013 Psychology 103 Almost everyone (if not all people) have a habit; it could be a good habit or a bad one. One thing most do not know is how a habit is formed? Can they be changed? A habit is a recurrent‚ often unconscious pattern of behaviors that is acquired through frequent repetition‚ and tends to occur subconsciously. Habits emerge because the brain is constantly seeking ways to conserve energy. It looks for a cue that
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[pic] Mississippi depicting sediments due to erosion The finest beaches on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are located on Ship Island and are being eroded however; erosion is the thing that initially created the beaches. There were no beaches when oceans first covered the surface of the earth millions of years ago‚ only rocky shores. Over millions of years these solid stones were broken down into rocks by erosion‚ then were broken down into pebbles‚ and then into gravel‚ and then into sand. Rivers
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How true these words sound in the present context. There is so much pollution all around us today that normal breathing in itself is the greatest risk to our lives. Pollution has affected our lives so adversely that because of this‚ millions of people die annually. The way the environment is being polluted today stands testimony to the fact that we are irresponsible occupants of this Earth and by polluting the air; we are meticulously working towards our own destruction. According to the World Health
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3.1 How Nissan Practice TQM According to the case the Total Quality Management (TQM) is a key feature of Nissan’s way of working. TQM involves making customer satisfaction top priority. Nissan Motor has set this as the goals of the company‚ everything in the organization and its people do is focused on creating high quality. In the case study‚ it shows how Nissan Motors defined TQM is an ongoing process; a way of thinking and doing that requires an
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There are three main factors that have a huge impact on my life: age‚ gender‚ and race/ethnicity. These factors have affected everyone in some way within their lifetime. A long time ago black women were used for house work‚ black men were used for manual labor‚ white women were kind of just there to please there men‚ and white men has all of the power. In someway these factors still affect us in todays society. Being an eighteen year old‚ white‚ female has its ups and downs. I am going to break it
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When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly done‚ this is happiness and this is success. “how success can be achieved” Someone has rightly said that there are three ingredients in a good life‚ learning‚ earning‚ and yearning. These three ingredients in right amount will lead one to success. Success doesn’t come in instant packets‚ ready to be adorned but it should be achieved .There are no hard and fast rules to achieve success‚ but some
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an essential part of our existence‚ and as the health care demand increases‚ so did the need for technology and specialization‚ driving costs up and causing the charity based foundation to shift to a profitable business. This gave birth to the three major issues in healthcare‚
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‘Ethnicity’ plays a major role in our everyday lives. It can have a positive effect‚ that provides us with a sense of belonging and identity. It helps us to understand who we are and where we came from. However‚ it can also play a negative role in the world. It can divide us and result in discrimination and‚ at times‚ conflicts and wars. In all societies‚ children probably gain their sense of fairness by observing adults. Raising a compassionate and peaceful child isn’t easy‚ and it isn’t the same
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