consumption because of the massive size of our oceans. Using a combination of dams‚ fences‚ and turbines‚ many countries are utilizing the almost untapped resources of inexhaustible tidal power. Created due to the gravitational forces of the moon‚ the tides of the day are highly predictable and can be used incredibly efficiently. This type of energy is ever so slightly gaining popularity as companies fight for coastal rights. The economic and environmental aspects of this industry are also constantly
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The Art of War for Managers While “The Art of War” was written by Sun Tzu during the 6th century B.C.‚ long before the colonization of the Americas‚ the onslaught of the Crusades‚ and before the Persian Wars of around 490 B.C.‚ it remains relevant to this day. There is also strong evidence that the work inspired Napoleon and was used in the planning of Operation Desert Storm. “The Art of War” has withstood the sands of time due to its simplistic approach‚ and its applicability to non-military
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Laplace’s nebula theory (1796):it all began from a huge cloud of gas which was spinning slowly. This cloud collapsed under gravity. As it collapsed‚ it started spinning more quickly and began to flatten to conserve angular momentum. Schmidt-Lyttleton accretion theory (1944):Sun passed through a huge cloud of gas and acquired matter to form planets. Proto-planet Theory:started with a cloud of dust and gas in a state of hypersonic turbulence. Thus‚ rapid internal collisions took place. This resulted
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Energy Flow Systems Richard White’s Organic Machine‚ and William Cronon’s Changes in the Land‚ both examine environments as energy flow systems. The energy flow model was utilized by the authors to explain relationships within ecosystems. Richard White’s thesis is to examine the river as an organic machine‚ as an energy system that‚ although modified by human intervention‚ maintains it’s natural‚ its "unmade" qualities. White emphasizes on energy because it is a useful concept that can be easily
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Excitement builds within me when I hear the soothing sound of waves crashing on a deserted beach and smell the saltiness hanging in the air. Waves crashing onto the fine sand beckon me to pick my boogie board up lodged in the fine sand next to me. The tide takes me out in waves of ups and downs until I am ready to ride the perfect wave back! The coolness of the water soothes my hot skin as it gently washes over me. I feel exhilarated when after what feels like hours my feet sink into the wet sand leaving
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Analyzing Longfellow The Sound of the Sea By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In the poem‚ The Sound of the Sea‚ by Longfellow‚ the speaker uses an allusion of the sea to show a comparison between the "rushing of the sea-tides" and the process of the human soul being inspired. The speaker is enchanted by the ways that occasions and situations are revealed to the soul through "inspirations" in a method of almost "foreshadowing" what is to come in the future. These "inspirations" come as sporadically
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Local Literature: “Video games will ruin your children’s future”- Cesar Tolentino‚ a Market Research Analyst and Consultant here in the Philippines. In his blog/ article on http://www.gdap.org.ph‚ where the title of his featured blog is “Turning the tide: Changing the
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3rd Mr. Smith 11\25\13 Do you like stories about storms if so Storm Warriors by Jon Nappa is the book for you. This book is about a crew that gets caught in a storm. It had been 40 minutes of fighting wind and tide before Author and Heming recovered the longboat and crew. The tide fall signal on shore made it clear that there was not enough water in the outer portion of the harbor for the luger to ride in comfortably. They tacked and positioned and coursed in on a swift like and plowed in fast
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An Ocean Habitat or sometimes refer to as a marine environment is a place in the ocean where plants and animals interact with the chemical and physical features of the environment. An Ocean habitat is a place where communities of organisms live. The three main ocean habitats of the ocean are the open water‚ the soft sandy to muddy bottom and the hard shore. Examples of ocean habitats are the coral reefs‚ the estuaries and the abyssal zone. Habitats can be classified in a number of ways in order
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"Dover beach" is a beautiful poem written by a famous poet‚ Matthew Arnold; from the romantic era. The poem is melancholic and pessimistic in nature and shows human misery through the ages. The diction changes as the poem progresses‚ from the beginning till the end‚ soft and loving to hard and rough‚ respectively. The images are centered around the ocean‚ this is to show the analogy that life can be both turbulent as well as placid. The time that the poem occurs is through the night‚ having mystery
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