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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In the 1880s‚ as the European powers were carving up Africa‚ King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo‚ he looted its rubber‚ brutalized its people‚ and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the
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The Goblin King sat on his throne‚ while playing with his flames that were swirling in various colors of the rainbow. He was waiting impatiently for his goblin minion named Sumire to return from the mortal realm‚ so that he could seal the deal of ending the promise he made to Mitsuki’s little sister. He knew the time has come when Mitsuki’s little sister would come down to the Underground and solve his complex maze. However‚ he was known as a cheater‚ and he never played fairly when it came to
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the tragedy of the play.” Discuss. The fool is a continual character in the workings of Shakespeare. The Fool is usually a cunning peasant that uses his intellect to outdo people of a higher social status. This is particularly the case in the play King Lear. Lear’s jester‚ the Fool‚ is indeed a very strange character. He uses crazy talk and merry songs to give Lear important advice. Not only is he important in the development of the plot but he’s important in the development of Lear’s character and
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Wendy’s food at McDonald’s. I chose to break this social norm because‚ here in America‚ the majority of people know what type of food each fast food chain offers. For example‚ everyone knows that a Big Mac is from McDonald’s and a Whopper is from Burger King. I wanted to see the reaction I would get from the McDonald’s employees if I tried to order a Whopper and a baconator. So‚ I went to the McDonald’s on Weber at a time when it wasn’t busy (so I wouldn’t hold up the line if I took a long time). I pulled
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At the time of the “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years had gone by since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Unfortunately‚ black Americans were still being segregated up to this point. Martin Luther King Jr was one of the greatest proponents of ending segregation and he fought to change the way that things were. It is one thing to declare all men equal by law‚ but another to individually change the minds of people. After years and years of hate it is very hard to change the perceptions of a whole
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Author: Stephen King. This book is the first book I have read by this author.I am going to read more books by him. Genre: This book is a horror fiction which most of King’s books are categorized in. I have never read any books by Stephen King but I plan on reading more. This book was a great entrance book to Stephen King written books. Title: “The Long Walk” makes you wonder what is the walk about and what makes it so long. It caught my eye when I searching for a book by this author to read. It fits
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Law: * during the reign of King Henry VIII English society followed Tudor Sumptuary laws‚ these were laws which marked a person’s social status by legally specifying what they could wear‚ what they could eat‚ and even what kind of furniture they could have in their homes. * It is believed that the changing nature of trade‚ religion and society under King Henry VIII’s rule led to an increasing need for such regulations to keep the social balance intact and to exercise greater control over
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Kings of Heros Fairness‚ loyalty‚ and protection are all qualities that a proper king would bestow upon his people. Such qualities are rarities amongst our recently read works‚ however these qualities are not always necessary for kings to be heroic. Gilgamesh‚ for example‚ takes advantage of his people’s brides on their wedding nights and is a foolish ruler. Oedipus‚ on the other hand‚ helps his people cope with their problems. Between the two‚ Oedipus is undoubtably the best guy for the job as
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In the opening of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is portrayed as a caring and compassionate person. He seemed to be very concerned that the people of Thebes are suffering and wanted to find out why and how to fix as fast as possible. He declared that he would fix the problem regardless of what or who it was. However‚ within that same scene when Creon came back with the reasoning behind the suffering‚ it became more obvious that Oedipus was more arrogant than he was caring. He felt as though he could
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