How did the Hindenburg catch fire and explode? On May 6‚ 1937 a German airship (LZ 129 Hindenburg) was landing in Township‚ New Jersey when an electrostatic discharge ignited leaking hydrogen and causing the Hindenburg to catch fire. A electrostatic discharge is a sudden flow of electricity between two charged objects caused by contact. There was a total of 36 casualties which were 13 passengers‚ 22 crewmen‚ and even a worker on the ground. 62 out of the 97 passengers survived the crash. (wikipedia
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CRITIQUE OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL INTRODUCTION. Risk assessment tools to estimate the patient’s 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) should be used to identify high-risk patients for primary prevention. The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance (2010) does not recommend any particular risk calculator. According to patient (2013) those calculators which are based on the Framingham risk equation may overestimate risk
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Every day we read in the newspaper or watch T.V and hear news of crimes committed by Juveniles. Although there are many cases where the juvenile did not commit a serious crime‚ there are others where the crime is so bad the juvenile court system tries the juvenile as an adult. Instead of seeking help for the individual‚ our justice system places them in adult facilities to “teach them a lesson.” The justice system fails to see what the causes the child to do these things is because of abuse‚ neglect
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Middle Ages should be labeled as The Dark Ages because barbarians invaded places‚ people fled from towns to forests and hills‚ and people were slaughtered. In addition to The Dark Ages the label Age of Faith is adequate because there were lots of loyalty and protection. The label Age of Feudalism is a poor label because there is very limited evidence to show that. The only evidence we have is that people owe service to a fief and the King and he will pay them back. In addition to The Age of Feudalism
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Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Human life is a long and complex process which passes through many stages. Each stage contains new circumstances and requirements to which one has to adapt. The great English poet W. Shakespeare described and divided the human life span into a number of stages: an infant‚ a schoolboy‚ a lover with agonies of adolescence‚ a soldier as a youngish‚ a justice as an adult‚ a pantaloon who is over the hill‚ and the second childhood with "sans teeth
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8. What can we learn from the study of Mathematices? Mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields‚ including natural sciences‚ engineering‚ medicine‚ and the social sciences.The study of mathematics is also regarded as a compulsory part of our education. In my opinion‚ studying math can instill in students the value of our own culture and history‚ cultivate our development of logical thinking and stimulate growth of society as well. However‚ the study of math does
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The Middle Ages or “The Dark Ages”‚ has quite a negative connotation‚ but is not quite as dark as you would think. The Dark Ages are referred to as the period of time during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Specifically‚ The 16th century was a very pivotal time in history that began in the year of 1501 AD and had changed the world from that point on. Many important events from within the century have shaped our world to be the way it is. One being in 1531 when the Church of England broke free
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Many people may not know their rights as they are set forth in the Constitution. For those who do know all of their rights‚ many have not experienced the feeling of the government telling them that they cannot speak their mind. This is covered by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. It is the freedom of speech. There has been at least one major case where a rap group was ultimately censored by the federal government. Henry Louis Gates Jr. depicts a few aspects of this case with
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Nursing 131 – Physical Assessment Case Study – Cardiovascular Disease Nancy Riverhawk is a 75-year-old woman who presents to the provider’s office with fatigue. Subjective Data PMH: HTN‚ hyperlipidemia‚ MI 3 years ago Fatigue started about 1 month ago‚ getting worse Relieved with rest‚ exacerbated with activity Denies pain chest Ankles swollen Objective Data Vital signs: T 37‚ P 112‚ R 18‚ BP 110/54 Lungs: bilateral lower lobe crackles
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Reflection Memory: I have read the final chapters of the book “What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution” written by Gal Alperovitz. From these final chapters I have memorized that conventional governmental issues are lacking to the undertaking of determining the difficulties that face us today. The one of a kind arrangement of conditions that added to after war success won’t be rehashed. A large portion of today’s real social developments only look to augment access
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