Polymethylmethacrylate‚ or PMMA for short‚ is a polymer consisting of the monomer methyl methacrylate that has been around since the 1930s1. PMMA is a polymer that has a high impact strength‚ is scratch and shatter resistant‚ and is relatively lightweight1. Because PMMA can also be formed into a transparent thermoplastic and has a glass transitions temperature of 130oC‚ this polymer served as a glass substitute in its early uses1. Other beneficial characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate include
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Almost three million cats and dogs are killed each year in shelters that do not have the room to accommodate for all these animals not being adopted. Seeing these sweet and innocent animals be stuck in shelters for months to years is heartbreaking so I decided to do something about it. I adopted my dog from a local shelter‚ Pawsitive Impact Pet Rescue‚ and shortly after I began to volunteer there. Since then‚ I have helped many dogs and seen many find their forever home. The feeling you have when
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stand on slavery today. Look at where you stand on animal rights.” Throughout my presentation I ask that you keep these questions in mind: Is slavery no longer slavery when its not happening to humans? Is abuse not abuse if it isn’t happening to your species? And‚ is murder not considered murder when its not happening to someone like you? If I ask all of you if you love animals‚ most of you would say yes. Yet its because of people like you that animals like pigs‚ cows‚ and chickens suffer and take knives
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Ethnocentrism: Major Effects on Organizational Behavior Abstract This research paper defines the term ethnocentrism as a means to make assumptions or judgments about other cultures from one’s own point of view. This paper details the various problems that an ethnocentric view presents when dealing with different cultures. The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. This paper will also explain that a diverse workforce‚ which represents a changing world
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endangered that it is important that all of us have the knowledge to understand what’s going on. One of the many endangered species are the northern white rhinos. Reason to Listen: Endangered species are a big issue all around the world. Once an animal starts going downhill‚ it disturbs everything in its path. Thus meaning it disrupts the food chain in response affecting us during some time. Credibility: Although we are no experts in endangered species‚ we specifically did a great amount of research
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Aboriginal people have had to suffer through many different experiences and social determinants over the years‚ one of them being Residential schools‚ which has added to many other issues and arising problems. Starting early 1800-1900’s‚ kids were taken from their families and forced to attend these schools. There were a variety of the schools across Canada. The schools were government funded‚ and run through churches‚ where priests and nuns taught; some of the teachers were hardly educated themselves
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[pic] Druga gimnazija‚ Sarajevo IB Diploma Programme Extended essay Business and Management Standard Level TOPIC : Human Resource Management Research question What motivational methods “Bosnalijek” might apply to increase employees’ motivation and improve performance? Word count: 3546 Supervisor : Dzenana Rustempasic Candidate name: Adna Hodzic Candidate number: 001258-015 Sarajevo‚ December 2009. TABLE OF CONTENTS |Title page
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In the book by George Orwell‚ Animal Farm‚ was ruled by Old Major‚ who promised that all animals would be equal at some point or another‚ but that’s just what he had said. With Napoleon as the new ruler‚ everyone thinks that they are going to be just fine‚ but they aren’t. They’re starving and working long hours‚ working until they just can’t anymore. Napoleon is the ruler of Animal Farm and no one can change that. Not one animal on the farm can modify his way of ruling‚ and they have to live this
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Cause and effect Essay | Definition: In this kind of essay‚ the aim is to explain the causes (reasons) or the effects (results) of an event or situation. Example: Causes of air pollution (multiple factors leading to air pollution). Example: Effects of watching too much TV (many effects of a situation). Sometimes an event causes something to happen‚ and that situation leads to another event‚ and it causes another event to happen. This is called the causal chain or
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Loadshedding Of Electricity! There are number of problems which exist in Pakistan‚among these problem Load sheeding is the one major problem of Pakistan .There are several reasons of Load shedding.The first main reason of load shedding is energy crisis‚these crisis are due to small number of dams or may be due to miss use of electricity or may be some other reasons also effect‚a huge number of pesrsons used electricity without paying its bill so it also cause load shedding in Pakistan.In presence of
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