The brittle star‚ or the scientific class name‚ Ophiuroidea‚ is a close relative to what most people know as the common sea star‚ which are both in the echinoderm family. Today‚ there are over 2‚000 diverse species of brittle stars that exist. While the brittle star may resemble a sea star at first glance‚ the brittle star has many distinctive characteristics‚ such as its physical appearance‚ habitat‚ role in the ecosystem‚ reproduction and movement. The brittle star is typically mixed up with sea
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Analysis of Operation Blue Star and its effects on the Gandhi dynasty The period of time including and following Operation Blue star is considered a dark time in India and black spot in Indian history. It is a time Indian would rather forget‚ yet still to this day debate about. Was Indihar Gandhi correct in instating operation Blue Star‚ inflicting damage to the Golden temple‚ and being responsible for the killing of anywhere from 492 (official reports) to 1500 (estimates run as high as) civilians
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The Fault in our Stars The fault in our Stars‚ the fifth successful novel by the author John Green‚ is a story about two fictional characters by the names of Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters. It is a romance about the two teens that just happen to meet at a cancer support group. Hazel‚ the leading woman protagonist‚ has cancer and Augustus had cancer. Augustus having cancer explains why he came to the support group with Isaac; a one eyed mutual friend of theirs that eventually has surgery
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Star of David The Star of David is known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David. The shape of it is a hexagram which includes two equilateral triangles. The hexagram has been used as a symbol of Judaism since the 17th Century‚ which precedents in the 14th and 16th century in central Europe‚ where The Shield of David was partly used in conjunction with the Seal of Solomon on Jewish Flags. The term “Shield of David” is also used in the Siddur as the title of God of Israel. The hexagram
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In Our Stars essay “That’s the thing about pain‚” Augustus said‚ and then glanced back at me. “It demands to be felt.” (4. 10) Who among us hasn’t been plagued with a serious case of angst? For teenagers‚ it seems par for the course (all those raging hormones). But it’s especially true for the two main characters in John Green’s hilarious and heartbreaking cancer-kid novel‚ The Fault in Our Stars. Brought to us by a master of young adult literature‚ The Fault in Our Stars will have you laughing
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Many Hip Hop Star Influence Teens Have you ever wanted to be like a hip hop star? Many teenagers choose hip hop star as their role model because that’s all they see and like the way they dress and act. Hip Hop stars influence teenagers in this century by the things they sing or rap in songs‚ how they dress‚ and what they do. Hip Hop singers and rappers influence teenagers in their music of today. Ever since the rise of rap and hip-hip music‚ teen have been turning to Hip Hop Stars music to help
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Inspiration “Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever‚ they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But‚ in fact‚ depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying” (Green 3). John Green implements many aspect of his experience at the Children’s hospital and his encounter with Esther Earl as a reflection of Hazel’s life through the book “The Fault in Our Stars.” John Green’s experience at the Children’s hospital changed his life
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cycle of a star How does gravity‚ nuclear fusion and mass affect the life cycle of a different sized stars? * Stars initially form from clouds of dust and gas. The force of gravity makes the gas and dust spiral in together to form a protostar. Gravitational energy has converted into heat energy‚ so the temperature rises * When the temperature gets high enough‚ hydrogen nucli undergo thermonuclear fusion to form helium nuclei and give out massive amounts of heat and light. A star is born. It
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Five Star and Amtech Travis Huggard: G00059703 Professor: R. Todd Kane Grantham University Five Star and Amtech When deciding which type of culture was dominant at either 5 Star or Amtech‚ I had to look at what type of culture their presidents represented. For example‚ the president of 5 Star‚ John Tyler “believed that 5 Star was the far superior company‚ had effective managers‚ had clear responsibilities and jobs” (Daft‚ 2001). On the other hand‚ the president of Amtech‚ Jim Rawls‚ did not believe
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It is because the Earth is rotating on its axis that we see the sun and stars move across the arc of the sky. Motion - it’s everywhere in the universe. Nothing is really standing still. We humans ride on a sphere that spins on an axis as it revolves around a star‚ a rotating star in orbit with 100 billion other stars in a whirling galaxy that’s moving over 1 million kilometers an hour in an expanding universe. Some of this motion can be viewed over the course of a few minutes‚ and some requires
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