THE EVOLUTION OF HUMANS PLANET OF LIFE SERIES: APES TO MAN (film summary to be filled in class) Humans: Superfamily Hominoidea Family Hylobatidae Family Hominidae Family Pongidae Gibbons Humans Chimpanzees
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of Zeus (Jupiter); • The only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology: II. Characteristics • Dim; • Slow orbit; • Atmosphere contains more "ices" such as water‚ ammonia and methane‚ along with traces of hydrocarbons; • Coldest planetary atmosphere in Solar System; • Axis of rotation is tilted sideways; • Uranus’s rings can sometimes appear to circle the planet like an archery target and
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The planet in danger I recognized how our world is in danger. I had always pictured the earth to be a wonderland with perfect habitats of luscious plants and animals. But I now realized that this world is not as perfect as I thought. Humans have been living on this planet for two million years and in the last two hundred years‚ humans have made a mess of the planet: chopped trees‚ killed animals‚ polluted air‚ water and soil. The twentieth century was the century of a huge scientific- technical
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Campbell Duffy Professor Fisk Computers and Society Monday-Thursday 2:00-3:30 November 11‚ 2013 Forbidden planet is an epic science fiction film; easily the greatest of the 1950’s. It is set in the 23rd century on a planet called Altair. A crew is sent from earth to see what the status was of a ship of scientists who landed there years earlier. As it turns out‚ there is only two survivors‚ Doctor Morbius and his daughter. He says that a monster killed the rest of his crew;
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information systems (IS) are the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect‚ filter‚ process‚ create‚ and distribute data. The study bridges business and computer science using the theoretical foundations of information and computation to study various business models and related algorithmic processes within a computer science discipline. Computer Information System(s) (CIS) is a field studying computers and algorithmic
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even our Sun and other nearby stars is as predicted from theoretical studies based on hydrogen bomb research. 2. The speed of light indicates how fast light can travel in a vacuum. (6 points) 1. A. What star is closest to our solar system? (3 points)The Alpha Centauri system is located 1.34 parsecs or 4.37 light years from the Sun‚ making it the closest star system to our Solar System. B. If you could travel at the speed of light‚ how long would it take to travel from our solar system to the
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One of the most common unanswered questions scientists find themselves asking is "Is there life on other planets?" Since the first famously documented UFO sighting in 1947‚ the idea of extra-terrestrial life has been debated almost non-stop. The subject has inspired many TV programs‚ such as The X-Files‚ and films (Mars Attacks‚ Independence Day‚ and the Men in Black films to name but a few). Scientists have come up with many new ideas and ways of trying to either prove or disprove the existence
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| | Environmental Benefits of Solar Solar Panels Produce Electricity with Zero EmissionsSolar energy generated via solar panels (also known as Photovoltaic Solar or PV solar) is one of the most sustainable ways we have of generating energy and electricity today. First and foremost solar panels produce electricity without emissions of any kind. The majority of electricity we use in the United States today is generated from burning coal. Recently there has been a lot excitement around the idea
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The Atomic Cafe The Atomic Cafe is a 1982 documentary film compiled of clips from government propaganda‚ training films‚ news stories‚ advertisements and other media from the 1940’s through the 1950’s. Many films were prepared by the U.S. government either for the military or for its citizens to view. The form of Atomic Cafe was unique for documentaries. It was produced entirely of different film sources edited together‚ without narration. The film made its points solely through the selection
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“I felt like the moon‚ the stars‚ and all the planets had fallen on me.” Harry S. Truman‚ our thirty-third president of the United States‚ spoke this on April 12‚ 1945. This was a significant day in which two major things happened; President Franklin D. Roosevelt died unexpectedly‚ and Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president. Henry L. Stimson‚ Roosevelt’s secretary of war‚ who later became Truman’s‚ reintroduced the proposal of the Manhattan Project and its person in charge‚ Major General Leslie
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