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Alchemy: The science by aid of which the chemical philosophers of
medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold or silver.
There is considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word,
but it would seem to be derived from the Arabic al=the, and kimya=chemistry,
which in ...
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MicroburstsThe extent to which wind shear presents a hazard to aircraft has
been well documented in the last ten years. Since some wind shear can
occur in otherwise relatively good weather, the most hazardous kind, a
microburst, is associated with rain showers and thunderstorms even thought
the parent storm ...
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David Hume , a Scottish philosopher and historian who lived from 1711-76, carried the empiricism of John Locke and George Berkeley to the logical extreme of radical skepticism. Although his family wanted him to become a lawyer, he felt an \"insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and ...
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Aedies AegyptiThe mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species
(Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as
Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few ...
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Nuclear Weapons And Their HazardsThe modern world is threaten by atomic bombs, chemical weapons, and
other nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapon is the number one problem facing
the world today. We have not been able to get nuclear weapons under
control yet but we all know that our world will be totally destroy. Since
the ...
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Abraham Lincoln 4Lincoln, Abraham,16th president of the United States, who steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abolished slavery.
Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, the son of Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln, pioneer farmers. At the age of two he was taken by ...
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Sex Education -- 2Perhaps one of the most controversial issues arising today is that of sex education in America's public school system. In today's world, where information travels at the speed of light and mass media is part of our everyday lives, teenagers are more exposed to this world than ever before. In ...
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Study On Juvenile PsychopathsWhat is the "super predator"? He or she are young hypercriminals who are committing acts of violence of unprecedented coldness and brutality. This newest phenomena in the world of crime is perhaps the most dangerous challenge facing society and law enforcement ever. While psychopaths are not ...
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Jacob StroyerSlave narratives are the personal accounts by black slaves as well as exslaves about their experiences of slavery and the struggles to obtain freedom. The slave narratives offer chronological incidents into an individual's experiences and they provide the audience with an understanding into the ...
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The Canadian PersonalityOn the sixth day God turned to the angel Gabriel and said, "Today I am going to create a land called Canada. It will be a land of outstanding natural beauty. It shall have tall majestic mountains full of mountain goats and eagles, beautifully sparkling lakes bountiful with carp and trout, forests ...
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Climatic Change And Its Effect On SocietyThere has been a significant climatic change that has taken place
throughout the years on Earth. These changes have effected society in more than
one way. However, there is nothing society can do about the long term influences
of climatic changes. Society has tended to address the short term ...
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The Borderlands: 1880 - 1940The time of change in the region called the "borderlands" occurred during the period between 1880 and 1940. The region became urbanized and ended its years of isolation from the rest of the world. In the past the region's economy was based on ranching and farming. As the region became more ...
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Racism: is a lot of things some examples are; prejudice, narrow-mindedness, intolerance, sexism, bigotry, injustice, and bias. These things have been going on for hundreds and thousands of years and they need to be stopped before they get any more out of hand.
Prejudice: strictly defined, is a performed ...
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HurricanesThe whirling tropical cyclones that on occasion have wind speeds
reaching 320 kilometers per hour are known as - the most
powerful storms on earth. Out at sea they can generate 15-meter waves
capable of inflicting destruction hundreds of kilometers from their source.
Should a hurricane smash into ...
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Native American WomenOn few subjects has there been such continual misconception as on the position of women among Indians. Because she was active, always busy in the camp, often carried heavy burdens, attended to the household duties, made the clothing and the home, and prepared the family food, the woman has been ...
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Jomo KenyattaThroughout the twenitieth century, many individuals have made importaint
contributions to their nations or to thier region.Three that i will be talking
about are , Yassir Arafat, and Yizhak Rabin. due to what these
Three have done what whould be of there nations or regions.
Jomo Kenyatta ...
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Risks And Responsibilities OfCoaching
The purpose of this paper is to look at the area of risk management with reference to the sport of swimming. There is no doubt that the ability to prevent any types of injury to athletes is of the utmost importance. The safety of the athletes should therefore be the primary concern of ...
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Satan A Seducer (paradise LostWe shall be free … we may reign secure, and in my choyce
To reign is worth ambition though in Hell" (Book I, 257-61).
He also tells them that they "Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n" (Book I, 255). This inspiring speech is directed by Satan to seduce his followers, that at the ...
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Acid Rain And Its OriginsDo you ever look outside on a rainy night and think to yourself why are we destroying our own habitat. Of course you don’t. You are more rapped up in the beauty of a calm and serene shower with the wind blowing and a gentle howl of the breeze trickling through the trees. Why would you think of ...
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Netspeak: An Analysis Of Internet JargonApproximately 30 million people world-wide use the Internet and online
services daily. The Net is growing exponentially in all areas, and a
rapidly increasing number of people are finding themselves working and
playing on the Internet. The people on the Net are not all rocket
scientists and ...
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