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Origin Of The Solar System
<view this essay>.... and Uranus increase in a regular manner. In modern times the slow
rotation of the Sun has been explained as resulting from the deceleration
of its angular motion through its magnetic interaction with the outflowing
solar wind, so that this feature should not have been considered a
constraint on theories of the origin of the solar system.
The many theories concerning the origin of the solar system that have
been advanced during the last three centuries can be classified as either
dualistic or monistic. A common feature of dualistic theories is that
another star once passed close to the Sun, and tidal perturbations between
the two stars drew .....
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Condor
<view this essay>.... and a clear approach for easy take-offs and landings. Typically, an adult pair lays one egg every other year, with the fledgling being dependent upon its parents through the next breeding season.
Like all vultures, s are carrion-eaters. They prefer large dead animals like deer, cattle, and sheep, but will also eat rodents and more rarely, fish. If a meal has been particularly big, they may have to spend hours on the ground or a low branch before they can take off again. s are fastidious birds -- after eating, they clean their heads and necks by rubbing them on grass, rocks, or tree branches. s also bathe frequently and spend hours preening and drying their f .....
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Acupuncture
<view this essay>.... depending on the specific problem of the patient. The needle is placed in the skin at a certain angle with a particular motion, usually about a quarter inch deep. They are then twirled and sometimes topped with Chinese herbs, which are burned (Abrams 103). is also occasionally combined with electrical stimulation that is supposed to enhance the effects of (Consumer 54). Patients that have experienced the treatment claim that "is less painful than getting a shot or having blood drawn because the needles are so thin" (Weiss 73).
The question remaining involves the legitimacy of treatments. It has a long history of success in Asia dating back over 5,0 .....
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Environmental Pollution
<view this essay>.... believe that all cities with populations exceeding 50,000
have some degree of air pollution. Burning garbage in open dumps causes air
pollution, and also it smells pretty bad. Air pollution comes from many
different sources. One of the major sources is carbon monoxide which manly comes
from automobiles, but also burning of fossil fuels, CFCs etc. Air pollution does
not leave the Earth it all gets trapped up in the atmosphere. This doesn't
bother most people, and they think that it will not harm them. People burn down
forests and people burn fossil fuels, and CFCs from aerosols. Every bit of this
harms our atmosphere. Factories and transportation depend on .....
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Carnivorous Plants
<view this essay>.... all carnivorous plants have a basically similar ecology and
several different species are often found growing almost side by side. They are
most likely to be found in swamps, bogs, damp heaths and muddy or sandy shores.
Drosophyllum lusitanicum from Portugal and Morocco is the one exception, it
grows on dry gravelly hills. Like other green plants, carnivorous plants
contain the organic pigment chlorophyll. This pigment helps to mediate a
chemical process called photosynthesis. This converts light energy into the
chemical bond energy of carbohydrate which is utilized as cellular energy, plant
growth and development. Water, carbon dioxide, nutrients and m .....
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The Promise Of Genetic Engineering
<view this essay>.... promising future for the entire planet as a whole.
Genetic engineering resulted not from the belief that nature should be
manipulated and perfected by humanity. Rather, its principle aim is, as of
any other technology, to improve the quality of life for the people of this
planet. Therefore, it is necessary to weigh the benefits and consequences
of this relatively recent breakthrough and determine in which ways it can
be used to humanity's best advantage. This speech will investigate the
ways in which genetic engineering affects two important areas in today's
society. The first one will be the improvement of the world's agricultural
techniques. With an ev .....
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Environment Report: Tidal Power In The Bay Of Fundy
<view this essay>.... bore.
Usually the ingredients occur during a new moon with 15 feet tides and
the opposing force of the Shubenacadie river to display the true Bay's
magnificence.
This part of St. John is divided into 3 main areas: the main Harbor,
Courtenay Bay and the Outer Harbor. These areas are influenced by the Bay of
Fundy tides and the currents of the St John River which flow out of the main
Habour into the Bay.
This section also experiences two high and two low tides each day (semi
- diurnal), with a tidal range varying from 15 to 18 feet, depending on the type
of tides. High - water heights vary from 22 to 28 feet and low - water heights
vary from 0 to 7 feet abov .....
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The Autumn And The Fall Of Leaves
<view this essay>.... is no air, no breath at all. The leaves are so light
that they sidle on their going downward, hesitating in that which is not void to
them, and touching at last so intangible to the earth with which they are to
merge, that the gesture is much gentler than a greeting, and even more discreet
than a discreet touch. They make a little sound, less than the least of sounds.
No bird at night in the marshes rustles so slightly, no men, though men are the
most refined of living beings, put so passing a stress upon their sacred
whispers or their prayers. The leaves are hardly heard, but they are heard just
so much that men also, who are destined at the end to grow gl .....
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