the Titanic’s’ mooring ropes were cleared and tug boats began to tow her from the dock. According to Colonel Archibald Gracie‚ a survivor of the wreck and author of the article Out of the Wreck‚ the movement of Titanic’s’ huge mass in the harbor causes all 6 mooring ropes of the ocean liner New York to snap. The New York began to swing towards the Titanic’s hull‚ but the tug boat‚ the Vulcan‚ managed to catch the New York’s bow and heads off the collision. After some delay‚ Titanic is towed from
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Barnard and Burgess (1996) have good sections specifically on gender and educational achievement. However‚ rather strangely‚ the section on education is treated almost entirely as a sort of empirical matter and not linked very well to the other admirable sections on gender generally‚ or gender in the family or work sections. This is especially odd in the Bilton et al (1996) classic‚ written by a team that includes a prominent feminist (M Stanworth) and which has good sections on genderas an organising
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inflation Inflation is measured by observing the changes in prices of goods in the economy using econometric techniques. The rises in prices of the various goods are combined to give a price index that reflects the change in prices of these many goods‚ where the inflation rate is the rate of increase in this index. There is no single true measure of inflation‚ because the value of inflation will depend on the weight given to each good in the index. Examples of common measures of inflation include:
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The Causes and Effects of Global Warming. The recent realization of our planet’s continually warming climate is one of modern societies biggest worries. Global warming is not only devastating to our planet‚ but will likely shorten our species’ lifespan considerably if it continues at its current pace. There are three main causes of global warming: air pollution‚ deforestation‚ and the increase in usage of chemical fertilizers. These actions have been engrained into our way of life so permanently
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11/18/2011 Suleyman Causes and Effects of Unemployment Unemployment rate is the litmus paper of a country’s economy‚ security and its overall production force. The more unemployment rate increases the more consumption rate decreases. Since many people are unemployed‚ their spending power struggles causing the economic wheel to stop rotating. High Unemployment rates indirectly induce a widespread of insecurity within the general population. Unemployment‚ which caused by many factors has had
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decades” (From “Last of the Amazon” by Scott Wallace). Deforestation can be caused by many things‚ natural or unnatural. The number one cause can be said to be illegal logging or erosion‚ but we all know that is not it. Deforestation in the world is caused by man and the effects are devastating to the environment and can also effect global warming. Man can cause deforestation because of his greediness to want everything. For example‚ loggers in the Amazon are illegally cutting down trees to either
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All of us suffer from an occasional headache; in fact‚ 20 million Americans see their doctors each year because of headaches. Headaches are also the leading cause for missing school and work in this country. There are many different types of headaches ranging from just ordinary pain‚ to pain associated with a disorder or serious medical condition. I’d like to discuss the worst type of headache. The type of headache I’d like to discuss‚ the Migraine‚ although intense in its
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The Good Effect of Technology What is technology? According to Venom & Wortzel (1997‚ pp.130)‚ technology is an application scientific knowledge that can help the human to solve a problem‚ achieving a goal and as a method of organization to improve a preexisting solution to a problem. For example‚ the things that we have often used such as washing machine‚ cell phone‚ and computer are a kind of technology. Nowadays‚ technologies significantly affect human life and the technologies have brought
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Cause and Effect – Smoking The prohibition of smoking has become more and more wide-spread in the United States today. Due to studies that show smoking is related to many illnesses‚ people have made safe guards to prevent from acquiring them. One of those safe guards is prohibiting smoking in public environments. Other than the obvious health risks smoking causes‚ it can also set the wrong example for young adults and children‚ and could also damage the health of non-smokers. Health reasons
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people like to meditate or listen to music when they want to relax‚ but with exercising‚ while you are not only calming yourself‚ but also achieving your goals to a better and healthier life. Exercise‚ is a healthy way to lose weight. With a good portioned eating habit and daily work out you lose unwanted fat. People lose weight for numerous reasons. Some want changes in their life and are tired of carrying extra weight around or do it for health reasons. Whatever the reason may be‚
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