Crumple zones are one of the greatest innovations made with cars to protect the passengers in the event of an auto accident. Crumple zones cause impulse‚ or the change in momentum when an object acts on by a force for a certain amount of time. Though first‚ we need to know why crumple zones were made. An average of almost 1.3 million people die from nearly 5.5 million car accidents around the world annually. Along with this 20-50 million people are either injured or disabled in the wrecks. This
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In Mary Louise Pratt’s words of “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ a community is “held together by a homogeneous competence or grammar shared identically and equally among all the members.” (493) What she means by that is we all share the same traits. I am a member of the aviation community of The University of North Dakota. It consists of about 1‚200 students and was started in 1968 by John D. Odegard. The department employs over 30 faculty members and offers the aviation education of your preferred
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Response to Question 1 According to Mary Pratt‚ “contact zone” is a term “to refer to social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today” (Pratt 487). In Pratt’s speech “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she uses terms‚ such as autoethnography and transculturation‚ to help demonstrate the reasoning of her ideas. The main
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unforgivable sin for other diet followers‚ that’s not the case with Zone Diet followers. Developed by Dr. Barry Sears‚ zone diet was a big hit upon its early release. The diet followers were celebrities who made this diet looked appealing to the dieters. Quickly a lot of foods deliveries snapped up this opportunity and began providing zone diet meals delivery service which was priced rather expensive compared to the usual dieter’s meals. Zone diet principle is placed on controlled consumption of carbohydrates
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A Review of the Role and Impact of Export Processing Zones Dorsati Madani Address: PREM- EP The World Bank EM: dmadani@worldbank.org CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Disclaimer List of Abbreviations Executive Summary I. Introduction and Definition A. Definition: A1. What are EZPs A2. Characteristics and goals A3. Why do countries use EPZ and EPF schemes? II. The Economic arguments for and against EPZs. A. Foreign exchange earning potential B. Tax revenue/tax loss effects C. FDI:
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification‚ 2011 – its Livelihood implication for the Traditional Fisher folk Russel Ignatius (russelignatiusmsw@gmail.com) Abstract: The articles highlights the important points stressed in the recent Coastal Regulation Zone Notification‚ 2011‚ published on 7th January‚ 2011. It journeys through the livelihood implications it has on the traditional fisher folk‚ the original inhabitants of the coast. It reflects the positive and negative lineage of the
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Worldwide Proliferation of Gray Zones Annawadi is a perfect example that symbolizes what Boo considers to be the Zero Sum Game as the amount of economic prosperity that is occurring in India is offset by the many costs. Specifically in gray areas such as Annawadi‚ what it represents is how an area can effectively become a “gray area” where the economic prosperities of the country are not fully reflected equally nor in a way that benefit all. Rather‚ the example of Annawadi and its area shows how
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This allows for diversity of the time zones along with diversity of ages‚ all ranging from 16-61. Having a diverse age group and traveling time zone difference will allow for a more accurate outcome in regards to the data. When looking at the data before considering the outcomes one must look at the circumstances that face the participants. Results will also vary depending on the amount of time spent flying. The longer one spends flying‚ the more time zones are crossed over and the better chance
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Essay #2 Arts of the Contact Zone During a recent English Literature class we were asked to read and learn about the Arts of the Contact Zone by Mary Louise Pratt. This essay opened up a whole new concept for me. The new term “Contact Zone” appeared and Pratt defined it as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or the aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the
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