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    Termpaper on Thunderstorms

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    This paper is primarily written for science students‚ teachers‚ and other interested individuals to provide a resource to enhance their knowledge about the origin of thunderstorms. 1. Introduction A thunderstorm is a storm that is able to produce lightning and thunder. It occurs in cumulonimbus clouds which are large and tall [5]. Thunderstorms can also result into flash floods‚ hail‚ strong winds‚ and even tornadoes. In general‚ the higher the storm clouds‚ the more violent the resulting storm will

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    Benjamin Franklin Physics

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    stove‚ bifocal eyeglasses‚ the lightning rod‚ and daylight savings time. One of Franklin’s greatest claims to fame was his work in electricity. He carried out experiments with the Leyden jar‚ sent a current through water to ignite alcohol‚ made the first battery‚ ignited gunpowder‚ and much‚ much more (Bellis). He even charged wine glasses so the drinkers would receive shocks! More importantly though‚ he began to develop the theory of the relationship between lightning and electricity; he brought up

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    Red Queen Book Report

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    people with powers. Cal’s power is fire. He can make little fireballs and hurl them at people. Mare’s power is lightning. You see‚ people who have powers need it already there for them to work with it. Like with Cal‚ his power is fire right? Well he need a spark to create something bigger. With Mare though she can just make lightning she doesn’t even need a thunderstorm to create deadly lightning bolts. She has RED blood‚ they have SILVER. Reds aren’t supposed to have powers‚ but she does. Strange ones

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    Sun and High Sunlit Clouds

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    A SELECTION OF HIGH-VALUE WORDS Very often‚ you will be required to describe people‚ places‚ events or an experience that you have had. This can be in an examination situation or in a social situation when you are just talking to people. In order to describe anything effectively‚ you must have a wide vocabulary. You must be especially able to use verbs‚ adverbs‚ adjectives and imagery aptly and with confidence. This section contains many examples of good descriptive sentences. It is hoped that you

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    Wild Fire Research Paper

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    as a tornado. It was about 8 oclock on that Montana summer evening‚ and even though night did not officially come until 11‚ night would arrive early as the clouds overshadowed and blotched out the last of the suns bright orange glow. A powerful lightning storm was approaching and it would show an impressive display of its might that I would not soon forget. The thunder roared loudly‚ shaking everything within range of the mountain. The sound echoed down the mountain and into the valley. My dog stood

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    As growing up Benjamin Franklin was intelligent which lead him to his success. Benjamin Franklin was born in boston on january 17‚ 1706. He was born in a poor family as his dad Josiah was a poor soap and candle maker. His mom was his dad’s second wife Abiah. Benjamin franklin was the youngest son of seventeen children and the fifteenth child of seventeen siblings. At the age of ten Benjamin began to help in his father’s shop‚cutting candle work and filling molds. Benjamin only went to school for

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    Protagonist: Rachel and Geoffrey * Antagonist: Mad Henry. * Plot: When Rachael and Geoffrey returned from the elopement‚ they threw a big ball and invited everyone in town. While Rachel was waltzing with her father‚ she heard a clap of thunder. Lightning flashed again and again. Suddenly‚ the double doors blew open and a breeze whirled in‚ bringing with it the smell of dead‚ decaying things. Mad Henry loomed in the doorway‚ pupils gleaming red with anger. He was followed by the grotesque figures

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    essays on weather

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    sound/howls-blow hard and make a long loud noise/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) a storm is approaching/is m loving inland/hits/strikes/rages thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane pour (down) pour (down) with rain get caught

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    What Should You Worry About?” is a piece that explains what we as humans worry about that aren’t as big of a deal as we think. Levitt and Dubner claim that we are terrible at assessing risk and that we focus more on things like shark attacks and lightning strikes versus things like heart disease which has a more likely chance of doing harm to us. Economics is a key term that they use to explain how we can assess the risks that we are faced with each day. Throughout the article they give us numerous

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    Space Exploration Essay

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    In 1993‚ Quantum Devices Inc. (QDI) teamed with WCSAR (Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics)‚ a NASA center for the commercial development of space‚ developed High Emissivity Aluminiferous Light-emitting Substrate technology to provide high-intensity‚ solid-state LED lighting systems for NASA Space Shuttle plant growth experiments. Their goal was to be able to grow plants in space so humans could have longer stays in space shuttles or the International Space Station (ISS). They discovered

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