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    of the US Constitution does not contain the word “democracy”. The U.S. Constitution was not a perfect document. Originally it contained provisions that are can be recognized as ambiguous. "The US Founding Fathers" did not create democracy in the modern sense of the word‚ but the republic. They did not fully trust the wisdom of the American people and their ability to make sound decisions. For many years America was considered to be an ideal democratic country‚ however in recent years the situation

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    Evaluate how Plate Tectonic Theory helps our Understanding of the Distribution of Seismic and Volcanic Events (40 marks) The Plate Tectonic Theory developed in the late 1960’s‚ when people noticed how continents either side of the Atlantic Ocean seemed to almost fit together. Francis Bacon‚ an English Philosopher was aware of this as early as 1620. Topographical and geological evidence built up and allowed Alfred Wegener to publish a theory in 1912‚ suggesting that the continents were once all joined

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    c------------------------------------------------- Evidence for Endosymbiotic theory: ------------------------------------------------- Evidence that mitochondria and plastids arose from bacteria is as follows:[13][14][15] * New mitochondria and plastids are formed only through a process similar to binary fission. * In some algae‚ such as Euglena‚ the plastids can be destroyed by certain chemicals or prolonged absence of light without otherwise affecting the cell. In such a case‚ the

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    to how you have used the word uncertainty in other contexts?  Deviation from standard value or the mean value (average mass of the cup minus mass of cup) ©2014‚CarolinaBiologicalSupplyCompany 2 MEASUREMENT AND UNCERTAINTY Laboratory Questions Activity 1 1. An average plastic cup from Manufacturer X weighs 10.01±.06 g. Describe a method you could use to determine the mass of an average cup from the manufacturer.  The best way is to weigh the cup

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    catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports meteorite theory The Tunguska event in Krasnoyarsk Kari‚ Russia has been debated by scientists since it occurred. The event occurred around 7:14 on the day of June 30‚ 1908. That morning an enormous explosion rocked Krasnoyarsk Kari. The destruction was spread for miles. Estimates report that over 80 million trees were flattened and the earthquake caused by it would have been a 5.0 on the Richter scale. Many scientists believe that the event was caused

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    Trace evidence is based on Locard’s exchange principle which contends that every contact no matter how slight will leave a trace . The trace is normally caused by objects or substances contacting one another‚ and leaving a small sample on the contact surfaces. Foreign objects or pieces of material present at a crime scene and tracing its origin can assist in an arrest and conviction the same way finding some trace from the victim or crime scene on a suspect can have a strong impact on a case. Trace

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    "3 Pieces of Advice vs 20 Years of Salary"A very poor newly wedded‚ young couple lived in a smallfarm. One day the husband made the following proposal tohis wife:- Honey‚ I will leave the house: I will travel faraway‚ get ajob and work hard in order to come back and give you thecomfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long Iwill stay away‚ I only ask one thing‚ please wait for me‚ andwhile I am away‚ you should be faithful to me‚ because Iwill be faithful to you.So the young man left

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    of sediments which pile up for long time that creates thick sediments‚! ! 10. How does sea floor spreading explain the movement of tectonic plates?! - Sea floor spreading in movement of tectonic plates is called divergent‚ the separation of two plate. This can be proved because magma comes out from the fault of ridge which means plate has open and it’s realising the magma. Other reason‚ if diverging is happening at one point‚ that means converging is happening at other end of plate‚ for example

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    Volcanic and seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving that the plate tectonics theory is valid. The theory of tectonic plates was first posed by Alfred Wenger in 1912. Is the theory of how the earth lithosphere is made up of many separate pieces of the earth’s crust known as tectonic plates. He put forward the idea that all the earth’s continents were once conjoined in one supercontinent called Pangaea‚ and that these continents were moved by convection currents over a period

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    The History of plate tectonics Before the plate tectonics revolution of the 1960’s geographers had a very basic understanding of global geological phenomena’s. while there had been many theory’s put fort that were used to try and explain these phenomena’s none had been completely successful till finally In the 1960’s The theory of plate tectonics was put forth. It was truly a unifying concept as it helps us to explain and finally understand many different aspects of geography such as the geography

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