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    Earth Science Notes

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    Chapter 1 1.1 Earth Science & the Earth System -Earth science is the study of Earth and the processes that shape it -The earth system is composed of four principal components: atmosphere (air‚ weather)‚ hydrosphere (water‚ ice)‚ biosphere (plants‚ animals)‚ and geosphere (land‚ rocks). - Earth science can be broadly defined as the investigation of interactions among the four parts of the earth system. - The second largest earthquake ever recorded buckled the seafloor west of Sumatra‚ Indonesia

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    the idea that the planets revolved around the Sun. We all accept this model today as fact‚ but back in their time‚ the thought of it was pure blasphemy. The widely accepted idea at the time‚ as supported by the almighty Catholic Church‚ was the geocentric model. In this model‚ the Earth is central to nearly everything‚ and is orbited by the Sun‚ moon‚ and other special bodies. This idea has been discredited‚ as it is simply untrue. Back then‚ you either accepted it‚ or were a rebel of society. Copernicus

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    discoveries‚ some of which were sunspots‚ the features on the moon‚ and the different phases of Venus. Newton proved that the force from gravity along with the tendency of a planet to stay in straight-line motion results in elliptical orbits. The geocentric view had been based on philosophical debates of how people interpreted what they were seeing. It was not until there were better ways to track and record what people were seeing that the views of the universe would begin to change. It is based on

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    Cultural Perspective and Conflict Perspective on Rogers Vs. American Airlines In the case of Rogers Vs. American Airlines‚ Plaintiff Rogers‚ who was employee of American Airline‚ sued the airline and challenged the its rule of prohibiting employees in certain categories of employment from wearing an all-braided hairstyle. Two different approaches of sociology of law‚ cultural perspective and conflict perspective‚ give different explanations on Rogers case. Cultural perspective considers law as reflection

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    Ethnocentrism

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    group ties. We see a lot of ethnocentrism in the military and in our High Schools where we find racism‚ hate crimes‚ and even wars. The worse cases of ethnocentrism would be World War II and the Civil War. People get mad when they see others being ethnocentric and don’t see that they have the same ethnocentrism in themselves. (Sinatra‚ 2007) We all have been known to exercise ethnocentrism at least once in our lives‚ even though we may not see our crimes because they are usually reflected in our ways

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    Religion in the C'bean

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    Overview This unit will examine the many different religions in the Caribbean‚ as well as Rastafarianism‚ which most rastafarians view as a way of life. Christianity‚ Afro-Caribbean religions such as Shango and Orisha‚ Hinduism and Islam will all be examined within the context of the Caribbean region. Their impact on the culture and history of the region as well as how they affect the lives of Caribbean people will form the bases of the discussion. Structure This unit is divided into four sessions:

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    Marketability of Ampalaya Seed Coffee I. Objectives II. Statement of the Problem III. Significance of the Study IV. Hypothesis V. Scope And Limitations VI. Time and Place of the Study VII. Bridging the Gap I. Objectives The Objectives of the Study include 1. To identify the Problems inherent in marketing in buying Ampalaya Seed Coffee. 2. To ascertain the degree of correlation between product quality and the desire to buy Ampalya seed coffee. 3. To determine the

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    Things Fall Apart

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    The book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe has many important sociological perspectives. Many of the characters in the book play important roles in order to create a society. Towards the end of the book‚ the “white men” begin to move into the village‚ bringing the religion of Christianity with them. Although the villagers have a current religion that believes in multiple gods‚ the white men begin to convince people to convert. This in result causes uproar in the village because some members convert

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei (Pisa‚ February 15‚ 1564 – Arcetri‚ January 8‚ 1642)‚ was a Tuscan astronomer‚ philosopher‚ and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope‚ a variety of astronomical observations‚ the first law of motion‚ and supporting Copernicanism effectively. He has been referred to as the "father of modern astronomy‚" as the "father of modern physics‚" and as "father of science." His experimental work

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    ® keep it simple science Copying is permitted according to the Site Licence Conditions only Preliminary Physics Topic 4 THE COSMIC ENGINE What is this topic about? To keep it as simple as possible‚ (K.I.S.S.) this topic involves the study of: 1. THE HISTORY OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE 2. HOW THE UNIVERSE BEGAN (THE "BIG BANG" THEORY) 3. LIFE-CYCLES OF THE STARS 4. ENERGY FROM THE SUN‚ & ITS EFFECTS ON US but first‚ let’s revise... The Structure of the Universe The EARTH

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