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    Jersey is not normally where hurricanes violently meet land and its inhabitants‚ the weather pattern became apparent that we were not going to escape this one. On October 29‚ Hurricane Sandy began to embrace and ravish everything impeding its chosen path. Instead of soccer and candy giving‚ the days were complete with continued damage from the storm‚ school cancellations‚ and gas lines. For my creative project‚ I decided to investigate the ramifications of Hurricane Sandy to understand and reflect

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    3.1 CATHODE RAYS 3.1.1 Explain that cathode ray tubes allowed the manipulation of a stream of charged particles. DEFINITTIONS: * Cathode Ray Tube: is an evacuated tube which allows the unobstructed movement of cathode rays from a cathode to an anode. * Cathode Ray: Are negatively charged particles and can therefore be deflected. * This can be shown by 3 facts: * They leave –ve charge on the surfaces they strike * They are deflected by magnetic fields as predicted

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    Short Report – Hurricanes I. Introduction “The term hurricane has its origin in the indigenous religions of past civilizations. The Mayan storm god was named Hunraken. A god considered evil by the Taino people of the Caribbean was called Huracan” (noaa.gov 2005). Ready.gov describes a hurricane as “a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.” It further

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    Local Studies With the modern trends of technology nowadays‚ children are prone to harmful effects that gadgetry brings. About 60 to 70% of kids around the world ages 10-17 years old are hooked up to cellular phones. They spend up to 5 or more hours calling‚ sending texts or just playing. Ma. Sheila Escuro(2009) says that‚ “Usage of this gadget can be controllable. Its up to the parents to teach their child to be responsible on their mobile phones‚ to ask them to pay-up when their

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    Hurricane and Tornado Essay Have you ever been in a hurricane or tornado? Do you know how to prepare for it? You would usually hide in a basement‚ a cellar‚ or evacuate the premises for a hurricane. There are three categories of comparing and contrasting for hurricanes and tornados. The first category I am going to talk about is how much damage does a hurricane and tornado do? The second category I am going to talk about is how big a tornado and hurricane get up to. The last category I am going

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    The United States of America was the first country to adopt a federal system for their government. This form of government‚ that allows national government and the state government to share powers and obtain authority from its people‚ was created to deal with many of the problems that occurred under the Articles of Confederation. Being affected by the rule of English kings‚ the Framers feared centralizing power in one government. Therefore‚ they made both the state and the federal government responsible

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    Federal Taxation Week 7 homework Property Transactions Question 10-1 Distinguish between realized gains and losses and recognized gains and losses. You will always have a loss or a gain due to an exchange transaction. Once the transaction is completed the corresponding amount will be recorded on your income statement. Recognition exists only in the context of tax laws‚ in some cases the exchange transaction will be excluded under IRC Section 1031. Problem 10-47 On April 18‚ 2010‚ Jane

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    Hurricanes are storms that form over tropical parts of oceans‚ once they hit land they can be disastrous and wipe out people‚ cars‚ and even buildings! Some hurricanes will form in the ocean and never actually hit land. Hurricanes are more common to occur during hurricane season which starts in June and ends in late November. If you live in a tropical area near an ocean then you will likely experience hurricanes more frequently even if it isn’t hurricane season. Hurricanes begin as tropical depressions

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    EDO-FL-00-01 APRIL 2000 Promoting a Language Proficient Society: What You Can Do KATHLEEN M. MARCOS AND JOY KREEFT PEYTON‚ ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS Interest in and support for language study has been strengthened in the United States in recent years by the growing recognition that proficiency in more than one language benefits both individual learners and society. For the individual language learner‚ research has found a positive link between second language proficiency and cognitive

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    Hurricanes and tornados are very different‚ yet also alike. In this essay I’ll be comparing the two to find which is more dangerous. A mobile‚ destructive vortex of violently rotating winds-the tornado‚ or a tropical cyclone with violent winds-the hurricane. Hurricanes and tornados are both made up of strong rotating winds. That’s just one of the things they have common. Both usually occur with violent storms and lot of rain. They also both form in circular patterns. Hurricanes and tornados are

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