Why do I do it? Why do I scare myself with the ocean…? It is true‚ it is merciless‚ literally; it’s not conscious‚ so it has no feelings‚ no remorse‚ no pity‚ no awareness. It would be wrong to say it is inanimate‚ because it is certainly animate. And not alive‚ yet contains so much life within it might as well be. Like a Frankenstein body filled with cells and bacteria and nerve impulses yet no consciousness. My worst nightmare – I don’t have it very often but it’s a strong one – can take
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event in the deep ocean; it simply has a much smaller amplitude (wave heights) offshore‚ and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometres long)‚ which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea‚ forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean. Tsunamis have been historically referred to as tidal waves because as they approach land they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing tide rather than the sort of cresting waves that are formed by wind action upon the ocean (with which people
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Technological advances during the period 1450-1750‚ or the Renaissance Era‚ were major influences to the way of life seen today. The ships‚ tools for traveling‚ especially the ones made Portugal and Spain all Impact society today‚ allowing for the age of exploration to emerge. All these tools proved prosperous but known more important than the printing-press independently developed in Germany by Johannes Gutenberg. Germany before this time was divided‚ in other words not a country yet‚ but divided
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|THE TEARDROP OF THE INDIAN OCEAN: | | | |It’s Most Valuable Cash Crop | |
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How Far did Changes to Transport 1750-1900 Benefit the British People? In this essay‚ I will be explaining how transport changes how they helped British People during the Industrial Revolution. I will be writing about three types of transport: Roads‚ Canals and Railways. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ in 1750‚ it was very difficult to travel on roads as there were a lot of holes that were full of water‚ which meant there was no drainage. This waster filled up all the ruts. All
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occurred in 1750-1850 This period of time (1750-1850) was the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the factory system and use of machines increased. There were also more wealth for Britain and increase of population! However there changes in social‚ religion‚ economic and more political changes‚ this resulted in incidences such as calls for education‚ voting‚ equality and so on. But the main changes were transport‚ industry‚ home/leisure and health. Transport changes quickly 1750-1850‚ it was
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Even though many things stayed the same during the time period of 1492 to 1750‚ more changes occurred during this time period. An example of continuity during this time period is how Spain continued to try to spread Christianity. They spread Christianity to the Americas in an attempt to convert them from “savages”. They expelled anyone who did not follow their religion just as Spain had for years. Conquistadors continued to spread this religion throughout the New World and also killed any opposition
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CHAPTER 31 OCEAN CURRENTS TYPES AND CAUSES OF CURRENTS 3100. Definitions The movement of ocean water is one of the two principal sources of discrepancy between dead reckoned and actual positions of vessels. Water in motion is called a current; the direction toward which it moves is called set‚ and its speed is called drift. Modern shipping speeds have lessened the impact of currents on a typical voyage‚ and since electronic navigation allows continuous adjustment of course‚ there is less need to
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Background Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ Mary Linn‚ the vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating the purchase of a new capsize carrier for a three years lease proposed by a motivated customer. The leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet met the customer’s requirements. In addition‚ this proposed contract is only for three years. Therefore
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The time period of 1492 to 1750 was a time of global transformation as well as continuity in the social and economical aspects. Regions such as Africa‚ Western Europe‚ and the Americas changed because of the many affects the Colombian Trade. Different imports and exports that each region had drastically changed much of the economic and social aspects of the time. These regions followed a path of continuity in many things and because of the ever-expanding communication going on‚ social structures
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