KAMIKAZE PLANES The Japanese word for Kamikaze actually means ‘God Wind or Divine Wind’ but referred to by the Japanese as ‘Special attack unit’. Kamikaze planes were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan‚ aiming at attacking Allied ships in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Designed to destroy warships more effectively than what was possible with conventional attacks. Exact numbers vary‚ but it is known that at least 47 Allied vessels from PT boats
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displacement of his trip? Set 2 1. A baseball pitcher is warming up as he travels to a game by plane. The plane is flying at 400 km/h[W] relative to the ground. The pitcher throws a ball at 150 km/h relative to the airplane. What is the ball’s velocity relative to the ground‚ if the pitcher throws the ball towards a) The front of the plane? b) The rear of the plane? 2. A jet plane travelling horizontally at 1200 km/h relative to the ground fires a rocket forwards at 1100 km/h relative
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Dr Montessori identifies four planes of development. Describe these. Discuss their importance to the educator? Montessori was a product of the historical past and inherited the intellectual and progressive tradition in education from Rousseau‚ Pestalozzi and Frobel. From these inspirations Montessori took this inheritance of ideas and developed them further. During her lifetime she discovered and formulated original ideas about child development through her observation of the child. Montessori
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One of the traditional types of simple machines is an inclined plane. Like the pulley and lever‚ the inclined plane provides a means of raising a heavy load easily. It is mainly useful for loading barrels since they can be rolled up the incline plane. The inclined plane was one of the machines available in ancient times. For example- the early Egyptians used inclined planes in the construction of the pyramids. Today many inclined planes are used in sports and recreation like water skiing and slides
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Rina Dhakad Evening Batch FOUR PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT Fundamental development takes place from conception to 24 years of age during this‚ Montessori observed four distinct periods‚ or "planes"‚ in human development‚ extending from birth to six years‚ from six to twelve‚ from twelve to eighteen‚ and from eighteen to twenty-four. These four planes of development were used to describe the path of development every child follows‚ from birth to adulthood. She saw different characteristics‚ needs‚
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fly this new jet as the captain. Today we will be flying from Singapore to Frankfurt with a distance of more or less 4‚000 miles and a little over 12 hours of flight time. I sat on the left side of the plane‚ and it felt great because you know that you are in charge of the beast. I opened my logbook and started my pre-departure check. My co-pilot sitting right next to me was also helping me check the pressure of certain areas of the plane. The Fuel is filled up to last the entire journey and more
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Four Planes of Development "We know how to find pearls in the shells of oysters‚ gold in the mountains‚ and coal in the bowels of the earth‚ but we are unaware of the spiritual gems‚ the creative nebulae‚ that the child hides in himself when he enters this world to renew mankind." The Absorbent Mind‚ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori’s Four Planes of Education was a lecture given by her in 1938 at the Seventh International Montessori Congress. The four planes (or phases) of
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MY FIRST PLANE RIDE ALONE My internal organs thumped against my chest as I dragged my bag along the floor and into the corridor. As I walked into the hall‚ I glanced up and notice the sign I could get on. My entire body could barely hold itself together with the anticipation of the dream come-true event about to take place. I said to myself‚ “I’ll soon be in the air alone without my family”. I slowed my pace to further enjoy what was happening. Swarms of people walked around me knowing that one
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Bill Bryson‚ Notes from a Small Island‚ Black Swan‚ 1995 In the morning I awoke to find rain falling over the hills in great blown sheets. I breakfasted‚ settled the bill and spent a protracted period struggling into waterproofs in the front hallway. It’s a funny thing. I dress myself most days without incident‚ but give me a pair of waterproof trousers to put on and it’s as if I’ve never stood unaided. I spent twenty minutes crashing into walls and furniture‚ falling into pot plants and‚ in one
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12-20-12 Crash Stereotypes The movie Crash is a film that begs audiences to question all the discrimination and all the wrongs that occur and are often unseen by the general public. Crash tells joining stories of whites‚ blacks‚ Latinos‚ Asian‚ Iraqis‚ cops and criminals‚ the rich and the poor‚ all defined in one way or another by racism. The plot revolves around the city of Los Angeles‚ a city surrounded by violence and fear. The issue of racial stereotyping is highlighted in Crash when characters
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