Survey of the Sciences Unit 4: The Science of Fireworks 7-7-14/7-14-14 What is a firework? An explosive or combustible used for display. In the 19th century the introduction of new ingredients such as magnesium and aluminum greatly heightened the brilliance of such displays. There are two main classes of fireworks‚ force-and-spark and flame. In force and spark compositions‚ potassium nitrate‚ sulfur‚ and finely ground charcoal are used‚ with additional ingredients that produce various types
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Choral Speaking -- One Malaysia In thunder and lightning‚ here we come Ladies and gentlemen‚ we the children of today Present to you ‘1 Malaysia’. Malaysia is a multi - racial country. A country that belongs to all Malaysians with a shared history and a belief in a shared future. U-N-I-T-Y [individual] Unity! Only a five - letter word‚ yet the foundation of multi - racial Malaysia. A cultural melting pot [Udah makai‚ nuan? Wa jiak pah liaw?] A unique heritage of different races [Selamat
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was also a physicist and came up with “The Ben Franklin effect”. Franklin had this curiosity for electricity‚ he had many theories about electricity‚ so he tested one of his theories by flying a kite with a key tide to it during a thunder storm‚ which proved that lightning was a type f
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Medusa and was fathered by Poseidon‚ in his character as a horse-god. He had a brother named Chrysaor‚ who was born when Perseus decapitated his mother. He was sent to heaven and he obeyed Zeus‚ the ruler of gods‚ who ordered him to bring lightning and thunder from Olympus. Pegasus created Hippocrene‚ the fountain placed on Mt. Helicon. The Greek hero Bellorophon‚ together with Athena and Poseidon‚ captured him near the fountain Peirene. Pegasus gave permission to the hero to ride him to beat
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Darrell M. Bell Mrs. Felicia Curry English IV 1/3/12 Tornadoes are also popularly called twisters or cyclones and are characterized by rapidly rotating columns of air hanging from cumulonimbus clouds. (1) They are generally observed as tube- or funnel-shaped clouds. At ground level they usually leave a path of destruction only about 50 m (170 ft) wide and travel an average of only about 8 to 24 km (5 to 15 mi). Contact with the ground is often of an intermittent nature lasting for a period
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Anika A. 2013 Beliefs (Additional Information) Beliefs are a large aspect of humanity‚ which will often guide the lifestyles of societies and individuals. Regardless whether these beliefs are religious or merely subjective; they hold great significance to their advocates‚ giving them something to cherish and live by. Since the ancient times‚ civilisations have been impacted by the beliefs and perspectives of their people. And as historians have discovered‚ every society—whether it be modern
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if their mom‚ Heather‚ and their dad‚ Hunter‚ are asleep. They walk into their parents’ room and see them sitting on their bed. They are concerned about the weather so they decide to go outside and check it out. It is raining really hard and lightning fills the sky. The family goes back inside and Hunter turns on the T.V. He sees that both sides of the river have been drenched with three inches of rain. This prevents the farmers from planting their crops. With so much rain‚ the family decides
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Katie Schaefer Period 6 Mr. Jenson January 9‚ 2013 Never give up You’re standing ’ in the middle of the thunder and lightning ’ I know you ’re feeling like you just can win but your trying it’s hard to keep on keeping ’ on when you’re being pushed around don’t even know which way is up you just keep spinning down round down~ Gary Allan. That song says a lot also I believe that he was trying to say was not to give up anything you but your heart to. That isn’t what I want to talk about
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experience. To understand what fear is‚ a person should look at some common appearances of fear in daily life. People fear many things. People fear animals: spiders‚ snakes‚ birds‚ chickens‚ cats‚ bugs‚ and insects. People fear powerful things: thunder‚ lightning‚ needles‚ and cancer. People fear abstractions: death‚ loneliness‚ failure‚ intimacy‚ abandonment‚ commitment‚ the unknown‚ success‚ and fear
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Julius Caesar’s Interpretation of Omens There are many signs introduced to Julius Caesar about his world coming to an end. He receives multiple bad omens that are weaved into the play‚ such as‚ the soothsayer warning him about the Ides of March‚ the terrifying storm‚ and one of the most notable omens‚ Calpurnia’s dream. Throughout Julius Caesar‚ countless signs that foretell future events occur leading to Caesar’s death. Towards the beginning of the play‚ a Soothsayer confronts Caesar twice.
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