economy with an independent energy market. The history of alternative energy sources has been a long and tried one. Some of the most common forms of renewable resources are; steam‚ solar‚ wind‚ and water. Steam is commonly known for being used in locomotives and river ferries. Kendra Bolon wrote that “steam was conceived as an energy source as early as twenty-one centuries ago by a writer that went by the name of Hero” (Bolon). “Steam Power gained popularity due to human needs that couldn’t be satisfied
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Petroleum products are used widely in our everyday lives. They are used to power automobiles produce containers and to keep us warm. Petroleum‚ or crude oil is liquid composed of various organic chemicals. It is found in large quantities below the surface of Earth and is used as a fuel and as a raw material in the chemical industry. The word petroleum comes from the two Latin words "petro" and "leum" "petro" meaning rock and "leum" meaning oil. The chemical composition of all petroleum is principally
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Introduction The period from 1799 to 1815 is often referred to as the “Napoleonic Wars”. These years and the two following decades became one of the most difficult episodes of the British history. That was the time when Great Britain had to fight a lot‚ and had to recover from fighting. The purpose of this survey is to give a brief description of British domestic and foreign policy‚ economic and social situation throughout the mentioned period and to provide essential information about
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The cinema of attraction. ‘A matter of making images seen.’ This is what Fernand Léger was writing in 1902 about the new art‚ trying to describe the possible changes in cinema‚ by emphasizing the fact that imitating the movements of nature is not necessarily the best way of defining cinema’s essence. This is only one of the writings concerning this topic which influenced Tom Gunning in characterizing the cinematic period before 1906 as that of the ‘cinema of attractions’. In this essay I am
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Buck did not read the newspapers‚ or he would have known that trouble was brewing‚ not alone for himself‚ but for every tidewater dog‚ strong of muscle and with warm‚ long hair‚ from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men‚ groping in the Arctic darkness‚ had found a yellow metal‚ and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find‚ thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs‚ and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs‚ with strong muscles by which
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Tone Colour - Music 1 Analysis 1. What typical materials are most instruments made out of eg wood? An instrument can be grouped into six main categories‚ which all have specific individual sound. These are wood‚ metal‚ string‚ skin‚ electronic and vocal. The qualities of the sound in each category are primarily similar. 2. List FIVE methods of producing sound eg hitting. The five ways of producing a sound involves hitting‚ blowing‚ shaking‚ scraping‚ and plucking. 3. What is the
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Christmas Eve of 1998. Luan Phi Dawson‚ who was 33‚ and his wife‚ Lieu Thuy Vuong‚ 43‚ were struck the heads by a detached metal cleat (Los Angeles Times‚ 1998) C. In September of 2003‚ Marcelo Torres died‚ and several other guests were injured‚ when a locomotive separated from its train along a tunnel section of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Los Angeles Times‚ 2003). Signpost: Now that I’ve been over some of the accidents that have happened in the park‚ I’m going to talk about some of the changes they
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Driving forces are the factors that affect an industry condition because certain forces such as competitors‚ suppliers or the customer may change how they are performing. Generally once change begins it continues to change and evolve and this can alter how an industry platform will compete and perform. Some of the biggest factors seen in the railway industry that could affect Union Pacific in the near and distance future include their competitors which is the trucking industry‚ other shipping companies
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Ecomagination: Driving Sustainable Growth for GE This case is about US-based diversified conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) and its environmental initiative Ecomagination that was launched in mid-2005. Through this initiative‚ the company invested liberally in renewable energy and cleaner technologies. It also promoted energy-efficient Ecomagination products through its marketing campaigns. Besides‚ the company set targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and for increasing the
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The Western expansion of the United States from 1860-1890 was a domino effect. Numerous factors came in to play which built upon themselves to cause America to grow and move west‚ but the biggest factor was the transcontinental railroad. As the railroads were put in‚ lands improved‚ trade increased‚ cities grew and territories became states. With every passing decade‚ clear growth could be seen in all aspects of life. The railroad took seven years to build between two different companies‚ but
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