EXERCISES on Application of Newton 2nd Law-(1st PART) 56. Two boats pull a 75.0-kg water skier‚ as illustrated in Fig. 4.32. (a) If each boat pulls with a force of 600 N and the skier travels at a constant velocity‚ what is the magnitude of the retarding force between the water and the skis? (b) Assuming that the retarding force remains constant‚ if each boat pulls with a force of 700 N‚ what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the skier? Figure 4.32 Double tow. See Exercise 56. 57. (a)
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Reader Response to Growing Up Asian in America Growing up Asian in America by Kesaya E. Noda deals with growing up culturally different in America. There are some important components of a culture like identity‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and dialect. These components are influenced by our family‚ friends‚ social environment‚ and the community we live in. In her essay‚ Noda talks about dealing with knowing and defining herself. She explains that there are two mindsets for her. The first one‚ inside‚ which
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Ed doesn’t care. He has lived long enough to realize it doesn’t matter what people think. His hair is balding on the top‚ goes down to about his shoulders‚ and is as white as snow. He wears the same outfit everyday: a battered pair of jeans‚ ford belt buckle‚ and boots. He doesn’t wear a shirt‚ I always think he wakes up and can’t find a shirt so he makes himself just decent enough to go outside. He has tattoos all over his chest‚ and could be the scariest looking person I have ever seen. When we
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the Vietnam War‚ every one of those soldiers fought the same war‚ but for different reasons. The actions took by the United States during the Vietnam War created major controversy throughout the people of the U.S. As a navy soldier in the Vietnam War‚ Ed Shottenbauer told his story on what he thought about the war and how the war changed his life after coming back to the U.S. The process of becoming a soldier can be difficult and can affect one’s life during and after war. The nature of war causes a
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I wrote an Op-Ed article to The Daily Nexus‚ the UCSB-run campus newspaper. I discussed the topic of antibiotic resistance and how bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics is on the rise. Various strains of bacteria are no longer affected by some antibiotics‚ which could become a significant threat in the future if modern antibiotics are ineffective. We as humans rely heavily on antibiotics and other medications to deal with diseases and other illnesses. Modern medicine was one of the greatest advancements
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many get lost between their two worlds. When an individual struggles with their own ambition and tries to balance this with self and others‚ they often get lost and as a result create conflicts between their personal and academic lives‚ as shown in Ed Kleiman’s short story North End Faust. This story depicts a man‚ Alex‚ who struggles to balance his ambition with his personal life and‚ as a result‚ grows overly fond of isolation‚ even though he knows the damage it can cause. Alex is a passionate
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COEDUCATION In early civilizations‚ people were educated informally: primarily within the household. As time progressed‚ education became more structured and formal. Women often had very few rights when education started to become a more important aspect of civilization. Efforts of the ancient Greek and Chinese societies focused primarily on the education of males. In ancient Rome‚ the availability of education was gradually extended to women‚ but they were taught separately from men. The early
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On February 12th‚ 2013 President Barack Obama gave his state of the union address to the nation‚ the first of this year and since his re-election. I had mixed feelings about this speech as I go into that in more detail later. I like the general direction of where Obama was trying to go with it but I must say that I did have a few points that I disagreed with that he presented. But some of the major things which I did like was the minimum wage increase and talks about gun control. I am going to just
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In chapter twenty‚ starting off the second half of the book‚ Jane is startled awake by a piercing cry for help. Upon leaving her room to investigate she finds Mr. Rochester ushering the guests back into their rooms and reassuring them that the disturbance was caused by a servant who was frightened by a nightmare. Shortly after returning to her room‚ suspicion in her mind‚ Mr. Rochester knocks on her door requesting her aid. After climbing to the third story of the house‚ she discovers an injured
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entertainment‚ “They can also give us in-deep‚ unforgettable view of human life‚ including moral issues” (p.23). These give the audience perfect illustration of moral problems and what the solutions could be. 2. Let’s repeat the question: Was everything Old Ed told true? Or has Will discovered the poetic truth behind the improbable stories? In fact‚ all the stories
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