wwells1@student.cccd.edu William Wells Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 Midterm Essay 9 May 2011 Adventure Underwater A hobby is defined as an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation. A hobby is also something that keeps and makes us have a broader view on the environment in which the hobby is in. There are a variety of hobbies that people like to do to determine their likes‚ talents and desires. Depending on the hobby‚ some people turn
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UNDERWATER WELDING INTRODUCTION The fact that electric arc could operate was known for over a 100 years. The first ever underwater welding was carried out by British Admiralty – Dockyard for sealing leaking ship rivets below the water line. Underwater welding is an important tool for underwater fabrication works. In 1946‚ special waterproof electrodes were developed in Holland by ‘Van der Willingen’. In recent years the number of offshore structures including oil drilling rigs‚ pipelines‚ platforms
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Discover Slippery Secret Of Weaker Underwater Earthquakes http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/ 1007-underwater_earthquakes.htm In December 2004‚ an underwater earthquake triggered a string of tsunamis along the Indian Ocean with devastating effects. Now‚ scientists have found ways nature is preventing some deep ocean earthquakes and save lives. Strong underwater earthquakes start off silent -- until their tsunami waves roar on shore‚ destroying property and lives. But now‚ geophysicists and
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Underwater Volcanoes Submarine volcanoes or underwater volcanoes‚ come in all shapes and sizes and‚ are found across the world from Hawaii and California to Iceland‚ Japan‚ New Zealand and Antarctica. Worldwide‚ there are an estimated 5‚000 active submerged volcanoes‚ with the highest volcanoes in shallow water rising above sea level. Most submerged volcanoes‚ however‚ are located on ocean ridges. Volcanoes are dangerous‚ but when compared to land volcanoes‚ submarine volcanoes pose less
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UNDERWATER ARCHITECTURE Himanshu P. Patil B. K. P. S. College Of Architecture‚ Pune. Fourth Year B.Arch UNDERWATER ARCHITECTURE Himanshu P. Patil Fourth Year B.Arch ABSTRACT: To live below the water is very fascinating for the mankind. There are so many architects who had tried to build underwater structures but couldn’t succed‚ because the construction part is the most difficult part
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A Future Underwater Will humans evolve to live in the ocean? Our hypothesis is that over the course of millions of years‚ the ozone layer will develop more holes until it is completely destroyed‚ the Earth’s overall temperature will raise and all of the ice in the world—polar ice caps‚ glaciers‚ etc.—will melt‚ causing the ocean to rise to the point where only the tallest mountains still stand above water. To keep the species alive‚ humans will have to live in the ocean and develop gills and other
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Why is water important for living organisms? Water is very important in all living organisms‚ it is vital for many different things. Around 70% of our body weight is due to water. The quantity is high in organs such as lungs and brain and fluids such as blood‚ lymph‚ saliva and secretions by the organs of the digestive system. First of all water is vital in the regulation of body temperature to depending on the temperature mammals will alter the amount they sweat. If they are to warm the amount
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What The Difference Could Be In the novel “Breathing Underwater” by Alex Flinn‚ child abuse is brought up several times. Child abuse affects thousands of children in the world today. Nick got his abusiveness from his father; his father got it from his father. Over the years Nick has developed a severe temper that without getting help may lead to Nick staying on this trend of abuse. If Nick didn’t get the support he was in need of‚ would he become one of the 55‚152 other child abusers
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Why should we protect intellectual property? (By Igor Gorshkov‚ for Sr. Carlos Rivadulla Oliva – Intellectual property) I’d like to start my answer with a simple example‚ that comes to my mind: You know “Kalashnikov” automatic gun‚ right. On of the most popular automatic guns in the whole world‚ that combines in itself simplicity‚ reliability and at the same time effectiveness. It was invented in the USSR in 1947 by a very smart Russian scientist Michal Kalashnikov. How ever‚ not many
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Drew Staples 6/12/14 Properties of water Question Does mixing water with other substances change it’s boiling point. Research The boiling point of a liquid is when the temperature causes the vapor pressure to be equal to the air. Air density will change waters boiling point. High altitudes give water a lower boiling point. Hypothesis If the water is less dense then it will boil faster and the boiling point will be lower. Materials 1 Pot A Sink A Stove 1 tablespoon of sugar 1
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