If someone were to ask you what is radium or who discovered radium‚ would you be able to answer correctly? You may say that radium is not vital in today’s society or that you could care less about radium‚ but what if you were informed that fifteen percent of the world’s electricity is produced with the help of radium and nuclear power plants. Would you change your mind about the importance of radium? Not many people know but‚ radium is also frequently used in the medical field specially to run
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Canines have been a part of law enforcement for over 100 years. Law enforcement officers train‚ care‚ and utilize service dogs to assist in criminal investigations. “They are the four-legged officers of the K-9 unit‚ and whether they are searching for missing children or sniffing out suspicious packages‚ they are part of a longstanding tradition that extends back thousands of years” (1). The first use of dogs started by the Greeks‚ Persians‚ Babylonians‚ and Assyrians. They began to use their dogs
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You’ve probably heard word “eczema” a lot in various circumstances‚ but I bet that you actually know very little about it. However‚ if you have suddenly developed an intense itching‚ you might wonder – is this eczema? Read on to find out. Eczema is a common skin condition that affects million of people every year. However‚ children and babies are more likely to have eczema than adults. Studies estimate that about 10 % to 20 % of all newborns are affected by this disease in the USA‚ and only 3 %
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found out that the raft would instead follow the rough current west to the shore under the Golden Gate Bridge (Mythbusters). Hyneman and Savage believe that Morris was smart enough to know how the tides worked around Alcatraz Island and were not sure why he would plan to go towards Angel Island (Mythbusters). With a trip of over three miles to the shore where the current would lead the men‚ the waters got rougher the further away they paddled from Alcatraz (Mythbusters). As the Mythbusters‚ Hynman
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It is April 10‚ 1912 as a women I don’t have many rights of my own which I don’t mind since I like taking care of my children especially when we’re doing something as exciting as we are doing now. We just boarded the Titanic one of the most largest and luxurious ships in the entire world that sailing from Europe to New York with a few stops along the way once we arrive I hope to explore as many places as possible. It is now April 14‚ 1912 the voyage has been pleasant so far until the ship shook in
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Did you know smoking is the leading cause of death in America? Has anyone you’ve known or loved been effected by smoking. Such as my grandpa dying when I was nine‚ mine has and I do not support it at all and here’s why. Health Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. Smoking-related diseases claim more than 480‚000 American lives each year. Smoking cost the U.S. at least $289 billion each year‚ including at least $150 billion in lost productivity and $130
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to clean and do all the chores around the house. Even though she is treated like a pet for some reason she was still nice about everything and does what she is told. Everyday all week long she was always cleaning she never got tired of it. That’s why her step sisters made her do everything for them. But with Anastasia 16 now she is aloud to finally go to their towns annual ball and it is heard to be the most magical night of the year. This was going to be Anastasias first ball
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an ebola patient. Some examples of bodily fluids are urine‚ semen‚ feces-poop‚ vaginal fluid‚ blood‚ breast milk‚ sweat‚ and saliva.(CDC‚ Ebola ).In The Democratic republic of Congo‚ many people walk barefoot and are practicing bad hygiene. This is why ebola spread like a wildfire‚ with a killing rate of every nine out of ten people. Even though the all time high of the killing rate lasted for only about half a year‚ the life of the whole disease has been astounding to
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The Controversy of Euthanasia One of the biggest and most controversial topics throughout society today is the act of euthanasia in humans. In the medical field‚ euthanasia is commonly known as assisted suicide that is essentially for terminally ill patients only. When thinking about euthanasia‚ Americans tend to relate it towards the rights for animals‚ but in this specific example I will focus on the controversial topic of legalization on behalf of people who are professionally diagnosed with
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RQ-1 Predator for the US Air Force. The CIA has been flying drones over Afghanistan since the 2000’s . Many people use drones for different reasons. More and more people are using them in the world. What is the history of drones that made so popular? Why did the creator of drones come up with drones and what were they actually made for? Last but not least‚ how is it that other people use them? Who was the creator of drones? You are all wonder who created it. The man to create drones was a man named
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