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Satellites
Number of Words: 482 / Number of Pages: 2
... crews of ground controllers. They watch over the
temperatures and voltages of the craft's electronic nervous system and
other vital "organs", always critical with machines whose sunward side may
be 300 degress hotter than the shaded part.
Once a satellite achieves orbit--that delicate condition in which the pull
of earth's gravity is matched by the outward fling of the crafts speed--
subtle pressures make it go astray. Solar flares make the satellite go
out of orbit. Wisps of outer atmosphere drag its speed. Like strands of
spiderweb, gravity feilds of the earth, moon, and sun tug at the orbit ...
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Piercings
Number of Words: 694 / Number of Pages: 3
... often with a basis in mystical or religious beliefs. "Archaeologists have found Egyptian and Macedonian jewelry for pierced ears dating back to 2,000 BC, and many contemporary cultures preserve the piercing of ears, nose, tongues etc. as a rite of passage from childhood" (Monohan, Roger 1). People get pierced no matter what their race, sex, creed, color, or sexual orientation. "The practice crosses economic boundaries, and pervades all aspects of our society equally" (Monohan, Roger 1). "Realizing and appreciating diversity fosters understanding of other cultures and helps break down the walls of pre ...
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Chief Master Sergeant Of The A
Number of Words: 653 / Number of Pages: 3
... and not just out of fear of being caught, but because they know it's wrong. The second Core Value is service before self, is putting your needs and wants aside to get the mission accomplished. Your needs may conflict with the interest of the government, but our job is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We must be ready at a moment's notice. Last, but definitely still important, is excellence in all we do. America's trust the military to protect out national security and interests, and especially each other's son's, daughters, husband's, and wives, fighting for our country. If we fall short of 100% ...
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Analyzation Essay On A Newspaper
Number of Words: 921 / Number of Pages: 4
... scores of the day before. Remember that this doesn’t apply to all papers only to some.
Newspapers constantly look for more readers and to help attract these readers many attempt to dress up their paper. While some papers remain basic and plain, others add color and size to font in a try to appeal to readers. Background color adds a little life to an otherwise regular dull off white that normally associates itself with newspapers. The larger font highlighted in bold to draw the eyes of a reader in that direction gives each article its own personalized title instead of simply a lead in to th ...
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Arival Time Of School Essay
Number of Words: 390 / Number of Pages: 2
... think that students sleep during the school day. The
fact is that many students fall asleep during class. Remember that sleep isn’t
something you can make yourself not want. Throwing water on your face,
listening to loud music, or taking a shower cannot make your bodies craving for
sleep disappear. The fact is puberty demands more sleep.
There are also risks involved with not getting enough sleep. Most people
will be very sleepy and drowsy during the day, mood and behavioral problems,
and even increased vulnerability to drugs and alcohol. These things could also
develop more into serious sleepi ...
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Foxwoods (gambling)
Number of Words: 1351 / Number of Pages: 5
... still expanding. The Pequots are building a 17- story hotel and a $200 million museum. The tribe also plans to build an Asian theme park, with a monorail and replica of China’s Great Wall, golf courses and a campground. Already, the tribe has built a community center, a child development center and new housing for their tribal members.
Their staggering profits have removed the Tribes worries about paying college tuition and health insurance. In addition, all tribal members receive a yearly bonus if they stick to a strict education and work incentive plan that basically consists of “no school, n ...
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Adversity And Resilience Of Ho
Number of Words: 925 / Number of Pages: 4
... the main character, Xiao Douzi, is faced with the adversity of being a homosexual in a time when homosexuality was absolutely unaccepted by society. Douzi was born with beautiful facial features and a perfect complexion; because of this, he was chosen to play a woman on stage. Douzi fails to separate his on-stage gimmick from his real life persona, and he falls in love with his partner and best friend, Xiao Shitou. When Shitou married a woman, Douzi collapsed mentally and soon got addicted to opium. Shitou's wife was against homosexuality, and she did whatever she could to keep her husband f ...
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Commercial Radio As Communication
Number of Words: 1175 / Number of Pages: 5
... does so because commercial radio does not consider communication as an end. Rather, it views communication as an instrument to be used in achieving an end which, is money. Every movement made by the broadcasters is directed towards this one goal. Any action done beyond what is necessary for this motive is deemed superfluous.
Such a motive also represses the growth of new ideas and innovations. There exists a given medium of expression that disc jockeys are ordered to follow. Since the managers of these radio broadcasting institutions treat it as a business (as opposed to a communicative institu ...
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Importance Of Diversity Traini
Number of Words: 421 / Number of Pages: 2
... of topics. These topics include defining, developing and managing diversity, harassment prevention, cross cultural communication, and creating an affirming environment. Workers will be able to bring up their own specific topics as well.
Training sessions will be of two types. First we will have a series of speaker’s come in at least once every other week and talk to large groups no larger than 75 people. Also during the week between smaller groups of no more that 20 people will meet for discussions. All sessions will be held at times convenient to all employees. To try to create an inf ...
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The Third Millennium - Threat
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... uproar of genetically modified food began. Scientist Dr Arpad Pusztai research found that genetically modified potatoes damaged rats, stunting their growth and attacking their body's defences. Dr Pusztai was sacked from his job at the Rowett Research Institute for his research and for declaring that he thought the public was being used as “guinea pigs" by the food industry. Through his research government the world over have been forced to become aware of the dangers of GM food. I think that GM foods may be used to wipe out hunger in the next millennium, but for the moment caution of the u ...
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