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Nuclear Waste Disposal At Yucca Mountain: Right Or Wrong?
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... as sub-
seabed and space disposal may prove to be cheaper at a later time.
This is a cause for concern, but there are a greater amount of reasons
to further and eventually finish the Yucca Mountain Project. One is the desert
climate naturally occurring in the western United States. The weather is dry
and warm and their are very few natural disasters, such as earthquakes. Also,
this part of the nation has a lower water table than the rest of the country.
This reduces the risk of water contamination in case of a breach.
This is only one safety cushion that the proposed site provides. There
are ...
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Genetic Engenering -4
Number of Words: 957 / Number of Pages: 4
... a new cloning technology that could make it possible to create "designer" cattle. Also, in June of 1998, there was talk about having successfully cloned a mouse swept through the scientific community(Nash 3). These are just a few of many times scientists have cloned an animal. These are the many things science has brought fourth and we need to take advantage of them. After studying both sides of
the issue, I believe human cloning is a good thing to peruse for our children's sake.
One of the most popular arguments in support of cloning is that we can make people disease free and it could decrea ...
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Rutherford
Number of Words: 359 / Number of Pages: 2
... went straight through the
foil did so because the atom is mostly empty space and
that the distance between electrons and the nucleus is
vast compared to the size of the nucleus itself.
In 1919, he discovered the "artificial disintegration" of
nitrogen. His experiments show that under alpha
radiation, nitrogen is decomposed and hydrogen is
formed. Rutherford also devised an electrical method for
counting the number of alpha particles emitted from
radioactive substances. Using this method, he measured
the number of alpha particles expelled per second from
one gram of radium to be 34000.
Before Rutherf ...
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Cheetah
Number of Words: 942 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the best objects to hide in for attack on other pray. It is also a good bedding source. The s cubs love to romp around in the grass for play and for practice for battle when they get older. This is the best all-round plant and helpful one for the .
The up close, the is one of the smaller "big" cats. The largest weighs no more than 143 pounds and is probably 3.3 feet long from the shoulder to the root of its long tail. Females are usually slightly smaller than males. The outstanding feature of the 's appearance is, of course, its beautiful spotted coat. The most distinctive features of the 's f ...
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Network 2
Number of Words: 448 / Number of Pages: 2
... on a different network. The protocol TCP/IP solves this problem. It is what allows a person on one network to communicate with a person on a different network.
When I mentioned something to share in the network definition, it can be anything, an idea, document, or greeting. Networking allows use of applications on other computers, electronic mail (email), and real time discussions in chat rooms. The types of networks are classified as distributive or centralized. In a centralized network, processing occurs at one place and requests are made of the processing from terminals. A mainfram ...
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Killer Whale, The Mighty Dolphin
Number of Words: 399 / Number of Pages: 2
... harpoons sticking out of their backs. Research soon found that fishermen were shooting them to keep them from eating all of a days catch. This was not the first time something like this was found. In the 1950's The U.S. Navy used machine guns to slaughter hundreds of Killer Whales off of Iceland to protect fishing. After these animals are killed, they are usually thrown away. The meat is very bitter and is not used. Killer Whales also do not produce oil as most other whales do so there is no benefit from that area of trade either.
Killer Whales aren't actually whales, they're dolphins, the largest ...
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Cloning
Number of Words: 1210 / Number of Pages: 5
... tissues that are
transferred to soil, where they produce complete plants. Grafting is
another method of cloning used in Horticulture. Matching cuts are made in
the stems of two plants, which are then fitted together so that their
transport systems are in contact. The wounded area heals, and the two stems
become a single physiological unit. All the McIntosh apple trees now in use
and many other fruit varieties have been derived by grafting from single
ancestral trees. "Nuclear transplantation," in which nuclei from cells of
one individual are transferred to unfertilized eggs whose nuclei have been
remo ...
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Power Of The Atom
Number of Words: 699 / Number of Pages: 3
... time to get a response.
In 1886, a man by the name of Alexander Graham Bell developed an
interesting object, that gave you the capability of talking live with one
person, other then yourself. This object later became known as the well
respected telephone. Although when Bell first invented the phone there were
many kinks that needed to be worked out. And over time, after being
constantly worked with and being revised the telephone was close to
perfection. It took sometime for the phone to really catch on, but when
people began to see how convenient it was, families everywhere went out
and purchase one. ...
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Ecommerce
Number of Words: 646 / Number of Pages: 3
... layouts and instant credit card transaction processing. There are certain advantages and disadvantages of trading on the net.
? One can buy each and every product sitting at home.
? It saves lot of time.
? Sometimes it saves lots of money too. For example, “ when I registered for this fall term I visited the book store and figured out that the total cost including all the books was $ 390 and when I surfed on the net, the same books I bought on the net for $ 320 including shipping and it was at my doorstep in two days. Thus, I saved 70 bucks sitting at home and saving my time.”
? Also wh ...
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Depression The Sadness Disease
Number of Words: 2044 / Number of Pages: 8
... marked by a state of deep and pervasive sadness, dejection and hopelessness, accompanied by feeling of fatigue apathy, and low self-worth (Bourne and Russo 1998 p. A-24). Though that seems like a very comprehensive definition it is characterized by many different symptoms to combine to one effect on the psyche. Depression itself is not only widespread but also associated with many other psychological conditions, with many physical diseases, and most certainly, with social and external factors (Schwartz and Schwartz, 1993, p. 1).
There are several major causes of depression that may occur in ...
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