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Extra Sensory Perception
Number of Words: 1353 / Number of Pages: 5
... early 1930s, Rhine's
tests at Duke University at Durham, North Carolina, remain the most quoted
examples of an expirimental blitzkreig on problems of parapsychology. Three
years of Rhine's telepathy and clairvoyance testing averaged 7 successes
out of every 25 people tested, 2 better than chance would have produced, an
overall result millions to one against the odd.
Chapter ][ What is ESP?
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What is ESP?
Extrasensory Perseption or ESP is the abillity acquire information
without using any senses. In the dictionary, ESP is defined as:
extra(eks'ra) n. 1. Something in addition to wh ...
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Tsunamis
Number of Words: 3181 / Number of Pages: 12
... or volcanic eruptions. There is a common misconception that a tsunami is a tidal wave. Although the impact of a tsunami on a coastline may change depending upon the tidal level at the time when one occurs, tsunami waves are unrelated to tides. Instead, tides are the product of imbalanced gravitational forces coming from the planets, the Sun, and most of all, the Moon. In the open, the water level may rise and fall several feet as a tsunami passes by. However, tsunami frequently go undetected by ships because the water takes approximately 10 to 30 minutes to reach it highest level and fall ...
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Carnivorous Plants
Number of Words: 1430 / Number of Pages: 6
... light energy into the
chemical bond energy of carbohydrate which is utilized as cellular energy, plant
growth and development. Water, carbon dioxide, nutrients and minerals are also
needed for survival. In wetlands, where stagnate water contains acidic
compounds and chemicals from decaying organic matter many plants have a
difficult time obtaining necessary nutrients. It is in these nutrient poor
conditions that some plants evolved different ways of obtaining nutrients. The
ability of carnivorous plants to digest nitrogen -rich animal protein enables
these plants to survive in somewhat hostile ...
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Flouridation
Number of Words: 1681 / Number of Pages: 7
... Mellon Institute
began to promote the addition of fluoride to public water systems, claiming that
it would reduce tooth decay, however there were two major obstacles in his path,
The American Medical Association, and The American Dental Association. Both
associations wrote articles in their journals about the dangers of fluoridation
of water supplies. The American Dental Association wrote the following in the
October 1, 1944 issue: “We do know the use of drinking water containing as
little as 1.2 to 3.0 parts per million of fluorine will cause such developmental
disturbances in bones as osteoslceros ...
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Fasle Memory
Number of Words: 2487 / Number of Pages: 10
... because (a) one is having
problems of functioning as a healthy human being and (b) one remembers being
abused as a child that therefore (A) one was abused as a child and (B) the
childhood abuse is the cause of one's adulthood problems.
There is no evidence that supports the claim that we remember everything
that we experience. In fact, there is plenty of evidence to support the
claim that it is impossible for us to even attend to all the perceptual
elements of any given experience, much less to recall them all. There is no
evidence to support the claim that all memories of experience ...
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Menengitis
Number of Words: 341 / Number of Pages: 2
... illness, so a person usually has more than one episode. These episodes can last from weeks to months. They occur whenever and have no certain pattern. Sometimes a stressful life event can trigger an episode, and sometimes they just happen. If a person has more than four episodes a year they are
known as “rapid cyclers”. This is more common in women.
There is no exact reason for what causes manic depression, but some doctors say that it may be from imbalances of certain kinds of brain chemicals. Heredity also has a little part to do with it. Manic depression is treatable though. Medicat ...
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Computer Engineering
Number of Words: 1489 / Number of Pages: 6
... and deadlines
C. Adapting
Conclusion-Computers are changing the world as we know it, and they offer an exciting new way of working.
The news represented a complete turnaround for the corporate giant. Microsoft Chairperson, Bill Gates publicly announced his company's new connection to the Internet. The announcement rang through the nation. Gates has consistently ignored the Internet in favor of desktop computing. So, with Microsoft's approval, computers kicked into even higher gear (Gates, 72). The pace of innovation continues to astonish even those involved from the start. If one want ...
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The Giraffe
Number of Words: 1144 / Number of Pages: 5
... to 35 mph.
Females spend over 12 hours a day looking, while males are less.
Night mostly spent lying down ruminating, especially hours after dark and
before dawn. A Giraffe has 2 ways of getting around which is walking and
galloping. The long legs and short trunk decree an ambling walk, with the
entire weight supported alternatively on the left and right legs, like
camels. The long neck moves in a synchrony to maintain balance. It can
gallop up to 37 mph. The forelegs and hind legs work in pairs like a
running rabbit. When they drink, a giraffe must either straddle or bend
its forelegs. ...
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Bridging Technology And Academ
Number of Words: 4303 / Number of Pages: 16
... technologies into their classrooms and research.
Key words: teaching sociology, information technology, on-line teaching
Introduction
Information technology is quickly becoming the hub of efforts within the higher education community. Indeed, colleges and universities have demonstrated a fierce rush to amass technological tools, and are only now addressing the possibilities for adapting them to academic use. Ideally, new networked information technologies, such as the World Wide Web and E-mail will become fruitful pedagogical tools for faculty of all disciplines. As academic libraries are ...
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Colorado River
Number of Words: 4746 / Number of Pages: 18
... By the turn of the century, most present day cities and towns were already established. Trails, roads, and railroads linked several areas with neighboring regions. Although the drainage system was still not integrated. In the mid 1900’s many dams had been built to harness and use the water. A new phase of development occurred at the end of the second World War. There was a large emphasis on recreation, tourism, and environmental preservation. The terrain of the is very unique. It consists of Wet Upper Slopes, Irregular Transition Plains and Hills, Deep Canyonlands, and the Dry Lower Plains. Wet ...
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