Period 3 Montgomery 9/9/14 This Day In History 1 Have you ever wondered how or when the first tanks were built? In September 1915‚ the first prototype tank built was named Little Willy. Weighing 14 tons and only moving 2 mph‚ Little Willy was far from a success. The idea came from a British colonel named Ernest Swinton. Swinton’s idea was to create an armored vehicle that would tear through enemy lines and destroy their troops. The performance of Little Willy was not so great. It was slow and
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Prejudice" depicts the life of protagonist main character Elizabeth Bennet. Using her typical "light and bright‚ and sparkling" tone‚ Austen uses themes of love‚ reputation and class to highlight the development of Elizabeth’s character in the first volume of the novel. Set in rural England during the Napoleonic Wars the writer shows how setting‚ in both time and place‚ has an impact on the main character. The opening sentence of the novel establishes Austen’s central figure point of the advantageous
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Surface Area to Volume Ratio and the Relation to the Rate of Diffusion Aim and Background This is an experiment to examine how the Surface Area / Volume Ratio affects the rate of diffusion and how this relates to the size and shape of living organisms. The surface area to volume ratio in living organisms is very important. Nutrients and oxygen need to diffuse through the cell membrane and into the cells. Most cells are no longer than 1mm in diameter because small cells enable nutrients and oxygen
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This sculpture titled “Head of an Akkadian Ruler” was found at Nineveh somewhere between 2250 and 2200 BCB. Although‚ there is no evidence or proof that says the head was a particular king‚ most believe the head was indeed a powerful ruler. This twelve inch copper head is currently at the Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad. This piece has significant damage which is assumed to be caused during the Medes’ invasion on Nineveh in 612 BCE. There is no absolute proof this was a purposeful act. This sculpture is
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Chemistry 12 Formal Report Measuring Reaction Rate using Volume of Gas Produced By John Doe 23th October 2012 Introduction An essential element of chemistry is finding reaction rates. This is because chemists need to know how long a reaction should take. In addition to needing to know the rate of a reaction at any point in time to monitor how the reaction is proceeding. Many factors effect reaction rates‚ two shown above include temperature and concentration. Concentration affects the
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An Analysis of "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" In Edgar Allan Poe’s 1841 short story of "Never Bet the Devil Your Head‚” Edgar Allan Poe begins his tale by describing how he has been under criticism because his tales do not have morals. In response to his critics‚ who he refers to as "ignoramuses‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" which is the story of a man who is offering to bet the devil his head that he can do this or that. One day‚ the narrator (presented as the author
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Robert Scott Mrs. Skolny ENGL 11H 29 February 2016 Is Football a Death Wish? Is playing football really worth the risk of head injury? Playing the contact sport of football‚ going play by play with very intense and hard hitting plays of head to head contact‚ has got the attention of some about the level of safety the sport possesses. Playing football is not worth the risk of head injury‚ because the hits long term effects on your brain. An attention grabber for most is the recent uprising of CTE‚ which
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Virginia Heffernan’s article‚ “Against Headphones‚” argues that headphones are bad and have been making people start to go deaf. Although Heffernan believes headphones are a problem‚ they can actually be beneficial to those using them. While working out listening to music helps them to focus in working out and without headphones a lot of companies would be out of business. Working out with headphones and music could help. Many people are obese and they don’t work out but making headphones while
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Name: Research Proposal Dr. Smith Introduction: Head injuries are taking a very big toll on those that have long since left the game. The game of football is exciting and most everyone watches on Sundays to see who wins and who loses. Football players are sustaining head injuries in every game and they’re being allowed to return to the field before the injury has a chance to heal. This causes more problems down the road. Many players are being diagnosed with early dementia
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Undeniable Respect In a time where gangsta rap swamped the hip hop industry and the east coast against west coast rappers strived for the topmost spot in the music industry. Tupac took a major risk and released his new song “Keep Ya Head Up”. This song also focuses on a man’s softer side and arguably is one of his best individual performances ever. The poem is an important piece of work because while the rappers in 1993 were referring to women as “hoes” and “bitches”‚ Tupac chose to honor women
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