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Penguins And Their Eyes
Words: 1031 - Pages: 4.... different story-or has been up to now. Waddling along on their flat little feet, eyes fixed intently on the ground, penguins appear myopic, inefficient and generally out of place. In fact the reverse is true. During a recent stay on the Falkland Islands, a Canadian researcher discovered that penguins are able to recognize individuals and navigate the rocky terrain on which they live quite well. Long of body and short of leg, they probably poke their heads forward as an aid to balance. And as for looking at the ground, they're merely-like us-keeping an eye on where they're going.
The human eye is adapted for aerial vision, which is why sc .....
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Geography Of Indonesia And Aus
Words: 1084 - Pages: 4.... Malays, and Balinese and other smaller groups which make up fifty-five percent of the population. Four of its largest islands are known as the Greater Sunda Islands. Jawa has the smallest area but is largest in population density (with about 120 million), Sumatera is in the west across from Malaysia, Kalimantan (which shares land space with Malaysia on Borneo), and Sulawesi, which is also called Celebes, the “wishbone – shaped” island of the east. The fifth largest island is New Guinea, which is not primarily a part of Indonesian cultural ties although half of its western side of the island is under Indonesian control.
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The Growing Need For The Aware
Words: 1434 - Pages: 6.... within the society today. For example, being “PC” refers to using phrases as “physically challenged” instead of “disabled” and “Asian” rather than “Oriental.”
This term originated, interestingly enough, after the Civil Rights Movement and during the birth of modern feminism when many minority groups were fighting for their rights as Americans. The meaning of the words was not as significant back then as they are now. Political correctness has a completely different meaning today and it holds a lot of truths to it because it gives us that leverage to appropriately address .....
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The Blind And Deaf
Words: 1234 - Pages: 5.... have what is called night blindness. They cannot see well when there is limited light. Another blindness is color blindness. In this individuals cannot distinguish one color from another.
Congenital blindness means that someone is born blind. Everyone else who is blind gets it from disease or injury. Disease causes about 95% of all blindness. There are a high number of diseases that can cause blindness. Some of these are as follows: Cataracts, Diabetic, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Amblyopia, Corneal opacity, and Trachomia just to name a few of the many that exist. many kinds of injuries can cause blindness. Infection from ge .....
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Why Are People Migrating To Co
Words: 326 - Pages: 2.... the following states after California in migration to Colorado in 1997. Although people are migrating to Colorado in large numbers recently, the population growth has taken its toll on the state affecting traffic, schools with overcrowding, and real estate prices. So what are people doing when they migrate to Colorado? Obviously people are becoming attracted to the state for various reasons including most importantly the family type setting in a small city lifestyle. The family setting that has lured people to migrate to Colorado contributes greatly to birthrates that have sky rocketed resulting in a tremendous increase in the state& .....
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The Immigrant Experience
Words: 1127 - Pages: 5.... Island, also, was far from sanitary. The people would break down
into lines, and walk by a doctor, trying to hide any physical problems.
Children over two had to be able to walk by themselves. If the doctor
noticed anything wrong he would use a piece of chalk to show the person
required further inspection. If, this was indeed the case, the person would
be set aside in a cage.
Another test was that of sanity. An interpreter would ask each person a
few questions just to find a sensible answer to test mental stability.
The last and most feared doctor checked for disease by lifting the
eyelid. He scared children, and probably spr .....
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Effects Of Advertising
Words: 659 - Pages: 3.... if one strays from this ideal, there's the risk of not being accepted by men. Advertisers, by setting ideals, not only sell their products, but in fact reaffirm traditional gender roles in mainstream America.
Women portrayed in sexual ads are depicted as objects and commodities, to be consumed by men for visual pleasure and by women for self-definition. Any depiction of a woman in scant clothing ultimately makes her look vulnerable and powerless, especially when placed next to a physically stronger man. Studies show that advertisements will concentrate primarily on a woman's body parts rather than her facial expressions. Also, it was prov .....
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The Visitor’s Facility At The University Of North Caroline At Charlotte
Words: 697 - Pages: 3.... reason the visitors would be at the fingertips of the campus, and would also look good for other visitors who are thinking of coming to Charlotte to teach, or conduct research.
Justification
The structure would need to be placed on campus in a prime location. Preferably close to all of the academic buildings, while not interfering with the core of the campus. The visitors should not be able to be interrupted by college students, so the structure would need to be away from fraternity/sorority row that are in UNC-Charlotte’s master plan. Also it may be wise to place the structure away from any student housing, such as dormitories an .....
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Charter Schools
Words: 1332 - Pages: 5.... while being funded by grants. A similar concept currently exists, for all public education, in New Zealand ( Finn et al. 48-52 ). In 1992, after the first charter law was passed, Minnesota opened City Academy, based on this concept. The charter focused on recruiting and teaching high school drop-outs ( Buechler 60-63 ). All , including this first one, are based on certain guidelines. Charters are created by normal citizens desiring to fill a specific need in their area, or to implement a new teaching method. The administration and teaching operate independently from most local school board rules, and funds are used only within the charter .....
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INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE
Words: 3084 - Pages: 12.... the use of steam and diesel engine. Diesel power plants have a distinct economic advantage over steam engine when size of the plant is under about 1,000 hp. However there are many diesel engine plants much large than this. Internal combustion engines are particularly appropriate for seasonal industries, because of the small standby losses with these engines during the shutdown period.
History
The first experimental internal combustion engine was made by a Dutch astronomer, Christian Huygens, who, in 1680, applied a principle advanced by Jean de Hautefeuille in 1678 for drawing water. This principle was based on the fact that the exp .....
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