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12 inches equal 1 foot. 3 feet equal 1 yard. 1,760 yards equal 1 mile. At a young age we are forced to memorize these countless conversions making school a real struggle, but what if there is an easier way. If you asked anyone else in the world about measurements, 10 cm equals 1 decameter. 10 decimeter equals 1 meter. 1,000 meters equals 1 kilometer. As a math student in the US, using the traditional system seems absolutely ridiculous; when compared to SI, none of the measurements are consistent

In a distant plain, I was traveling to nowhere. Walking along a path, I looked around, absorbing the sights around me – eight grazing cows and seven snoring sleeping hyenas. Suddenly, I encountered a railroad crossing at a peculiar location. To the right, daisies lined the railroad, and to the left, two perfectly square mountains – both a meter taller than me – blocked the sighting of any approaching westbound train. The railroad gauge was, to my surprise, a meter long. I stopped at a fresh, yellow

The Best Location and the Start-up Cost Analysis for a Chicken Restaurant The geographic location is of vital importance for many kinds of businesses, especially for retail business. A poor choice of location can be hard to repair for a start-up company (Markman, 2010). There are many types of locations for retail or catering business to choose, including downtown shopping districts, shopping centers and stand-alone stories (Moorman and Halloran, 2006). The choice of location mainly depends on what

Bolt’s 100 metre sprint. To examine his motion it must be broken into three separate sections (Start – Middle – End). Motion: Motions are defined as the change in position of an object. According to the Columbian Electronic Encyclopedia “the rate of change is the speed of the body. If the direction of motion is also given, then the velocity of the body is determined.” (Columbian Encyclopedia, 1993). Usain Bolt: Time (100m Sprint): 9.58 seconds Weight: 94 kg Height: 1.95 metres Distance:

My home town is a beautiful place. It has a long history and splendid culture, He is Tengzhou. Teng began with Huang Di, named for the territory of the "slugging ". Tengzhou is an ancient land, according to archaeological discoveries, as early as 7300 years ago in the Neolithic period, there have been human reproduction. It was the hometown of Mo-tse, an ancient great thinker, educator, scientist, military strategist and social activist. The area of Tengzhou city in the Qin and Han Dynasties is smaller;

'House of Bones'. The enlarged windows on the first floor gave it another nickname, 'House of Yawns'. The house's interior is as fascinating as its exterior. The noble floor is the former residence of the Batlló family. Covering more than 700 square metres, it is the main dwelling in the

perspective would consider Lowell actions to be unethical, as he encourage another person to break his promise for a greater of social good. Lowell knows the extent of the pleasure, but not the pain. The benefits of his encouragement would uphold the honor of 60 minutes and CBS news, protecting the public against harm. The disadvantages and the cost would result in Wigand and his family losing all benefits from the agreement. The possible lawsuit faced against CBS and damages to the tobacco industry and its

The Insider tells the story of how Dr. Jeffrey Wigand is fired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. Dr. Wigand, after being fired, eventually agreed to a 60 Minutes piece exposing the world of “Big Tobacco”. By doing this, he became one of the most famous whistleblowers in human history. Wigand revealed to Lowell Bergman, a 60 Minutes producer, that the Seven Dwarfs or the seven CEO’s of Big Tobacco companies lied testifying to Congress that they believed nicotine was not addictive. Dr. Wigand

The movie “The Insider” is a fantastic movie about the fight against the Brown Williamson tobacco company and the “60 Minutes” article that shined the light to the public that the tobacco companies were lying to the public about their product so that they could sell more products knowing that the health risks are high. When referring to tobacco in this paper I am talking about cigarettes, one of the most dangerous ways of getting tobacco due to a chemical compound called nicotine, the ingredient

information from the public about the harmful effects of smoking. A third predicament with ethical implications can be seen as 60 Minutes producer, Lowell Bergman fights to protect the anonymity of Dr. Wigand as an information source that can shed light on an important issue that affected many Americans. Finally, the decision by CBS to broadcast an edited version of the 60 Minutes interview that otherwise could have exposed an entire industry illustrates a fourth moral quandary that goes beyond the