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    This article is a survey of all aspects of communications high- altitude platforms (HAPs), this balloons and aircraft stationed in the stratosphere between 17 and 22 kilometers. The technique can be considered as a new solution for the provision of telecommunications services. This poll contains some information and benefits . The following table shows the basics of the types of high- altitude platforms and comparison of HAPs, terrestrial networks , satellites , followed by information frequency

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    Rat Man Summary

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    The book starts off with Thomas in a white room all alone. He completed the Scorch Trials, but WICKED thinks he has the Flare (a man-made disease that basically turns people into zombies). Eventually, he is escorted to a room full of his Glader friends by a guy called Rat Man. When they get into the room, Rat Man tells everyone that they'd be given their memories back. But Thomas, Minho, and Newt really don't buy into it. Also, in this scene Newt finds out he actually has the Flare, so that sucks

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    fighting for it. He stood up to the corrupt government that been making people’s lives miserable. Winston Smith is the main protagonist of the novel 1984, written by George Orwell in 1948. Winston Smith was born in London, England but they called it Airship One, Oceania. Winston Smith was a clerk in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, his job was to rewrite what happens in the past for the totalitarian system. Winston Smith lives under bleak conditions and everything is gray. He has to eat

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    technology leads to destruction, and loss of warmth and meaning; therefore, the work can be seen as a cautionary tale about human susceptibility, which is alike Wells’ work. Also, similar to Verne, Forster uses “tubes” as means for travel, besides airships

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    Canada's War Case Study

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    All through WW2 the canadians likewise made the primary patent for manufactured hide amid the advancement of enhanced cold apparel for the military. The canadian researchers and organizations assumed an immense part in the advancement of manufactured elastic. The totally manufactured elastic wasn't very created by war's end, However a completely agreeable item was underway that was 90% produced using wheat subordinates. The canadians did a great deal of the examination on how magnets function,

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    camp as the novel begins. The work camp is a place where Aberrations work off their sentences. Cassia is a Citizen but she has chosen to go to the work camp so that she might find an opportunity to locate Ky. Cassia manages to sneak a ride onto an airship taking new recruits to the Outer Provinces. The Outer Provinces are the outermost area outside of the Society. These areas were once farmlands and villages. Aberrations are sent to the Outer Provinces to pretend to be villagers and farmers to trick

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    for her and Xander, but Cassia heart longs for something more than an easy “Happily Ever After.” Cassia spent months at a work camp, living on the outer edge of the society, but longed to be in the outer province. Cassia finds a way to get on an airship to a new “village” on the outer province. Once there Cassia and her new friend Indie made their way out to the wild, Indie to look for the rebel group called the Rising, and Cassia is looking for Ky. Once reunited, Cassia is on a one way track to

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    The Machine Stops Summary

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    While Kuno asks Vashti for a visit, she instantly refuses and backs up with the reason that she “dislike[s] airships” (Forster, 2) and the “horrible brown earth, and the sea and the stars when it is dark” (Forster, 2), from which she “get[s] no ideas” (Forster, 2). By considering whether an activity allows them to get ideas, it depicts how characters over-rationalise

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    Before airplanes were invented, journeys were tiring and extremely time-consuming. People would have to travel for weeks by ship to reach other countries. This became a problem because people were often tired and frustrated at how inconvenient travelling was. For example, it takes around 11 to 12 hours to travel from London to New York by plane, but if you travel by ship / boat, it takes an average of 4 to 5 days. It could take two weeks to reach somewhere that took a plane two days to travel.

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    Since the beginning of time, humans have sought after power and control. It is human instinct to desire to be the undisputed champion, but when does it become a problem? Warfare has been practiced throughout civilization as a way to justify power. Though the orders come directly from one man, thousands of men and women pay the ultimate sacrifice. In Randall Jerrell’s “The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner”, Jarrell is commenting on the brutality of warfare. Not only does Jarrell address the tragedies

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