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    Modern society has become almost entirely dependent on the use of electricity. It is impossible to think of anything that you do or touch that does not involve electricity in any way, were not produced by electricity, and are not related to your body’s internal uses of electricity. All of our modern conveniences are powered by electricity, the computers we use every day, our cell phone, our kitchen appliances, lighting, and our heat and air conditioning are all completely reliant on the discovery

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    and the departmental response to these. In numerous cases the incoming correspondence did not provide sufficient information and I had to research existing files and records to determine the best course of action. In one instance, after researching and analyzing information, I was able to determine that what originally looked like a land matter is actually an estates matter. Therefore, I contacted the estates program to pass it on for response and follow up through their regular operations. I was able

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    the seas are calmer and the waves smaller, beaches tend to build up. This process is known as accretion (http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/cr133.htm). If the amount of winter erosion exceeds summer accretion, there is overall erosion with the land behind the beach being eroded as the beach retreats inland. The rate of retreat is called the erosion rate. Erosion may be due to one or more factors: for example, a severe winter swell, a recent hurricane, the death of an adjacent coral reef or interference

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    Sedimentary Rocks

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    1. Sedimentary rocks are made from different pieces of rocks and sediments. This happened through the process of erosion and weathering. Every now and then animals get buried under sediments and formed with the rock. As the tissues decay, the bone stay preserved in the rock because of the carbon that release from the corpse. Sedimentary rocks can tell scientists about the fossil's habitat by the size and formation of the rock. For example, one direction ripple marks indicate that the rock formed

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    it’s hard for it to get any worse. But, for some, it got worse. Residents of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the devastation increased by quite a bit. Hurricane Maria, a category four storm, made landfall on the island nearly a week ago with wind speeds reaching a whopping 155 mph. Maria originated in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean and traveled from its origin to Puerto Rico, which received the most devastation from the storm. After destroying the homes of tens of thousands

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    Apollo 8 Facts

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    Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. They were the first humans to see Earth as a whole planet, first humans to see Earthrise, and the first to see the far side of the moon. The crew orbited the moon, but did not actually land on the moon. 3. The Good Book: On Christmas

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    rates are more prone to this type of erosion. During gully erosion, water flows in narrow channels during or after heavy rains or melting snow. The gullies can erode to considerable depths. Valley or stream erosion is created by water flowing alongside land. It extends downward, deepening a valley, and extending the valley into the hillside. This occurs more frequently

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    1920’s, signaling the start of a new age of technology and mechanics, an art in its own right. With technology advancing, aviation began to rise in popularity. Many records were made and broken, including Amelia Earhart’s flight across the Atlantic, the altitude flight record and the highest recorded speed. But before all that, another record was made. On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh set off from New York to Paris, France. He would be the first solo flyer to successfully complete the journey. Rising

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    Circus Persuasive Speech

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    Summarize Written Text 1. A herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles per hour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more

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    Analysis of A Description of New England by John Smith The author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote a description of the new land in his book “ A Description of New England ”. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts, wrote a book called “ Of Plymouth Plantation ” in which he describes what really happened, how the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose

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