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    The Wave, by Todd Strasser, is a novel about a school-wide experiment about how the German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. Two characters Laurie Saunders and Robert Billings showed a dramatic change in their actions, popularity, and their emotions from the Wave experiment. Together they had a huge impact at their school, Gordon High. Laurie's actions had dramatically changed throughout the story. She changed from being a person who would follow everything that was popular to

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    Acoustic Waves in Physics An acoustic wave can simply be described as a longitudinal wave. A longitudinal wave is a wave that vibrates and moves in the direction of its propagation. This means the medium is either in the same or opposite direction of the way the wave travels. Acoustic waves are a form of Mechanical longitudinal waves; these waves are otherwise known as compression waves or compressional waves. Compressional waves obviously produce compression, decompression, and rarefaction

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    Effects Of Korean Wave

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    Nowadays, Korean wave is so famous in global rapidly. Korean wave is not only expanding in Asia, but Korean wave is expanding including in the Middle East, Oceania, Europe, and the United States. Korean wave was starting in 1990s. Korean drama and Korean music (K - Pop) were the first wave that spread in Southeast Asia. Then Korean wave became a new trend of the world because it was used by social media and internet to expand in global. In the 21st century, Korean wave is increasing growth, such

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    Brain Waves Lab

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    actives can be known as brain waves. There are several different types of brain waves, which appear at different frequencies or during

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    Question: At what point does the Wave get out of control? Support your choice with specific events. Response: The Wave got out of control when David threw Laurie down on the grass. He hurt Laurie to prevent her from uncovering the real truth behind The Wave. Lots of students denied from admitting that The Wave was horrifying since they were scared to let their Wave members down. David was one of those students, and when he heard the truth, he got possessed and aggressively pushed Laurie. This

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    Essay 2: Third Wave Feminism First and second wave feminists succeeded in legal and social rights. In addition, they achieved the right to vote, higher education, and the right to their own body. Although, third wave feminists obtained these rights, they differentiated from focusing on laws and political processes like first and second wave feminists did. Instead, third wave feminists strived for individualism and diversity. Unlike labeling each other as feminists, the third wave departed from this

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    Description A heat wave is a period of excessive heat, which last two or more days. Heat Waves lead to illnesses and could be fatal with prolonged exposure to these extreme conditions. High humidity can increase the heat even more. Heat is very deadly because it is a silent killer. Heat related illness and death can occur due to exposure in one day however it has a cumulative effect on the body. It is a threat to the public health in 1995 between 14 and 20 July 485 Chicago residents died directly

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    novel The 5th Wave. Cassie Sullivan is a very adaptable, tough girl, though at first sight people may not think that. In the story The 5th Wave, Cassie is just a regular, shy, high school girl. That all changed when an alien UFO arrived on earth, bringing 5 waves of different challenges to kill off the human race. Wave 1: “Lights Out”. The aliens sent an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP to knock out every electronic device. Cars, lights, medical equipment, none of these devices worked. Wave 2: “Surf’s

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    Description Heat wave are a period of excessive heat which last two or more days. Heat Waves lea to illnesses and could be fatal with prolonged exposure to these extreme conditions. High humidity can increase the heat even more. Heat is very deadly because it is a silent killer. Heat related illness and death can occur due to exposure in one day however it has a cumulative effect on the body. It is a threat to the public health in 1995 between 14 and 20 July 485 Chicago residents died directly from

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    The 5th wave by Rick Yancey opens after aliens have invaded and attacked earth. First, an electromagnetic pulse cut of all electricity; then, massive tsunamis wiped out three million people; next a deadly virus killed 97% of the remaining survivors; then the aliens infiltrated the earth, and the few remaining humans can't trust anyone. I haven’t read many sci-fi books, so while going into it, I didn’t know what to expect. Books about alien invasions aren’t usually my cup of tea, but I’m pleased

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