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    Driving at night can be dangerous, especially when you had a long exhausting day. Sometimes I find myself in a rush and can’t help myself but to speed. The night I got into my first accident was the night I learned a really valuable lesson. Which is not to speed. It was 9:45pm, rainy night, on December 15, It was getting close to the end of my 12 hour shift, at Romoland Market. It was a busy and long day. Customers kept on coming in and out consistently. The lines was backed up all the way by the

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    officers would often pull over drivers for traveling only ten miles over the speed limit. When my friends pointed out that I was traveling 75 mph, I smirked at them and watched the needle in my speedometer push past 85. My smirk was a tacit recognition of the risks of my behavior. Disregarding these risks created the illusion that I was indifferent towards my own recklessness. My friends laughed in response to my increasing speed, and I beamed. Their approval kept me going

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    it were safe to go outside. In order to obtain this information, meteorologists are constantly researching. That research is what allows me to ask, and research the answer to the question: Is there a relationship in temperature highs and lows, or wind speed for four cities (Manhattan, New York, Salt Lake City, Utah, Madrid, Spain, and Beijing, China) along approximately the same latitude? In order to find the answer to this question, it was necessary to know more about what factors contribute to a

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    components of the hurricane is the speed and direction of the winds. Hurricanes can only form when the speed of the winds are all equivalent, because if one is faster than another, the flow of the winds will break and the winds will slow down. Also, it is important that the winds are going the same direction, because if they go in opposite directions, the winds will collide and the winds will fade away. When all of those components are created, then the winds gather up in an part of the ocean where

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    environments – however landscapes are rarely completely still and to convey this movement in an image will add drama, mood and create a point of interest. Wind in trees, waves on a beach, water flowing over a waterfall, birds flying over head, moving clouds make image nice. Capturing this movement generally means you need to look at a longer shutter speed. This means more light hitting your sensor which will mean you need to either go for a small Aperture, use some sort of a filter or even shoot at the

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    increase of the speed limit in the state of Michigan going from 70 to 80 MPH or in some cases going from 55 to 80 MPH has brought up discussions which experts say increasing the speed limit will only cause more accidents. Reporter Roop Raj uses a policy statement to argue that the speed limit should not be increased to 80 MPH. Allowing the speed limit to increase to 80 MPH will only make drivers speed more. The first piece of ground is the author’s assertion that raising the speed limit will make

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    Speed of Sound Lab Report Jamie Cook PHYS 1114: College Physics I Oklahoma City Community College December 10, 2013 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to measure the speed of sound in air and to determine the effects of frequency on the speed of sound. Apparatus (equipment used): Signal generator: manufacturer- EMCO, model number- SS-1, range- 20Hz-2MHz, least count- 1Hz Frequency meter: manufacturer- DEADALON CORPORATION, model number- N/A, range-

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    professional toned voice, “You pulled me over I guess because I was going over the speed limit”, I replied in a sarcastic voice, the cop quickly responded with a simple, “yes, I did pull you over sir because you were going over the speed limit”. Due to my sarcastic response the cop decided to add me an additional amount to speeding ticket. Afterwards, the cop told me, “You should better watch out about your speed, and keep an adult voice to why I prevented you from getting into a car accident”, me

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    higher top speed than expected, but do not know what enhancements to use for it to be done safely? Although there are many upgrades that can improve speed, you also need to improve down force and weight reduction to reach maximum potential. If the three of these are not done, then when reaching high speeds the vehicle may flip because it does not have the proper down force it needs to hold it to the ground. When the car has too much weight it could keep it from reaching the highest possible speed it can

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    Tornadoes Research Paper

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    Tornados are one of the most destructive and devastating natural forces on Earth. When a tornado is fully created, wind speeds can reach up to more than 300 mph (483 km/h). Most tornadoes that occur are between the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains, but tornados can happen where ever the conditions are right. 90% of tornadoes that happen in the United States, happens in the Central United States. Even though scientist have not yet understood how tornadoes are formed, they’ve developed a theory that

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