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    of many different things, many of which have had a great impact on the world, even to this day. While he may not have invented electricity, Benjamin Franklin certainly made some very important discoveries in this field. He invented the franklin stove, which was revolutionary at the time, and whose design has continued even into the present day. He invented bifocals, which help people with presbyopia, and are used around the world today. His most famous research would have to be his foray into

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    Air Pollution

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    Air Pollution today has lead CDC's fight against environmental -related respiratory illness, including asthma.An estimated number of 6.5 million deaths are attributed each year to poor air quality, making this the world's largest threat to human health.According to the World Energy Outlook and the IEA estimate that death due to household air pollution in Africa may decrease by 110,00 to 2040.However, due to economic growth, urbanization and automobile emissions, outdoor air pollution may rise from

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    temperature. Nitrogen dioxide is a colorless to brown liquid at room temperature, with a strong, harsh odor. It becomes a reddish-brown gas at temperatures above 70 degrees F. Nitrogen oxides are released into the air from motor vehicle exhaust or the burning of coal, oil, diesel fuel, and natural gas, especially from electric power plants. They are also released during industrial processes such as

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    stage or in the final stage of burning (Gann & Friedman, 2015). Gaseous fuels do not necessarily require gas vaporization or pyrolysis before the combination to can occur (Gann & Friedman, 2015). If the proper air mixture and an ignition source is in place combustion can occur. The solid or liquid fuel is very important in the ignition and burning of material. Example if you have a solid piece of wood like a piece of lumber it will take longer to ignite and begin burning than that of saw dust or fine

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    depression, but that didn’t mean he just walked around all day. Rev…… was a Wisconsin farm boy born in 1927 and raised on the farm. Every morning he would get up and get the eggs from the chickens, water the horses, and clean and replace wood for the wood burning stove. The farm not the biggest being only 80 acres. But “we had it all when it came to animals” horses, chickens, cows, and a couple dogs, but not a single tractor. Rev….. Said they solely relied on horses to the hard work. Rev. said he started

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    me learn how to become motivated and mature, and it has helped me grow and become responsible. Growing up, my family used a wood burning stove for heat in the wintertime. Every summer my father and I worked to build up a stockpile of wood to get us through the winter. When the fall came and school started, we would get up early on Saturday mornings to go cut and split wood. We would continue this until the heat of the summer

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    Introduction: Growing environmental trepidations, combined with stricter regulations and public pressure, are altering the way people usually do business all over the world. Business & Industry is now on a three-phase journey from environmental compliance to long-term sustainable development strategies through environmental risk management. Sustainable development is at present more than a mere facade for the business related community. Companies generally attain competitive edge, proliferate their

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    Scavenger Hunt #1. A Christmas Carol takes place during the time of the Victorian Era, the years of 1837-1901. We learn that the Cratchits live in a town called Camden Town during this time. Camden Town is located in an area of northwest London. Charles Dicken’s (the author of A Christmas Carol) family lived at 16 Bayham Street in Camden Town. #2. Tiny Tim had an illness which rendered his walking to be difficult without a crutch. The disease he was believed to have been diagnosed with, was a combination

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    The ability to compare and contrast two distinct authors such as Chopin and Millay is like comparing a wood burning stove to an oven, both great at their times but definitely changed ideas for the future. During the time frame of Chopin (1899), women still being treated like property, they can be legally beaten and done in public without any retribution from the law. Women are still considered homemakers and are shunned upon if they are working full time and trying to make a life on their own. While

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