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Science & Nature Essays and Term Papers
Ebola Virus 4Ebola virus, a member of the Filoviridae, burst from obscurity with spectacular outbreaks of severe, haemorrhagic fever. It was first associated with an outbreak of 318 cases and a case-fatality rate of 90% in Zaire and caused 150 deaths among 250 cases in Sudan. Smaller outbreaks continue to ...
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The GiraffeMy science project is on Giraffes. is the tallest
mammal in the world. Giraffes have very long necks with a short,
upstanding mane, high shoulders which slope steeply, and long legs that are
nearly equal in length. The male weight can range to 2420-4250, and the
female can range to 1540-2600. ...
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The QuicksilverChemistry I
One day an ancient alchemist was sitting at his and noticed a strange
silvery liquid-like metal. He called several of his colleagues over to admire it.
It was passed down through the years, this chemical reaction, that formed this
"Quicksilver" as the alchemists called it. One day a ...
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DarwinismThe question of how man evolved has been pondered since man first stepped foot on this planet. Many great philosophers and explorers have made attempts to try to answer this question. Charles Darwin was one of these people. Darwin led a full life of exploration, and during these adventures, he ...
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The Rain ForestThe destruction of the rainforest is a problem that the people of the
world can not continue to ignore. 14 percent of the Earth's land used to be
covered by rainforests yet this number has dropped significantly to only about 6
percent (http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/index.html). Rainforests ...
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The GrasslandsPicture yourself being able to see from horizon to horizon. The land is
flat, and covered with different kinds of crops and small bunches of trees. You
can see a village near the river. Most houses are made of brick, with some
being wood. Power lines run up and down the street.
Close your ...
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Chrones DiseaseIntro (use part or all of this if your need it for the introduction)
Crohn's disease is named after the physician who described the disease in a paper written in 1972. It is also called Morbus Crohn's, Granulomatous enteritis, Regional enteritis, or Terminal ileitis.
Attacks of Crohn's disease ...
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Attention Deficit Disorder ( Add)Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Everybody knows at least on person with a difficulty of staying still, sustaining attention or inconvenient impulses. For some people the problem is so serious that it is regarded as a psychiatric disorder. Formally known as hyperkinesis, hyperactivity, minimal ...
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Aedes AegyptiThe mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species
(Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as
Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few ...
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Geography Examine The Reasons For Inner City Initiatives AndEXAMINE THE REASONS FOR INNER CITY INITIATIVES AND RE-DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES (10)
The widest definition of an Inner City is “An area found in older cities surrounding the CBD, where the prevailing economic, social, and environmental conditions pose severe problems”
Although the inner city ...
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Air Pollutionoccurs when wastes dirty the make the air dirty. People produce most of the waste that cause . Such waste can be in the form of gases or be particulates (particles of solid or liquid manner). These substance result chiefly from burning fuel to power motor vehicles and to heat buildings. ...
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Environment Report: Tidal Power In The Bay Of FundyPrepared for Bill Andrson
Professor at St.Lawrence College for Environmental Science.
By
November 22,1996
INTRODUCTION
The Bay of Fundy, which is found off the shores of Nova Scotia, has the
highest tides in the world .
Extraordinary tides occur when the tidal wave length is two to ...
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AcupunctureAlternative medicine, long dismissed by mainstream doctors, is getting a second look as many people in the United States have turned to to treat a variety of problems. Proponents of have accumulated many statistics and surveys in favor of this ancient method. Even though, many medical ...
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Darwinism: The Theory That Shook The WorldOther than Mendellson and his studies with genetics, Darwin has by far
contributed the most to our modern science. From his theories on variation of
species to his explanation of natural selection Charles Darwin has shocked the
world by proving the world older than previously thought and ...
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Medical RevolutionsThe Civil War started as a picnic and ended in compassion, but in between were four hideous years of twisted flesh, burning fevers, rampant pus, and oozing raw stumps. Never before had America faced even a hint of such agony and the way it responded to the occasion is fascinating history. In a ...
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Agent Orangeis a plant killer, which was used during the Vietnam War to destroy the massive amount of trees (Nguyen, 1). The destruction that occurred, however, is far more extensive than once believed. Complications in health occur much more frequently to those exposed to the chemical than those who ...
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ElephantiasisMy report is on . It is a disease that is mostly
found in the tropics. This disease is a condition in which a part
of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to a thickening of the
skin and the underlying tissues. It results from a long term
interference with the flow of lymphatic fluid away from ...
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Air Bag Safety For The Prevention Of Injury And DeathAccording to statistics, motor vehicle accidents are the number one leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths, making up close to 45% and more than quadrupling all other causes. Although these statistics can be overwhelming knowing that driving a motor vehicle on a daily basis comes ...
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Cellsare the basic unit of all life. Even though they are the smallest
unit of life they are highly complex. Each cell has enough parts to it to
practically survive on its own. There are two types of ; the plant cell and
the animal cell. These two do not vary intensely, but there are some
major ...
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Cellular DiffusionAll cells have an outer protective casing, the cell membrane. It protects the cell from the outside world, but is also vital in the transfer of particles in and out of the cell. The cell membrane controls which particles can enter, and which particles can not, because it is selectively permeable. ...
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Copper ReportCopper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical symbol. It contains 29 protons/electrons (atomic number) ...
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Dreams: Could They Be All They Are Made Out To Be?
�Over a seventy-year life span, you�ll devote at least fifty thousand hours to dreaming� (Segell 42). These can be made up of many things. They can be a window into another world or �like a urgent fax from your subconscious� (Graves 97). Many ...
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Born Too EarlyAccording to the American Association of Premature Infants (AAPI), over 400,000 babies are born prematurely or at a low birth weight. As a result of being born early they are more likely to require high-technology intensive and specialized care in the hospital and follow-up care as infants and ...
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Ironin its pure state is soft, malleable and ductile (that can be
stretched, drawn or hammered thin without breaking ((Webster's Dictionary, 419,
1988)) with a hardness of 4-5. It is easily magnetized at room temperatures and
this property disappears when heated above 790 degrees Celsius.. Metal ...
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Mechanical EnergyHave you ever wondered how a jet aircraft lifts its tremendous weight off the ground, or what gives a runner the stamina to reach the finish line in a race? In order to answer all these questions we must talk about the transformation of one sort of energy into another.
The jet aircraft gets its ...
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