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Richard Foley TAD 275 Exam 1 9/26/14 Energy and Power Technology Exam 1 Instructions: Each entry should be neatly written/typed and numbered to match the appropriate item. All responses to questions should be specific. Avoid using generalizations regarding terminology. Please do not assume anything. Clearly illustrated images are permitted to aid in communication of proposed answers, but these drawings are not to be submitted in place of the required written descriptions. Any information…

E-waste stands for electronic waste such as computers, cell phones, printers, and television. E-waste is unwanted or unused electronics that are no longer in use. Unused electrons are stuffing landfills on the globe. The EPA, an Environmental Protection Agency is a federal government program which is design to help keep safe environments and human’s well-being. However the EPA proclaimed, “the United States have more than 100 million worth of hardware to discard and just 20 percent of it is…

Before the popularity of the internet, broadcasters relied on Nielsen ratings. Nielsen rating relied on information collected from TV set meters installed on every TV set in the world (HowStuffWorks). The broadcasters then combine this information with huge databases of the programs that appear on each TV station and cable channel. A flaw to this is when broadcasters determine when a TV show is attractive. Nielsen ratings do not give reviews…

A world without clean water to drink is what we as a universe are approaching. In North Carolina and everywhere else in the world, there ultimately isn’t enough being done to help preserve our freshwater supply as day in and day out things are being done to further harm and damage our water through all types of pollution. At the current rate of pollution were going at as of right now it can easily be said that by a little over a decade that we will not have any reliable source of water…

Grade 9 Term 2 Science Assessment: Electromagnets Lab Report sheet Name: Greg Gerald Class: 9A Date: December 3 2015 Group Member: Dennis I. Research Question How did the amount of volt affect the strength of the electromagnets? Reason I wanted to know if an electromagnet can be strengthen even more through the increase of its energy. II. Introduction: What is electromagnet? Electromagnet is a magnet that runs on electricity. Electromagnet is created when a copper wire…

“Heartbreak Hotel”. What made that song so special was that it-charted number one on all three charts: Pop, Country and Western, and R&B. At the time to have a song chart all three charts was rare and very impressive. A critic from the website HowStuffWorks described Presly’s song as, “despondent, perfectly capturing the alienation of the disaffected youth”. His breakout in 1956 helped him became a well-known star in such a short amount of time, in about less than one year. What came with his…

Stella Cottrell-Dormer Biology GMOEssay Ibu Alissa Gouw December 19 2015 BT Cotton Many of the foods we eat both at home and away from home, are made of ingredients that have been genetically modified, meaning that the genes in the ingredients are improved so that they can be better and more improved. Genetically modified foods can range from the rice we consume to the material used to make our clothes. GMO stands for genetically modified organisms. GMOs are organisms that are created through…

Abstract Henry Cavendish was a man of extraordinary intelligence but had a crippling social anxiety condition that isolated him from most all human interaction. He was born into a family of English Dukes on both his father and mother’s side and later became one of the wealthiest people in England. He was well educated and attended the best English schools but did not hold any type of formal degree. After college, Henry began following his father’s scientific footsteps. Being a follower of…

"How Brainwashing Works." HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 10 May 2006. Web. 29 Apr. 2014. http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the- mind/human-brain/brainwashing.htm Lechnar, John. "Subliminal Advertising and Modern Day Brainwashing." Subliminal Advertising and Modern Day…

Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes are a bad habit and are dangerous for the user 's health. These cancer causing, teeth yellowing, bad breath causing cigarettes are still used everyday by people all over the world. It used to be cool to smoke and it seemed like everyone did it. Like fashion, smoking cigarettes soon became the thing of the past. People still smoke, but not as much as they used to. A couple years ago electronic cigarettes were introduced to the US, making smoking cool again.…