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    Sprinkler Case Study

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    The problem is that we need to give the football field a new irrigation system. The problem asks for us to find the route of the pipelines and the location of the sprinklers. We have to know the amount of materials, measurements of the field, determine the configuration of the pipes and etc. When setting up the sprinklers for the angle of water, you need to program them to spray 90 degrees if it is the quarter circles in the corners of the field. You need to program the sprinklers to spray 180…

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    Amazon Basin Dam

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    #1- How will the dam affect the environment in a positive way? The dam on the in the Amazon Basin will cause a positive impact on the environment. Conversely, the dam will reduce the consumption of fossil fuel for electricity reproduction. Opposing to many environmentalists that believe that the dam will make a negative impact on the environment by causing waste and pollution. But the structure will reduce air pollution by using hydroelectric power to help control and stop flooding. Instead…

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    Texan writer, John Graves in his memoir, Goodbye To A River, published in the year 1960 addresses the topic of his experience on the Brazos River and argues that the Brazos River is important to keep. He supports this claim by illustrating the plant and animals, then the sounds of nature, and finally the life of the river. Graves’s purpose is to protect and convince the people to save the Brazos Rover and land around it, to preserve the river for future generations. He adopts an informative tone…

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    First, Abigail Adams felt very strongly about girls receiving an education. Judith Sargent Murray felt strongly about women’s education, she believed that the women were meant to be doing way more than housework, she thought it was a waste. Abigail and Judith Sargent Murray knew each other because they both lived in Boston, Massachusetts (National Women's History Museum). Abigail and Judith Sargent Murray worked together to expand women’s education and women’s rights.…

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    How does ‘Secrets in the Fire’ show personal strength and courage? ‘Secrets in the Fire’ written by Henning Mankell and translated by Connie Stuksrud, is a story about a young girl named Sofia who goes through many struggles and shows how she can cope and deal with those situations. The book gives examples of personal strength and courage by having the characters be persistent, having Sofia cope with her struggles, having characters encourage the protagonists, etc. This will focus on the three…

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    When brainstorming for my valediction I had many ideas such as a overly cheesy thank you, a super salty rant or even to just fill it with star wars quotes. But inspiration came to me before prom when I went to Dylan's candy bar and got a ginormous Jawbreaker. Over the last few days, I have been mindlessly licking and sucking on this Jawbreaker. Sometimes when you throw yourself at something over and over again things might go wrong. For example after battling this jawbreaker the last few days my…

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    the Mississippi River and how his view changes over time. Twain narrates that he is a riverboat pilot and he informs the reader of the beauty that he encounters on the river. He explains in a exceedingly descriptive and poignant manner. He slowly switches around and indicates that his view of the river has altered the more time he spent on the river. The beauty that he sees diminishes and all he can do is lambaste the river. In this essay, Twain gains a new attitude towards the river when he…

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    The Mississippi River is a 2,340 mile long river. The name Mississippi comes from the Anishinaabe people who called the river 'Misi-ziibi' which means 'great river.’ Throughout that river is beauty, and mystery for those who seek it. In Mark Twain’s “Life On The Mississippi” describes his experiences on the Mississippi River, and how his viewpoint of the river changed from a positive to negative using figurative, and descriptive language. Twain begins with describing the face of the water in…

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    is made of the late 1926 floods along the White River. The book by Walter M. Adams about the White River Railroad does not mention any problems until the April floods. One letter from H.J. Armstrong, Chief Engineer of the M&NA, says that something else happened about the first of the same year. In his letter, Mr. Armstrong writes about the bridge settling on the White River bridge in Georgetown, Arkansas. Apparently, the Weather Bureau had a river flood gauge on the pier and was worried about…

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    More specifically, they inhabit the Murray Darling Basin ecosystem which is one of the most significant agricultural areas in Australia. The carp population is also distributed…

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