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    The rapid spread of mercury poisoning and the increase of whaling in Eastern Asia have a very evident positive correlation. Although the whaling of large whales has seen quite a dramatic drop since the boom in the 1950’s and early 1960’s right before the Marine Mammal Protection Act was enacted in 1972, there has been a significant increase in the amount of dolphins and small whales being killed and sold in Eastern Asian Countries. One sample of Dolphin meat can contain up to 10 times the…

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    In All Summer In a Day , Bradbury explains that jealousy and fear can lead you down a path of bad things. He shows the readers this with a character named Margot, who is different from all the other kids on Venus. And the so called normal kids on Venus have a over looming fear that she does remember the warmth and brightness of the sun, leading them to bully her. The kids who don’t remember the sun become jealous of her memories on earth and try to block her out of anything that they do. If…

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    Exploration to Destruction Since man has been put on the Earth there has always been a curiosity for the unknown, especially for what lies beyond the Earth. We have gone from only being able to see the moon and stars with our naked eyes to studying Pluto and landing on the Moon. There are many different ways that we discover planets and many different components that we study. Some examples of what we use to find planets are the Doppler Effect, Astrometry, Transit Photometry, and Direct Imaging…

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    Availability PosiGen has a fairly wide service area which includes New York, Louisiana and Connecticut. More specifically, Albany, NY, Baton Rouge, LA, Bridgeport, CT, Houma, LA, Metairie, LA and New Orleans, LA. If you live outside of these service areas and are interested in PosiGen 's services, you will need to contact them to see if they would be willing to serve your area. If you live in a state outside of PosiGen 's service area, then you would be better off finding a local solar company…

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    The universe is like a game of chance. Of the billions of planets out there, Earth is the only known planet to sustain life. What would life be like on a different planet? Would humans even exist? Would bugs rule the planet? The possible outcomes are endless. The Firefly Galaxy is a spiral galaxy far from the Milky Way Galaxy that contains a solar system, the Phoenix Solar System, favorable for life. In the Phoenix Solar System is the planet Bibea. Bibea is able to sustain life because of its…

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    In the beginnings of the creation of a model of our planetary system, Greek philosopher Aristotle stated that Earth could be found at the center of the universe, giving birth to an idea called "geocentrism" around 300 B.C. This belief consisted of planets orbiting Earth in perfectly circular paths called "epicycles". This worked for a while, but as more and more observations were done, the model started to fall apart, with a multitude of additional corrections changing the model until it was no…

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    In All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradbury uses descriptive language and symbolism to represent the sun and its connection to the children's happiness. The sun makes the children excited, and happy when they hear that the sun is coming. The symbolism that he used is what shows That the rumor of the sun's arrival excites the children and makes them so happy. Ray Bradbury also uses The writing skill of descriptive language to describe and explain the children and different events in the story. He shows…

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    (CDC) thimerosal is a mercury (Hg)-based preservative that has been used for years in the United States for a multi-dose vaccine. Thimerosal is added to the vaccines that contained more than one dose to prevent the growth of germs like bacteria and fungi. Manufacturers use preservatives like thimerosal to prevent germ growth in the process of manufacturing the vaccinations. Many vaccines contain…

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    Courtney Heemsoth Physics 1030 Research Paper Johannes Kepler How does Johannes Kepler continue to influence the world of mathematics and physics? Johannes Kepler did so by creating what is known as the laws of planetary motion which help explain the motion of planets which orbit around the sun. His discoveries were a breakthrough for this time period which occurred between 1571-1630. This was so shocking to the public because no one was able to explain the planets and the orbits in this time…

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    Johannes Kepler had an unique life which had many peaks and many valleys, he was born December 27,1571. His childhood was very rough because his parents were very poor and he was a sickly child. Their family had no money for medicine and his illness. Fortunately his intelligence bought him a scholarship to a very nice college. he first wanted to become a theologian. He studied for it but thought that it would be one of his hobbies instead. Then he decided he wanted to become a mathematics…

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