Questions and Answers Rock specimen “A” is identified as marble. This sample had a white to cream color to it, which is an identifying characteristic of marble. Another characteristic is the calcite inclusion; this inclusion is seen by bubbling when exposed to a saturated citric acid solution. When viewed by the unaided eye, the grain and crystal structure is clearly seen. While marble is supposed to be a fairly soft rock, the example provided proved to be fairly durable which was tested…
The Pinturas Formation (Middle Miocene) includes a sedimentary succession exposed at the Río Pinturas valley, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is separated in three members. The lower and the upper ones were dominated by ashfall episodes with paleosol formation during stability times; while the middle member is represented by desert eolian deposits. Mentioned palaeosols bears a moderately diverse ichnofauna. Trace fossils presents are Coprinisphaera murguiai, C. ispp., Loloichnus baqueroensis,…
till. The sandstone was the oldest in the formation of rocks dating back over 550 million years. It was a layered set of sandstone and was folded. The elevation was less than 1,000 feet and its thickness was approximately 115. The next oldest in this area was the Ordovician dolomite. This is roughly 505 million years old. It was bedded flat and had layers. Its elevation was also less than 1,000 and the thickness was approximately 20. The newest rock in the area was the quaternary till that was…
as one of the greatest team to play this great game. Thus, winning the American League pennant in 1917 and 1919 and having numerous all-stars on the team. The White Sox were heavily favored in the 1919 World Series over their opponent the Cincinnati Reds, however due to players engagement in gambling they purposely lost the series to receive extra money,…
associations, mostly focusing on Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini, they manipulated their countries and made it resemble that they were improving the country and community, when in reality they ruined the community. This relates to The Crucible and during the Red Scare both time periods symbolize the hold that society has on its victims. The Crucible focuses on the built up hysteria and the unconventional morals that society has placed on the citizens of the town of Salem. The Puritans were very…
was due to heart problem and abnormalities of the cardiovascular system. This number is very high considering this drink has only been on the market since 2004. Other companies such as Monster And Rock star have had no reported deaths. David Kroll, who is a contributor for Forbes states “Monster and Rock star are brightly-labeled beverages that contain 160 to 175…
early 2014, Cox Communications (also mentioned as ‘Cox’ in this article), the third largest cable and broadband company in the United States, was just a RHEL and JBoss EAP customer for Red Hat. They had invested about 1 million USD in JBoss EAP and weren’t familiar with any other middleware products offered by Red Hat. Today, along with EAP, Cox’s investment in JBoss includes Fuse, A-MQ, BPM, and BRMS. The account has grown by 300% to 4 million USD in one year through JBoss product purchases and…
The Turning Point in World War Two Plan of the Investigation Why did Operation Barbarossa fail to meet its objectives in 1941? This topic is important as codename Barbarossa was the largest campaign in terms of manpower ever launched , and its failure started the turn of the tides that would ultimately cause Hitler and Nazi Germany 's destruction. A brief overview on the causes and objectives of the operation will be given, referencing Hitler 's Mein Kampf, and then the reasons for failure…
people being falsely accused of being a communist, and proceeded anyways. Some people were inspired by what he did, knowing that they probably wouldn’t have the courage to do the same. Sig Mickelson describes his actions saying,”He threw sticks at rocks” (Good Night and Good Luck). Murrow may have suffered for a while, but his strength carried him…
Baseball and Gambling have been corresponding with each other ever since the late 19th Century. For the most part, the relationship would be best described as a commensalism one where baseball was solely changed while gambling maintained its status. Eric Rolfe Greenburg, author of The Celebrant, does a great job in portraying this relationship early on. Analyzing the association of the two in the novel, it is clearly seen that gambling has helped raise the popularity of baseball, affect the…