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1.1 What is a composite material? Composite materials are materials in which a homogenous matrix is reinforced by a stronger and stiffer constituent that is usually fibrous but may have a particulate or other shape (web.mit.edu). They are produced when two or more materials or phases are used together to give a combination of properties that cannot be attained otherwise. For example steel reinforced concrete, plywood and fibre glass. 1.2 What is a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC)? CMCs are a…

There was a baby boy, in the middle of nowhere, crying out for his mother. He had been left for dead when his mom, taking him to the village, was charged by a pack of wolves. They had unwittingly interrupted their hunting! The baby fell off the horse but his mom couldn’t get him because the wolves were too overwhelming. The wolves chased his mom away and he is all alone. He keeps crying when suddenly, the wolves returned! They are circling him, smelling and looking, seeing who and what had…

To start to answer this question it must be known that humans have been clearing the land of forests via slash & burn and other methods for agriculture purposes for centuries (SEED Link, 2014). The deforestation of the planet contributes in two major ways to the global warming process. The first is when the forests are burned to clear the land this releases…

In 1974, in a studio in Naples, Italy, a woman stands still as a man aims a loaded gun at her head. Hundreds of people stand watching the scene, but only one decides to push the gun away. The woman, performance artist Marina Abramović, asserts later when the event is over: “If you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.” The ordeal was of course part of her performance piece Rhythm 0, which is a notable example of how the audience has a tendency to react alarmingly when presented with…

The majority of American citizens are seeing their share of the pie shrink more and more, while a tiny portion of the populace is gaining funds and influence in leaps and bounds. Is it fair that less than 1% of the total population controls so much of the wealth and are given special considerations when it comes to tax laws? This can be debated back and forth until our faces turn blue. The real question is why are they given these favorable circumstances? Why should they be seen as better than…

School budgets have been continually reduced ever since the Great Recession began in 2008. States have made deep cuts to school budgets in order to balance their finances, school art programs being some of the most affected. The arts are an extremely vital part of our society and education system. Arts education should be prioritized in schools because when budget cuts interfere with this enriching curriculum, students are neglected and lose important life skills. It is obvious that the arts are…

On page 219 of the classes anthology there is a piece entitled my life as an undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas what interest me about this work is that like Mr. Vargas there are millions of undocumented people currently residing in the United States most of which are children and the question I would like to ask is why do they leave there home countries to live a life of struggle and hardship in the US?Mr. Vargas’s who was born February 3,1981 attended the San Francisco State…

of the body or neck, or it is their signature model that gibson put out for them. Some endorsed musicians use all kinds of different guitar models. If you are endorsed, then even no matter what model of guitar is used they are all gibson guitars. Slash, the guitarist for the band Guns n’ Roses, is one of the most famous gibson guitar players. He is known for using a gibson les paul. Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day uses all kinds of gibson guitars (Doerschuk). To be an endorsed musician by…

“We are caught,” continued the good doctor, “in the iron treads of a technological juggernaut. A mindless machine. With a breeder reactor for a heart” (pg. 64). In “The Monkey Wrench Gang”, by Edward Abbey, one of the main characters, Doctor “Doc” Sarvis, is referring to the very thing the Monkey Wrench Gang has banded together to fight, industrialization. Joined by George Hayduke, Bonnie Abzug, and Seldom Seen Smith, the band of eco terrorists travel the southwestern desert in search of signs…

Barry Bonds was an American professional baseball player who famously hit 733 home runs, a record in the MLB. Barry was born in July 1964 in Riverside, California, parents Bobby and Patricia had 3 other kids Bobby Jr., Cherly, and Rick. Bobby was a former MLB all-star, so Barry has some big boots to fill. Barry Bonds was named Prep All-American in high school after hitting a.467 batting average his senior year. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round but decided…