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    The theorist profiled is named Dr. C. Gordon Allport. Dr. Allport was a Social Psychologist that received his Ph. D in Psychology in 1922 from Harvard similarly to one of his brothers. He was born in 1897 and was the youngest of four brothers. He also was a shy boy and endured many teasing’s by his peers therefore, he led a fairly isolated childhood. Dr. Allports father was a country doctor, so his father’s influence from a medical perspective began for Dr. Allport from a very young age. Dr.…

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    Radiation In High School

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    I. Introduction In this project we were meant to study the amount of radiation the students of Chavez High School are exposed to. The amount of radiation was accumulated through a survey that was handed out to each grade level and according to their responses we would sum up the total and give an average of how much radiation intake each student could possibly have. This research project was done so as to give us a taste of the type of research work we would have when/if we…

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    the source of most of this heat comes from the cooling of Earth's core and the radioactive heat generation in the upper 20-40 km of the Earth's crust. Crustal rocks containing high concentrations of the naturally occurring radioactive elements, (thorium, potassium, and/or uranium), produces radioactive heat generation. Where there is high radioactivity or where the Earth's crust is thinner, heat flow is higher, such as the mid-ocean ridges. According to Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences,…

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    these rays of energy and named this radioactivity. Although Becquerel called this radioactivity, Curie later coined the term “radiation”. She’d be the first to work with radioactive materials and also later discover other radioactive elements such as thorium, polonium, and radium. In 1901 within months of studying and experimenting, systems were being made to use x-rays for diagnosis, and within 3 years radiation was used in to treat cancer. Radiation therapy began with radium and with…

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    Cliff Montage suggests Allan Savory’s idea that adjusting the ecosystem’s biodiversity might prove to be more prosperous for the climate without cutting down on the energy demand of the world population. Confinement of livestock has been the primary contributor to the process of desertification. When herds of large animals are forced to be confined within a space, as opposed to being truly free range, it has an adverse effect on the biodiversity. This leaves an imbalance within the ecosystem.…

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    The periodic table is a very identifiable symbol in everything science. There is one hanging in almost every chemistry class. But, the one we know is not what it always was. Before our modern periodic table there was the periodic table that Dmitri Mendeleev constructed. There are many differences and similarities between the Modern Periodic Table and Mendeleev’s Periodic Table. Just for example, the modern periodic table arranges elements in order of increasing atomic number. Mendeleev’s ordered…

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    Dalton Ellis Adv. Chemistry Mr. Lawson 6th 1/05/16 Reading Assignment I choose The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean because I read short reviews on all the books on the reading list, and this one seemed the most interesting. After doing some research on the boom I found that it had great reviews online, and was one of the top ten most recommended books in the chemistry genre. This book caught my attention because it gave a brief history of many of the elements, and I was keen to learn how to…

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    Even though utilizing nuclear fission as a power source does have its respectable pros, the cons seem to overwhelm the pros. Setting up nuclear power plants is very expensive and the majority of nuclear power plants’ fuel relies on a very meager source. The other cons include and are not limited to: mining for the meager source poses a health risk to the people mining and not mining and if not dealt with properly, the radioactive materials used in a nuclear power plant can severely harm the…

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    years and anywhere up to sixty years. The cores of a reactor last anywhere up to fourteen-sixteen months and the supply of nuclear fuel, which is mostly in Australia, is substantial and will last far into the future and many other resources, such as thorium, are being considered for use in nuclear reactors, but the outcome of its use has yet to be determined as viable. Uranium fuel can also be re-enriched through isotope separation, and reused for an even more reliable source of fuel. There is…

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    2. Environmental restoration “A bird's nest nestled in the tall grasses of a wetland symbolizes the end of a 20-year struggle to clean up a site contaminated by radioactive material from a former Cold War-era uranium processing plant…”(Cornwell, 2007). The ultimate objective of Fernald Closure Project was the accomplishment of environmental restoration in compliance with federal environmental regulations. In 2006, Fluor successfully completed the project of environmental restoration with the…

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