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Industrial Melanism
Industrial Melanism
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Industrial melanism is a variant of melanism that is a particularly pronounced deposition of dark pigments - especially of melanin - the skin. The name came about after the peppered moth (Biston betularia), a moth , the end of the 19th Century English industrial areas, a drastic change ...
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Introduction
In late August 2005, much of the United States tracked the progress of Hurricane Katrina, as reported by the National Hurricane Center (NHC); National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices, and news media. The hurricane strengthened considerably as it moved over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico ...
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BP Oil Spill
BP Oil Spill
Introduction
The civil society organizations (CSOs) have played a key role in the adoption by businesses of criteria for corporate social responsibility (CSR). In the last decade have launched numerous initiatives to promote CSR, some based on confrontation and exposure of the public companies, some ...
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TECTONICS AND CLIMATE
Relative importance of tectonics and climate in controlling sedimentation in basins in tectonically active areas
Relative importance of tectonics and climate in controlling sedimentation in basins in tectonically active areas
Over the last two decades, the geoscience community has realized that surface erosion, considered for over a century to respond ...
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Off-Shore Drilling for Oil
Definition
Off-shore drilling for oil implies the drilling of oil through the crust of the seabed. The process has often been accounted for releasing hydrocarbons, which has formed over the years in the rock formations that have been intended over the years. For many developed nations, ...
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SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
Shooting an Elephant
Shooting an Elephant
Introduction
In Shooting an Elephant, an autobiographical essay published in 1936, George Orwell speaks of time spent as a police officer in a Burmese town. At close quarters with the dirty work of imperialism the young Orwell had grown deeply disillusioned with the British Empire. ...
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Buckyball: A New Form of Carbon
Buckyball: A New Form of Carbon
Introduction
According to diverse sources, buckyball is a nano-structured composed of 60 carbon atoms. The chemical name of buckyball is C60; nonetheless, the composition of buckyball is structured in a confined space and perfectly symmetrical shape that have remarkable properties. In ...
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STRANDS OF POST PROCESSUAL ARCHEOLOGY
Strands of Post Processual Archeology
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Table of Contents
Introduction3
Brief History4
Main Elements of Post Processual Archeology5
Appropriation of Post Processualism6
Strands of Post Processual Archeology7
Conclusion9
References11
Strands of Post Processual Archeology
Introduction
Postprocessual archaeology is not so much a consistent body of thought as a response against the positivist platform in ...
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Alcohol in US
Alcohol in US
Introduction
The consumption of alcohol has a lot of different effects on the human body, some short term and some long term. Some examples of short term effects range from impaired judgment to decreased motor skills. While some long term examples range from possible alcoholism to ...
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VIRTUAL
Virtual
Virtual
Introduction
Since the marriage formed while a married couple during their later life is a series of stages that are of considerable social and demographic significance. At first the couple have children. They grow up, marry, and either remain in the parental home, or leave it. In the end, one spouse ...