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Sound is transmitted through gases, plasma, and liquids as longitudinal waves, also called compression waves. Through solids, however, it can be transmitted as both longitudinal waves and transverse waves. Longitudinal sound waves are waves of alternating pressure deviations from the equilibrium pressure, causing local regions of compression and rarefaction, while transverse waves are waves of…

Son preference has existed among most Chinese parents for centuries. Across thousands of years of Chinese history, Confucianism has served as an officially supported patriarchal belief that has deemed women inferior to men and has limited the role of women to their households. Women were understood to belong to their families before marriage and thus…

Clara Barton Clara Harlow Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She was the youngest of five children. Clara was taught at home and started teaching school when she was only fifteen years old. Her only nursing background was having the experience of nursing her injured brother back to health. Clara Barton…

Seven years ago cell phones technologies arrived to the Latin American countries and brought wireless voice communications, with that the develop of a new value-added service like CDPD emerge bringing wireless data transfer. Due to this technology business communities around Latin America had started to perform their productive activities more efficiently. Who does companies work…

The scientific debate continues over the environmental consequences of what happened just after midnight on Good Friday, March 24, 1989, when the grounded vessel leaked nearly 11 million gallons of North Slope crude. But the disaster’s effects on people are clear — and dramatically mixed. Some communities and individuals have flourished. Others still suffer. Some…

Summary and Response to “Nature” by Luther Standing Bear In the essay “Nature”, author Luther Standing bear emphasizes the origin of, and significant influence that nature has on the Lakota tribe, and how it is a part of their being, spirituality, and humbling presence. He observes and portrays his appreciation for nature, and places emphasis…

The Electrosteel Castings case discusses the decision of an Indian manufacturer of ductile iron pipes (DIP) and cast iron pipes (CIP) to expand internationally. The main issue revolves around deciding where to expand and the type of investment to pursue. This paper will analyze the available options and make a recommendation. 1. Electrosteel’s options consist…

Before Columbus arrived in 1492, historians have suggested that both Nordic and West African people were present in the Americas. Evidence supporting their possible presence, such as oral sagas, documented routes, artifacts, and skeletal remains, has been uncovered. However, debates continue regarding the authenticity of their arrival. Some argue that the evidence for Nordic presence…

The Australian landscape according to the painting works of émigré artist Eugene Von Guerard “is vast with mountainers ranges stretching towards the distance horizon from the middle ground, it is also deep, yawning valley that lies before it”.  James Smith describes it as, having rocks “The lords of creation are represented by a couple of…

The Closing of the North American mind by Robert Nielsen, discusses the erosion of the North American society, because of our failing educational system. I agree with Nielsen on some of his arguments against the system. Majority of the student body studies to obtain marks. What they study usually disappears after they get what they…