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People used to perceive beauty as the ones pleasing to the eyes. Those who have straight hairs have them curled, while those who have curly hairs have them straightened; yellow and white skins have them tanned while black and brown complexions have them whitened. They never realize that they are just making things really ugly….

I use canvas grocery bags (OK, sometimes). I primarily buy cruelty free products, recycle at work and contribute a small stipend each month to purchase a portion of my energy from green sources. My daughter and I are protectors of snails in danger of being squashed on sidewalks and we let no six-pack plastic ring…

The floor of the Rift Valley in central Kenya is home to Lake Nakuru National Park, which spans an area of 188 square kilometers. The coordinates of Lake Nakuru are 0 22 S,36 05 E and its elevation is 1,759 m above sea level. This lake covers an area of 44 sq. km and is…

My element was Thallium. It is atomic number 81.It has 81 protons andelectrons and 123 neutrons. Thallium has a mass of 204.3833 atomic mass units. Its symbol is Tl. It resides in Group IIIA of the periodic table. That is thealuminum family. Thallium has a bluish color after exposure to the air. It isa very…

The purple flower must have the P-allele because purple is dominant. We do not know what the other allele is – P or p. Let us suppose the other allele is P. UP crossed with up (true-bred white) Gametes through meiosis: P crosses with p Fl-generation is all Up, all purple If the outcome of…

The Industrial HeartlandThere are basically seven factors that must be met before an industrycan start to take place in a particular area. Those seven factors are: rawmaterials, transportation, energy, markets, labour, capital, and government. The Industrial Heartland is almost like one big industry, connected in a vastmegalopolis. I’ll be taking a closer look at these…

tGeography “Evaluate one or more sustainable strategies designed to improve life in urban areas” (10 marks) Throughout this answer I shall be discussing and stating different strategies used by the Vancouver Mayor, whose actions have allowed the city Vancouver to be renowned as one of the greenest cities in the world, whilst improving the lives…

That release ultra-violet radiation, x-rays and gammy rays. It’s an enormous explosion of hydrogen and helium above the sun surface. It’s a sudden rapid and intense variation in brightness that happens every eleven yearsB. They usually last an average of 20 minutes and are a remarkable phenomenon. Imagine gigantic blobs of materials held together by…

Al-Hakim’s Fate of a Cockroach was first published in 1966. In my opinion, Al-Hakim asserts that man has no control over his own fate as the central theme of his play. The belief that one can control their fate consequently leads to an obsession with attaining knowledge and power. Through his male characters, Al-Hakim intended…

The Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam is a construction project unlike anything the world has ever seen. Structures like the Itaipu Dam in Brazil, the Petronus Towers, and even Hoover Dam pale in comparison to this massive public works project. The only projects that compare are the Coliseum, the Grand Canal, and the Great…