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Water Pollution and Acid Rain Deposition in Victoria, British Columbia
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This 18 page paper provides an introduction to the issue of water
pollution and water quality in Victoria, British Columbia, and
determines the nature of the issue and possible ways of addressing the
problem. This paper takes an active or process oriented view of the
problem, and defines the importance of the issue in the future.
Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHwatpo_.wps
Paper Title: Water Pollution and Acid Rain Deposition in Victoria, British Columbia
The Changing Technology in the Oil Industry
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This 12 page paper looks at the oil industry during the twentieth century and the way in which advances in technology have changed caused changes. The paper covers topics such as deep sea drilling, the use of computer and satellites and the speed of change. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEoildev.wps
Paper Title: The Changing Technology in the Oil Industry
Earth Sciences Lesson Plans
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of 4 lesson plans of specific elements relative to Earth sciences. These lesson plans include plans on air and the weather; water, surface, & subsurface; origin, composition, & structure of soil & rocks; and concepts of life related to environmental science. Each lesson plan includes a specific experiment to help students in the 4th grade understand the principles offered in the lesson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHweathe.wps
Paper Title: Earth Sciences Lesson Plans
Versatile Limestone
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A 5 page paper discussing the origins and chemical composition of this sedimentary rock used in so many diverse applications even today. For the soil as well as the sulfur-emitting furnace, limestone is applied as small particles no larger than good-sized dust particles, often the result of quarrying activities. Calcium, the primary component of limestone, is our 'miracle mineral' adding stability to buildings, enhancing soil fertility and strengthening our own human infrastructure. And it still can be as beautiful as the finely-veined marble with which Michelangelo sculpted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Limeston.wps
Paper Title: Versatile Limestone
The Tidal South
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A 5 page overview of the geographical, ecological, and cultural feature of the Coastal South which have been shaped to a large extent by the oceans themselves. Emphasizes the changing nature of these features and how man is dependent on nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: The Tidal South
Influence of Geology on Human Civilization
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A 5 page research paper that examines how geology has been a powerful influence on human civilization. The writer argues that geology is the prime consideration that controls where human civilization can exist, for how long, and what activities it might be engaged in relative to land use. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 90geoin.rtf
Paper Title: Influence of Geology on Human Civilization
Scientific Societies Of The Enlightenment
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5 pages in length. The Enlightenment was one of the central tasks where the major thinkers and scientific societies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries established themselves. What this means in terms of the manner in which philosophers and scientists looked at the broader scope of existence lies within the works produced during that period. Having both embraced and critiqued the Enlightenment, the scientific societies recognized it as a time in which all of mankind could break free from the confines of what had heretofore been accepted as a universal recognition of existence; with each individual following in the footsteps of those who went before, without any question as to why things were accomplished in any certain order, the time for the Enlightenment symbolized the chance to break free from such scientific constraints. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCscien.wps
Paper Title: Scientific Societies Of The Enlightenment
Problems of Fossil Fuels and the Advantages of Solar Energy
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This 20 page report discusses the technological dependency of the
industrialized world on fossil fuels and the ways in which those
fuels have steadily degraded the Earth’s environment. The
general public’s concern about the environment, the multiple
efforts of environmental activists, along with fresh ways of
thinking by scientists and resource managers, has led to a new
philosophy regarding the handling of the unique natural
properties of living on Earth. This philosophy says that humanity
has the capability to manage resources to sustain a full array of
values and uses through a broader understanding of the ecosystems
they inhabit. One of the most valuable and
environmentally-friendly sources of energy is solar power.
Information regarding solar energy is also presented.
Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: BWadtech.wps
Paper Title: Problems of Fossil Fuels and the Advantages of Solar Energy
Evolution and Creationism
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A 16 page paper discussing the strengths and weakness of the views of the creationists and the evolutionists. While evolutionists present a single group,
creationists come adhering to all manner of ideas and theories. The most vocal group are the young-earth creationists, who maintain the earth likely is 6,000 years old and certainly no more than 10,000. Regardless of the unwillingness of this group to accept evolutionary theory as plausible or even as fact, there are other creationist groups who do, who even embrace evolution as a sign of God's involvement in progressive creation. The paper examines each side's strengths, weaknesses, conflicts and evidence. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Paper Title: Evolution and Creationism
Sedimentary Strata as Diaries of Environmental Change
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the process of creation of sedimentary strata and the impacts in assessing environmental events of the past. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHSedSec.rtf
Paper Title:
Sedimentary Strata as Diaries of Environmental Change
"The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan
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A 7 page paper which provides a
summary and response to Carl Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a
Candle in the Dark." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsagan.rtf
Paper Title: "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan
"The History and Mystery of Lightening"
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A 3 page review of the online article by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This paper outlines the article's content, presents several points of criticism, and concludes with suggestions for improvement. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlightening.rtf
Paper Title: "The History and Mystery of Lightening"
20th Century Knowledge -- Revolution or Evolution?
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This 5 page
report discusses technological and intellectual advances that
have taken place in the 20th century and whether or not such an
expansion of knowledge has been due to great new ideas suddenly
appearing on the intellectual horizon or a technological
evolution of ideas that has led to such commonplace realities as
photocopy machines, personal computers, and jet travel. It is
important to understand that the foundations of any enterprise
determine the heights to which it can rise and the breadth to
which it can expand. This writer takes the viewpoint that the
advancement of knowledge over the past century has been
evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Bibliography lists 2
sources.
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Paper Title: 20th Century Knowledge -- Revolution or Evolution?
A Dialogue Between a Deep Ecologist and a Social Ecologist:
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This 4 page paper presents the "characters" of deep ecologist Sessions with social ecologist Guha, and is set-up as a dialogue between the two men. The purpose of the dialogue is to reveal through a series of questions and answers the basic ideologies of deep ecology and social ecology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSDeepec.rtf
Paper Title: A Dialogue Between a Deep Ecologist and a Social Ecologist:
A “Smart” Cell Phone Antenna
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A 6 page paper discussing the development and use of the “smart” antenna as a method of reducing the level of radiation exposure resulting from cellular telephone use. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSeeCellAnt.rtf
Paper Title: A “Smart” Cell Phone Antenna
Acid Rain: Impacts to Soil and Water
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A 6 page discussion of the impacts of acid rain. This paper details the chemical impacts to soil and water as well as to the physiological function of biological organisms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPacidRC.rtf
Paper Title: Acid Rain: Impacts to Soil and Water
Acritarch Radiation in The Neoproterozoic
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This page paper looks at the evolution of the acritarch as evidenced by the fossil record and seeks to explain the sudden changes that took place over a period of fifteen million years during the Neoproterozoic, which long lasting implications into the Cambrian period. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEacritar.rtf
Paper Title: Acritarch Radiation in The Neoproterozoic
Advances in GIS; The Literature of Paul A Longley
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This 8 page paper is a review of some of the publications by Paul Longley, who is a geographer that has contributed to the development of GIS. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Advances in GIS; The Literature of Paul A Longley
Advances In The Science & Technology Of Earthquake Prediction & Protection
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A 5 page paper discussing scientific advancements in the prediction of earthquakes and the means by which technology can assist in minimizing earthquake damage. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Quakepro.wps
Paper Title: Advances In The Science & Technology Of Earthquake Prediction & Protection
Agriculture and its Impact on Financial Institutions
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15 pages.
Because of the uncertainty in the agricultural markets there is a
definite impact on the lending institutions that service them.
There are so many variables in the farming industry that there is
no guarantee from year to year that agribusinesses will be able
to keep up with loan payments if they have one or more years of
losses in a row. There is currently widespread controversy among
the agribusinesses and lending institutions on Capitol Hill as to
how best to cope with the problem. One such solution would be to
privatize lenders dealing with farm loans, and other solutions
run the gamut from asking farm lenders to diversify their
businesses to suggesting more emergency funding from the
government. It is the purpose of this paper to prove that while
farm lending can be a risky business it would serve no good
purpose and would be unfair to other businesses for government
emergency funding to be increased; lending institutions will need
to work out ways to deal with the agribusiness risk.
Bibliography lists 36 sources.
Filename: JGAagfin.wps
Paper Title: Agriculture and its Impact on Financial Institutions
Alpine Glaciation
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the process of glaciation, especially alpine glaciation, though a comparison
with various types of glaciation found in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevadas. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHalpine.wps
Paper Title: Alpine Glaciation
American Museum of Natural History.
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(6pp). The Rose Center's permanent exhibits,
detailing the size, scope and growth of the
universe as well as the earth's place within it,
were unveiled in February (2000) inside the new
structure of steel and glass. The seven-story orb
appears to hover next to the museum, and at night
glows with a soft blue light. The center replaces
the old Hayden Planetarium, a New York City
landmark that introduced millions of city kids to
the night sky between 1935 and 1997. Kids of all
ages are still thrilled with the spectrum of
choices: design and exhibits are spectacular.
Filename: BBamNMR.doc
Paper Title: American Museum of Natural History.
An Exploration of Tsunamis
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A 5 page discussion of the factors that cause tsunamis. Recent theory attributes the majority of these natural disasters to the submarine slumps that occur as a result of seismic activity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPtsunami2.rtf
Paper Title: An Exploration of Tsunamis
Anders Celsius
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A 4 page discussion of the life and accomplishment of this eighteenth century Swedish astronomer. Celsius has many credits to his name. One of the most often remembered of these is the development of the Celsius temperature scale. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcelsiu.rtf
Paper Title: Anders Celsius
Animals and Earthquakes
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7 pages. An interesting paper reporting
on the connection between animals and earthquakes. Can animals
actually predict earthquakes days before the fact? And if so,
how? There are many reports of animals behaving strangely just
days before a major earthquake which causes many scientists to
believe that the animals can actually predict what is going to
happen. If this is the case, an interesting question is raised:
is there a way we could use animals’ abilities to give us early
warning of earthquakes? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAequke.wps
Paper Title: Animals and Earthquakes
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