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- 311: Go Ask Alice
- ... was possible, but the author is anonymous so I can not do so. From the very first page I had a hunch that this book was about a drug addiction problem. "SUGAR & SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE; ACID & SMACK & NO WAY BACK" (page 1). That was a very moving quote for me. I am not sure exactly why but I guess because it shows how dangerous drugs can be. This book is based ... bad and how they hate there parents. Richie and Ted were drug dealers who had Alice and Chris sell drugs to people for them while they where at there classes. On day Alice sold some acid on a stamp to a seven or eight year old kid. Alice and Chris decided to stop selling drugs so they where going over to Ted and Richie's apartment to tell them. When they ... named Joel that she falls in love with. Her grandmother died (July 16). School got out and there was a party where there would be drugs at but she didn't go. She was given acid in a peanut and she had a bad trip. It drove her insane so she started pulling out her hair, stabbing herself and mentally falling apart. She was put in a mental hospital. Later ...
- 312: Democratic World Government - An Outline Structure
- ... could also be an emergency procedure whereby nations affected in a negative way by the policies of their neighbours - a good ecological example of this is provided by the Scandinavian nations, which currently suffer from acid- rain generated largely in the United Kingdom - could request the World Parliament to enforce a combined binding referendum of all of the involved populations on the topic. There might also be a procedure where a petition ...
- 313: Creative Writing - Fiction - T
- ... fruits seemed to be decreasing as our land grew scarce. My first years I would grow tall and stiff, green as any blade of grass at the time. I had sunlight aplenty, and remember the rain tasting pure and good. Towards my final years in the dirt, I was warmer than ever before, but never felt the sun's light as I once had. The rain was sour and the earth from which I drew my nutrition was bitter. At first I had no idea what was happening, but from years of listening to Dexter's mother's stories and the ... more than their fair share of natures bounty, burning and wasting much to create little. Their great fires, artificial and natural, slowly began filling the atmosphere with smoke and other atrocities, and ruined the air, rain, and earth with their pollution. On top of their greedy misuse of nature's gifts, they saw fit to test the boundaries of the world in terms of living space. Not only were humans ...
- 314: Planting Flowers
- ... 14). "The pit used to measure the relative acidity and alkalinity of the soil. It ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 indicating soil that is neutral. Soils with a pit less than 7 are acid; those above pH are alkaline. Swamps and bogs have a high percentage of peat and are very acidic. In humid regions, including most forests, the soil is moderately acidic to slightly alkaline. Acid regions range from moderate to strongly alkaline. It is important to test your soil pit; some wildflowers can tolerate a range, but others are very particular" (Loewer 60). "A neutral soil in this respect, with ... soil under spruce trees is usually toxic, and most of the needles should be removed before spading in organic matter. It is good practice to reserve other evergreen needles for mulching only; that is, for acid-loving plants"(Sperka 11,12). 4. "The difference between feeding you garden with organic versus inorganic supplements is comparable to nourishing a human body with a healthy and balanced diet versus relying on vitamin ...
- 315: Aedies Aegypti
- ... dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack, M 1993). This mosquito along with others are looked upon as pests and nuisances in modern day society because of their attraction to moisture, lactic acid, carbon dioxide, body heat and movement (E.B. 1999) but we can not confuse the Aedes aegypti with any other mosquito for it has a very distinct look to it as well as a specific ... female can live up to a month which allows her to reproduce longer (Womack 1993). They lay their eggs in artificial containers on damp surfaces such as jars, urns, cans or anything that can contain rain water (Womack 1993, Juliano 1998). The eggs hatch when they become flooded by deoxygenated water, except during winter(Womack 1993, Juliano 1998) and after which can only survive in temperatures above ten degrees or below ...
- 316: The Real World Of Technology B
- ... necessary prerequisite a support relationship from governments and public institutions that did not exist in earlier times. (p.61). Franklin feels that the current environmental crisis that is facing the world--polluted air and water, acid rain and global warming to name a few, are due to the infrastructures built to support technology and its divisible benefits (p.67). Because of the newfound relationship between government and the private sector and the ...
- 317: Chemistry Hits The Beach
- ... in the 290 - 400 nanometer range, screening out UVA and UVB. It should be nontoxic, non-staining, odourless, waterproof, sweat-proof and... inexpensive ! The first widely available sunscreen in the 1920s was PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid). This was a good absorber of UVB light, but didn't bode well with UVA. It's other problems included it's solubility, it's tendency to irritate skin and to stain clothing. The next big break through didn't occur until the 1970s when the carboxylic acid group was functionalised with a long chain aliphatic alcohol. This change had no effect on it's absorption factor, but it was suddenly waterproof ! These PABA esters were also much less irritating to our skin ... to its excited ste where it then undergoes very rapid vibrational relaxation back to its ground state. Once this has occurred, it's in the state of Vibrational Decay. These molecules are based on salicylic acid, and often cinnamate esters. Modern oil-based sunscreen formulations contain moisturizers and vitamins that claim extra skin protection. Now that we understand how they works, we must choose one to best suit our interests. ...
- 318: Cartoons: Land of Imagination
- ... Planeteer's powers magnified. Each character represents a different force of nature: earth, fire, wind, water, and heart. He also can become any one of these forces. However, if Captain Planet is exposed to pollutants: acid rain, toxic, waste, smog, etc., his powers are temporarily weakened, and he must return to Earth to "recharge". Each episode is designed to confront an environmental problem. The five characters, each equipped with a ring, bane ...
- 319: The Safety Of Our Food Supply
- ... not constitute a problem. Another type of food additives are MSGs (monosodium glutamate). MSGs are used in order to enhance the flavor of food and also to compensate for less meat in the product. Glutamic acid is a building block of proteins and it is very much present in our human tissues. Studies show that our intake of glutamic acid from natural foods is 60 times greater than the intake of glutamic acid in MSGs used as food additives. After numerous studies and test, researchers believe, that some people have a bad reaction to MSGs when they consume big doses on an empty stomach. Products with MSGs ...
- 320: Cinematography: Everything You Need To Know
- ... tattoo of tap, the rhythms of jazz, and a sense of fun and grace, he was at his best in The Pirate (1948), On the Town (1949), An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and Brigadoon (1954). Kelly has also directed films, including Hello Dolly (1969), and was a principal in the MGM reprises That's Entertainment (1974), That's Entertainment Part Two (1976), and That's Dancing ... to which chauvinism--male or national--can lead in Seven Beauties (1976). In 1977 she directed her first English language film, The End of the World in Our Usual Bed in A Night Full of Rain. Her other films include Blood Feud (1978), A Joke of Destiny (1983), and Sotto Sotto (1985). She directed an off-Broadway play entitled Love and Magic in Mama's Kitchen (1983) and wrote the novel ... Ford Coppola, b. Detroit, Apr. 7, 1939, directed the highly successful film The Godfather (1972). He had previously directed Dementia 13 (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Finian's Rainbow (1968), and The Rain People (1969), a sensitive study of a runaway wife, which some consider his best film. Coppola departed from the florid style of The Godfather, for the spareness of The Conversation (1974), then enlarged on ...
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