The animal that I chose for the endangered species project is a polar bear. These beautiful mammals have a pigment-free, transparent coat that is about 2.5 to 5 cm think. It is composed of a dense, protective undercoat that is covered with different lengths of guard hairs. The polar bear’s fur appears to be white, yellow, and sometimes brown, because each of the hair shafts, which cover its coat are un-pigment, transparent, and have a hollow core that reflects and scatters visible light. Also, underneath
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Muscular System Muscular System The body's involuntary muscles work our internal organs. They are outside our control. Voluntary muscles make the body move. They are attached to the skeleton and can be controlled. Triceps: There located at the back of the arm. The function of the triceps is extension at the arm. An example of its movement in sport is when you do a press up or thrown a javelin. When the triceps contract, producing flexion, the biceps ONLY relax and do nothing. Biceps and triceps
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Current Topics Professor: Susan Heacock November 10, 2013 In 1999, Olympic swimmer Gary Hall learned he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes by his doctor and was told he would never swim competitively again. In 2000, Hall proved doctors and detractors wrong by winning his first Olympic gold in the 50 meter freestyle. He went on to do the same in 2004. Hall is living proof that life doesn’t end after a diabetes diagnosis. In fact, it can be just the
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injuries like slipping on the pool deck or hitting one’s head in the shallow end. On two separate occasions within one week, I conducted two rescues: one involving an eight-year-old girl; and the other, a little boy. Both times, when I saw signs of each swimmer struggle under water, I blew my whistle to clear the pool, jumped in, and performed the proper rescue. As a senior guard at the Robin Road Pool in Hillsborough, I was responsible for organizing rescue drills for myself and for my coworkers. We
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My name is Sun Liying. I am majoring in software engineering in Shandong University. Four-year college study awards me excellent mathematics knowledge and organized thought. Apart from my major courses, I have been crazy about attending lectures of Economy Department in my college. The effect of market and economy attracted me a lot. Therefore, I completed macroeconomics, microeconomics and accounting in my sophomore year. In addition, my father is taking managing position in an entrepreneur. Accordingly
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$25, knowing that she would find the second request more reasonable, and more likely give in to my request, and I would get the money for the mall. Social facilitation can either have a positive or negative effect on behavior. If Genna is the top swimmer on the swim team, she is more likely to swim even better when she has an audience. But on the other hand, Genna is not a strong volleyball player, and she only plays for gym class as a requirements. When the entire gym class watches her team’s tournament
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when x=9 5) Determine the value of x(7-x)+5 when x=-2 6) Select the expression that represents the statement “7 times a number” 7) There are 12 inches in a foot. How many inches are in 3 feet 8) In a given training week, a swimmer completes 3/7 mile on day one, 2/3 mile on day two and ½ mile on day three. How many miles does the athlete swim in the given week? 9) Select the simplified expression for 9(x-5)-5(x-2)+2x. 10) The temperature on one day in January for Phoenix
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because how would certain athletes get paid or how would it be distributed. Fairness is also a huge word in this protest because how would a future NFL star that is playing for the top football school in the nation and be equally paid to an alright swimmer that goes to the same school. With the
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Pollution in Darwin Pollution in Darwin is very low. From air pollution to garbage pollution it's overall very low. Because of this occupants of Darwin are allowed to drink from rivers and streams because the pollution of water is 21.67 which is low and therefore gives a small chance of an occupant getting sick or dieing from the water. Air pollution is also very low (10.53) which is a good sign so that it doesn't affect rain water pollution which most likely lands in streams or rivers. "They have
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limit. Everything is only in our minds. The limit is me. It is a competition with me. If I close my eyes I go back in my past and I see a little girl, frightened, crying, on the edge of the swimming pool. Now all is different. I am a professional swimmer and swimming is my life. I can't imagine life without it. I always take a deep breath before I start my special preparation at the swimming competition. I always know what I have to do because before I leave the warming up room I have the whole
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