Essays Tagged: "first test"

Nuclear Weapons

oes. Another name for nuclear weapons are Atomic bombs or Hydrogen bombs. The United States was the first country to ever use a Nuclear weapon in battle against Japan.The major arguments for a test ba ... of nuclear weapons. In 1963, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States negotiated the first test limitation treaty, the Limited Test Ban Treaty. The Treaty's signers agreed not to test n ...

(4 pages) 102 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Personal Learning Styles.

tests they offered, I began to get an overall view of the times and ways that I prefer to learn.The first test that was given was Your Peak and Valley Learning Times. In this test questions were prese ...

(2 pages) 197 0 0.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

World's First Test-tube Baby.

The birth of the world's first "test-tube baby" was a major breakthrough in medicine. It lead to many others and even other e ... s early and was born through a C-section. The special thing and Louise was that she was the world's first test-tube baby ever born. After Mr. and Mrs. Brown failed to conceive for nine years, they wer ... l pregnancy.With the world watching on live television Louise Brown was born. The pregnancy was the first successful outcome out of all the pregnancies tried before. The birth gave instant hope to hun ...

(3 pages) 25 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

A paragraph about Louis Slotin and his life.

amily what he was doing. Slotin was the one who built the triggering mechanism used to detonate the first test bomb.One of Slotin's experiments involved joining two pieces to the point where the neutr ...

(1 pages) 23 1 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Inventing the Airplane

to roll right or left. They tested this system in a kite, then a series of gliders.They made their first test flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on the shores of the Atlantic where the strong win ... helped to launch the gliders and the soft sands helped to cushion the fall when they crashed. Their first two gliders, flown in 1900 and 1901, failed to perform as the Wrights had hoped. The gliders d ...

(3 pages) 65 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

French nuclear testing at Moruroa

-high underwater volcano which has been extinct for millions of years.In 1960, France conducted its first test in the atmosphere in Algeria. France's nuclear testing program was shifted to Moruroa in ... facilities from North Africa to the South Pacific is still widely criticized, as it was when it was first known, by members of the South Pacific, and in 1985, it led to almost all members of the regio ...

(3 pages) 20 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Book report - protector of The Small, First Test

My book review is on a book by Tamora Pierce, "Protector of The Small, First Test". The setting in time for this book would be approximately around 450 B.C. As the time go ... ld estimate it is in the U.S. around the California Bay Area region, which is quite a coincidence. "First Test" is the story of Keladry of Mindelan, better known as Kel. It begins in the middle of a d ... if the King allows it to actually happen. As a compromise, Kel can give it a shot, but only if the first year is a probationary term and the person to decide in the end whether Kel stays or leaves is ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Current Event Articles

ience - AP to My Yahoo!By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES - Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on Saturday successfully launched an experimental jet ... of sound, or about 5,000 mph, after a rocket boosted it to about 3,500 mph.Huebner said it was the first time an "air-breathing" jet had ever traveled so fast. The rocket-powered X-15 reached Mach 6. ...

(18 pages) 153 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Canada's Role on the World Stage in the Post War era. Samuel Nithiananthan

eral Assembly and Canada's influence in creating organizations to help out humanity.During 1950 the first test for UN came with the occurrence of the Korean War. With North Korea attacking South Korea ... 1949, in Washington D.C. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was born. NATO was Canada's first peace time military alliance, joining Canada with countries like the U.S and Britain, as well ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Dune.>People will spend their entire lives searching for a sense of self worth despite many possible outcomes that could result in failure.

ion was rampant within him. Michael Jackson was simply trying to discover their true selves. Paul's first course of action on his journey to enlightenment is to discover whether or not he is truly a h ... or a sense of self worth despite many possible outcomes that could result in failure. Paul's first test on his way to finding his true value is to discover if he is really a human being or mere ...

(5 pages) 29 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Atom bomb

er invented the Atomic bomb the Hydrogen bomb and helped discover atoms, protons and electrons. The first bomb he designed was the atomic bombA test atomic bomb was fired in a desert in Mexico. The ex ... dropped on Hiroshima destroyed 70,000 buildings, 90% of all the structures in Hiroshima. During the first fifteen seconds after the bomb dropped the temperature rose to 3,000 degrees F and melted ever ...

(1 pages) 25 1 2.7 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

How Personality Test Taught Me About Myself

student in the Spanish class; I always get good grades on all of the tests and quizzes. But in the first test that we took this year I received a low "D". I was very shocked that I got such a low sco ...

(3 pages) 82 1 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber

age. Francis tests his courage in the lion hunt, his wife's infidelity, and in the buffalo hunt.The first test of Francis Macomber's courage is shown during the lion hunt. Macomber had already become ... omber thought the fear he had had about the lion might come back, but it did not. In fact, "for the first time in his life he really felt wholly without fear"(360). Macomber says, "You know I don't th ...

(2 pages) 23 0 2.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Qualitative Analysis of Buffer Solutions

separation and identification of the unknown solution.Procedure:Test to Establish General Classes (first week) - First test tubes were obtained, and cleaned. Next the solutions of silver nitrate, alu ... ons into three general classes by completing the flow charts.Examining the Hydrochloric Acid Class- First twenty drops of the 0.1M solutions containing the nitrates of the cations were placed into sep ...

(6 pages) 48 0 4.4 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The questions were given as a study guide for my Hinduism test. The answers cover the basics of the religion.

STUDY GUIDE FOR FIRST TEST - HINDUISM.What is the name of the scriptures of Hinduism? When were they written? Which ...

(6 pages) 84 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism

My Learning Profile

ledge, it will help me to learn new subjects, as well as make these subjects more enjoyable.The first test that I took was Your Peak and Valley Learning Times (Gross, 1999, p. 48-87). As I expect ... have a foundation upon which to build. I do not like to gain deeper knowledge of a subject without first knowing the details. Once I have the details, I am comfortable moving on to the next step. I ...

(3 pages) 92 0 4.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This is an essay on Maria Theresa and her effects on the Enlightenment period.

ress. Maria did not have much experience in politics.After a couple months of rule, Maria faced her first test. Frederick II of Prussia invaded and occupied Silesia. The War of the Austrian Succession ... money to finance medical staff. She was just about to attack Prussia in 1756 when Frederick struck first. He occupied most of Silesia, forcing her to sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg. The treaty gave ...

(2 pages) 29 0 4.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Reproductive Technology, A Advancement For Humanity:

rs were looking seriously at those couples who tried for years to get pregnant without success. The first breakthrough in using reproductive technologies was in 1978, when Lesley Brown gave birth to t ... through in using reproductive technologies was in 1978, when Lesley Brown gave birth to the world's first test-tube baby (Snyder 53). In 1981, In-vitro fertilization was introduced to America. In 1986 ...

(7 pages) 25 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Disney

off high, and as time went on decreased. Finally, Salinity remained consistent, with 1.006% at the first test on August 20, and 1.006% on the last test November 19. After comparing results of ...

(1 pages) 1043 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Sir Gawaina Nd The Green Knight

possession, his life.While honoring his word, Gawain is tested three times by the Green Knight. The first test Sir Gawain endures is accepting a contest. This unusual contest tests his loyalty, and he ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers