Essays Tagged: "Gasoline"

Was Truman morally and militarily justified in dropping two Atomic Bombs on Japan?

140 American Prisoners by leading them into air-raid trenches and burning them alive after spilling gasoline on them on the islands of The Philippines, the United States had a desire for revenge.On Ju ...

(5 pages) 240 1 3.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Fossil Fueled Cars Are History- paper about the decline of fossil fueled cars.

the U.S. and "voluntary" restrictions in Europe, the industry is committing to cut emissions on its gasoline and diesel-powered cars. Gridlocked Italian cities like Rome and Milan may ban conventional ... erwise a mechanic can upgrade your car starting at about $1,500. The fuel isn't taxed as heavily as gasoline, so the extra cost quickly pays for itself. Most drivers aren't even aware of the slight di ...

(4 pages) 158 2 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

the state of Montana

Mountains in the west supply lumber and metal ores, the Great Plains in the East produce petroleum(gasoline), coal and an assortment of agriculture products. Montana entered our union in 1889, as the ...

(4 pages) 273 10 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Computer crimes need to be prevented and halted through increased computer network security measures as well as tougher laws and enforcement of those laws in cyberspace

n they or their contents are damaged, as when terrorists attack computer centers with explosives or gasoline, or when a 'computer virus'--a program capable of altering or erasing computer memory--is i ...

(13 pages) 688 6 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Mechanical Enginearing

lass and plastics for hundreds of every day products, the use of electricity, and the harnessing of gasoline. Any college or university pretty much will have this kind of degree.To put all these thing ...

(2 pages) 87 1 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Chemical Engineering

The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve

t question the timing of this plan. Data compiled by the Center for Responsible Politics shows that gasoline and oil firms donated $1,889,206 to Bush's presidential campaign, placing the industry amon ... ,500, while the Bush Presidential Inaugural Committee received $1 million in contributions from the gasoline and oil industries. (Palmer 23)First of all, no one is even certain of how much oil there i ...

(2 pages) 54 1 4.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Acid Rain Essay

when automobiles, smelters, power plants, and other industrial factories burn fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal, and fuel oils. When combusted, the non renewable resources release pollutants such a ...

(4 pages) 70 0 3.0 Jan/1999

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

In this text we will predict how education will evolve, how it might turn out in the next 100 years.

il fuel crisis since someone will discover a new form of propulsion much cleaner and efficient than gasoline.Education will most likely take on a new shape as well. Desks replaced with computer screen ...

(2 pages) 54 1 3.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The rise and fall of Hitlers Reich

l 30, 1945. By orders formally given by him before his death, SS officers immersed Hitler's body in gasoline and burned it in the garden of the Chancellery. Soon after the suicide of Hitler, the Germa ...

(8 pages) 88 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The EPA - Can It / Will it Save Our Environment?

ancer-causing DDT was banned in 1972and was found accumulating in the food chain. The use of lead ingasoline was phased out in '73 which caused lead levels to drop 98%. In'74 the agency required drink ...

(2 pages) 106 0 3.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Privately Owned Gasoline Powered Vehicles Should be Limited

you really think people will give them up though?February 25, 1995Social Studies 10HPrivately Owned Gasoline PoweredVehicles Should Be LimitedThe automobile has become a very important part of today's ... ding a way to ease them out of utilization.There are many reasons why the number of privately owned gasoline powered cars on the road should be limited. First of all, and most importantly, automobiles ...

(7 pages) 60 0 4.6 Feb/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Petroleum

ls, and it is usuallycalled crude oil. The color of petroleum can be colorless, which is usuallyfor gasoline, and heavy black which is high in asphalt content. It consists ofa mixture of hydrocarbons, ... ps andcandles. Little use other than as lamp fuel was made of petroleum until thedevelopment of the gasoline engine and its application to automobiles, trucks,tractors, and airplanes. Today the world ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Battle of the Bulge: Effects on the war

emaining armored reserves at them through the foggy, cold Ardennes. His gamble was to captureenough gasoline to regain Liege and Antwerp. His plan, code-named Wacht am Rheim, depended on speed and acc ... nks and vehicles and walked home. The initialestimation for fuel called for five million gallons of gasoline, along with fifty-trains of ammunition that Germany did not have (Microsoft NP).At Bastogne ...

(6 pages) 89 1 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

First Aid sinarios!

Grade 8 Health First Aid Project!#1- Someone has lit their camp fire with gasoline and was standing too close when they lit it and is suffering from multiple burns.If this we ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Lighter Than Air: The Lie That is Hydrogen Power.

par. 1). Hydrogen power is held back due to its own dangers and should not be used as a fuel source.Gasoline has been the fuel of the American society. Over the past years since the invention of the a ... tion of the automobile, there have been more and more advances on the efficiency and cleanliness of gasoline. The most recent advancement in gasoline technology is the hybrid vehicle. The recent combi ...

(3 pages) 49 0 4.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Benefits of Electric and Hybrid cars.

el. However, along with this necessity comes the issue of pollution to the environment. These great gasoline powered vehicles have contributed greatly to the impurity of our environment. The two promi ... rs in medical bills. Some of these air-polluting greenhouse gases that are emitted or attributed to gasoline powered vehicles are chlorofluorocarbon (CFC's), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), ...

(3 pages) 272 1 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid rain, creative speech on the topic, "Why I should be elected", related to the acid rain problems in area. Could easily be changed to essay.

en eroded form acid rain.Acid rain can be caused in many areas has been caused by burning of coals, gasoline and oils. This needs to be stopped, before many more lakes, rivers, and streams become usel ...

(1 pages) 34 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

America's Automotive Industry.

gnized as the prototype of the modern gas engine: small and fast, with a vertical cylinder, it used gasoline injected through a carburetor. In 1889 Daimler introduced a four-stroke engine with mushroo ... atio; with the exception of electric starting, which would not be introduced until 1924, all modern gasoline engines are descended from Daimler's enginesThe creation of the first car (with patent) is ...

(5 pages) 255 2 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Lotus_Report_rough_draft

on investment for Lotus Car Rental Corp.BackgroundA wide variety of alternate fuels-fuels excluding gasoline and diesel-for powering vehicles, exist. Some vehicles can be special ordered from the manu ... l sources, as more vehicles are being made that can burn them.More stringent clean air laws, higher gasoline and diesel prices, and a more environmentally minded public are all contributing to the gro ...

(6 pages) 216 1 3.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Entertainment in the 1920's

hus far. It allowed Edison's movies to be seen by a room full of people at the same time. The first gasoline-powered car was invented in 1891, by John Lambert. Although new advancements and improvemen ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History