Essays Tagged: "long distances"

Title: Evolution of wheat Author: Alan Platner

his new atmosphere animals and plants were available year around in a singular location and they no longer had to travel great distances to acquire needed foods. This was the birth of civilizations an ... events. Populations of tribes were growing at very rapid rates, making it harder for them to travel long distances. Soon after being forced to settle down in one area, the amount of food available beg ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

Communications, The Mechanistic Perspective

smitting and receiving ideas, information, and messages. The rapid transmission of information over long distances and ready access to information have become conspicuous and important features of hum ...

(12 pages) 663 1 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Castles

one. The stones came from local mines or quarries if possible, but sometimes they had to be carried long distances by water or on ox wagons. The roofs of castles were covered with slates, clay tiles, ... nd rubble, and an outer layer of stone called ashlar. (MacDonald, p.8) There was usually a walkway along the top of the walls so guards could keep watch. Some castle walls had spaces at the top called ...

(2 pages) 60 0 3.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Discusses the effects of the internet upon society in the 21st century.

has affected almost everyone.The internet has revolutionized the way communications take place. No longer does someone even have to be awake to receive a message through email. Email has eliminated t ... the need for a secretary in many instances. Also, email has allowed quick messages to be sent over long distances to notify something of a happening. Instead of calling someone and hoping they are ho ...

(2 pages) 148 0 3.7 Jul/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Analytical essay on the Internet

The Internet, also known as cyberspace, has the ability to transmit multimedia information over the long distances virtually instantaneously. The Internet is defined as a network of interconnected com ... pg.69) The government should play a part in shaping the broadband infrastructure, they must take a long term approach to it. The government has a key role, as with already existing telephone systems, ...

(3 pages) 222 1 3.9 Jul/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

History of Early Castles. This essay describes the purposes of medevil castles.

one. The stones came from local mines or quarries if possible, but sometimes they had to be carried long distances by water or on ox wagons. The roofs of castles were covered with slates, clay tiles, ... lling of flint and rubble, and an outer layer of stone called ashlars. There was usually a walkway along the top of the walls so guards could keep watch. Some castle walls had spaces at the top called ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.7 Jul/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Communications

smitting and receiving ideas, information, and messages. The rapid transmission of information over long distances and ready access to information have become conspicuous and important features of hum ...

(12 pages) 997 2 4.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

" Sunset on the Savanna" by James Shreeve, Discover, July 1996, pp.116-125.

vanna grasses, to more easily escape predators, and gives the ability to walk more efficiently over long distances. James Shreeve, however, examines this theory, and using fossil evidence, casts serio ... tic climatic change between 2 and 2.5 million years ago. Shreeve points out that this time period, along with the time of an earlier turnover pulse of 5 million years ago, are significant for humans. ...

(2 pages) 39 0 1.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

This essay is on the 5 best inventions in economic growth.

to economic growth. Until the invention of this magnificent device, messengers often had to be sent long distances to deliver information. Intercontinental and overseas communication would take months ...

(2 pages) 60 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

ESSAY NAME: PSEUDO SEGREGATION AND WAS writtin from articles "The competitive Advantage of the Inner City" byMichael Sorkin and Robert Fishermen "Beyond Suburbia: The rise and fall of the Technoburn"

cities were in other borough or states where they were considered edge cities where they bordered along the city. Some of the suburbs where technology influenced and became "technoburbs". These areas ... s to work in a major cooperation. However, minorities living in urban areas are not able to commute long distances. These minorities often did not process any vehicles and where not able to travel to ...

(4 pages) 29 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

How different concentrations of acid affects the growth of the crest seed.

s when oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen combine with moisture in the atmosphere. These may be carried long distances before they are deposited by rain. Acid rain can cause a lot of damage. Many structur ...

(3 pages) 25 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Optical Networks

s, videos, music, live TV transmissions.All of these sources of information can be transmitted over long distances by regular electrical signals traveling over copper cables. The key to an optical net ... a wide range of optical fiber products designed to perform in a variety of applications, including long-haul, submarine, metro, access and premises, and leads the telecommunications industry in the d ...

(3 pages) 107 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

How the Future Looked in 1899 An essay in response to a newsweek article citing ninteenth century predictions of how the future will be

900's, some scholars predicted that society would advance far enough to be able to communicate over long distances with the touch of a button (or two). John Elfreth Watkins Jr. even said that there wo ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Primate Observation

of their hands similar to how human infants crawl but they cant travel rapidly in this fashion too long. This quadrupedal locomotion is so tiring to the primates that they will start to somersault to ... es that they will start to somersault to their destination. The only way that Orangutans can travel long distances without exhausting themselves are by means of using trees. At the San Diego Zoo, inst ...

(5 pages) 86 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Supply, Demand, and Pricing

on the train, or take a most...but most people like to fly. Airplanes give us theability to travel long distances in only a fraction of the time it would take by any otherform of transportation.The c ...

(3 pages) 579 1 2.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Mobile Handset Industry in India.

Communication has come a long way from the sign language used by prehistoric man to the modern ways like e-mail, cellular pho ... nternet, etc. Invention of the telephone in 1876 by Graham Bell changed the way man communicated to long distances. Instead of the snail mails, man began using telephones which transmitted the message ... 549 crore. It is high on the GSM side and contributes around 13 percent. The reason for this is the long list of vendors in others category which includes Alcatel, BenQ, Bird, DBTel, Kejian, LG, Panas ...

(5 pages) 48 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Investigating The Factors Which Affect The Rate of Reaction Between Limestone and Acid Rain(Hydrochloric Acid)

rogen oxide (NOX). When these substances are released into the atmosphere, they can be carried over long distances by prevailing winds before returning to earth as acidic rain, snow, fog or dust. When ... e more spread out. They will bump into the limestone a lot less often and so the reaction will take longer. A general rule could be:If the solution is more concentrated, the reaction will be fasterThe ...

(8 pages) 31 0 3.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Gas prices and the example of supply and demand

on the train, or take a most...but most people like to fly. Airplanes give us theability to travel long distances in only a fraction of the time it would take by any otherform of transportation.The c ...

(3 pages) 221 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

AP EARLY COLONIAL EMPIRES IN THE AMERICAS

at were rich in natural resources.The Portuguese voyages demonstrated the practicability of sailing long distances. Oncethis inconcievable feat was accomplished the Portuguese were able to set up trad ...

(2 pages) 43 0 1.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Building Blocks of Biology

Even active means, including ion "pumps" in the cell membrane, are not able to take molecules over long distances. Cells can overcome this problem, but only to a certain degree. A neuron, you may kno ... vert water and carbon dioxide into sugars that fuel the plant, while giving off oxygen. This in the long run can mean cleaner air to breath. Researchers have been puzzled by another process, photoresp ...

(5 pages) 32 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology