http://www.scribd.com/people/view/150448-icemaniceman1111 This a feed for documents on Scribd written by icemaniceman1111 30 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:51:45 GMT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:51:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3798355/Saudi-and-US-Values Culture Clash By Thomas A.W. Miller and Geoffrey D. Feinberg Personal Values are Shaping Our Times ©2002 www.arttoday.com n his provocative and highly influential 1993 essay “The Clash of Civilizations?,” Samuel J. Huntington, author of several important textbooks, advisor to President Johnson, and a professor emeritus in political science at Harvard, argued that in the future the fundamental source of international conflict will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:51:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3798355/Saudi-and-US-Values http://www.scribd.com/doc/2259990/Untitled ddddfdfdfdfdfdf * Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:58:34 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2259990/Untitled http://www.scribd.com/doc/2068184/Sollab Name________________________Date_________Class_________________ IPS Comparing the Concentrations of Saturated Solutions at different temperatures Note: You will be give only one copy of this lab. Keep it clean and dry. Purpose: To determine the concentration of 2 different saturated solutions at different temperatures and compare them. Materials: Procedures: Data: Mass Table 1 NaCl at 0 degrees C NaCl at 100 degrees C A mass empty evaporating beaker B C mass beaker with solution mass beaker with dry solid Calculations: Table 2 NaCl at 0 degrees C NaCl at 100 degrees C D E mass dry sol Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:14:28 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2068184/Sollab http://www.scribd.com/doc/2067934/sat-sol-at-0-and-100-salt-LAB-IPS Name________________________Date_________Class_________________ IPS Comparing the Concentrations of Saturated Solutions at different temperatures Note: You will be give only one copy of this lab. Keep it clean and dry. Purpose: To determine the concentration of 2 different saturated solutions at different temperatures and compare them. Materials: Procedures: Data: Mass Table 1 NaCl at 0 degrees C NaCl at 100 degrees C A mass empty evaporating beaker B C mass beaker with solution mass beaker with dry solid Calculations: Table 2 NaCl at 0 degrees C NaCl at 100 degrees C D E mass dry sol Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:48:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2067934/sat-sol-at-0-and-100-salt-LAB-IPS http://www.scribd.com/doc/2036156/solubility-curve-QUIZ-IPS ** Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:38:08 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2036156/solubility-curve-QUIZ-IPS http://www.scribd.com/doc/2036033/solubility-handouts-complete-IPS ******************************************** Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:24:33 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2036033/solubility-handouts-complete-IPS http://www.scribd.com/doc/2022735/elephant-ES-population * Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:17:35 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2022735/elephant-ES-population http://www.scribd.com/doc/1869268/Solubility-and-Concentration-Practice Solubility and Concentration Practice Name______________________Class___Date___ All solutions completely dissolve If I have 23g of baking soda in 392mL of water What is my raw concentration? What is my concentration in g/mL ? What is my concentration in g/100mL ? How much baking soda do I need for 75mL of water to make the same concentration? ------------------------------------------------------------If I have 176g of baking soda in 2456mL of water What is my raw concentration? What is my concentration in g/mL ? What is my concentration in g/100mL ? How much baking soda do I need for 66mL Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:43:10 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/1869268/Solubility-and-Concentration-Practice http://www.scribd.com/doc/1021995/4-4-temp-and-sol Name: _______________________________ Date: _______ IPS Honors Experiment 4.4 Effect of Temperature on Solubility Note: You will be given only ONE copy of this lab. Keep it clean, dry, and neat! Purpose: To determine if the solubility of different substances will be affected by the temperature of the liquid. Materials: 2 test tubes, 2 stirring rods, 1 beaker, Bunsen burner, ring stand, wire gauze and ring, Procedure Observations 1. Add 10g of two solids to two test tubes (potassium nitrate and sodium chloride) each containing 10 ml of water. 2. Place both test tubes in a large beaker of water, Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:38:02 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/1021995/4-4-temp-and-sol http://www.scribd.com/doc/962098/artificial-reefs Artificial reefs made of everything from oil rigs to subway cars to concrete rubble are sunk these days to the ocean floor to provide homes for marine life. But are they actually helpful? Although such reefs have at times done more harm than good, scientists explained artificial reefs are getting better and better. The deliberate creation of artificial reefs goes back to at least the 17th century in Japan, where fisherman built reefs with oyster shells to attract fish. Artificial reefs provide a base for corals, sponges and other life to encrust, in time drawing the rich diversity of sea life Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:52:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/962098/artificial-reefs http://www.scribd.com/doc/961323/IPS-lect-Solubility2 ******* Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:43:36 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/961323/IPS-lect-Solubility2 http://www.scribd.com/doc/928440/ES-Quiz-BIOMES-part-3-aquatic-ecosystems Environmental Science Quiz Biomes part 3 Aquatic Ecosystems esatashland.blogspot.com Name___________________________________Date______________Class______________ 1. What are the five important environmental factors that shape aquatic ecosystems? 2. What is the one major feature of the Pelagic Marine Ecosystem. 3. What are plankton? What do they use for food? 4. How does the Euphotic Zone differ from the Abyssal Zone? 5. What is the Benthic Zone? 6. List the three major marine substrates and either a good or a bad feature of each. 7. The coral reef ecosystem needs certain types of livi Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:00:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/928440/ES-Quiz-BIOMES-part-3-aquatic-ecosystems http://www.scribd.com/doc/916731/rainforest-activity **** Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:46:59 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/916731/rainforest-activity http://www.scribd.com/doc/906981/ES-QUIZ-BIOMES-PART-2aa Quiz on Biomes part 2 Name___________________________Date_________Class______ 1. Give a brief definition of biome. 2. What are two important non-biological factors that determine a biome? 3. Name three other factors that determine biome type. 4. The desert biome receives rainfall but is still dry most of the year. Why is this? 5. Deserts are always hot and dry. Critique this statement. 6. Fires and animals are not important to the grassland biome. Critique this statement. 7. The savanna biome is characterized by lot of green lush vegetation and many trees. Show what is incorrect about th Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:42:33 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/906981/ES-QUIZ-BIOMES-PART-2aa http://www.scribd.com/doc/906882/ES-QUIZ-BIOMES-PART-2 Quiz on Biomes part 2 Name___________________________Date_________Class______ 1. Give a brief definition of biome. 2. What are two important non-biological factors that determine a biome? 3. Name three other factors that determine biome type. 4. The desert biome receives rainfall but is still dry most of the year. Why is this? 5. Deserts are always hot and dry. Critique this statement. 6. Fires and animals are not important to the grassland biome. Critique this statement. 7. The savanna biome is characterized by lot of green lush vegetation and many trees. Show what is incorrect about th Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:34:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/906882/ES-QUIZ-BIOMES-PART-2 http://www.scribd.com/doc/904236/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES CHAPTER 6 PART 2 ----------------------------------BIOMES----------------------------- *Defined as climax communities with wide geographic distribution It is a concept and a generalization and there are variations BUT it is a useful term In broad terms the general structure of the ecosystem and the kinds of niches and habitats present are similar. Some of the biomes on earth include: • • • • • • • • • • • • Desert - very dry, either hot or cold Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry. The permanently frozen soil layer is called permafrost. Scrub - coastal area with hot, d Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:50:43 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/904236/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES http://www.scribd.com/doc/904222/biomes-2-no-pics CHAPTER 6 PART 2 ----------------------------------BIOMES----------------------------Defined as climax communities with wide geographic distribution It is a concept and a generalization and there are variations BUT it is a useful term In broad terms the general structure of the ecosystem and the kinds of niches habitats present are similar. and Some of the biomes on earth include: • Desert - very dry, either hot or cold • Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry. The permanently frozen soil layer is called permafrost. • Scrub - coastal area with hot, dry summers and mild, cool, rainy winters Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:39:27 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/904222/biomes-2-no-pics http://www.scribd.com/doc/904209/paglia Dogma days Religion is becoming an endless political distraction -- but cultural secularism is not the answer. Plus: The amazing Obamas! The return of Gennifer Flowers! And the lamest duck of all By Camille Paglia Dec. 12, 2007 | Is there a lamer duck than George W. Bush? Bumbling and fumbling even more than usual in his inability to finesse the embarrassing release of an intelligence report on Iran's stand-down of its nuclear program four years ago, Bush has seemed moody and unnerved by his marginalization in the news, which is swamped by sharp primary skirmishes in both parties. With Vice Pr Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:34:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/904209/paglia http://www.scribd.com/doc/832098/IPS-lab-different-water-amounts Name____________________________Date_________Class_________ Lab Activity Purpose: To determine if different amounts of water have the same boiling point. Material: Bunsen burner, three 150 mL beakers, water, thermometer, graduated cylinder, ring stand, ring, wire gauze, thermometer clamp, boiling chips, stopwatch Procedure: Heat three different amounts of water (50mL, 100mL, 150mL to boiling) Measure the temperature in 30 second intervals. Record the temperature and time. As soon as the water boils record data for another 3 minutes. Record the data Graph the three data sets on the same piece o Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:50:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/832098/IPS-lab-different-water-amounts http://www.scribd.com/doc/820787/hello Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david Hello my name is david * Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:24:03 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/820787/hello http://www.scribd.com/doc/819730/homes-destroyed-in-rancho-bernardo List of Homes Destroyed in Rancho Bernardo **This list was compiled by the Office of Councilmember Brian Maienschein and is not an official listing of all structures lost. We will continue to update this list as more information becomes available. Aceituna Street. 18494 18525 18607 18647 18667 18687 18707 18736 18787 Agreste: 11691 Aguacate Way: 17867 17887 Aguamiel: 18028 17998 17988 17978 17967 17968 17961 17960 17952 17955 17946 17947 17942 17938 17941 17913 17905 17881 17873 17865 Address not visible house across from 17850 & next to 17849 *17841 17838 17825 17814 Address not visible acro Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:31:58 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/819730/homes-destroyed-in-rancho-bernardo http://www.scribd.com/doc/819592/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES1 CHAPTER 6 PART 2 ----------------------------------BIOMES----------------------------- *Defined as climax communities with wide geographic distribution It is a concept and a generalization and there are variations BUT it is a useful term In broad terms the general structure of the ecosystem and the kinds of niches and habitats present are similar. Some of the biomes on earth include: • • • • • • • • • • • • Desert - very dry, either hot or cold Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry. The permanently frozen soil layer is called permafrost. Scrub - coastal area with hot, d Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:33:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/819592/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/819536/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES-NO-PICTS CHAPTER 6 PART 2 ----------------------------------BIOMES----------------------------- Defined as climax communities with wide geographic distribution It is a concept and a generalization and there are variations BUT it is a useful term In broad terms the general structure of the ecosystem and the kinds of niches and habitats present are similar. Some of the biomes on earth include: • • • • • • • • • • • • Desert - very dry, either hot or cold Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry. The permanently frozen soil layer is called permafrost. Scrub - coastal area with hot, dr Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:18:15 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/819536/ES-chapter-6-part-2-BIOMES-NO-PICTS http://www.scribd.com/doc/819157/climatograph ******** Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:11:22 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/819157/climatograph http://www.scribd.com/doc/532777/chapt-6-quiz-notes-for-quiz-on-primary-and-secondary-succession Chapter 6 KINDS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES Succession ecosystems are dynamic changing units plants and animals grow and die out animals feed on plants and other animals and decomposers recycle the dead and waste material Abiotic factors (temp. and rainfall, sunlight intensity and seasonality) have a major effect on type of community Any change will affect many organisms conditions are key as to what organisms live in the community organisms have specific needs and conditions that must be met to survive Trends emerge in the way the structure of the community changes climate is a great influe Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:44:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/532777/chapt-6-quiz-notes-for-quiz-on-primary-and-secondary-succession http://www.scribd.com/doc/532608/botkin-on-nature-class-audio-ended-at-41-minutes http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/11/botkin_on_natur.html Botkin on Nature, the Environment and Global Warming Podcast Highlights Time Mark 0:36 Highlights Intro. What is some of the history of how we look at nature? We think of it as starting with Silent Spring but 4000 years old. Three metaphors. What is nature like undisturbed by people, how does nature affect people, how do people affect nature. Ancients believed gods made world so it must be perfect. Great balance of nature. If something's perfect and you change it, it would have to be less than perfect. Mother nature, taken literall Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:14:40 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/532608/botkin-on-nature-class-audio-ended-at-41-minutes