Types of Smoke Detectors Ionization detectors have an ionization chamber and a source of ionizing radiation. ... Under smoke free conditions, the light beam crosses the top of the T in an uninterrupted straight line, not striking the photocell position at a right angle below the beam. ... The advantages are that less maintenance is required, due to the longevity of the lithium battery, however the battery should still be tested frequently. ... The disadvantages are the smoke detector should still be tested frequently. ... Both types of smoke detectors must pass the same test to be certifie...

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The classrooms are crowded, violence is growing, and test scores are falling. ... This type of school funding is also known as parental choice. ... The federal district stated, although parents are free to send their child to a secretarial school they do not have the right to require taxpayers to subsidize that choice. ... One argument states, if whites and blacks are completely free to choose their schools, integration will go to ruin. ... Private schools do not have to hire certified teachers, administer statewide tests, and do not have to release such facts as employee wages, benefits,...

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I preferred "times tables" tests to spelling tests. ... Immersing myself in all types of sciences, I found chemistry to be my favorite one. ... I signed up for online free classes (Intro to Solid State Chemistry on edx.org) and found myself watching mitopencourseware or CrashCourse Chemistry videos on my own time. ... While the elements are specifically arranged by groups and periods for numerous reasons (number of shells, type of element, etc.) ...

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With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. Research has now been done on the amount of drunk drivers who also tested positive for traces of marijuana in their bloodstream which turned out to be a vast majority. ... With no deaths from it and nearly free of detrimental effects, it is surprising marijuana is dealth with as hard and with such serious consequences a...

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Also mixed in with the group are the usual jocks (sport motivated) and the young teenage girls that spend their free time with daddies BMW whopping it up at the mall. At the end of the line arrive the poor, lower class students whose parents are unemployed, dad just lost his job at the mill type. ... Take the fat black student, he sits in class everyday, never takes a note and scores a 100% on the first test. ... Once a student begins to realize poor test scores a process of specialized care begins. ...

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Also mixed in with the group are the usual jocks (sport motivated) and the young teenage girls that spend their free time with daddies BMW whopping it up at the mall. At the end of the line arrive the poor, lower class students whose parents are unemployed, dad just lost his job at the mill type. ... Take the fat black student, he sits in class everyday, never takes a note and scores a 100% on the first test. ... Once a student begins to realize poor test scores a process of specialized care begins. ...

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"Asian Americans" have been put through many tests to see whether they are worthy of the "honor" of being a true blue American. ... America the land of the free; the land of the great; the land of the people, what kind people do we represent? ... Oh America the land of the free and where the streets are paved with gold. ... Every Immigrant who comes whether they are black, white, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, or a mixture of many things, they will all be put through some type of questioning by people, themselves, their peers, or the ones they love about who is an American? ...

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Capitalism and socialism are both types of systems in different societies throughout the world that have been successful at times, but also not so fortunate in its" success at other times in history. ... The definition for capitalism is "a type of social system that separates the economy from the government. ... People are allowed to run their own businesses in a free trade market in such a way that he or she creates the wealth for themselves. ... If a person is always working hard to make money, they most likely will, compared to a so-called "bum" who can't get welfare in this type of sy...

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Letting God Back In As long as there were test that I forgot to study for I was praying in high school. ... The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "congress shall may no law representing the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of." ... "Congress shall make no law representing an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people to peacefully assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." ... "Congress shall make no law...

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When a child is six or seven yours old, they have to take a test to see if they can make it into a regular class or an accelerated class. ... Students in America are free to wear what they want to wear, they can come wearing a costume or something and no one would really care. ... There seems to be one solution to this, sending the troublemaker to the principle's office, which sometimes indicates that the teacher cannot handle that type of situation on his or her own. ...

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It is then sadly revealed, as that single hypothetical question forces us to reflect, that the untroubled and malicious-free life of teenagers is falling apart. ... Sex, Love & Hippies "The concept of Free Love as expressed by hippies meant you were free to love whomever you pleased, whenever you pleased, however you pleased. ... One of the things that they are most remembered for is their practice of free love and their going against the beliefs of the Chr...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on the Black community. The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel tha...

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