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Will we soon be extinct? Are we now, 10,000 years into the Holocene Epoch, experiencing another mass extinction event that few of us have bothered notice? Is extinction a natural process of evolution; a means of natural selection – only the fittest survive as Charles Darwin suggested? If so, will mankind prove to be the fittest and survive indefinitely? Or, as the clergyman, Thomas Malthus, proposed in regard to the human race, survival is dependent simply upon resources. Once resources decline, humans survive only because natural forces limit growth by disease and starvation. Perhaps Anaximander, an early Greek philosopher born in 610 BC and considered by some to be the first true scientist, was correct and read more...
answer by Guest 9 months ago
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Stephen John Fry is a popular English comedian, actor, television host and author. He came to the public's attention as part of a double act with Hugh Laurie and is currently best known for displaying lashings of wit and knowledge as the host of the BAFTA nominated comedy panel show QI.
Early life
Fry was born in Hampstead, London on the 24th August 1957 to Marianne Eve and Alan John Fry. His Slovakian Jewish ancestry was recently uncovered in the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' genealogy programme, as was the tragic discovery that distant members of his family were killed in Auschwitz.
After moving to Norfolk at a young age, Fry would attend and subsequently be expelled from a number of boarding schools. He would eventually serve three months in Pucklechurch Prison for credit card read more...
Early life
Fry was born in Hampstead, London on the 24th August 1957 to Marianne Eve and Alan John Fry. His Slovakian Jewish ancestry was recently uncovered in the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' genealogy programme, as was the tragic discovery that distant members of his family were killed in Auschwitz.
After moving to Norfolk at a young age, Fry would attend and subsequently be expelled from a number of boarding schools. He would eventually serve three months in Pucklechurch Prison for credit card read more...
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Stephen King is a popular horror writer, best known for writing the novels "The Shining", "Carrie", "Christine" and "The Dark Tower" series. He was born in Portland, Maine, on the 21st September 1947.
Early life and early novels
As child, Stephen King was educated at Durham Elementary school. He later attended Lisbon High School. He left the University of Maine in 1970, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in English. It was here that he met his wife. A year later, he began work as a teacher at Hampden Academy.
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King had an interest in writing from an early age and wrote many stories in school. His first published novel was "Carrie", which told the story of a shy girl with telekinesis. The novel was the fourth book that he had written, but the first one read more...
Early life and early novels
As child, Stephen King was educated at Durham Elementary school. He later attended Lisbon High School. He left the University of Maine in 1970, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in English. It was here that he met his wife. A year later, he began work as a teacher at Hampden Academy.
Picture source: flickr.com
King had an interest in writing from an early age and wrote many stories in school. His first published novel was "Carrie", which told the story of a shy girl with telekinesis. The novel was the fourth book that he had written, but the first one read more...
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Nuclear bombs work on account of the energy generated from radiated particles. The reaction is extremely fast and therefore causes massive destruction. The two nuclear reactions fission and fusion can cause a nuclear explosion. Fission breaks nucleus apart and fusion makes them fall into one another. Plutonium and uranium are effective for fission bombs because they are radioactive and splitting them generates the required energy, while lighter elements like hydrogen are useful for fusion bombs (i.e. The hydrogen bomb in World War 2). Fusion bombs are somewhat less efficient.A nuclear bomb must have a shell to hold it – this will increase its effectiveness. It needs a trigger mechanism and the nuclear components (e.g. Plutonium, uranium or hydrogen). A supercritical mass must be reached which read more...
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As a species lives on generation through generation, their inherent attributes change. This, in a very basic sense, is evolution. This happens due to natural variation and selection as the species reproduces and passes on its genes; its blueprints. These genes contain the inherent attributes that allow for the process of evolution: When a species reproduces, the next generation might have slightly different – or even completely different – attributes. This is because the genes can mutate – or the genes might even have been passed on to a different species. Variation can also be increased due to genetic recombination: Different or even completely new gene combinations can arise in sexually reproducing species. And when these inherited differences become either increasingly common or increasingly read more...
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