Essay Database

… By now, almost everyone knows that smoking and other tobacco use causes cancer. But did you know it's also the number one cause of heart disease and emphysema, too? In fact, smoking is the main cause of preventable death in Canada. Cigarette…

… One learned in science or Natural science; also know as a scientific investigator. The Dr. Faust described in Marlow’s Faust defiantly fits all of these criteria. He was very learned (or so he thought) in all the different sciences. In here lies his…

… for something that would make their lives easier. Machines and tools have given us the ability to do more in less time giving us, at the same time, more comfort. As the technology advances, computers become faster and more powerful. These new machines…

… Since it was first released in 1993, Microsoft Windows NT Server has established itself as the network operating system (NOS) of choice for countless organizations of all sizes in private industry and public agencies. They have discovered that Windows…

… of Helsenki in Finland named Linus Torvalds designed a operating system that he named Linux as a hobby. He distributed Linux to his friends and his friends gave it to there friends and so on. Linus got a lot of suggetions on how he could improve…

… Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, is “a mechanically driven fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, which is supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against the wings.” For an airplane to fly, it has three basic concepts. One for the airplane…

… to an unrelated field, they can prove curiously fruitful. In 1952 two British physiologists, Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley, managed just such a fruitful crossover, applying textbook physics to living tissue. They were both later knighted, and shared…

… They are prolonged, deep, wailing, and are not uttered by any other kind of animal. Those who have heard them in the wild say they are the most dreary sounds perceived by humans. We can hear them up to 10 miles from their source…

… to the family Canidae, which includes the coyote, jackal, fox, and the dog. This family is believed to have originated in North America 38 to 54 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch. Two species- and a varying number of subspecies- of wolves…

… and 17th century, as they began to actively participate in scientific research and discussions. This change did not happen easily because a great deal of men were still reluctant to acknowledge any sort of equality. Many women proved their ability…