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The document discusses the effects of erosion on coastal North Carolina. It references several sources that discuss topics like erosion, coastal environments, and the impacts of erosion. The document also includes a table comparing the performance of experimental and control groups on critical thinking tests, finding that the experimental group performed better.
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- 1. Glass 1 Nancy Glass Professor Smith Humanities 115 10 February 2012 The Effects of Erosion on Coastal North Carolina Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas euismod, justo ac venenatis ullamcorper, tortor nibh molestie dolor, ac rutrum leo nunc sed elit. Quisque egestas purus non neque egestas ut interdum neque accumsan. Curabitur lorem est, accumsan vel lacinia et, lobortis vitae mauris. Fusce quis quam ut ipsum mollis bibendum. Duis risus libero, placerat at sodales eu, condimentum sed risus. Ut commodo orci ut turpis convallis eu tempus ante pellentesque (Goulart 42). Vestibulum dui enim, bibendum sed auctor at, imperdiet eget elit. Vestibulum felis neque, luctus at facilisis quis, eleifend at arcu. Morbi gravida porttitor neque, et tempor turpis dictum sed. Hesse maintains that sodn sldjore ncoshohwe slksoso (125). Cras varius blandit vulputate. Quisque tempus, sem ac placerat cursus, nisi nisi fringilla turpis, molestie ultrices odio lorem sed dui. Etiam ultricies sollicitudin enim, sed dapibus odio euismod eget. Aliquam non ipsum in eros elementum lacinia. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; In non augue felis. Aliquam ac nunc at lectus cursus congue vel sit amet ipsum. Maecenas ornare massa in lacus rhoncus ut tincidunt justo mollis. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Vivamus nec fringilla justo. Suspendisse convallis sagittis ligula, nec scelerisque enim sagittis adipiscing. Nam imperdiet turpis et nibh vulputate ullamcorper. Vivamus rutrum rhoncus dolor ac luctus (The Warriors).
- 2. Glass 2 Ut libero massa, placerat in ultricies sed, posuere sit amet justo. Integer suscipit interdum lobortis. Nulla vitae condimentum turpis. Phasellus vel lacus odio, vel malesuada velit. Fusce in justo ante. Vivamus vitae elit tortor. Quisque sagittis mi sed purus viverra eget elementum urna mattis. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Praesent fringilla viverra rutrum. Duis viverra, tellus quis congue euismod, sapien nibh malesuada purus, ut luctus sem nibh sed lectus. In nec enim ligula. Donec ut ante arcu, et vulputate ante. Pellentesque leo nibh, rutrum nec lobortis in, venenatis eu est. Cras eget nisi quam (Jung 11). Nam semper augue quis ipsum tempus ut sodales mi ultricies. Praesent sed nunc urna. Curabitur luctus, tortor id vestibulum vestibulum, justo elit eleifend ante, ac vestibulum ipsum metus non nisl. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Tsirlin (178-98) holds the opposite point of view. Maecenas auctor nisl sed ante consequat lacinia. Duis est ipsum, imperdiet vehicula imperdiet eget, aliquam accumsan metus. Curabitur suscipit placerat quam, in congue diam tempus ac. Donec ullamcorper arcu elementum nisi ultrices scelerisque. Ut commodo auctor nulla sit amet semper. Aliquam tristique magna sollicitudin nunc vehicula volutpat. Goulart has argued this point (145). Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam molestie nibh id lectus sagittis vulputate. Integer tellus arcu, molestie in congue non, sodales facilisis leo. Aliquam erat volutpat. Suspendisse commodo vestibulum magna, nec placerat erat aliquet vitae. Duis elit ligula, fermentum at iaculis nec, aliquet et felis. Vivamus vestibulum libero ac tellus euismod aliquam iaculis neque aliquam. Ut sit amet erat purus, non sodales quam. Integer ac erat porttitor enim hendrerit varius id at odio. Nam magna neque, placerat a lobortis dapibus, cursus vitae
- 3. Glass 3 velit. Curabitur rutrum convallis magna, in mollis orci sagittis pellentesque. Quisque ac sapien sit amet velit facilisis vestibulum eget quis enim. Praesent tempus posuere tortor eu iaculis. Table 1 Arithmetic averages, standard deviations, (T-test) to test the performance of students on total and post-testing critical thinking, In each of the aspects and by the variable group (experimental and control group).a Explore Control 35 3.16 0.99 2.074 0.039 some Experiment 35 3.35 0.89 personality aspects Total Control 35 22.04 0.58 3.653 0.0004 Experimental 35 23.67 0.53 Source: Maitah, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Mustafa al-qarmesh, Mustafa Nuri, et al. "The Effectiveness of the Training Program that is Based on Brainstorming to Teach the Introduction to the Special Education Course to the Students in The Department of Educational Sciences in The Middle University Faculties to Develop the Critical." European Journal of Social Science 25.3 (2011): 344-363. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. a. Keyword at the significant level (留 0.05)
- 4. Glass 4 Works Cited Goulart, Ron. Comic Book Encyclopedia: the Ultimate Guide to Characters, Graphic Novels, Writers, and Artists in the Comic Book Universe. New York: HarperEntertainment, 2007. Print. Hesse, Hermann. The Journey to the East. New Delhi, India: Heritage, 2008. Print. Jung, Carolyn. Warming to the Rising Sun. Food Arts 1.3 (2011): 62-65. Print. Tsirlin, Ari. "Irreversible Microeconomics: Optimal Processes and Equilibrium in Closed Systems." Automation & Remote Control (2008): 173-96. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. The Warriors. Dir. Walter Hill. Perf. Michael Beck and James Remar. Paramount, 1979. DVD.