Cause and effect of earthquakes The ground trembles‚ shakes and growls. Pictures that were once hanging so beautifully on the wall smash to the ground exploding into glittery slivers of broken glass‚ roadways break apart‚ engulfing whatever was in its path‚ never to be seen again. For many‚ this would seem to be the makings of a fictional horror movie created by Hollywood with intent to frighten a person and to play with ones senses. For those who live in the areas depicted by film‚ this is
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As an operator who works in oil and gas industry‚ I will present a life incident in one of the oil and gas location called Piper Alpha disaster UK. Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The disaster began with a routine maintenance procedure. On the morning of the 6th of July‚ a certain backup propane condensate pump in the processing area needed to have its pressure safety valve checked. The work could not be completed by 18.00 and
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A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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Unit 3 Cause and Effect Essay By: Latoya Brown ENG106-137 Abstract Page This essay tells about how hurricanes are formed and the damages that they have on life and property. It tells how hurricanes are classified into five different categories depending on the speed of wind and their potential to cause damage. Also tells about the cause and effects of hurricanes. The essay gives examples of two powerful hurricanes that struck the US. Of the hurricanes were the most costliest which was Hurricane
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The Sinking of The Titanic Name: G.P: To inform the audience about a historical event. S.P: By the end of this presentation the audience will know what caused The Titanic to sink and what effect it had on other ships and people. CI: I will inform the cause of the sinking of The Titanic and what effect it has made on new ship designs and passenger safety. I. Introduction( Quotation) a) "No sound of a crash or of anything else: no sense of shock‚ no jar that felt like one heavy body meeting
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11/18/2011 Suleyman Causes and Effects of Unemployment Unemployment rate is the litmus paper of a country’s economy‚ security and its overall production force. The more unemployment rate increases the more consumption rate decreases. Since many people are unemployed‚ their spending power struggles causing the economic wheel to stop rotating. High Unemployment rates indirectly induce a widespread of insecurity within the general population. Unemployment‚ which caused by many factors has had
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beginning of a nuclear age. The original purpose of nuclear energy was to be used as a tool of massive destruction; as demonstrated on Japan in WWII. Once the power of nuclear energy was realized‚ people started to advocate for its potential for good in order to assist humanity. It was put at the top of many political agendas for an improved future. After WWII the dream for many became a reality‚ slowly but surely nuclear power plants started to develop around the world. Using nuclear energy as
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Lesson II – Effects of Deforestation Deforestation is the removal or destruction of large areas of forest or rainforest. Deforestation happens for many reasons‚ such as logging‚ agriculture‚ natural disasters‚ urbanization and mining. There are several ways to clear forest -- burning and clear-cutting the land are two methods. Although deforestation occurs worldwide‚ it’s a particularly critical issue in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil. There‚ the tropical forests‚ and the species of plants and
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become a prevalent condition such that many countries have declared obesity as a national disaster. Statistics show that the country with the most obese people is Nauru. The prevalence of obesity is 94.5%. The causes of obesity can be avoided and by doing so prevent obesity‚ a condition that is hard to reverse. Causes of diabetes The causes of diabetes can be divided into three. First of all‚ dietary causes; people especially the young eat high carbohydrate and fatty diet. This has especially been
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of America richest country in the world‚ faces serious problems with poverty. The cause and effect of poverty can be lay to different processes. The measure cause of poverty is lack of money‚ but it is not the only cause or effect. However‚ the purpose of this essay is to discuss some of the main causes and effects of poverty‚ which are education‚ wars‚ hunger‚ and natural disasters. The first and immediate cause of poverty is lack of education. In my point of view lack of education keeps children
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