New Delhi. On the outskirts of Rudraprayag‚ a town in the northern Indian state of whose many temples draw tourists and Hindu pilgrims with magnetic force‚ visitors often stop for a meal at a popular hotel built right on the river Alakananda. One of the two head streams of the Ganga‚ the holy lifeline of India that gushes from the Gomukh snout of the massive Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas‚ Alakananda is revered as a goddess. A night in the hotel is cheap‚ and budget tourists from home and
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It’s not uncommon to hear the term “a self-made man”. In what possible ways might this term be explained? How does Gatsby fit the definition? In what ways does he take it too literally? The term "self-made man" describes a person who was born poor or otherwise disadvantaged‚ but who achieved great economic success‚ a man who has risen from poverty or obscurity thanks to their own talents or energies and hard work rather than to any inherited fortune‚ high social position‚ family connections or other
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Disaster Essay Which is worse natural disasters or man-made? Which affects more? Man-made disasters are destructive and horrific. The magnitude of man-made disasters never fades away. They are unprovoked and the agony remains in our lives forever. It is obvious that these emotions occur during times of disaster. However‚ when such adversity is preventable‚ the effects are greater and more deeply felt. Take for instance the 9-11 terrorist attacks. This is far worser than Hurricane Ike because
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Gülin Langbroek 11.1 THE MAN-MADE DISASTER: CHERNOBYL “It is one of histories ironies that the worst nuclear accident began as a test to improve safety.”‚ states Snell (1988). The Soviets wanted to find out how the Chernobyl power plant would cope with a sudden power loss‚ therefore the experiment tested how long a spinning turbine could provide electric power to certain systems in the plant. Like many accidents‚ the Chernobyl accident resulted from a combination of human error and weaknesses
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NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface
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errorism Devastating acts such as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have left many concerned about the possibility of future incidents in the United States and their potential impact. These attacks have raised uncertainty about what might happen next. Terrorism may involve devastating acts using weapons of mass destruction ranging from chemical agents‚ biological hazards‚ a radiological or nuclear device‚ and other explosives. The primary objective of a terrorist
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The myths countries that I have chosen are China and Egypt. I chose to do only 1 myth from each country. The Divine Archer from China and Osiris and Isis from the selection of Egyptian myths. In the first myth from China there is only a little bit of geographical information given. I had to do some research for some other information. I found out that there are many mountains and forests in China. As there are lots of mountains in china there are also many valleys. This would make China flood very
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August 19‚ 1992‚ in Salt Lake City‚ Mary Fisher a woman infected with the deadly disease known as HIV‚ asked the Republican party‚ to lift their silence on the epidemic that has struck the US. HIV is an epidemic that strikes all races‚ genders‚ and people. She tells that “two hundred thousand Americans are dead or dying” due to this disease. The Republicans like to think that this disease is strictly affecting a certain group of people‚ they believe the disease only strikes certain people. Specifically
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Johnsonville is a very small town and not much people live there. My Great grandmother who is alive today is from Johnsonville and she has lived there her whole life. Both of my parents grew up in this small town and attended Johnsonville High School. Being that Johnsonville is small I feel there is least expected of people. Most people at the end of high school went and work with their parents or got a job at a plant factory . You had some who went to college or moved out of town‚ but most went into the
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more efficient including DVDs‚ the IPod‚ and the Internet. This technology has become integrated into our society and even in a way part of our lives. It has also led to increased manufacturing and production and in turn increased the CO2 output by man kind. However‚ is this increase substantial enough to cause a change in the Earth’s climate? Scientists have been debating this for years and have yet to come up with an answer to this question even with overwhelming evidence supporting the idea that
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