Alex Chin Prof. Julianne Altenbernd English 60 15 May 2014 Harbor Wave The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23‚000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs‚ according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3‚000 miles (nearly 5‚000 kilometers) to Africa‚ arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. By the end of the day more than 150‚000 people were dead or missing and
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Globalization (or globalisation) is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views‚ products‚ ideas‚ and other aspects of culture. Put in simple terms‚ globalization refers to processes that increase world-wide exchanges of national and cultural resources. Advances in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure‚ including the rise of the telegraph and its posterity the Internet‚ are major factors in globalization‚ generating further interdependence of
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FINANCE Deregulation: A major cause for the financial crisis of 2008? Professor E. Slavai Geoffrey Delbaere August 2013 “When you can create something out of nothing‚ it is very difficult to resist” Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister of Singapore) Introduction On September 15th 2008 the investment bank Lehman Brothers was declared bankrupt. That same month AIG‚ the world’s largest insurance company‚ also collapsed. These two events led to a global financial crisis which cost 30 million people
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The conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy is what drives the roller coaster‚ and all of the kinetic energy you need for the ride is there once the coaster goes down the very first hill. Once the coaster gets going‚ there are different types of wheels that help keep the ride smooth. Roller coasters don’t have engines. But they do have energy. Once all passengers are in the coaster‚ the carts get released and begin to roll down the first hill. The force of gravity makes them accelerate downwards
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that affect the habitats and bioregions they invade economically‚ ecologically‚ socially‚ and culturally in a negative manner. This paper will describe the intentional and non-intentional causes‚ ecological‚ social‚ cultural‚ and economic impacts‚ the solutions‚ and the ways to prevent invasive species. Causes- Unintentional: Many invasive species were introduced into other ecosystems when the industrial and human transportation industries took off. Many invasive species were introduced
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Causes and Effects of The War of 1812 The nineteenth century brought major change to The United States turning it from a developing country into a world power. The addition of Alaska‚ Oregon‚ Texas‚ and Florida‚ the Mexican Cession and The Louisiana Purchase made The United States a world power. The War of 1812 catalyzed this great expansion. There were four main concerns that led to The War of 1812. Maritime and trade issues‚ the Embargo Act‚ territorial expansion‚ and War Hawks. Although they
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“Causes and Effects of Broken Relationship” A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two individuals‚ such as a romantic relationship between a boy and a girl. A typical relationship is built through a deep‚ ineffable feeling of tenderly caring towards the person the relationship is concerned to. The conception of relationship encompasses a wealth of different feelings‚ from the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial. Thus
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Negative Effects of Media on Teenagers Hasan Kanchwala American University of Sharjah Negative Effects of Media on Teenagers Over the past decade‚ people have become quite dependent on media so as to get information about what is happening in the world around them. Among many other things‚ media includes magazines‚ newspapers and television‚ which provides users with information regarding recent developments and inventions‚ entertainment articles and much more. Nowadays‚ this information
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Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks In recent years the consumption of energy drinks combined with alcohol has become popular for young adults in North America. Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages that intend to provide a burst of energy and/or enhance alertness. The principle active ingredients in energy drinks are caffeine‚ high doses of sugar (or a sugar substitute)‚ they generally include B vitamins‚ an amino acid‚ and plant/herbal extracts. Alcohol is a highly addictive and most commonly
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non-irrigated land if the “carrying captivity is exceeded” (Thomas and Middleton‚ 113). Well-managed land will though recover of droughts with minimal “ adverse effects” (Thomas and Middleton‚ 114). The continuation of land abuse during good periods and its continues action during periods of “ deficient rainfall” (Thomas and Middleton‚ 114)‚ causes desertification. One reason for land abuse is the mismanaging of irrigation‚ an issue of dryland agriculture for centuries. Irrigation is an aid to overcome
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