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    Water Awareness Speech

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    rapidly increasing rate of water usage globally we might run out of fresh water within the next few decades. With the limited amount of water available follows other issues one of the major concern in Australia is Drought‚ Daily telegraph mentioned that one third of NSW is now in drought. There has also been a decrease in annual rainfall in Australia‚ in 2000 it was approximately 700 mm and in 2009 it has decreased to 400

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    Dairy Industry Speech

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    "Torture and Infanticide: Why Vegans Don ’t Eat Dairy." VeganRabbit. Web. Retrieved on  September 21‚ 2014 on VeganRabbit.com  "The Life of A Cow (Infographic)." PETA. Web. Retrieved on September 21‚ 2014 on PETA.org  Reiman‚ Tracy.  ’Serious About the Drought? Then Stop Shilling for Dairy‚ ’ PETA Tells  Gov. Brown." PETA. Retrieved on September 21‚ 2014 on PETA.org  Lurie‚ Julia‚ and Alex Park. "It Takes HOW Much Water to Make Greek Yogurt?!" Mother  Jones. 10 Mar. 2014. Web. Retrieved on September 21

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    Ethiopian Famine

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    the famine that occurred between 1983-1985‚ Ethiopia has suffered from several famines‚ which is due to political‚ economic and environmental reasons. The most common reason for famine is drought‚ and parts of Ethiopia have unpredictable rainfall‚ which can go very low leading to droughts. However‚ these droughts occur frequently but don’t always lead to famine. Weather is only one of the many factors causing famine. Another factor contributing to hunger is the agricultural system. In Ethiopia‚ individuals

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    The Rain Came

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    faint-lacking strength; weak karlamo-the sacred place torrents- a stream of water  flowing with great rapidity and violence B. SETTING The story is set in Kenya‚ where the Luo tribe had settled near Lake Victoria. The village was facing a severe drought and was in desperate need for rain. The tribe strongly believed in the role of their ancestors as being gods. The uppermost priority for them is pleasing the gods and ancestors. They also believed that a sacrifice was needed in order to please the

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    San Antonio Water

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    aggressively pumps the water out and stores it forty miles away in a sand formation called the Carrizo. Nobody knows how much water the Carrizo could ultimately store‚ perhaps as much as sixty-five billion gallons. Now‚ in the midst of this devastating drought‚ the Carrizo’s massive pumps are sending this rainy day water back to the thirsty city from whence it came. I talked with Jeff‚ director of production‚ and he stated that he feels it’s a huge benefit and that it cuts down on the amount of water

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    Cosi

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    1. In ‘Hello‚ welcome to our drought’‚ Leunig is trying to make clear that we should not crush our individual reality; more so we should accept and embrace in our differences. Leunig expresses this by linking a new born foal with “a spectacular birthmark” with such “freshness and beauty” to the words “artificial appearances”. Leunig discusses the truth about the regulations we must abide by to be ‘accepted’ in our groups. Leunig represents this theme through a drought that ‘shrivels eggs’ and holds

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    Elijah and Elisha

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    miracles were the most important key in their role. Elijah and Elisha predicted rain in the time of drought. In 1 Kings 17:1‚ Elijah declared a drought and then disappeared‚ since God told him to go east of the Jordan‚ where Ravens would feed him. He was away from public view‚ and it as if it’s Elijah’s way of announcing the curse to pass‚ since God had declared sin in the nation to be answered by drought. After a few years had passed‚ God tells Elijah “Go and present yourself to Ahab‚ and I will send

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    stock market during this period. A significant number of sources also exist pertaining to the way the people of America lost their hope in the banking and financial system. However‚ there exists tales and happenings during this period that related to drought and migration of Americans from their native states into California. This paper will look at this period in the history of America. In doing this‚ the paper will expound on the problems and accounts of migrant workers during this era and what they

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    because the purified sewage water is aesthetically the cleanest and purist. After this demonstration‚ Heffernan was immediately engaged and supportive of the San Diego AWPF’s mission and project. She also explains that because of the reoccurring droughts‚ many residents of California are starting to favor the idea of reusing sewage water‚ with the stipulation that all purified sewage water be released into reservoirs before use‚ a process known as indirect potable reuse. The San Diego Public Utilities

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    and its main contention is to warn us about what will happen if we continue to waste water on a daily basis. It was written to notify us that apart from waiting for it to rain‚ we are doing almost nothing to save ourselves from getting back into a drought. We have a desalination plant but the Brumby government refuses to switch it on. This article was written to persuade us to share the authors views on this subject‚ and by using particular language techniques‚ he has managed to do so. Techniques such

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