distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced record-breaking ground acceleration‚ which left sixty people dead‚ 7‚000 injured‚ 20‚000 homeless‚ and over 40‚000 buildings damaged in Los Angles and surrounding counties. The Earthquake caused the collapse of overpasses along the Santa Monica‚ Antelope Valley‚ Simi Valley‚ as well as the Golden State Freeway. In addition‚ numerous fires broke out due to gas line ruptures causing further damage to the
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Elliott Nickell Prof. Matthew Schmeer English 121 8/28/13 Greenhouse Emissions Caused by Transportation Global Warming is defined as an increase in the earth’s normal atmospheric temperature due to the greenhouse effect (Dictionary.com). The warming of earth’s atmosphere occurs when “CO2 absorbs infrared radiation and then re-radiates it back toward the surface of the planet” (Mahlman). Reducing unnecessary travel and shipping will reduce CO2 emissions. The amount of carbon dioxide in our
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When the early sixteenth century entered the coffee to pharmacies and cafes in Europe‚ where stunned consumers ability to alert the brain‚ was considered coffee at the beginning of their entry as a powerful and dangerous‚ and was calls at that time to ban their use‚ and turned intact today as used coffee to millions around thethe world‚ although it is still classified as a drug‚ it can not be denied effects that are similar to the effects of the medication. Scientific research has shown that coffee
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Global Warming‚ Not Caused by Humans In modern America few problems prove to be as fundamentally problematic as the theory of human induced global warming. Its repeated coverage from within the media and political arena are influencing people worldwide‚ putting those who think differently in an outcast shadow. The truth of the matter is‚ to not believe in human induced global warming has become politically incorrect and unacceptable in the public eye. The theory of human induced global warming can
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Technology is‚ by definition‚ the practical application of knowledge. It is the systematic treatment of art and science. Our new science is circular in its motivation. The proclivity only grows more definite as it kindles consecutively greater aspirations. Perhaps it is a desire‚ whether technical or ethical‚ to leave something here that is greater than before. Now the world is thriving‚ dominated by computers and electronic intelligence that will leave a path for our heir’s advancements into the
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Technology: Good or Bad? Advances in technology cause great controversy. These controversies are centered around the influences technology has on the people who engage in different types of technology. In the article titled “Out Semi-Literate Youth? Not So Fast” by Andrea Lunsford‚ she explains the importance of technology and how‚ in most cases‚ technology is able to help develop students. In another article titled “Hal and Me” by Nicholas Carr‚ he stresses the point that technology is pushing
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Effects of Technology in Our Lives The evolution of technology has dramatically changed society. An endless number of people all over the world use and benefit from modern technology‚ and the tremendous opportunities it provides play a significant role in almost all fields of human life. Technology has simplified the access to many necessary tools people need in education‚ industry‚ medicine‚ communication‚ transportation‚ and so on. However‚ excessive usage of technology has its drawbacks
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The question of what caused the great recession of 2007-2008 is on that is not easily answered. As with the great Depression of the twentieth century we can look back retrospectively and at some potential causes but the exact factors remain debated. When speaking of the great depression Ben Bernanke famously said‚ “To understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics.”(Bernanke‚ 2000) The same can easily be said of the great recession. For this discussion I will isolate the
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Many people believe that the Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash in 1929 but there were other causes that lead to this crisis and not just the stock market crash. The Great Depression was the period of economic crisis that started in America but affected the whole world. The Great Depression came after the “roaring 20s”‚ the decade of prosperity in America. The Roaring 20s was when several new technological advancements helped make life easier and the invention of the assembly line
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Dust Bowl‚ the period of time where terrible windstorms ruined the soil and caused people to moved‚ lasted for a decade. This tragedy was caused by the Homestead Act‚ poor farming techniques‚ and the severe drought. In 1909‚ the federal government passed the Homestead Act. Thousands of families abandoned their daily lives in order to jump at the opportunity to own free land. As stated in the background essay‚ “What Caused the Dust Bowl?”‚ in order to keep their claim
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