Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were
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officially runs for Congress—whether it is for the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate—there is always a motivation as to why he or she would make a run for public office on a national level. But behind every political campaign‚ behind every vote‚ there is always an aspiration each member of Congress tries to aspire to every day in Washington‚ D.C. So as far as we know‚ there can be a list of estimated guesses as to why senators and congressmen/women vote the way they do that generally shape
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Potamotrygoniae The major stingray family of the potamotrygoniae occur throughout the major rivers system of the eastern south Americas. Based on research‚ scientists believed that the potamotrygoniae family had indeed evolved from dasyaitude. Although there is a lot of speculation‚ scientists assume that the first and early ancestors of the potamotrygonids had dispersed into fresh waters therefore adapting and obtaining their name as “river rays”. This was thought to have occurred during the last
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Major Themes Pride As said in the words of Mary at the beginning of the novel‚ "human nature is particularly prone to [pride]" (Volume I‚ Chapter 5). In the novel‚ pride prevents the characters from seeing the truth of a situation and from achieving happiness in life. Pride is one of the main barriers that creates an obstacle to Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage. Darcy’s pride in his position in society leads him initially to scorn anyone outside of his own social circle. Elizabeth’s vanity clouds
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Chapter 1 BASIC ELEMENTS At a top level‚ a computer consists of processor‚ memory‚ and I/O components‚ with one or more modules of each type. These components are interconnected in some fashion to achieve the main function of the computer‚ which is to execute programs. Thus‚ there are four main structural elements: • Processor: Controls the operation of the computer and performs its data processing functions. When there is only one processor‚ it is often referred to as the central processing unit
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finally‚ France started their own Revolution; the French Revolution of 1789. Of course‚ there are many political‚ economic‚ and social causes leading to this sudden political advancement in France. For example‚ King Louis XVI was unprepared for his role as king‚ and with the growing population of over 30 million citizens‚ the economic position of France could only get worse. In conclusion‚ there are not one‚ but numerous causes that led to the start of a new era in France‚ the French Revolution.
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American Revolution was a political battle where the thirteen colonies grew tired of Great Britain rule which led to the overthrow of British control and the founding of the United States of America. This battle took place during 1765 to 1783. The first major cause of the American Revolution would be the French and Indian War that took place in 1754. This war was considered the seven years war that took place between the French‚ British and North Americans. As the French controlled the Ohio River Valley
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into something better. Some successful and some not‚ but look at what we have now and think‚ "If these risk takers did not do major explorations‚ will we know how to treat the sick‚ protect ourselves from dangerous animals‚ how to live a long life‚ or even what was before us?" With this being said‚ I do believe major explorations are worth the risk. Major explorations can improve our technology‚ medical techniques‚ and medical instruments. The speech entitled “Remarks at the Dedication
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The Five Major Structures of the Human Brain University of Phoenix PSY 240 October 27‚ 2012 Olivia Fransis The human brain is nothing short of incredible. In a way it’s the world’s most powerful computer because it can process tasks at lightning speeds and simultaneously be in control of our reflexes and every other voluntary and involuntary functions. It is the most important and complex organ as well as our core for learning At the point of birth‚ the brain weighs an average of
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The 2 Major Accomplishments By the Akkadians A guy named Sargon was a ruler of a city-state called Sumer. Sargon lead his country with pride and he created a strong army.The two main accomplishments the akkadians accomplished were‚ King Sargon and his army conquered mesopotamia/Sumer and sargon kept control of the empire. Sargon was a strong general. He was a great general/teacher to his army to teach them all they needed to know for fighting battles. Sargon had amazing strategies. One great strategie
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