main cash crop decided to plant cotton in the desert areas of middle Asia. To water these areas‚ the communist engineers decided to use most of the main rivers that fed the Aral sea as the water source. When the cotton plant did not take to the hard ground. In affect taking more and more water from the source of the Aral sea. What environmental and human costs have resulted? The environment has eroded away and become nearly inhabitable by human. Buildings have fallen to the ground from the salt
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Years ago the Aral Sea was the fourth largest lake in the world. Over the years it was dramatically decreased to 80 % of its size since 1960. Now it is harshly affecting the people who live in this area. Children are being born with birth deformities and the number of people with throat cancer has grown. There is a great loss of fish species’ in the sea because of the toxins in the water from fertilizers used on farms. Also with ports now hundreds of kilometers away from the sea the fishing industry
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The Security Dilemmas over Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece: “Dog Fights” Turkey and Greece have various security problems related with Aegean Sea caused by territorial sovereignty claims. Main problems are: Width of territorial waters: Both countries now possess 6 miles. But Greece insists unilateral expansion by 12 miles by claiming that was given it to by International Law of Sea. But 12 miles were seen as a war reason by Turkey. So Turkey doesn’t let Greece for 12 miles. Continental shelf
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Sea otters may look cute and furry from the outside but they have many attributes that help them to survive in their natural habitat. Along with being one of the smartest mammals‚ they also have finely tuned senses that help protect them and help them hunt. Their cute and furry appearance is not deception‚ despite living in the wild‚ they are very social and often swim along side boats and scuba divers. This became very dangerous when poachers realized the value of their pelts‚ and sea otters were
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The Aral Sea is actually not a sea at all. It is an immense lake‚ a body of fresh water‚ although that particular description of its contents might now be more a figure of speech than practical fact. In the last 30 years‚ more than 60 percent of the lake has disappeared. The sequence of images above‚ acquired by Landsat satellites‚ shows the dramatic changes to the Aral Sea between 1973 and 2000. Beginning in the 1960s‚ farmers and state offices in Uzbekistan‚ Kazakhstan‚ and Central Asian states
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Oluwapelumi Aladeseyi Susan Louise Sgroi Humanities 1-23-2013 Greek and Roman Civilization The Greek culture is considered by many to be the birthplace of western thoughts and civilization. The most fascinating factor for me about the Greek culture is the great revolutionary technological advancement and discoveries that they have made over time. Some of these discoveries are still being used today. Greek civilization put values on Tekhne‚ known to be the spirit of art‚ technical skill and
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"9.11.01: The Skyscraper and the Airplane" Adam Goodheart compares the attack on the Twin Towers to the tragedy of the fatal decent of the Titanic. He firmly questions the attack was just as foreseeable as the blind voyage of the Titanic the night it sank. Furthermore‚ he seems to believe it was gaudiness or simply ignorance that made these events possible. The Titanic‚ yes its ostentatious construction and oblivious route are very well the reasons it sank to the bottom of the ocean floor
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Kelli Allen Mrs. Sharp Essay three Religion in Italy is one of the most important factors on a native’s lifestyle. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion of Italy followed by Islam‚ primarily Sunni‚ other Christian descents‚ and Mormons. An article written by World Trade Press stated‚ “Italy‚ and especially Rome‚ is home to some of the most magnificent and revered churches‚ shrines‚ tombs‚ and relics of the martyrs in the whole of Christendom.” Italy’s capital is a hot spot for
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Ana Montes is in prison for a little over a decade now. Once a highly decorated U.S. intelligence analyst‚ Montes today lives in a two-bunk cell in the highest-security women’s prison in the nation. Montes spied for seventeen years‚ patiently‚ methodically. She passed along so many secrets about her colleagues and the advanced methods and eavesdropping platforms that American agents had covertly installed in Cuba. Montes’s motivation for spying was pure ideology she disagreed with U.S. foreign policy
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Hemoglobin is a red protein that transports oxygen in the blood. Each molecule contains iron atom that is bound to a heme group. Scientists have predicted that this disease will be worldwide in the next century but now it’s most common in the Mediterranean Sea area‚ Africa‚ Southeast Asia and North America. There are two kinds of Thalassemia; Minor and Major. In Thalassemia the minor blood count is lower than that of an average human. If an individual is born with this disease‚ he will have it for
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