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    It was the monsoon season during the November holidays last year. It commonly rained then and the air was as fresh as a daisy. We stayed indoors frequently‚ except when the weather was breezy so that we could play outdoor activities such as flying kites‚ playing soccer in the lush green field and sometimes just enjoying the cool breeze which had blown past us. One night‚ my family and I went to bed earlier than usual as it was raining cats and dogs outside. We could not do much about the storm and

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    This becomes even more challenging during a crisis like a hurricane‚ tornado‚ or a flood. The Brown Trout Bay flooding is a perfect example of how obstacles can cripple a person in a leadership role if they are not prepared properly. Leadership under crisis will eventually lead to moral problems‚ a lack of efficiency and decision making‚ and a lack of accountability if not handled properly. With the events of the flood it is immediately recognized that there are very different communication styles

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    The Sumerian and Biblical Floods: Different or the Same? “And then‚ a number of centuries later‚ God said‚ ‘No‚ no. Everything is crap; I will send a flood down. I will send a flood down across the world‚ because it’s all crap.’ He decided to do the etch-a-sketch end of the world‚ I think.” (Izzard) And that‚ no matter which story of this particular flood story you look at‚ seems to be the main objective‚ to‚ like a etch-a-sketch‚ start all over with a clean slate. While there are several differences

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    bacteria. There’s the danger of contamination‚ loss of property values and health risks. The cause is raw sewage. Even though it’s an expensive fix‚ this problem could have been prevented if county engineers had done a better job of planning. Flood-related pollution is a huge issue because it presents such health risks to residents. Being a peninsula‚ Florida is‚ of course‚ vulnerable to water damage and flooding. It’s unavoidable that coastal areas will suffer from storms. But what residents

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    SEMESTER :: 5th NAME OF STUDENT :: Almas Shabbir. ROLL NUMBER :: 16 (Evening). SUBMITTED TO :: Prof. Kashif Ali Abbas. “The year 2050” In the last fifty years the world has undergone a great deal of transformation. There has been incredible progress in almost all spheres of life. The vistas of knowledge and advancement have grown beyond human imagination. What has been witnessed in the past

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    China’s 1998 summer floods killed thousands of people‚ affected billions of people across the globe‚ left millions homeless‚ destroyed or damaged millions of homes‚ affected millions acres of land‚ and killed billions of dollars in their economic status. One unfortunate factor that played a huge role in the strengthening of the summer floods that China faced and suffered was human neglect (“Bad Planning”). However‚ one of the many significant factors that are highly crucial in flood control is the world’s

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    779 words essay on floods in India and its control Subrat Mangaraj Countries irrigated by an adequate river system are in many ways blessed. These rivers not only help agriculture‚ but they provide a cheap and efficient transport system for the development of internal trade. The saying goes—land divides‚ seas unite. But waterways bring also a good deal of misery to the people by causing devastating seasonal floods In India‚ for example‚ the sub-Himalayan regions of Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Bengal

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    by the modern school year. The school year was optimized for a different time‚ and as such‚ needs to be changed. The change to an all year school would allow for improved learning‚ greater knowledge‚ and an increased number of breaks throughout the school year. The need for change in the school calendar is very crucial‚ and be beneficial for multiple purposes. Many schools in the United States are beginning to change their school calendar so their students attend class all year round. The changes

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    experiencing floods due to the rising of the river waters in that area. It has been‚ observed that even just a slight rain fall; flood occurs and brings devastation to the houses‚ and to the people especially rainy seasons. As one of the resident of our Purok‚ I already witnessed how my neighbors suffered from this problem. They always‚ evacuate and after that clean their houses and lastly repair what has been damaged from the flood.  In fact‚ houses there were built in high story style to avoid floods coming

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    ABSTRACT Flood is one of the disastrous phenomena that caused a lot of deaths to some other uninformed area in the province. The researchers from Negros Occidental High School proposed a study with the objective to construct and develop a flood detection device‚ present a practical device‚ and introduce the device to a certain residents in the province that needs to be aware of flood. After the device was constructed‚ the researchers tested the device in a cup of water. During the testing of device

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