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Central Hubei Province Three Gorges Dam Yangtze
412 wordsWhat? A controversial dam construction site in central China, along the Yangtze River. The proposed size of the dam is roughly two kilometers across, and would rise about 185 meters into the air, causing a giant man-made lake. Cost? $ 24. 5 billion United States dollars, or $ 191. 1 billion Chinese dollars. Three Gorges dam in central Hubei province say the structure could possibly increase flooding. When? The dam is to be completed in 2009, was officially started in 1994, after the idea was 75 ...
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Square Miles Largest Island
1,165 wordsCrete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean. The waters surrounding mainland Greece are dotted with its numerous islands. Crete is the largest island of Greece situated below the Peloponnesian mainland. It stands as a boundary between Europe and Africa. Without a doubt it location has influenced its history, culture and climate. The island is relatively long and narrow stretching for 152 miles (245 m) on its east-west axis and varying in width from 7. 5 to 35 miles (12 to 56 km). The ...
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Carbon Dioxide Adversely Affect
2,565 wordsHydro-electric power is the conversion of the kinetic energy of falling water into electricity. Of the worlds electricity, 15 % is produced in this fashion (Baird, Stuart. web 07 / 09 / 00). In 1996 the demand for electricity in developing Asia was rising at 8 % a year and the region has enormous potential for hydro-electric power (The Economist (US), Oct 12, 1996 v 341 n 7987 p 66 (1). ). In order to produce hydropower, dams must be built. From an economic viewpoint, unless a river is dammed fo...
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Majority Of People Hong Kong
1,759 wordsCHINA 2000 What is China? Is it maybe the image of the ancient times with the glorious old dynasties, the powerful emperors, the wondrous temples, the fascinating winding gardens? ? Or is it maybe a strict communist world with uniformed people wearing Mao suits and living in dreary gray concrete apartment blocks? ? Or perhaps it is the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and Shanghai, the horrendous traffic, the buzzing commotion, ultra modern electronics and plate glass buildings? ? In reality, China is a...
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Century B C Ancient Times
1,120 wordsCHAPTER I Life Governed by Religion 1. INTRODUCTION BETWEEN Florence and Rome lies the inviting land of Tuscany. This was in ancient times the home of a civilized people who possessed the art of enjoying life to the full yet at the same time were perpetually conscious of fate, death and change, and showed a strangely submissive attitude towards the powers of the underworld. The Romans called the people who created and maintained this civilization Tuscan and Etruscan, but the Greeks knew them as ...
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Thousand Times Long Journey
2,493 wordsOther Translations Of " A River Merchants Wife" Other Translations Of " A River Merchants Wife" Transcription of Ernest Fenollosas Notebook (Pounds Source) Chokan regular 5 Chokan = name of town / place ko = uta = narrative song long-Mt. side Sho has sho full game mistress hair first cover brow Chinese lays I or my beginning My hair was at first covering my brows (Chinese method of wearing hair) Set kwa mon zen get break flowers gate front play Breaking flower branches I was ...
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