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Amount Of People Deadly Virus
1,266 wordsIn this world weve seen many forms of death. From natural disasters of unfathomable and devastating proportions to war which shed the untainted blood of soldiers and civilians alike, our mass killings have all been delivered by visibly enormous forces, which have consumed and gratified their lust for life before our very eyes. This was true until the introduction of a killer so small and intangible it left almost an entire nations skeptic and dying, searching for the answers in the heavens and i...
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Present Day One Day
1,093 words... longer will do. ' Different special rites according to which tribe they come from precede the tales. The Maidu, who used to live by the eastern tributaries of the Sacramento River in present day California, used to make the audience lie down on their backs to better promote quiet and attentiveness. The Cheyenne, of present day Minnesota to the Great Plains, introduce the tales by smoothing the dirt on the ground and passing his hands all over his body in brushing motions. Other tribes requir...
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Pacific Ocean South America
849 wordsThis aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years old, Magellan's parents died. About 5 years later, the King of Portugal died, and Magellan's brother-in-law, Duke Manuel (sometimes called Emanuel), was made the king. In 1506, Magellan went to the East Indies, taking part in many exploratory and military expeditions in the Spice Islands. By 1510 he had been promote...
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Jewish Tradition De La
822 words1. The Orthodox Jewish view holds that God revealed his will to Moses at Mount Sinai in a verbal fashion. According to Jewish tradition, this dictation is said to have been exactly transcribed by Moses. The Torah was then exactly copied by scribes, from one generation to the next. Based on the Talmud (Tractate Getting 60 a) some believe that the Torah may have been given piece-by-piece, over the 40 years that the Israelites wandered in the desert. In either case, the Torah is considered a direct...
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Upper Saddle River Prentice Hall
888 wordsThe Earth is often referred to as the blue planet since it is seventy-one percent oceans and marginal seas with only twenty-nine percent comprising the continents and islands. There are three principal topographic features of the planets ocean floor: continental margin, ocean basin floor and mid-ocean ridge. The continental margin is the most extensive feature of the ocean floor divided into two kinds: a. ) the active continental margins which are primarily located around the Pacific Ocean with ...
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North And South Bermuda Triangle
1,432 wordsThe Dragons Triangle On the other side of the world from the Bermuda Triangle is similar mysterious place called the Dragons Triangle. To the Japanese this place is known as Ma-No Umi, which means the sea of the Devil. For centuries Japanese fishermen have told stories of mysterious losses of fishing boats to Sea Demons and Dragons who inhabit the Triangle. Ships have been recorded missing in the triangle for more than 3000 years some reports go as far back as the Sung and You dynasties of ancie...
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Western United States Effects Of Acid Rain
399 wordsEffects of Acid Rain on Water The effects of acid rain are most clearly seen in the aquatic, or water, environments, such as streams, lakes, and marshes. Acid rain flows to streams, lakes, and marshes after falling on forests, fields, buildings, and roads. Acid rain also falls directly on aquatic habitats. Most lakes and streams have a pH between 6 and 8. However, some lakes are naturally acidic even without the effects of acid rain. Lakes and streams become acidic (pH value goes down) when the ...
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Oil Spills Marine Environment
458 wordsAmazing Biology Aquarium Assignment A major source of coastal pollutants, human sewage fouls bays and beaches with both toxic and nontoxic pollutants. Although billions of dollars have been invested in sewage treatment plants to treat wastewater, new and growing coastal communities have increased the amount of discharge into oceans and estuaries. The United States Office of Technology Assessment has identified thirteen hundred major industries and six hundred municipal wastewater treatment plant...
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Degrees F One State
598 wordsHi! I? m Amanda. I chose to do my report on Minnesota because thats where I? m from. In fact, my whole family is from Minneapolis. I thought it would be interesting to know more about where I came from. So sit back, relax, and enjoy my report on Minnesota. Like all other states, Minnesota has many special qualities of its own. The Norway pine is the state tree. The loon is the state bird. The pink and white lady slipper is the lovely state flower. ? Star of the North? is the state motto. Last bu...
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East And West One Day
799 wordsThe old winds How the bears got their color Before the earth existed, there was only water and air. The two oldest spirits of this time were the old North wind who ruled the North, and the old South wind who ruled the South. There was one day an argument between the two Old Winds, which started a huge battle between the two oldest spirits. Out of bitterness towards the old South-wind, old North-wind wanted to expand further south and bring with him ice and snow to the warm Southern regions. Out ...
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Part Of The Country God
345 wordsA great phenomenon that all humans have questioned at one time in their life is Why does it rain? These phenomena would cause humans to create a myth about why it rains. The myth starts off by understanding that tribes are Gods plants within his garden. The ground where the plants root system lies is within the earth. God wants his plants to be ripe and ready to harvest. Therefore, he takes care of his plants and waters them. When he waters his plants, which represent tribes, we call it rain. Wh...
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Waste Disposal Air Pollution
403 wordsPollution contamination of the environment as a result of human activities. During the 20 th cent. Pollution problems have arisen in all industrialized areas as well as in various inland and coastal waters and stretches of ocean. The capacity of the biosphere to disperse, degrade, and assimilate human wastes is in question. An early sign of environmental limits was the air pollution of the industrial revolution, brought on by the burning of coal to run mills and machinery. It was not until after...
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Dead Or Dying Based On Domination Fish
908 wordsOur categorizations of nature are based on domination. The world is divided ecologically into predator and prey, or bigger more advanced animals versus smaller simpler creatures. One category is superior which dominates the second category which is inferior. But this dualism based on dominance represented by the demand of a preferred human order upon nature is in fact contradictory. As an obvious example, carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap consumes insects, and the bigger and more taxonom...
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Soviet Union Cold War
1,280 wordsIn 1970 the Trudeau government issued a major statement defining its foreign policy. Three primary policy aims were presented: preservation of Canada as an independent political entity, maintenance of expanding prosperity, and constructive contribution to human needs. In 1970 - 72 Canada scaled back its contribution to NATO, reducing the number of its military and civilian personnel and military bases in Europe. Canada established diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of in October 1970...
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Pectoral Fins Lower Jaw
2,006 wordsTo look up into the mountains and see the steam rolling from a mountain stream on a cold winters morning is a beautiful sight. However, to look out over the horizon and see the white spray of salt water coming from the blow of a huge hump-back whale is much more exciting sight and a whole lot warmer. I lived in the mountains of Colorado for most of my childhood. The first time I had the opportunity to see the ocean was on a vacation to California, when I was about 15 years old. It was even bette...
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Clean Water Act One Of The Worlds
1,109 wordsWater pollution is one of the worlds worst forms of pollution. For example, take a look at a glass of water. It may appear clear, but there are really millions of microscopic pollutants floating in it. Approximately 70 % of the earths surface are covered by water; water is a very dynamic system, any change in its normal content could affect local, regional, and eventually worldwide water. Oil is one of the worlds biggest pollutants; oil is usually spilled or leaked from land or rivers and flows ...
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Hands Of An Angry God Sinners In The Hands
1,035 wordsGod In The Hands Of Angry Sinners Jonathan Edwards delivered his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, in Enfield Connecticut on July 8, 1741, the year following George Whitefield's preaching tour which helped inspire the Great Awakening. Weeping and emotional conviction among Edwards audiences came at a time of great spiritual thirst. While very foreign to mainstream American opinion today, this extraordinary message was fashioned for a people who were very conscious of how their lifest...
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Cuban Missile Crisis Missiles In Cuba
1,093 wordsThe Cuban Missle Crisis According to Nikita Khrushchev's memoirs, in May 1962 he conceived the idea of placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba as a means of countering an emerging lead of the United States in developing and deploying strategic missiles. He also presented the scheme as a means of protecting Cuba from another United States-sponsored invasion, such as the failed attempt at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. After obtaining Fidel Castro's approval, the Soviet Union worked quickly ...
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Fish Species Fishing Industry
262 wordsSAVING STELLER SEA LIONS In Alaska the Steller sea lions and the many other wild life there are diminishing. People ride on the ferry to get where they are going but to also see the wildlife. The sea lions are battling with the fishing industry to survive. The fishing industry is not the only factor affecting the wildlife in Alaska, but it play the largest role and contributes to the many effects that affect the life and could lead to a solution to control the problem. First of all, the steller ...
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Unlike Other Rays Member Of The Ray Family Fins
639 wordsStingrays Rays and their close relatives skates are common in Australian waters; there are at least 50 species that are found all around the Australian coastline. Rays are broad flat fish with a thin tail and have many characteristics of sharks, as they are related to them. For example they have no scales, swim bladder or bones; their skeleton is made up of cartilage. Unlike sharks they have blunt teeth, which allows them to crush the shells of shellfish. Stingrays usually live on the seabed whe...
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