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Naval Operations During The Civil War
1,743 wordsAt the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, there was little reason to suspect that the United States Navy would play a very big role in the war. The Confederate Navy had absolutely no navy, nor did they have the ability to create one. The south did not contain a single plant that could create a marine engine. (Carrison, page # 17) The government of the Confederate States got underway in the spring of 1861, totally unprepared from a naval standpoint to uphold the independence it had declared. (Co...
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Million A Year Iron Ore
1,461 wordsMauritania is a poorly developed country with a low GDP (gross domestic products), which totally depends on agriculture's and livestock, which have been lately demolished by droughts. It has a purchasing power partly of $ 2. 8 billion, a GDP real growth rate of 4 %, which is also low, and a GDP per capital of $ 1, 200. Mauritania makes $ 390 million a year on iron ore, fish, and fish products. Mauritania imports $ 335 million a year and its commodities are foodstuffs, consumers goods, petroleum ...
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World War Ii Countries In The World
784 wordsThere are many Countries in the world, but non-like France. France is one of the most interesting countries in the world because of their history, creative arts, and even their transportation. One of the reasons why I think France is an exciting country is because France is an independent nation in Western Europe. It is also the center of a large but diminishing overseas administration. France is considered the largest Western European country. It is shaped roughly like a hexagon, and three of i...
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Racial Tensions Racial Differences
1,362 wordsThe myth of a "classless" American society coupled with social stratification impedes race relations in the U. S. far more than any racial differences. The never ending struggle of the "have-nots" to become one of the "haves" produces a frustration and feeling of oppression that acts as a catalyst for spawning racial tensions. Minorities see the majority of wealth in the hands of the white population and feel that the wealth is unevenly distributed. Whites hear of government programs for minorit...
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Water Supply Future Generations
978 wordsSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience to conserve and protect our oceans and fresh water supply. Central Idea: Our water is a treasured resource that should be protected for our future generations I. About 70 % of the earths surface is covered with water. (show globe) A. Of all this water, only. 3 % is usable by humans, the remaining 99. 7 % is either unusable salt water or unavailable fresh water. (show graph # 1) B. Much of the useable. 3 % is out of reach and locked up in icecaps and glac...
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Hundred Feet Eight Hundred
1,281 wordsThe quest for travel has always been one that man has tried to conquer. First, he traveled on foot, and then developed methods of transportation such as boats, but one of the first obstacles that he had to overcome was getting across rivers, waterways, and canals. Today, bridges have become a part of everyday life; hence without them, people would have a much more difficult time going from one place to another. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million bridges (History of Br...
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Blue Green Large Amounts
1,446 wordsStreams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands contain a large part of our precious fresh water. Unfortunately they also act like drains, and everything we leave lying around ends up in them acids, mercury, cadmium, and lead from industry and other resources; soil from logging operations; phosphorus and nitrogen from detergents; sewage, petrol, oil, plastic bags, aluminum cans and paper from roads and parks the list is never ending. More often than not, the results are catastrophic. Being thoroughly discu...
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Johnny Depp H 2
1,012 wordsh 2 >Information The Film: Chocolate United States/United Kingdom, 2000 Running Length: 2: 00 MPAA Classification PG- 13 (Sexual situations, mild profanity) Cast: Juliette Binoche, Victoire Thivosol, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Hugh Oconor, Lena Olin, Judi Dench, Carrie-Anne Moss Director: Lasse Hall strm Producers: David Brown, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran Screenplay: Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on the novel by Joanne Harris Music: Rachel Portman U. S. Distributor: Miramax Films
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Clean Water Act Federal Government
1,013 wordsKeep Our Water Clean: Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act has made advances to our society that have helped our environment to flourish with life. The objective of the Act when it was enacted in 1972 was to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nations water. This objective was accompanied by other statutory goals to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into waters used by boats by 1985 and to attain waters deemed? fixable or swim mable? by 1983. So far, t...
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Interstate Commerce Supreme Court
501 wordsHamilton was a federalist and served as the secretary of the treasury in the 1890 s. He was a strong supporter of a centralized federal government. He also advocated loose interpretation of the u. s. constitution and the use of the elastic clause. Which was an ambiguous power of the federal government stating that? congress can do what it is proper and necessary? john Marshall? s epitomizing of these Hamiltonian principals and philosophies can be seen in several of his court rulings. Such as, Mc...
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United States And Canada Ph Of 5
903 wordsHow Acid Rain Develops, Spreads, and Destroys Acid rain is environmentally damaging rainfall that occurs after fossil fuels burn, releasing nitrogen and sulphur oxides into the atmosphere. Acid rain, simply stated, increases the acidity level of waterways because these nitrogen and sulphur oxides combine with the air? s normal rainfall. Acid rain is a silent threat because its effects, although slow, are cumulative. This analysis explains the cause, the distribution cycle, and the effects of aci...
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Cyanide Leaching Gold Mining Process
498 wordsGold mining is a rapidly growing industry, with new laws being passed each day for protection of waterways, endangered species and their habitats. New ways of extracting the gold are also being introduced. Gold is a very valuable substance, both financially and scientifically. Gold is completely un reactive with oxygen, so it will never rust or tarnish. It is one of the most conductive of all metals, and is only not-used because of its high price. The ductility and malleability of gold is unpara...
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Noise Pollution Air Pollution
740 wordsAs time Pollution 4 Pollution As time advances pollution is every where, humans more and more rely on machines to live their lives. Machines like cars and trucks, airplanes, computer; all of which produce some kind of pollution. Maybe air, water, and even noise pollution are cause by these machines. Efforts to improve the standard of living for humans have resulted in pollution. Much of the worlds air, water, and land are now partially poisoned by chemical wastes. Some places have become uninhab...
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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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